Let me clear something up here :) At the end of the video - which looks like a tick on my face, is actually just bug repellent made from pine tar, beeswax and olive oil :)
Ah, a bug repellent that looked like a tick to send the message to ticks that made it that far : "piss off buster, this prey is taken!". A cunning plan!
I know a person who's been dealing with lyme disease for six years. I absolutely hate ticks. I had no idea about the inclination to crawl upwards. Great content as usual.
I know two people with Lyme disease and they did not know they were sick until years later. I think that walking in tick areas is a bad idea and you need a tick uniform if you live in those areas.
Real Dream BoZo-I have a sister in law whose been disabled from Lyme disease for 5 years.Life has been a nightmare for her,so I have a good idea what the disease is like.I hope that the person you know is doing ok.
@@johnwakamatsu3391 I get out in that terrain plenty, Its good to get deep in the woods if you can, I've come across wolves, mountain lions, bears, wolverine, coyotes, territorial elk and some bad spider bites, but I still haven't found a tick on me yet. Certainly never want to contract Lyme disease.
The worst I have ever seen was about ten years ago here in central Idaho (USA). Walking a few hundred yards, then look at your pant leg....I found as many as 14 in one day! It really took the fun out of doing anything. Thankfully, they haven't been as bad since that year.
Lars ..I bought Gorka trousers because of your old video on Gorka suits and they are super awesome ..not only at stopping ticks but also good at keeping other stuff out of the boots. I have spoken to western outdoor gear designers about the inner leg sleeve idea but they just look at me like I am mad!!
You can get this feature from German military suppliers, some models, from eg. Tacgear, Leo Köhler and so, a shop here: www.asmc.com/Clothing/Men/Trousers/Field-Pants/KSK-Field-Pants-TacGear-olive-p.html eg. A review here, in German, but pictures show it: ua-cam.com/video/6MawkUgpp1E/v-deo.html , you can also stitch some in yourself, just buy some fabric, or go to a sewing shop/ taylor and make them do it, it should not cost much, depending on, if you want "fancy" elastics or just some paracord or the like, stitched on. This part is also easy to do you self, just use needles and normal polyester or polyamide/Nylon thread, and stitch/sew a lot through the material, and then make sure, that the ends are long, and tie them together with a lot of knots. Works fine for me, also for buttons and smaller holes, so? I am totally unskilled in this. A little end with knots will be hanging, but if on the inside, noone can see it. Most often at least, on gloves and so, it is different, but??? :o) (Oh I wrote it too in an other comment, but forgot, when someone "liked" this one. :o) )
@Thomas Jefferson i wear long sleeves and jeans in Oklahoma summer. 80 to 105° F 80%+ humidity is not unusual. Worked at steel plant for 4 years near the annealing furnace. Average temps around it was over 110°F around the furnace. The furnace temp was 1710° F. My forge is outside. I was forging in 82° F and well over 80% humidity on Wednesday. I was soaked. Just have to be aware of hydration and your limits.
I like the German Koppel you are wearing 🙂👍 from my experience, wearing your trousers in the boots does already half the trick. Thank you for the informative video! Greetings from Germany!
I hate them too and have also lived in rented accommodation that had bed bugs and those little fuckers feed on whilst your asleep. Death to all blood sucking bugs and flys🤬
Here the temperatures are already sub-zero during after hours times, and yet I still have mosquitoes. I suspect they must have thermal underwear or something...
I live in northwestern Ontario Canada and is also tick country. I've had a few in my legs that were removed. Funny. We always make sure iur animals are protected before us humans. And i had no idea that ticks don't crawl downward! My hubby and I live off grid and your knowledge is always very useful! Thank you for sharing Lars!❤🇨🇦❤
30 drops of Tea Tree Oil 10 drops of Geranium Oil 1 T Vegetable Glycerine Add some distilled H2O Shake and apply as needed Keeps the skeeters & ticks away. Works on Arkansas ticks, but Russian ones may be a bit tougher.
Thank you so much for this video! Learning their behavior along with these clothing tips are going to help alot, I can tell already. I live in upstate NY, and there are so many ticks here as well. It seems it's a curse of these certain northern latitudes. I literally pulled a tick out of my scalp like 10 mins before you posted this video, luckily I don't have long hair anymore lol. I spend all of my free time in the forest so I encounter them too often. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
That is some good info! I have had between 40 and 50 ticks on me on a single hike through the woods. Stopping to pick them off and making sure to check your clothes and those of a partner (if you have one) is always a good idea!
What a GREAT channel! I just found this channel and have to say I'm hooked! You have a BEAUTIFUL, big country to explore and its so refreshing to see and experience life in Russia from a real perspective! Keep up the great work brother, much love from the USA!! ~Jay
I also live in a very similar environment like Lars do and from my own experience bug repellents doesn't work on ticks, only on flying bugs like mosquitoes. Once you get a tick on your pants it will not let it go no matter how much "repellent" you have on you, they will continue crawling up. Maybe next time i need to spray some nerve agent :) but i doubt even that would help knowing how resilient these little bastards are. Making sure that you're properly dressed and avoid walking through tall vegetation is best way to repel ticks, sometimes a shorter route through bushes is not always the best one especially when there's a high risk of contracting life ruining disease.
Molti, Some report good results by using Permethrin on footwear and clothing ... I would suggest you spray a tick Liberally with permethrin and observe. Please let us know the results !
