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I hate ticks. Permethrin works well. Just be careful how you apply it around your skin. Read those lables well.

Yes, gas mileage is similar for the 900. When I still owned my old truck, I would frequently skidoo to work in the winter, as my gas...

I got out for my first paddle of 2026 today on the ice-free tailwater of the Swift River below Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts. The...

I went with Velcro because I didn’t want to drill holes in the boat. I REALLY didn’t want to drill holes. I also put a pocket in the...

i used snaps on my hornbeck wood gunwale in the photo I posted above. But snaps can become difficult to use, especiallly if they get...

I made one myself for my Hornbeck, fited around my backpack in the sstern. It works well to keep out rain, paddle drips, and wave spray...

Doxycycline is the antibiotic of choice for both Lyme and anaplasmosis (unless you have a particular reason not to take it.) I bring...

I experienced anaplasmosis for the first time this fall. I was working in my wood lot so that must be where I picked it up. I...

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...

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

I hate ticks. Permethrin works well. Just be careful how you apply it around your skin. Read those lables well.

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...

i used snaps on my hornbeck wood gunwale in the photo I posted above. But snaps can become difficult to use, especiallly if they get...

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...