I totally coat/soak all my clothes, hat, socks, and sports bra with permethrin during the summers when I hiked. I never had a problem....just make sure you let everything dry really well after you...
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I totally coat/soak all my clothes, hat, socks, and sports bra with permethrin during the summers when I hiked. I never had a problem....just make sure you let everything dry really well after you...
I got mine after the third incident in which a skunk tried to join me in the evening while hiking. Freaking critters even try to get up in the bunks with me in shelters.
Yeah....Dewey noming on YooHoo!!!
Skunk walking into camp...sniffing about. Seeing me in the hubba hubba and walking over...HUGE PROBLEM!!!!
In the hammock not a problem....had coyotes walk right under and around me hanging. ...
If you look...it is the same warning on all BCP on the market in the US. I was asked to be part of the lawsuit and declined. Either way you need to talk to your doctor, read up on what is out...
I have been on Yasmin for almost 20 years on and off...since it was originally called dianette and had to be ordered from Canada.
Yasmin and yaz are nearly the same. Yaz has a lower dose of the...
IT is all a personal prefernce issue. Do what you feel comfortable with and make sure you read up on how to carry/dispose of things properly.
I have polycystic ovaries. Depo is not an option...
I tried the circuit, but ended up getting a catalyst for the larger amount of room. Both fit great and it was nice to be able to custom fit a hipbelt to me.
I tried on the womens REI flash 65 and the ULA catalyst last year. They both fit big women (as my torso length shifts between 16-18 inches and my waist used to be 43 inches).
I found the ULA...
Sly...My name is sleeps with skunks....not sleeps with skunk.
I don't know if they were thru hikers but in two hikers were shot by Randall Lee Smith in 2008. This was after he had killed two other hikers in 1981 in Maine. Here's the most recent news story......
Bill Bryson "A walk in the woods" has a great giggle factor to listen to while hiking.
Anything by Janet Evanovich in the Stephanie plum series 10 hours a book and her stuff is both funny and a...
1. any kind of chocolate
2. awesome walmart trail mix of strawberries, almonds, and white chocolate.
3. fried beef sausage w/cheddar cheese
4. spaghetti w/ butter, garlic powder, and parm cheese...
This might help. It is portable to carry with you and runs on water to keep stuff cool. I used something similar to transport my allergy shot vials from the doctor in NY to my college doctor in...
Bearpaws new bumper sticker I found says it all:
Not as Lean
Not as Mean
Still a Marine!
My dad had that happen with his heart meds once, scared the S**T out of everyone including him. Then the meds they switched him to made his psoriasis go into overdrive and cover him head to toe in...
I mixed 1/4 cup A1 meat marinade with 1/4 cup stirfry sauce and added it to 1lb of ground beef(very very lean). Set it aside for 2 hours then fried the mix with 1/2 cup chopped onions in a skillet. ...
My first solo hike without Bearpaw was going well at long hunter state park until two things happened.......A skunk wandered into my camp (no surpprise there) and thought about snuggling up to my...
I got poison oak and bites once. I used Watkins White Cream linament (thanks to Bearpaws mother). Stopped all the itching and dried it all up fast. Lasted longer than the Ivy-Dry did too.
SWS
I made two primoloft underquilts for HH for bearpaw and me. They work really well. ANd Bearpaw will NOT convince me to make him a down one...NO MORE DOWN STUFF!!!!
Probably the same bear that stood up and honked at me last summer about a mile up the same trail.
SWS
Sorry...the product is urine gone. My vet uses urine off. Both products work really really well. I even put urine gone in my carpet cleaner to get out big stains. HAzard of having an old cat (18...
I found that urine out...which you can get at lowes and walmart gets both the stain and the smell out of just about anything...including backpacks, sleeping bags, down jackets, and tents. ...
Hey it starts at home. If you exepct everyone to hand everything to you and you have no responsibility when it comes to picking up for yourself...what makes you think a person will do the same on...
My hubby goes commando and uses gold bond to keep the chafing down. Boxer briefs help some when it gets really bad.
I get thigh chafe...and I found a little deodorant and gold bond keeps the...