Sawyer's is great, but there is a cheaper, just as effective, alternative: permethrin for use on cattle. Same stuff, but with a light petroleum carrier. Get it at places like Tractor Supply Center or Co-Op. Mix and spray, follow the same precautions as Sawyers. I've been tick free through early deer season, turkey season and working on the farm for about 5 years now! They literally curl up and die.
There is a lot of dear tick where I am, and ticks can carry Lyme disease. I use permethrin on my clothes and have even tested it with a tick. When I put a tick on my clothes that are not treated I see them climb up as you said, but when they are on permethrin treated clothes they act drunk and unable to move normally, they just stagger around until they drop off. Great stuff!
Like always I learn something new, I never knew tick didn't climb down and they only went up that nice to know I'll have to check that out next time I find one, thank for sharing that. Be safe and God Bless you and your family
Some dogs get some really bad side effects out of that stuff. The best way is to just go through your dog sort of shaking the fur all over around. Everywhere. While going after the smells around a dog will push its head through the brush and doing that it will brush off the ticks from them branches onto itself mainly at the area of the head and neck. You rub the fur real hard, It will just throw the ticks off before they can get to the skin. No poisoning of the dog, no ticks inside the house. I had a really bad tick invasion in my backyard in the hay that grew over there. I poisoned all of the grass and this summer I have found only two ticks on my dog while last year just standing there to see if there were any I found 16 ticks in an area 1,5m wide and four of them on me after just a minute of exposure standing there counting them. After poisoning the grass all down, only one tick on my dog and one on me ever since. Point being, you poison something, you poison the tick habitat, not the dog.
_Here in the states we use *Permethrin*. Spray down all your clothes and gear such as Tent, hammocks, tarps and just about anything else. It's good for many wash cycles and I can say it WORKS!._
The best tick solution is a .308 at point blank range. Just make sure you’ve got a bandaid in case the round penetrates through the tick and hits your leg.
some of the best stone sealer derived from pinetar italians make it called fila thanks for the advice bugs are relentless in canada need ear plugs to sleep in northern bush cheers
The ticks this year were insanely bad up here in northern Minnesota. I just used the tick spray you use on clothing to keep them off. I would be way more worried about catching a tick virus any day over this corona crap.
Im 45 mins from the US border and Minnesota is the neighbouring state. So I share your views. Ticks were really bad 2 yrs ago and I live off grid in the middle of butt f no where. I had ticks in my home and on us humans. Of course, I always make sure our animals are medicated each spring/summer. So the ticks usually die on their fur and shrivel up. Its unfortunate we have to deal with ticks but its where we live.
I learned many years ago in very extreme heat, that eating sulfur tablets worked to prevent ticks. One's perspiration would emit the smell and the ticks and chiggers would not like to bite one. Regular insect repellent would dissapate due to the extreme swetting that causes the repellent to not work. Your other point are so true also. The boots, spraying the boots, jackets, and long undershirts work so well. Of course where you live doen't get hot and humid like the SE US and tropics. I also have some Russian Army camouflage with the inside sleeve, helps a lot. It's very interesting just how much we agree on so many things. Great video.
I did mass appraisal for East haddam CT. This included Hadlyme which is the borough neighboring Lyme CT where the disease was named after. In spring that year I had up to 30 deer ticks on my a day, while being careful. I walked 50 meters down a cleared state trail to take a piss one day and I counted 14 ticks on me when i got back to the car. Nearly every homeowner I spoke with has or had lyme disease. One lady had to quit her teaching career because her immune system was so weak from taking multiple regiments of antibiotics. It is an epidemic that gets zero attention. There was an information board at the beginning of that trail where I encountered 14 ticks, nowhere on that board did it even mention ticks. There is some serious government fuckery going on with lyme disease.
Funny how a NE US person knows the daily worries over Lyme and nobody else knows WTF you're talking about. I'm a daily trail runner and constantly deal with deer ticks. We joke about raising opossum herds.
Better than trousers with an inner bit and drawstring is to pull your socks over your trousers (provided the elastic is good). I would always catch them crawling up my neck after a day in the woods, as a child, while I was sitting at home. But always check yourself and change your clothes when you get home.
@John John you should google a little bit before giving people very wrong information. "Exposure to even small quantities of concentrated permethrin can cause severe and fatal poisoning in cats" (from last link) Here watch what happens to a cat that was exposed to Pyrethrin ua-cam.com/video/BifuRgxIYwU/v-deo.html here is a link to a hiking form about pyrethrin outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/15740/is-permethrin-safe-for-cats-after-it-dries another from internatonal cat care icatcare.org/permethrin/owner-info
Even a Rose Geranium + Lavender essential oil mix will harm/kill a cat. So, what, then, is the solution (since I cannot find a trustworthy source of information regarding safe natural repellents)? And, what about pockets? Out of curiosity, ticks crawl upwards, so do they ever fall into pockets?
My super soup arrived from Russia ( it arrived before it was supposed to, to the UK and great communication with the company that sold it... go Russia) well Lars it is a fine soup I must say and totally different! Keep em coming as always great watch.
I find if you spray your clothing especially trousers with Cedar oil it works great Ticks & Fleas Mosquitoes hate it, you can also use it on dogs..Good video & good tips, Thanks.
