Thanks Curt for giving more shape and meaning to the weekend!
Mike Rooke asked:
>...are bug/mosquito jackets with pants & head gear practical in the field?
I'm surprised one of the photos doesn't feature some tickware. I was
over 50 an hour by the St. Croix River.
Early in the Summer, one can comfortably/efficiently reduce exposure
by essentially covering-up. I wear: socks on the outside of pant
cuffs or high boots with elastic around the tops like Muck Chore
boots; _thick_ cotton long-sleeved shirt (tucked in, buttoned cuffs
and collar); mosquito netting with an elastic neck band over a billed
cap and thick cotton gloves. For use of my fingers for longer periods
of time, latex surgery gloves. I try to check my pants and shirt
every 5 minutes and brush/pick off ticks. The basic idea is to
eliminate quick entry points. The weakest point in my get-up is the
loose fit of the mosquito net around my shirt collar/neck; something
like zipper arrangement would be nice there. The same attire works in
hot weather as long as I'm mentally prepared to get soaked in sweat.
As for chemicals, the buzzing is annoying at first, but it causes no
harm. I'd be very leery of putting anything on me that will kill a
tick! And most important, have someone check your backside before you
go to bed and tack a small piece of duct tape on the bed stand. ;-)
2010 has been a prosperous year for ticks here in the upper Midwest.
Our favorite saying has been, "If you feel like you have ticks
crawling all over you, you do." Rob D.
=3D =3D =3D
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