Just a quick hike

[tiguy7]

Somebody told me that if I wanted to wade in leech infested water, I should wear panty hose. I never tried it, but I wonder if they would work for ticks.

 

[Ulf Krogstad]

Somebody told me that if I wanted to wade in leech infested water, I should wear panty hose. I never tried it, but I wonder if they would work for ticks.

If it did, would you really wear them? I rather be eaten inside out by ticks and leechs then be spotted looking like a buffalo bill type drag queen in the woods.

 

[tiguy7]

I'm comfortable in my manhood. I would wear pink tights if they helped. I think if you wore panty hose under your trousers, no one would be the wiser. I heard that Joe Namath used to wear heavy duty panty hose to hold his spindle shanks together.

 

[stabman]

I'm comfortable in my manhood. I would wear pink tights if they helped. I think if you wore panty hose under your trousers, no one would be the wiser. I heard that Joe Namath used to wear heavy duty panty hose to hold his spindle shanks together.

If you don't want the stigma of wearing women's undergarments, this seems to be a product that could work :

RYNOSKIN was specifically designed to be worn underneath the clothing. This unique concept provides the wearer with comfort, breath-ability, stealth movement and eliminates snags against brushes. This armor will stretch to accommodate all different body sizes. Unlike all of the over garment type of insect protection suits that are hot, noisy and snag against the brush, RYNOSKIN is ultra-lightweight (9 oz) body-forming, cool, and comfortable.

http://www.rynoskin.com/about-the-product/

 

[tiguy7]

If the choice is between stigma and Lyme's, I'll take stigma.

 

[22-rimfire]

Somebody told me that if I wanted to wade in leech infested water, I should wear panty hose. I never tried it, but I wonder if they would work for ticks.

Sounds REALLY hot (temperature wise ). Be sure to shave your legs.

 

[upnorth]

Seems like permethrin is the way to go:

DEET is an excellent mosquito repellent, but it is a fairly poor tick repellent. We are inundated with so many DEET repellents because there are several huge corporations that manufacture hundreds of variations of DEET products. There is only one small company, Coulston Laboratory, that markets a handful of competitive tick repellent products for human use that contain 0.5 % permethrin.

There are pros and cons to each product, but as a tick repellent, permethrin wins hands down. Permethrin is an insecticide derived from a chemical found in the chrysanthemum family of plants. It is a spray that is used on clothes only, and is deactivated and made less effective by the oils on our skin. Once it is sprayed on our clothing, it becomes odorless and can last for several weeks with a single application. Once it is applied, most ticks will curl up and fall off if they make contact, and will eventually die if there is prolonged exposure.

http://www.lymeneteurope.org/info/deet-versus-permethrin-as-a-tick-repellent

Yes, from my research Permethrin IS the way to go. And I would wear Pantyhose in a flash if I knew for a fact that it prevented tick bites, but I don"t feel that assurance yet. I was trying to locally source Permethrin from cattle suppliers here but it looks like I have to hit the net and order in from the states.