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As an owner of a pest control company, in the same general region as you, I can say without a doubt that these past warm winters have...

Being sick while traveling is my worst nightmare. I’m sorry your son went through that. They ran the test for me because all it...

5.11 sells knee-pad ready pants that have inner pockets for foam pads that are much cheaper than the above options. These are intended...

I found a couple more budget options as opposed to the Fjallravens...

Me too to mesh for canoeing. I want shoes that drain and along with merino wool socks, keep drop and sand out. I loved my Chota Candy...

This reminds me of my college days at LMU in Harrogate Tenn. I had been spring turkey hunting and after hunting back at the dorm while...

Mentioned this before in the tick thread. Did a 4-day trip two weeks ago. The whole time my buddy was picking ticks off himself. I...

My doc doesn’t bother with the test. When I present symptoms, she gives me antibiotics. Not sure the test helps unless the visible...

Yes it’s a simple blood test and here in Maine they test for many different tick diseases at the same time. I came down anaplasmosis...

When we adopted our current dog we took him on one of our daily walks, three miles round trip to the end of the peninsula including an...

I'm not convinced it is the cold winters that kill off the ticks. Rather, it is the deep snow and cold winters that keep the deer...

Perhaps this will make you feel better. While there has been a significant increase in blacklegged ticks in the immediate area around...

My son got Lyme last year and I’ve had several nasty bites in recent years with suspicious symptoms. Doc has given me antibiotics 3...

Yeah, a setup like that I could see you getting wet, not much overhang past the netting. A lot of exposed wall there especially if there...

I use a tarp and a bug bivy quite a bit. I have been in some all night soakers and stayed as dry as I would in a tent. Issue is just...