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Post by photographer on Jun 6, 2005 12:42:04 GMT -5
Mosquitos weren't too bad....sometimes those "twin engine" mosquitos come out at dark...they are the ones who will argue in the air whether to "eat you there" or carry you with them. Chiggers - these little devils are basically invisible to the human eyes and will dig into your skin resulting in a large, red very itchy welt. Not much you can do about them except stay out of the tall grass and cover yourself with some product containing deet. Poison Oak - If you know you have been exposed to poison oak, wash with soap and water to get that oil off you. THIS STUFF DOES NOT SPREAD BY SCRATCHING THE ITCH. IT SPREADS BY MOVING THE OIL AROUND ON YOUR SKIN. It it gets on your clothes, wherever and whoever your clothers touch will get some of that oil on them and spread the rash. If you think it got on your clothes, wash with soap and CHANGE CLOTHES. The itching from Chiggers and Poison oak will still be with you long after you get back home. TICKS - remove them gently and try to keep from breaking their little heads of under your skin. Just get them off....the sooner the better..you'll probably have a red welt that will be itching long after you get home. There are two major kinds of ticks the dog or deer tick which is about this size of the letter O but turns from black to light grey and become almost the size of a grape when filled with blood. The other is a seed tick which is about this size * a lot harder to find, but still just get it off as quickly as possible. From any of this stuff if you get a bad reaction, go immediately to one of the first aid tents. This is for informational purposes only. Larry
To remove ticks aren't you supposed to twist in a counter clockwise direction to make sure their heads come off. Always heard that they "screwed" themselves in. That's what we've always done at least.
Post by melikecheese on Jun 6, 2005 13:41:56 GMT -5
I just panic and scrap the tick off. Little buggers dive down on ya when they sense your going after them. I have had a few small red marks from them for years.
I got me some 100% DEET. I know its not good for the enviroment (or me probably) but I feel so much better with it.
BlueIndian, you don't want the head to come off. Thats not good, then the head stays in you.
Guys check your sack. They seem to migrate to the warm moist sack we all got. I know a few guys who this happened to.
I remember when I was young visiting my aunts horse farm in Kentucky, she would take a lit ciggy and get it real close to the little blood sucker if not touching it, this kils the little guy/girl also relaxes the head so the entire bug comes off. Your right Cheese, you don't want the head staying in, that will cause a nasty infection.
I remember when I was young visiting my aunts horse farm in Kentucky, she would take a lit ciggy and get it real close to the little blood sucker if not touching it, this kils the little guy/girl also relaxes the head so the entire bug comes off.
It also forces it to "puke" up whatver blood it's already sucked, thus greatly increasing the chance of infection by whatever disease it may be carrying.
The safest/best way to remove them is to take a pair of tweezers, clamp the tweezers as close as possible to the skin, and pull straight back. Sometimes they come out easy, sometimes not. The best defense is long sleeves and pants (tucked into boots or socks) plus bug juice but you know that aint happening. Just stay out of tall grass and brush and you'll be fine.
Post by melikecheese on Jun 6, 2005 14:31:12 GMT -5
I don't plan on going in the tall grass or woods but if I do get one the medical tent will remove it properly and maybe test it for any disease it may have. Am I correct with this thought?
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Jun 6, 2005 15:13:33 GMT -5
I have two questions about this Deet 1. How hard is it to find 100%, do they have it at a walmart or something? 2. Will the deet also stop the chiggers? I really really hate bugs, but they seem to love me.
I have two questions about this Deet 1. How hard is it to find 100%, do they have it at a walmart or something? 2. Will the deet also stop the chiggers? I really really hate bugs, but they seem to love me.
Off makes a 100% DEET non-aerosol pump spray that I've seen in many large stores (Wal-Mart should have it). I use it exclusively. A little goes a long way, trust me.
I don't plan on going in the tall grass or woods but if I do get one the medical tent will remove it properly and maybe test it for any disease it may have. Am I correct with this thought?
