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Andrew Skurka - In My Pack: Six Items for Rain & Ticks in West Virginia

Andrew Skurka - In My Pack: Six Items for Rain & Ticks in West Virginia

Andrew Skurka - In My Pack: Six Items for Rain & Ticks in West Virginia

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September 16, 2021
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Andrew Skurka - In My Pack: Six Items for Rain & Ticks in West Virginia

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With temperatures in the 40’s through 60’s, I’m expecting some mosquitoes. But I’m more concerned about ticks — May is prime time for them, and the mid-Atlantic is the epicenter for Lyme disease according to the CDC.

The most effective method to repel ticks is full-coverage clothing (i.e. long-sleeve shirt and pants, with pants tucked into socks) treated with permethrin, which may be branded as Insect Shield, BugsAway, Insect Blocker, or similar. That will be my outfit in late-June for more trips in the Brooks Range, but I’m struggling to imagine that outfit in the steamy East.

Read the full article by Andrew Skurka on his website here.

Andrew Skurka - In My Pack: Six Items for Rain & Ticks in West Virginia

Andrew Skurka - In My Pack: Six Items for Rain & Ticks in West Virginia

With temperatures in the 40’s through 60’s, I’m expecting some mosquitoes. But I’m more concerned about ticks — May is prime time for them, and the mid-Atlantic is the epicenter for Lyme disease according to the CDC.

The most effective method to repel ticks is full-coverage clothing (i.e. long-sleeve shirt and pants, with pants tucked into socks) treated with permethrin, which may be branded as Insect Shield, BugsAway, Insect Blocker, or similar. That will be my outfit in late-June for more trips in the Brooks Range, but I’m struggling to imagine that outfit in the steamy East.

Read the full article by Andrew Skurka on his website here.

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Andrew Skurka
I’m a 41-year-old adventure athlete, guide, and writer, and live in Boulder, Colo. with my wife Amanda and two feline fur children, Esmerelda and Luxor.
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Andrew Skurka - In My Pack: Six Items for Rain & Ticks in West Virginia

Andrew Skurka - In My Pack: Six Items for Rain & Ticks in West Virginia

With temperatures in the 40’s through 60’s, I’m expecting some mosquitoes. But I’m more concerned about ticks — May is prime time for them, and the mid-Atlantic is the epicenter for Lyme disease according to the CDC.

The most effective method to repel ticks is full-coverage clothing (i.e. long-sleeve shirt and pants, with pants tucked into socks) treated with permethrin, which may be branded as Insect Shield, BugsAway, Insect Blocker, or similar. That will be my outfit in late-June for more trips in the Brooks Range, but I’m struggling to imagine that outfit in the steamy East.

Read the full article by Andrew Skurka on his website here.

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Adventurer, Guide, Speaker, Writer
Andrew Skurka
I’m a 41-year-old adventure athlete, guide, and writer, and live in Boulder, Colo. with my wife Amanda and two feline fur children, Esmerelda and Luxor.
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