While there are some natural ways to keep ticks off of you, permethrin is the only reliable and effective way to prevent tick bites. Considering that ticks can transmit over a dozen diseases in addition to Lyme, it’s well worth using to keep yourself safe from ticks.
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My husband is a photographer and I’m a lightweight backpacker, which are two things that don’t go well together. When we started going on backpacking trips together, we’d inevitably get into arguments about packing: “You’re really packing a 5lb tripod and all that other gear!?” Meanwhile, I was dehydrating toothpaste to shed weight from my
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Trying to cut weight from your pack so you can enjoy longer backpacking trips? Aside from food and water, your shelter is usually the heaviest thing in your pack. You can save a lot of weight by upgrading to a lightweight tent. But what qualifies as lightweight?
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Want to go on an overnight backpacking trip with your boyfriend or girlfriend or spouse? In addition to figuring out what gear you’ll bring, you also need to figure out how to divide up the gear between packs. It is actually trickier than it seems.
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As backpacking and camping have become more popular, it’s created a serious problem for bears: food conditioning. This is what happens when bears learn to seek out humans for their food. The solution – and required in many parks – is to use an IGBC-certified bear-resistant container. The options are bear canisters or Ursack. Here’s
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I’m a petite woman who is barely above 5 feet tall and my torso length is just 14 inches. This makes it incredibly difficult for me to find backpacks which fit me. It’s even harder to find UL or large-capacity backpacks for short women.
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