I'm sure they'll remove it for you but unless they happen to have a lab onsite, they won't be testing it. And I'm pretty sure that if they sent every tick they pull off of somone to a lab for testing, Roo would very quickly go broke.
If you do use 100% deet just be sure to keep it away from your mouth and eyes and also make sure you don't get it on anything plastic (i.e. parts of a watch, flashlight lense, etc.). That shit'll melt plastic.
If you do use 100% deet just be sure to keep it away from your mouth and eyes and also make sure you don't get it on anything plastic (i.e. parts of a watch, flashlight lense, etc.). That nuts'll melt plastic.
That's a great point, Soup. I've got several camping items that have been "etched" with Deet.
I usually spray my palms and apply it to my head and neck by hand instead of spraying it on directly. I screwed up a pair of sunglasses with overspray a few years back.
Post by photographer on Jun 6, 2005 15:57:12 GMT -5
I agree that ticks won't be tested on site and there is only a remote chance of getting Lyme Disease of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Wear deet on you clothes and skin and get rid of the little devils as quick as you find them and you shouldn't have a problem.
Post by jambandjohn on Jun 6, 2005 17:08:12 GMT -5
A slightly less dangerous way to remove a tick is to cover it with vasoline or something simular. They beathe thru their backsides (not unlike some politicians) and they'll let go trying to get some air. Maybe we could cover Washington, DC with a layer of vasoline and...
Growing up, we used to burn ticks off. If you light a match, get it good and hot, then quickly put it out and hold against the tick's back, it will let go. Same principle as the Vaseline trick. Haven't had occasion to use it recently, but worth a shot (I'm sure a hot lighter edge---the metal part---would work too). Best to use DEET though and avoid the problem.
Never had a bug problem at the last few roos. In 04 we had some decent size spiders, quick ones at that. I always lay down a tarp in camp so the chiggers can't get us and it's always been fine.
In '04, we used those bracelet things that are bug repellant. I don't know if it worked or there just weren't a lot of bugs. (There were supposed to be tons of cicadas that year, but I never even noticed them.) Last year, we didn't use anything, but it may not have qualified as bug weather? It was kind of overcast and drizzly. Maybe we were just lucky, but they were never a problem.
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Feb 13, 2006 1:09:32 GMT -5
Last year i think i put on those wipes with deet in them around nightfall. It worked out well, im usually prime target for bugs, but i didnt really notice any bites last year.
i hate hate hate bugs (of all kinds...) so i went prepared last year and didn't even come home with a single mosquito bite. i just used some powerful (but not 100% deet) off spray.
little side story: while setting up camp, one of the first things i saw was a huge wolf spider. i HATE spiders (not really hate, but im scared of them) and went into a panic attack. self-medicated with a xanax and a bowl and passed out... woke up and realized i better just get used to it and the rest of the weekend would prove to be worth all the spiders.
sometime friday, i could've sworn when i woke up i saw a black widow in the corner of the tent. i freaked out because they are poisonous and we were in a small tent and.... blah blah blah. no one believed me, and i made everyone pull everything out of the tent and shake it out, etc... just to ensure that there was no fucking spider. welp, we didnt find any sign of a spider, so for the next 24 hours or so, i was the butt of the jokes --- ate a little too much acid eh?
saturday, when my tentmate was doing something in the tent, he all of a sudden screamed "what the FUCK" then came out, with a dead (sorry spider ) black widow on a little piece of paper. so: we slept with a poisonous spider for two days, and didnt get bit --- therefore my fear of spiders decreased IMMENSELY. i still get made fun of, though, despite my being right
I've never had any problems with bugs at Bonnaroo. Mosquitos and the like tend to like my wife, and she's never had a problem either. I never wear any kind of repellant, although I am pretty coated in sunscreen which I think is supposed to help (?). One year, I think '04 when we were parked farther out, there were quite a few spiders. I assumed they were harmless, didn't have a problem.