Yup ticks are in full force here in Ontario as well as the blackflies. Always good to know proper technique to safely remove them. Always check all warm/moist areas of the body, they love the arm pits. Light colored clothing makes detection of ticks easier as well. Cheers Fred
Hi Lair In England we don’t have many poisonous snakes or spiders or such but we do have a big Tick problem in some places. I wear heavy boots with gaiters over the top that run up to the knee. I get laughed at a lot from the lads a work saying “what’s with the gaiters ?, ain’t no nasty snakes around hear mate” to I reply “no but watch out for the ticks crawling up inside your trouser legs lads” They then go very quiet and start checking around their ankles for insects. 🙂👍
I feel you, in the area i live has a big tick area, if you go to the woods in shorts you end up with several ticks. always wondered how bad it is in russia
@@philbox4566 I use a solution of tea tree oil in alcohol (ethanol). It works, and it is also a repellant against mosquito's. It is certainly healtier than DEET. And cheaper.
I've tried your method, it works. I tend to wear shorts in the summer and you can feel them crawl up your leg. I also put on sunblock on my exposed skin, which acts as a repellent (they hate the feeling on their little feet)
He have a lot of ticks here too. Do you have to worry about Lyme disease in Russia? Unfortunately I live 4 hours north of Lyme, Connecticut in the USA, the original source of the disease. It's very widespread here.
I went fishing,(twenty or thirty years ago) with my children, the "place was infested with tics. Normally around here, very few are ever seen. Thank you for the great advice!
You should come visit sometime. We could go out into the bush and camp etc. Fun times in Canada. I'd love to visit Russia, what a beautiful country. Take care
Good info you're sharing about how to reduce chances of getting bitten. We wear boots etc, but it's something that goes with the territory in the woods here too. Hey have you heard about the GIANT tics that are now in Sweden? ... invasive species from Africa and Asia that migrate on cattle, and birds. These are huge tics that can smell prey from several meters and they actually chase for several meters too. wth ... and the bite is supposed to be 'serious' too. I'm glad they haven''t made it to Canada ... yet.
Great tips man Just got lyme disease for the second time (red ring after the bite) Great things to consider They're no joke In the north eastern United States It does kinda look like one lol
_Here in the states we use Permethrin. Spray down all your clothes and gear such as Tent, hammocks, tarps and just about anything else. It's good for many wash cycles and I can say it WORKS!._
I love all these videos. This is just an awesome experience. Been watching since you first got the SRV and it's been awesome, I think 3 years. I'll donate to you soon to help with the new vehicle you got :D
Great info and video. I love the trousers with the extra sleeve at the bottom. Whenever I’m in the woods, I always stop about every 10 minutes or so and check my pants for ticks. I use the Repel Tick Defense spray and I haven’t found a tick on me since. Before I started using that spray, I used to find 2 or 3 ticks on me at a time.
Good video Lars! The Russian anti-encephalitis suits (it seems that in Eastern Europe and Russia, encephalitis is more widespraed than the Lyme disease) that protect from ticks and mosquitoes are ranging from inexpensive (1300 rbl) to costly (7000 rbl). Good quality ones are to be found around 2000 rbl. For potential buyers who go in regions where there are also smaller insects (midges, maringoins and so on) it would be prudent to check the size of the netting.
And that's why is good to have a sail boat and go to some Greek island for the summer. I don't have a boat so I stay at my sisters - high up on a hammock.
Thanks for covering that Lars, I have found that “tick repellent” doesn’t work very well so will be adding these extra clothing barriers to my tick prevention. Thanks again for the video, awesome as always, take care, Paul.
We've had a huge increase in the number of deer ticks in my area. On my last hike I fould half a dozen ticks on my during a 12 mile hike. Fortunately I discovered them before they could bite... from now on I'm hosing down my clothing and gear with permethrin, and spraying picaridin on myself as well.
I actually just bought those flea/tick collars tide it across my legs then rubb a little of that oil stuff on a cloth put that on my waist keeps ticks away for me 👍 plus the collar lasts 8 months an the oil about 3 months for 3 mini bottles but I don't let the oils touch me or get on my clothing just the rag on one side.
Nice Lars. So what you are saying is that I should always bring a tick with me when I go back country skiing. In case I get burried in an avalanche the tick will help me find my way out which can otherwise be challenging..;-)
Interesting video. I know that the paralysis ticks in Australia are also attracted to light colored clothing and I have caught many by the old trick of dragging or placing white cloth on the ground. So I never wear light colored clothing LOL. Crawling up is their way to get to the nice juicy parts of an animals body. One should always check behind the ears, groin, neck and under arms and back of knees for ticks after thrashing through the bush. RID (DEET) works but not sure if you have that in Russia although it's pretty toxic to humans LOL! You've got a great channel!
Lars, thanks for sharing, got home from work to find I had a visit from Survival Russia, great information. . I've had 3 bites and 4 crawlers, but I removed them as soon as I felt them . My dogs bring them in , then they transfer to me . Atb
Tea tree oil. Dilute it and spritz it on around your boots and socks. The ticks hate it (I've seen one actually jump off me)and it doesn't smell too bad either,a bit like lime and pine.
