How To Prevent Ticks While Hiking

Of course, there are not many bugs that you would especially choose to have crawling around on your body, but out of all the bugs out there, ticks are some of the worst! After all, not only do ticks crawl on your body - they also try to make your body their new home! They live off of your blood, and they can be nearly impossible to get rid of once they have made a home! After all, even after you pluck a tick off your body, it will continue to harm you - and you can only kill them by burning them or drowning them. Because of all these things, the best way to keep ticks from making your body their home is to keep them off your body altogether.

Of course, if you are not the outdoorsy type - and if you do not have pets - you should not have much to worry about when it comes to ticks. If, on the other hand, you enjoy hiking and camping, you should follow these tips, and it will not be as difficult to keep them off as it normally would be.

Firstly, you need to know that the two places where you are most likely to get ticks from is from trees and tall grass. If you are hiking or camping, you cannot exactly avoid trees - but if you avoid tall grass as best as possible, you can cut your exposure to ticks in half.

You should also try to always wear pants and long sleeves, and if you get some "performance apparel," you will be able to wear these without it being too hot. At the very least, you should keep the lower half of your body protected by making sure you wear pants.

There are also bug sprays, such as Sawyer Maxi Deet Insect Repellent, that repel ticks in addition to mosquitos, gnats, chiggers, and fleas. You will be in much better shape to keep ticks away when you spray this onto your exposed skin before traveling into the great outdoors.

Of course, you should be fine as long as you have followed these tips - but all the same, you should always give your body a thorough check whenever you return home.