Warbones Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 We don't eat the ticks but they were thick today. We came home and did the monkey thing. I ALMOST feel better. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 We don't have many out here, but our dog picked one up on our last trip to California. Quote Link to comment
+Cherokeecacher Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Hey now, this is a family show Try using Permethrin clothing pre-treatment. KILLS TICKS on contact Quote Link to comment
+aka Monkey Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I picked up some Sawyer permethrin, which is supposed to kill mosquitoes too. I went to a heavily infested area and watched them land on my clothes and try and bite me. End result: Lots of bites, no dead mosquitoes. Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 'fess up: I bet lots of people do the post-caching Nekkid Tick Check with their partner when tick season really gets bad... Quote Link to comment
+Webfoot Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I just noticed this in another thread further down. Quote Link to comment
+Red Clover Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 We havent yet had to do the primate grooming.. but Im sure we will. Especially for my son who loves to ramble off the trail a bit. The one time that I clearly remember doing this was after my cousin and I went swimming in a local water hole which had grown a good batch of leaches in the year or so since we'd last swam there. UGHHH.. you wanna talk about nasty! And the places they latch on too bleed forever due to an anti-coagulent in the saliva. Needless to say we never went swimming there again! Quote Link to comment
+geomaineiacs Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 See, there is an advantage to living in Maine where it is frozen 8 monthes a year. Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 haven't had the problem yet, but i'm sure i will. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 My son refused the tick check once. The next day we pulled one out. The look on his face was rather green. He's a believer now. Quote Link to comment
+Stem Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 My wife "monkey checks" after each cache trip once the ticks are out, which should be, uh oh better go get checked Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Does Amyone Else Groom Each Other Like Monkeys???, Don't get me wrong... That was so wrong in so many ways.... Quote Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 (edited) Does Amyone Else Groom Each Other Like Monkeys??? Do you mean Amy Wong? I don't know her well enough to do that. EDIT: Try this one: http://www.scanartcentral.net/Submitted_Ar...ges/AmyWong.jpg Edited April 9, 2004 by New England n00b Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 do they hurt at all? Quote Link to comment
+Monkeybrad Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Of course we do, it's only natural. What else are opposable thumbs for? Quote Link to comment
MustangPhreak&Phate Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 We haven't had a problem with ticks yet (KNOCK WOOD)... but the other day we decided to grab a couple caches after work and the dang webworms were so thick that there was definitely some monkey grooming going on after we came out of the woods. Everytime you thought you got them all you'd look down and see another one crawling on you or feel one crawling on your neck....<<shiver>> I thought I'd have nightmares for days! On the brightside, they should be gone in a couple more weeks.. whew! Quote Link to comment
+Geo Ho Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 I don't mind ticks . . . tick checks are FUN! Yes . . . we strip down and inspect the nooks and crannies . . . making sure none of those yucky icky blood-sucking infectious creepy crawlers embed themselves into our soft warm fleshy places. But . . . like I said . . . it can be fun . . . Be safe and happy caching and stuff! Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 I picked up some Sawyer permethrin, which is supposed to kill mosquitoes too. I went to a heavily infested area and watched them land on my clothes and try and bite me. End result: Lots of bites, no dead mosquitoes. You're supposed to hit the mosquitoes with the bottle. Quote Link to comment
+shawhh Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 the tick check is routine with us. don't want to be the victim of a sick tick! permethrin will kill mosquitoes, but may not kill them fast enough to save you from a bite. however, spray some on your tents mosquito netting and you won't have many waiting to come in when you open the door in the morning! i've watched ticks climbing up my permethrin treated pants slow down, curl up and die. it really works well for ticks. -harry Quote Link to comment
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