Hallo Lars, Danke für deine Tipps mit dem Hosenbein und dem T- Shirt. Wie du selbst auch sagst ist Kontrolle und ein bewusster Umgang mit den Risiken durch Zecken die beste Prävention. Die chemischen MIttel sind im Grunde nur eine Ergänzung. Ein Zeckenstich kann man sicher nicht ganz ausschließen, aber nicht mehr raus in die Natur zu gehen ist auch keine Lösung ;-) Viele Grüße TORSTEN
Old remedy was to make a tar-like substance from birch bark and apply in on skin. It should keep bugs away. The substance was made by heating birch bark in an airtight container and allowing the tar to drip to the bottom. It has a very distinctive smell and has many other uses.
Maybe a ceramic pot, made from foraged clay. With a hole at the bottom.. you should be able to burn it quite hot I'd imagine..and as long as there is a second ceramic bowl under the pot with the hole ..to catch the drips..perhaps maybe this is how the natives collected
Hi Lars, I love the video and indeed you channel. Brilliant! I would like to know how you remove tics if they have bitten you though? Obviously an experienced woodsman like yourself must have a native trick!?
@@SurvivalRussia Awesome Lars. It’s funny about all the advice out there about burning them and things like that. Nice to know a simple twist is the trick. Simple effective advice. Cheers dude!! Keep the videos coming! My you tube account has turned into Lars TV! Love it. 👌
Mk, White is even better. Ticks are very easy to see. Some people think white attracts ticks, because when they wear white they see all the ticks. Wearing khakhi they don't see so many. I guess if they don't want to see any, they should wear dark brown ...
@@fjb4932 You are correct as far as detecting ticks goes. But Khakhi is a good oldschool tactical color choice, especially in drier climates. Also white stains with dirt to khakhi :D
Let me clear something up here :) At the end of the video - which looks like a tick on my face, is actually just bug repellent made from pine tar, beeswax and olive oil :)
Ah, a bug repellent that looked like a tick to send the message to ticks that made it that far : "piss off buster, this prey is taken!".
A cunning plan!
well, at 8:20 and to the end it looks like one is crawling up on your chest! :O
@@Noakin I guess there will be no more episodes ;( I fear by now he has been eaten by the bugs.
I made your bug repellant and it super double awesome!!! No lie, works great! Thanks Lars, keep the vids coming bro!
@@sasquatchdna1244 Can you share the recipe?
I know a person who's been dealing with lyme disease for six years. I absolutely hate ticks. I had no idea about the inclination to crawl upwards. Great content as usual.
I know two people with Lyme disease and they did not know they were sick until years later. I think that walking in tick areas is a bad idea and you need a tick uniform if you live in those areas.
Real Dream BoZo-I have a sister in law whose been disabled from Lyme disease for 5 years.Life has been a nightmare for her,so I have a good idea what the disease is like.I hope that the person you know is doing ok.
I know one too. The poor guy is 6' 4" and was strong as an ox, now he's weak as a kitten and can't do much at all.
@@johnwakamatsu3391 I get out in that terrain plenty, Its good to get deep in the woods if you can, I've come across wolves, mountain lions, bears, wolverine, coyotes, territorial elk and some bad spider bites, but I still haven't found a tick on me yet. Certainly never want to contract Lyme disease.
The worst I have ever seen was about ten years ago here in central Idaho (USA). Walking a few hundred yards, then look at your pant leg....I found as many as 14 in one day! It really took the fun out of doing anything. Thankfully, they haven't been as bad since that year.
Lars ..I bought Gorka trousers because of your old video on Gorka suits and they are super awesome ..not only at stopping ticks but also good at keeping other stuff out of the boots. I have spoken to western outdoor gear designers about the inner leg sleeve idea but they just look at me like I am mad!!
Sadly its not "Eddie Bauer" friendly. Its about looks not function.
You can get this feature from German military suppliers, some models, from eg. Tacgear, Leo Köhler and so, a shop here: www.asmc.com/Clothing/Men/Trousers/Field-Pants/KSK-Field-Pants-TacGear-olive-p.html eg. A review here, in German, but pictures show it: ua-cam.com/video/6MawkUgpp1E/v-deo.html , you can also stitch some in yourself, just buy some fabric, or go to a sewing shop/ taylor and make them do it, it should not cost much, depending on, if you want "fancy" elastics or just some paracord or the like, stitched on. This part is also easy to do you self, just use needles and normal polyester or polyamide/Nylon thread, and stitch/sew a lot through the material, and then make sure, that the ends are long, and tie them together with a lot of knots. Works fine for me, also for buttons and smaller holes, so? I am totally unskilled in this. A little end with knots will be hanging, but if on the inside, noone can see it. Most often at least, on gloves and so, it is different, but??? :o) (Oh I wrote it too in an other comment, but forgot, when someone "liked" this one. :o) )
@Thomas Jefferson i wear long sleeves and jeans in Oklahoma summer. 80 to 105° F 80%+ humidity is not unusual.
Worked at steel plant for 4 years near the annealing furnace. Average temps around it was over 110°F around the furnace. The furnace temp was 1710° F.
My forge is outside. I was forging in 82° F and well over 80% humidity on Wednesday. I was soaked.
Just have to be aware of hydration and your limits.
@Thomas Jefferson
Nah, I'm not better. I started in the fall and got acclimated. It wasn't easy by any means. I did over heat once.
@robert gatehouse May I ask how you managed to export it? The SSO company still doesn't have any shipping options outside CIS. Thank you
I like the German Koppel you are wearing 🙂👍 from my experience, wearing your trousers in the boots does already half the trick. Thank you for the informative video! Greetings from Germany!
