To properly remove a tick that has bitten you, it is really important that you grasp it by the head and pull straight out with a steady motion. Otherwise, you risk the tick head getting left in your skin.
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Knowing how to make a fire in the rain is one of my favorite camping skills – and honestly, one of the most rewarding. There’s something incredibly satisfying about getting a fire going in a downpour when everyone else has given up. It makes rainy camping trips actually enjoyable instead of miserable, and yeah, it’ll
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Merino wool is an awesome material with great properties like wicking sweat away from your body, helping regulate body temperature and not smelling terrible after 20 minutes of hiking like synthetics. Considering that it comes from a specific breed of sheep, it’s no surprise that Merino wool costs more than factory-made synthetic materials.
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I’ve had a lot of ticks bite me over the years. You’d think I’d be used to it by now, but it still grosses me out to find a tick embedded in my skin. However, I have gotten better at removing ticks over the years.
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I am not the type of person who handles being cooped up inside well, so it was really important that I could get outside with my daughters even in cold, winter weather. This meant having a very good baby snow suit.
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After five years and over 150 nights of real-world testing across three continents, I can confidently say the Naturehike Cloud Up 2 has become the tent I trust most for backpacking with my daughter Isabel. What started as an experiment with a budget ultralight tent in 2019 has evolved into a comprehensive understanding of
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