Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Wed, 25 Dec 2024 12:34:53 +0100, D wrote:

Please tell me you killed the tick! I do not like them at all.

I have a special thing about ticks. I swat mosquitoes if they try to bit
me and I have good relations with the household spiders. I chop ticks into
pieces with a knife or my thumbnail.

Hah! Tell me about it! My wifes mother loves everything eco, alternative
and hippie! She dabs me with some weird smelling pine oil + vegetable
mix that does absolutely nothing to repel mosquitoes.

https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/self-made-bug-repellent-nessmuk.
150556/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Sears

I have his book 'Woodcraft'. Along with the recipe he gives instructions
to apply it liberally and often and in a few weeks you build up a patina.
His canoe trips were solo.

The Adirondacks lie on the Canadian shield. While there are many mountains
including Marcy, the highest in NY state, the valleys have lakes, rivers,
and bogs. Possibly worse than the mosquitoes is black fly season.

https://www.adirondack.net/hiking/black-flies/