I despise ticks and mosquitoes, bring on the cold!
I hate them too and have also lived in rented accommodation that had bed bugs and those little fuckers feed on whilst your asleep.
Death to all blood sucking bugs and flys🤬
My dog Got bitten in january,snow and everything and Got pyroplasmosis and died ...death to ticks
Here the temperatures are already sub-zero during after hours times, and yet I still have mosquitoes. I suspect they must have thermal underwear or something...
I hate when I'm falling asleep and I hear that mosquito buzz getting close, I have to find it and squash it before I can go back to sleep.
glad i live in a pretty cold moist horrible climate, also with a very fast declining political structure. take a guess.
I live in northwestern Ontario Canada and is also tick country. I've had a few in my legs that were removed. Funny. We always make sure iur animals are protected before us humans. And i had no idea that ticks don't crawl downward! My hubby and I live off grid and your knowledge is always very useful! Thank you for sharing Lars!❤🇨🇦❤
30 drops of Tea Tree Oil
10 drops of Geranium Oil
1 T Vegetable Glycerine
Add some distilled H2O
Shake and apply as needed
Keeps the skeeters & ticks away. Works on Arkansas ticks, but Russian ones may be a bit tougher.
It's not working. Only cypermethrin.
Excellent video, Lars! I never knew that ticks only climb UP and not down. Very good information!
*Rotates hand. Bug stops*: Re-configuring
Thank you so much for this video! Learning their behavior along with these clothing tips are going to help alot, I can tell already. I live in upstate NY, and there are so many ticks here as well. It seems it's a curse of these certain northern latitudes. I literally pulled a tick out of my scalp like 10 mins before you posted this video, luckily I don't have long hair anymore lol. I spend all of my free time in the forest so I encounter them too often. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
That is some good info! I have had between 40 and 50 ticks on me on a single hike through the woods. Stopping to pick them off and making sure to check your clothes and those of a partner (if you have one) is always a good idea!
What a GREAT channel! I just found this channel and have to say I'm hooked! You have a BEAUTIFUL, big country to explore and its so refreshing to see and experience life in Russia from a real perspective! Keep up the great work brother, much love from the USA!! ~Jay
“What the hell was that!?!?!?”
Excellent introduction.....
I also live in a very similar environment like Lars do and from my own experience bug repellents doesn't work on ticks, only on flying bugs like mosquitoes. Once you get a tick on your pants it will not let it go no matter how much "repellent" you have on you, they will continue crawling up. Maybe next time i need to spray some nerve agent :) but i doubt even that would help knowing how resilient these little bastards are. Making sure that you're properly dressed and avoid walking through tall vegetation is best way to repel ticks, sometimes a shorter route through bushes is not always the best one especially when there's a high risk of contracting life ruining disease.
Molti,
Some report good results by using Permethrin on footwear and clothing ...
I would suggest you spray a tick Liberally with permethrin and observe.
Please let us know the results !
Sawyer's is great, but there is a cheaper, just as effective, alternative: permethrin for use on cattle. Same stuff, but with a light petroleum carrier. Get it at places like Tractor Supply Center or Co-Op. Mix and spray, follow the same precautions as Sawyers. I've been tick free through early deer season, turkey season and working on the farm for about 5 years now! They literally curl up and die.
Great tip! I'll look for it! Thank you.
Hahahah, it looked like there was one on your cheek when you were ending the video. Funny guy!
Now all I can do is itch and look through my clothes for ticks!
you to eh , I just itched like made watching this .
There is a lot of dear tick where I am, and ticks can carry Lyme disease. I use permethrin on my clothes and have even tested it with a tick. When I put a tick on my clothes that are not treated I see them climb up as you said, but when they are on permethrin treated clothes they act drunk and unable to move normally, they just stagger around until they drop off. Great stuff!
That's good to know! Thanks for sharing.
Like always I learn something new, I never knew tick didn't climb down and they only went up that nice to know I'll have to check that out next time I find one, thank for sharing that. Be safe and God Bless you and your family
My first tick landed and dug in just under my beans. Was not awesome. I was about 10 and the parents had to remove it. Why am I writing this?
Imagine having one making itself at home in your asshole
Yeeesh
Ticks are from hell.
Small, mean and dangerous.
You just remove them. No big deal.
Until you get Lyme disease and you suffer the rest of your life....
@@milcotto4153 :The mother of a friend has landed in a wheelchair because of a tick.
@@Hansa079 I almost died from a tick as a child.
I've heard of people using pet tick collars on their ankles don't know how good they are.
Informative vid thanks.
Some dogs get some really bad side effects out of that stuff. The best way is to just go through your dog sort of shaking the fur all over around. Everywhere. While going after the smells around a dog will push its head through the brush and doing that it will brush off the ticks from them branches onto itself mainly at the area of the head and neck. You rub the fur real hard, It will just throw the ticks off before they can get to the skin. No poisoning of the dog, no ticks inside the house. I had a really bad tick invasion in my backyard in the hay that grew over there. I poisoned all of the grass and this summer I have found only two ticks on my dog while last year just standing there to see if there were any I found 16 ticks in an area 1,5m wide and four of them on me after just a minute of exposure standing there counting them. After poisoning the grass all down, only one tick on my dog and one on me ever since. Point being, you poison something, you poison the tick habitat, not the dog.
