Posted by: hootyhoo
Ticks already -need help - 04/24/08 01:19 PM
I sleep under a tarp or nothing, with my dog. I found 2 ticks on him last weekend. During the night I felt an itch on my back and then later on my neck - both instances were ticks. I sleep with tyvek on the ground then pad on that then homemade dwr ripstop bivy that has a pu coated floor. I use a quilt in warmer temps. The tyvek is optional, and I use it to keep stuff clean mostly. The bivy is mostly to keep the dog off my bag - he is wet most of the time.
I can't sleep with the ticks crawling on me. Those nasty parasites freak me out. I think they are coming from the ground (maybe the dog).
Has anyone ever used permethrin on tyvek or on pu coated materials. I want to be safe and not poison myself or my dog. I had this happen last year as well. Also I had changed clothes just before I got in my bedding- so I doubt that the ticks were already on me.
I can't sleep with the ticks crawling on me. Those nasty parasites freak me out. I think they are coming from the ground (maybe the dog).
Has anyone ever used permethrin on tyvek or on pu coated materials. I want to be safe and not poison myself or my dog. I had this happen last year as well. Also I had changed clothes just before I got in my bedding- so I doubt that the ticks were already on me.