If you go camping often enough, you are bound to experience at least a few rainy days. So long as you are prepared, rain shouldn’t ruin your trip. However, setting up camp in the rain, especially pitching a tent in the rain, can be annoying. Do it incorrectly and the entire inside of your tent […]
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This article is brought to you by Joshua Castle who is a professional and licensed snake catcher in Brisbane, Australia. He definitely knows his stuff when it comes to telling whether a snake is about to strike! As a backpacker, I keep my distance from any snakes I see but it is still incredibly useful
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I recently got Lyme disease for the first time. Luckily, I was able to catch it early and, other than a few days of extreme fatigue, I am doing fine. Since my Lyme rash didn’t look like a standard bull’s-eye rash right away, I thought I’d share some photos of my Lyme rash as well
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If you are having issues with ticks in your yard and don’t want to douse it in chemical sprays, an alternative is to use tick tubes. Here’s how tick tubes work, whether they are worth your money, and what you need to know about DIY tick tubes.
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Studies actually have shown that certain essential oils can repel ticks naturally. However, it’s important to be realistic about how effective essential oils are against ticks. This article will delve into whether essential oils really work against ticks, which ones have scientific evidence backing them, safety issues, and how to make your own DIY essential
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Due to global warming, tick habitat range has drastically increased and tick season is much longer. So, it’s no surprise that tick-borne diseases like Lyme are on the rise. Parts of the USA, Canada, UK, and Europe have seen an almost tenfold increase in tick diseases over the past decade – and the numbers keep
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