We do get ticks in Canada and lots of mosquitos. Thanks for the video's, Great advice and take care.
_Here in the states we use *Permethrin*. Spray down all your clothes and gear such as Tent, hammocks, tarps and just about anything else. It's good for many wash cycles and I can say it WORKS!._
The best tick solution is a .308 at point blank range. Just make sure you’ve got a bandaid in case the round penetrates through the tick and hits your leg.
some of the best stone sealer derived from pinetar italians make it called fila thanks for the advice bugs are relentless in canada need ear plugs to sleep in northern bush cheers
The ticks this year were insanely bad up here in northern Minnesota. I just used the tick spray you use on clothing to keep them off. I would be way more worried about catching a tick virus any day over this corona crap.
Im 45 mins from the US border and Minnesota is the neighbouring state. So I share your views. Ticks were really bad 2 yrs ago and I live off grid in the middle of butt f no where. I had ticks in my home and on us humans. Of course, I always make sure our animals are medicated each spring/summer. So the ticks usually die on their fur and shrivel up. Its unfortunate we have to deal with ticks but its where we live.
@@anemkigee250 what sort of medication do you use?
I learned many years ago in very extreme heat, that eating sulfur tablets worked to prevent ticks. One's perspiration would emit the smell and the ticks and chiggers would not like to bite one. Regular insect repellent would dissapate due to the extreme swetting that causes the repellent to not work. Your other point are so true also. The boots, spraying the boots, jackets, and long undershirts work so well. Of course where you live doen't get hot and humid like the SE US and tropics. I also have some Russian Army camouflage with the inside sleeve, helps a lot. It's very interesting just how much we agree on so many things. Great video.
I did mass appraisal for East haddam CT. This included Hadlyme which is the borough neighboring Lyme CT where the disease was named after. In spring that year I had up to 30 deer ticks on my a day, while being careful. I walked 50 meters down a cleared state trail to take a piss one day and I counted 14 ticks on me when i got back to the car. Nearly every homeowner I spoke with has or had lyme disease. One lady had to quit her teaching career because her immune system was so weak from taking multiple regiments of antibiotics. It is an epidemic that gets zero attention. There was an information board at the beginning of that trail where I encountered 14 ticks, nowhere on that board did it even mention ticks. There is some serious government fuckery going on with lyme disease.
Funny how a NE US person knows the daily worries over Lyme and nobody else knows WTF you're talking about. I'm a daily trail runner and constantly deal with deer ticks. We joke about raising opossum herds.
@@ski999 lol, I tell everyone to get guinea hens.
You should dig into the history and origin of Lyme disease.
You'll be extremely pissed off if you do.
Better than trousers with an inner bit and drawstring is to pull your socks over your trousers (provided the elastic is good). I would always catch them crawling up my neck after a day in the woods, as a child, while I was sitting at home. But always check yourself and change your clothes when you get home.
I think that's the best tick advice I've ever heard.
Now I know to spray my shoes and pants with permethrin.
Hot" tip !
Thank you"
Why would you spray your clothes with chemicals?
be extremely careful with permethrin if you have cats, even the residue left on your clothes is enuff to KILL one!
@John John you should google a little bit before giving people very wrong information.
"Exposure to even small quantities of concentrated permethrin can cause severe and fatal poisoning in cats" (from last link)
Here watch what happens to a cat that was exposed to Pyrethrin ua-cam.com/video/BifuRgxIYwU/v-deo.html
here is a link to a hiking form about pyrethrin outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/15740/is-permethrin-safe-for-cats-after-it-dries
another from internatonal cat care icatcare.org/permethrin/owner-info
Even a Rose Geranium + Lavender essential oil mix will harm/kill a cat. So, what, then, is the solution (since I cannot find a trustworthy source of information regarding safe natural repellents)? And, what about pockets? Out of curiosity, ticks crawl upwards, so do they ever fall into pockets?
My super soup arrived from Russia ( it arrived before it was supposed to, to the UK and great communication with the company that sold it... go Russia) well Lars it is a fine soup I must say and totally different! Keep em coming as always great watch.
I find if you spray your clothing especially trousers with Cedar oil it works great Ticks & Fleas Mosquitoes hate it, you can also use it on dogs..Good video & good tips, Thanks.
Yup ticks are in full force here in Ontario as well as the blackflies. Always good to know proper technique to safely remove them. Always check all warm/moist areas of the body, they love the arm pits. Light colored clothing makes detection of ticks easier as well. Cheers Fred
Hi Lair
In England we don’t have many poisonous snakes or spiders or such but we do have a big Tick problem in some places. I wear heavy boots with gaiters over the top that run up to the knee.
I get laughed at a lot from the lads a work saying “what’s with the gaiters ?, ain’t no nasty snakes around hear mate” to I reply “no but watch out for the ticks crawling up inside your trouser legs lads”
They then go very quiet and start checking around their ankles for insects.
🙂👍
Friend of mine found one on his nuts. Luckily no Lymes disease but cant have tickled taking that off XD
I feel you, in the area i live has a big tick area, if you go to the woods in shorts you end up with several ticks.
always wondered how bad it is in russia
Ti Tree oil is awesome as a tick repellent as well. Small spray bottle and spray your shoes and trousers. Oh and the AvE quote. ;)
Neat or diluted?
@@RobertsBulgaria Can certainly be diluted. I'd only go 50% though.
