If you are having issues with ticks in your yard and don’t want to douse it in chemical sprays, an alternative is to use tick tubes.  Here’s how tick tubes

Studies actually have shown that certain essential oils can repel ticks naturally. However, it’s important to be realistic about how effective essential oils are against ticks.  This article will delve

Due to global warming, tick habitat range has drastically increased and tick season is much longer.  So, it’s no surprise that tick-borne diseases like Lyme are on the rise.   Parts

While there are some natural ways to keep ticks off of you, permethrin is the only reliable and effective way to prevent tick bites.  Considering that ticks can transmit over

As backpacking and camping have become more popular, it’s created a serious problem for bears: food conditioning.  This is what happens when bears learn to seek out humans for their

Just like how you should always take a first aid kit with you hiking (here’s what’s in mine), you should have a first aid kit for your dog too.  There

As a mom who goes wild camping in remote areas with my young daughter, I take my backpacking first aid kit seriously.  Injuries like sprains and fractures are very common

As an experienced backpacker and camper, I am prepared for wild animals like bears and snakes. However, cows were not an animal that I really thought much about… Until a

Over the years, I’ve camped in the rain many times (and written tips on how to camp in the rain here).  However, camping in a thunderstorm is a completely different

To properly remove a tick that has bitten you, it is really important that you grasp it by the head and pull straight out with a steady motion.  Otherwise, you