A lady with a hat.
A lady with a hat.

KILL Ticks and Prevent Lyme Disease

The best way to keep ticks off of you is to use THIS tip! Ticks cause lyme disease (and other harmful diseases) so it's important to prevent them from biting your skin in the first place! Behold - Permethrin! Permethrin is a fabric insect repellent treatment that can be sprayed on your hiking boots, clothing, tents, sleeping bags, etc. to prevent ticks in the first place! The treatment lasts 6 weeks or 6 washes and repels ticks, mosquitos and other harmful critters! After treating your gear, you'll want to also protect your skin from ticks and mosquitos with picaridan. It is safer than deet and does a great job of repelling bugs. Hope this video is helpful and keeps you tick free.

Click here to watch the video on how to kill ticks and prevent Lyme Disease by Outdoors Allie.

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Allie 'Deyò Allie' D'Andrea

Allie te fèt nan Pittsburgh, Pennsilvani e li te trase nan deyò yo kòm yon jèn ti fi. Li te grandi monte cheval, kan ak lapèch ak fanmi li, ak jwe espò. Pandan ane kolèj li yo nan Inivèsite Pittsburgh li te dekouvri lachas nan mennaj li Lè sa a, mari, kounye a mari, Nick. Li te kòmanse dokimante ak pataje avantur deyò li sou medya sosyal nan 2015 nan "Deyò Allie" kòm yon fason yo konekte ak tankou jan lide; moun ki lachas pou manje yo, pran swen pwofondman pou bèt sovaj, konsèvasyon peyi piblik, epi jwi pataje yon frèt alantou yon kan dife. Ale-a bwason se yon margarita piki nan grate ak plezi koupab li manje bonbon anvan kwit manje pat. Kòm yon jenn ti kabrit li ta gen yon frijidè plen ak bonbon pat ak kounye a li ka fyè di, li fè sa.

Medya Mansyone

Why use a plastic bag when you can simply screw on this end cap, specifically designed for Sawyer water filters?

Zooe Pòtay
Editor at Backpacker

Medya Mansyone

In future, I’ll use gravity when I can, and squeeze when I have to.

Richard, aka "LowRange
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Medya Mansyone

For longer hikes, it’s convenient to carry a small backcountry water filter, such as a Sawyer Mini or Micro, which allows you to replenish your water from natural sources like streams or ponds.

Philip Werner
Author and Backpacker