@@philbox4566 I use a solution of tea tree oil in alcohol (ethanol). It works, and it is also a repellant against mosquito's. It is certainly healtier than DEET. And cheaper.
@@peerx7866 Nice. I like it a lot. And if you run out of beer you can drink it. ;)
Try sulfur powder - can get from your local drug store pharmacist....cheap.
I've tried your method, it works. I tend to wear shorts in the summer and you can feel them crawl up your leg. I also put on sunblock on my exposed skin, which acts as a repellent (they hate the feeling on their little feet)
He have a lot of ticks here too. Do you have to worry about Lyme disease in Russia? Unfortunately I live 4 hours north of Lyme, Connecticut in the USA, the original source of the disease. It's very widespread here.
The original source was the island just off the cost where tick born diseases were being created after WW2 as part of operation paper clip.
I went fishing,(twenty or thirty years ago) with my children, the "place was infested with tics. Normally around here, very few are ever seen. Thank you for the great advice!
You should come visit sometime. We could go out into the bush and camp etc. Fun times in Canada. I'd love to visit Russia, what a beautiful country. Take care
Very importent tips! Thanks ! hate those crawlers!
Bonjour je suis du Québec et je suis fans de vous / Hello I'm from Quebec and I'm fans of you
Good tick video. We have lots of ticks in our woods. Thanks and take care.
Good info you're sharing about how to reduce chances of getting bitten. We wear boots etc, but it's something that goes with the territory in the woods here too. Hey have you heard about the GIANT tics that are now in Sweden? ... invasive species from Africa and Asia that migrate on cattle, and birds. These are huge tics that can smell prey from several meters and they actually chase for several meters too. wth ... and the bite is supposed to be 'serious' too. I'm glad they haven''t made it to Canada ... yet.
Great tips man Just got lyme disease for the second time (red ring after the bite) Great things to consider They're no joke In the north eastern United States It does kinda look like one lol
Put the end of your trousers in your socks. This also helps from ticks crawling up your legs.
By the way: I did not know that ticks came that high.
Johan Siegers i just had one on the back of my neck about a week ago! Freaked me out!!! Lol.
...I have extracted some from inside the ear canal...!
_Here in the states we use Permethrin. Spray down all your clothes and gear such as Tent, hammocks, tarps and just about anything else. It's good for many wash cycles and I can say it WORKS!._
Good video, and I am jealous of the stack of firewood you have there 😁
Thank you for your video. This is great common sense information. I need to find an Anorak like yours.
Never seen the sleeve at the bottom of trousers nice tip to look out for!
They really are one of the most annoying little creatures. Great advice as always Lars, all the best.
Tons around here. I did not know about crawling down. Thanks Lars.
I agree with Timbo, im counting down the days to Fall....trying to survive the burning hell that Summer brings....burn every tick you find Lars!
I love all these videos. This is just an awesome experience. Been watching since you first got the SRV and it's been awesome, I think 3 years. I'll donate to you soon to help with the new vehicle you got :D
Great advice Lars, what do you do if you're camping though?
Great info and video. I love the trousers with the extra sleeve at the bottom. Whenever I’m in the woods, I always stop about every 10 minutes or so and check my pants for ticks. I use the Repel Tick Defense spray and I haven’t found a tick on me since. Before I started using that spray, I used to find 2 or 3 ticks on me at a time.
Good video Lars! The Russian anti-encephalitis suits (it seems that in Eastern Europe and Russia, encephalitis is more widespraed than the Lyme disease) that protect from ticks and mosquitoes are ranging from inexpensive (1300 rbl) to costly (7000 rbl). Good quality ones are to be found around 2000 rbl. For potential buyers who go in regions where there are also smaller insects (midges, maringoins and so on) it would be prudent to check the size of the netting.
Your belt brings up memories... wore it all the time.
And that's why is good to have a sail boat and go to some Greek island for the summer. I don't have a boat so I stay at my sisters - high up on a hammock.
A place where "Chicks" are everywhere and crawl all over you fighting to get a bite. Sounds like heaven
Hmmmm……...chicks crawling all over you might be a nice thing, but not ticks!
The Canadian Army Combat pants used to have those sleeves in the pant leg too. The new combat pants have some kind of tick repellent in the material.
Awesome vid as usual, the ideas you propose are really practical, thanks for sharing. Ticks are a PITA in northern Spain too!
Thanks for covering that Lars, I have found that “tick repellent” doesn’t work very well so will be adding these extra clothing barriers to my tick prevention. Thanks again for the video, awesome as always, take care, Paul.
Place small kotton cloth on Anthill. Poke it for a few minuts...use cloth to repel ticks from body and clothing with the acid infused cloth.
They are also inner sleeves in Canadian millatary trousers
I’m going to try to find those trousers. Thank you for the information. I live in the same type of area.
If the U.S. and Russia got along well . We could throw one hell of a party , And have fun doing it. Thank You S.R. from Oregon .
We are all friends when it come to the space station......
Before I worked all the time I hiked all the time. Got ticks all the time. This is good stuff to know!
Wow I have had ticks before and did not know they dont crawl down, but only up. Thanks for your advise.
We've had a huge increase in the number of deer ticks in my area. On my last hike I fould half a dozen ticks on my during a 12 mile hike. Fortunately I discovered them before they could bite... from now on I'm hosing down my clothing and gear with permethrin, and spraying picaridin on myself as well.
