Hi;
Being concerned about Lyme disease, I am always wary of hiking during the months when tics are active. The CDC recommends checking your entire body after every day of hiking. I would like to know how you - if traveling solo - would check your entire body for tics?
You're done with 10-20 miles of rough hiking, and just want to eat and go to sleep. But even if you are fully alert, how are you going to check places on your own body that you cannot see or reach?
I have always used DEET when I hike, and I wipe myself down (as best I can) with a moist towlette (which I think is soaked in a solution containing alcohol).
So far I guess I have been lucky - not to have contracted any diseases. But then, I haven't done much multi-day hiking, and always shower thoroughly when I return home.
Your thoughts?
Arden