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I avoid grass all together- especially in the woods.
by umpalumpaaa 3mo ago
I avoid grass all together- especially in the woods.
- nik282000 3mo agoIf I'm going off trail I cram my jeans into my boots and shake everything out before getting in the car. Ontario ticks are just a part of the experience now :/
- Insanity 3mo agoOr avoid the trails all-together. Given the 30th anniversary of Trainspotting this seems relevant: https://youtu.be/xtbS_PdA198?si=8ba8Fp8_uzdpIq6J https://youtu.be/xtbS_PdA198?si=8ba8Fp8_uzdpIq6J. I’m pretty wary of ticks, when you go for hikes just do a body check after. Also, I tend to go with long pants (even in summer, I dislike bugs more than the sweat). Plus a lightweight windbreaker can help to cover upper body. Plus it limits sun exposure which is also harmful.
- twoWhlsGud 3mo agoAnd if you're wearing long sleeves and long pants, you can apply permethrin in a semi permanent way to your clothing to discourage ticks and mosquitoes: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/insect-repellent/is-permethrin-treated-clothing-safe-and-effective-a7181708753/ https://www.consumerreports.org/health/insect-repellent/is-p...
- Dumblydorr 3mo agoDo not do so if a cat will be anywhere near the clothes or compound. It’s super harmful to cats.
- sarchertech 3mo agoLethal dermal exposure is somewhere near 100mg/kg. I probably wouldn’t wear permethrin treated pants and let a cat sit on my lap, but “anywhere near the clothes” is a pretty big exaggeration of the danger. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10822630/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10822630/
- topgrain2 3mo agoLinen clothes are awesome. Long trousers and long sleeves and almost as cool as short sleeves and shorts in shade, and cooler in direct sun.
- littlestymaar 3mo agoLinen is the most underappreciated fabric. It's cool in both ways. I don't understand why so few people wear linen in summer.
- foobarian 3mo agoI would like to but they are frustratingly hard to find
- Analemma_ 3mo agoSome people don't like the scratchy feel of linen compared to cotton, although there are now linen-synthetic blends which ameliorate this almost entirely.
- mc32 3mo agoI have not come across linens that are scratchy. They can be coarse but not scratchy. Blends can be fine fibers. Coarse wool I do find scratchy, unless it’s cold then the scratchiness goes away. Seems like Belgian linen is good.
- SoftTalker 3mo agoCost, more complicated in the laundry, prone to wrinkling, and air-conditioning. Linen clothing was more popular before AC was invented.
- Y-bar 3mo agoHow is it really more complicated in the laundry? Most of my linen can do 60C washing cycle (”hot” I think it is called in USA) which is pretty much ”throw it in there with similar colours and forget about it” territory. The wrinkles are a bit of the charm I think, might be easier to accept if you make it part of the fashion instead of fighting it.
- goda90 3mo agoTicks want to be on your neck or in your hair more than anything, so long clothes can give them a route that you can't feel them crawling on.
- cortesoft 3mo agoMy body helps me with this goal by being ridiculously allergic to all grasses.