Thank you to you and your crawlies!!! John
permethrin + DEET + strong tobacco in a pipe. Long sleeves and rubber boots, wear light colors :D
What end up from the, "What was that," moment?
Good advice on ticks. Hate those things.
Southern Wanderer probably worried about a moose sneaking up on him.
I actually just bought those flea/tick collars tide it across my legs then rubb a little of that oil stuff on a cloth put that on my waist keeps ticks away for me 👍 plus the collar lasts 8 months an the oil about 3 months for 3 mini bottles but I don't let the oils touch me or get on my clothing just the rag on one side.
Nice Lars. So what you are saying is that I should always bring a tick with me when I go back country skiing. In case I get burried in an avalanche the tick will help me find my way out which can otherwise be challenging..;-)
That was extremely informative. Thanks for posting that.
Definitely learned something this morning thanks for sharing :)
The innersleeve in the trousers is genious, and should be standard on all army combat pants.
And now..., go role in an anthill 😨😁
I'm pretty sure it is standard on all combat trousers. I wore them in the 70's and 80's.
@@beer1for2break3fast4 Russian combat's maybe. Not on many NATO's.
Interesting video. I know that the paralysis ticks in Australia are also attracted to light colored clothing and I have caught many by the old trick of dragging or placing white cloth on the ground. So I never wear light colored clothing LOL. Crawling up is their way to get to the nice juicy parts of an animals body. One should always check behind the ears, groin, neck and under arms and back of knees for ticks after thrashing through the bush. RID (DEET) works but not sure if you have that in Russia although it's pretty toxic to humans LOL! You've got a great channel!
Thank you for sharing my friend
Lars, thanks for sharing, got home from work to find I had a visit from Survival Russia, great information. . I've had 3 bites and 4 crawlers, but I removed them as soon as I felt them . My dogs bring them in , then they transfer to me . Atb
Good tips and tricks Lars. Handy.
Tea tree oil.
Dilute it and spritz it on around your boots and socks. The ticks hate it (I've seen one actually jump off me)and it doesn't smell too bad either,a bit like lime and pine.
I hope you made a scythe video.
Hallo Lars, Danke für deine Tipps mit dem Hosenbein und dem T- Shirt. Wie du selbst auch sagst ist Kontrolle und ein bewusster Umgang mit den Risiken durch Zecken die beste Prävention. Die chemischen MIttel sind im Grunde nur eine Ergänzung. Ein Zeckenstich kann man sicher nicht ganz ausschließen, aber nicht mehr raus in die Natur zu gehen ist auch keine Lösung ;-)
Viele Grüße TORSTEN
Danke Torsten :) Nein, das ist auch keine Lösung.
...episode made my skin crawl. You are the tick-master (invertebrate beast-master). Hail! Hail! Hail! :-)
Awesome. I just picked few off. Just got back from the woods. All were on my head.
I cover up in 50% deet. Forgot to spray my hat.
Good show.
I was thinking about exactly this during your last video. We have many deer ticks where I live and lyme disease is a big issue.
Has Lyme disease made it up to where you are at?
Do the ticks carry another illness?
I like that green jacket are they availlable out of Russia
Thanks
it even worse than Lyme, they have Encephalitis in Russia/Europe and it deadly and painful swelling of brain
Great video, the ticks are really bad this year.
Where do you get the jacket and pants & boots you are wearing? They are pretty cool
Lars, what do the native tribes do for tick prevention? Just curious🤔
Steve
Florida, USA
Old remedy was to make a tar-like substance from birch bark and apply in on skin. It should keep bugs away. The substance was made by heating birch bark in an airtight container and allowing the tar to drip to the bottom. It has a very distinctive smell and has many other uses.
Andrew, thanks for the tip 👍
@@andrewevanoff1192 How do you heat it in an air tight container without an explosion? And where would natives of the past get an air tight container?
Maybe a ceramic pot, made from foraged clay. With a hole at the bottom.. you should be able to burn it quite hot I'd imagine..and as long as there is a second ceramic bowl under the pot with the hole ..to catch the drips..perhaps maybe this is how the natives collected
In Soviet Russia, you bite tick!
I HATE ticks.
Thanks for the tips.
Hi Lars, I love the video and indeed you channel. Brilliant! I would like to know how you remove tics if they have bitten you though? Obviously an experienced woodsman like yourself must have a native trick!?
I grab/pinch them and turn clockwise. It works well.
@@SurvivalRussia Awesome Lars. It’s funny about all the advice out there about burning them and things like that. Nice to know a simple twist is the trick. Simple effective advice. Cheers dude!! Keep the videos coming! My you tube account has turned into Lars TV! Love it. 👌
do you live in russia? if so what will you do when the internet is closed off in november?
Try to prevent, prewent !
¡Jajaja! Thanks for advised & these catchy moments 😉 you have some guts though!
Khakhi is a great outdoor color to wear for detecting ticks.
Mk,
White is even better. Ticks are very easy to see. Some people think white attracts ticks, because when they wear white they see all the ticks. Wearing khakhi they don't see so many. I guess if they don't want to see any, they should wear dark brown ...
@@fjb4932 You are correct as far as detecting ticks goes. But Khakhi is a good oldschool tactical color choice, especially in drier climates. Also white stains with dirt to khakhi :D
Dude, you're a tick magnet
lmao