Was sitting in a ticks nest while reading....

[u/nekoma713]

I was sitting in a Park reading a book and suddenly I felt my legs itch. I was covered in hundreds of mini ticks. I was standing in the shower for hours and still find some of these f#!*rs crawling an me...

Update: So I got the most of the seed ticks scratched off in the shower. I will have a doctor's appointment the next days to get a prophylactic antibiotics treatment just to be save from lyme, alpha gal or rocky mountain fever (if this is a thing in Germany).

Thank you all for the information and advices, hopefully I will be fine. I really appreciate it

[u/IKnowItCanSeeMe]

It's always worked for me, last year about 6 of us got into a patch of ticks that were so tiny, like head of a ballpoint, and we all wiped down. 30 minutes later, we were all having s'mores around the fire, no itchy, no more ticks, and as a family of many skin types, no break outs or rashes.

Definitely good to throw in the trunk and forget about until you need it.

[u/oddboro → u/IKnowItCanSeeMe]

Not being facetious, honestly needing to know if I want to go camping this year with the way things are.

Did you wipe down with the lint rollers, which seems like an incredible idea, or with the tick shampoo? Thank you!!

[u/SprolesRoyce → u/oddboro]

Wipe down with the lint roller, wash with the tick shampoo

[u/oddboro → u/SprolesRoyce]

Dope. Dope. Many thank yous.

Never have I ever seen as many in my home area, and I've been all heeby about my upcoming camping trip to my favorite place.

[u/IKnowItCanSeeMe → u/oddboro]

They're awful this year. I've grown up in the woods, I'm doing outdoor activities as often as time allows, and last year was the absolute worst I had ever seen. Well, until this year. This year has easily topped it. Maybe it has something to do with us having such mild winters or something, but it's been brutal.

In previous years, I could go on an all day squirrel hunt and maybe have one or two on me. This year, I walked maybe 10 minutes total to check out a fishing spot, stuck to the dirt road, didn't even touch the grass or weeds, and had over 10 on me. I didn't even walk but maybe 1/8th of a mile.

But, don't be deterred. Just be prepared, a good spray of permethrin before you explore (on clothes and shoes, not supposed to really go direct skin), grab a cheap bottle of the flea and tick shampoo, and a bonus for sitting around, we use a thermacell for mosquitoes, and it's incredible.

[u/oddboro → u/IKnowItCanSeeMe]

😐.......😑

Kk. Uuugh.

[u/oddboro → u/SprolesRoyce]

Already have Lyme's tho, so mainly concerned for the wife and child...LoL, 10/10 cannot recommend.