100%! I used this hack all through my military career on many deployments and training exercises. As a Medic it was my responsibility to take care of my guys which meant that I had to keep myself from becoming a casualty of insects, blisters, the heat, the cold, etc. I used pantyhose for blister control and for the sand fleas in Iraq which were a massive problem at many of our FOBs and A.O.'s. I never advertised my secret but if someone was having a particularly difficult time with blisters or insect bites, I would clue them in. Thanks Stoker for this one!!
Stoker, you did it again! On a scale of 1 -10 this is a solid 100+ My nephew said he and SOF used knee-high nylons to prevent blisters. I had no idea full-length would stop chiggers and ticks. I HATE those things. I've been hammered by them in the past. I now have a solution that doesn't involve toxic chemicals migrating to my internal organs etc. AWESOME video! I'm passing this along.
Top, my grandfather was the one who told me of using pantyhose... before I went into the Army. Of course, I didn't believe him until I was told by other "old-timers" doing the same. They used them as filters, blister prevention, bird nets, chigger/tick prevention, etc. You're always laying out the knowledge, and I truly appreciate the reminders and old dog/ new tricks Stokerledge! Be safe out there!
Outstanding video Top! I learned this same trick as an Airman embedded with a Army Cav unit. They would originally use them prevent saddle injuries during ceremonial rides. But later used them to deter ticks and chiggers, just as you described.
Excellent video, Stoker! Fantastic advice. Ticks were always a problem around our acreage until we got and raised a flock of 20 Guinea fowl. They snack on those critters like they are candy and work the property over like a machine every day. Far fewer ticks on me or our dogs.
Years of dealing with these "suckers" and a survivor of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, I never knew this! What a gem of info. As soon as you revealed it, it made perfect sense! Thank once again!
Grew up in Indiana. Ticks, chiggers (red bugs) , poison ivy, snakes, All issues in the summertime. Strongly recommend Campho Phenique once the chiggers dig in.
During my Army life, my squad wore black leotards not only for critter protection but helped to stay warm in the Alps in winter. This subject was unexpected, however a great subject.
One night camping in the woods, Pacific Northwest, i woke up feeling crappy and later on that afternoon I looked in the mirror and saw a tick was burrowing right into my face under my left eye. I told my parents and they just told me to make sure I dug it out completely. I was 12. Felt like crap for a while after that day. Thanks for the tip.
@@silver-en7klYou're lucky it was only days: some of those buggers carry life altering diseases. My dog got bit last summer, ended up with a swollen spinal cord and a week's worth of anti-inflammatory injections. A month later her liver shut down and she was a week in the vet hospital in very rough condition. Luckily the bacteria responded to the meds, most of the paralysis is gone, and she's 95% today, but she'll never be 100%. Those buggers are no joke!
It is crazy the amount of information one person can teach. I was lucky enough to get some of these lessons in person. One of these days I'll catch the entire story about his old truck.
After decades of trudging thought forests, I've never had a chigger problem. Then a few years ago, we moved near a forest, did some bushwhacking in the spring near some marshy area. After a short time, I had a bad case of the itchys. Took me a few days to realize that the cause was chiggers. Thank you for the video. I've also heard that Australian lifeguards wear them for protection against jellyfish stings.
Had a friend that also did pest control and the way he'd check for bed bugs is he'd put on the microfiber jumpsuit and wander through a house firing off empty chamber on a repeating CO2 pellet pistol and watching his legs. I've known about the shears for years before that. You can use em on wire frames when smoke drying fish! Just about the best material to keep bugs outta your mouth and nose too.
One of your best. I retire next year from the Air Force with 26 years of service in the Air National Guard. Loved this! Keep up the great work Sarge! 🫡🇺🇸🤙🏼
I love learning about survival tactics, and practicing those type of skills. I live in Juneau, Alaska, and spend the vast majority of my time either hiking out camping, and always off trail of possible. Ticks are a great concern. I personally know several people, here in Juneau, who've contracted Lyme disease. AND I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TRICK??!! VERY cool! I'm definitely adding a few pair to my kit. Big thanks, for this one. Lyme disease is no joke. Very nasty stuff. This could actually save lives, or at the very least, prevent unnecessary suffering. Good on ya'! 🤙
Thanks Top. Too bad I didn't know this 60+ years ago. I'll give it a try. I personally don't give half a damn what people at the store think. I've bought pantyhose, tampons, birth control items, and adult diapers for other people, and nobody gave me grief over those. Let everyone think what they want, it's not a problem for me.
I always learn or I'm entertained by your content. I have seen many hikers moving to wearing tights while hiking. It wound stand to reason they would block in the same manner, but the hose would be the bomb since it would keep you cooler too. I grew up around chiggers and they knew me well. Later at a job, I got into a truck that had been taken hunting with dogs. Eleven ticks on my back from ten minutes of sitting in that driver's seat, a doctor visit to have them removed, and a course of antibots in case of lymes. Hell, I'd wear a full body sockings or tights with the tutu to not have those again. Where do I get a camo tutu? (Just joking about the tutu.)
Wasn’t it Joe Namath that brought this technique into the light of day so many years ago? 😂 Murphy’s Laws of Combat number six: “If it’s stupid but it works, it’s not stupid!”
Here in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, I spend a fair amount of time harvesting wood in the forests. I typically spray my boots and pant legs with a good insect spray before going out. However, I have had severe cases of chigger bites (requiring a prescription cream) and the swelling of the bite area that goes along with it. I do like the idea of using pantyhose. Regardless of my repellent method, I will always upon coming indoors, coat my legs with alcohol-based mouthwash and then rinse my legs with soap in the shower. I saturate a paper with the mouthwash, wiping the entirety of my legs, letting it sit for 10 or so minutes, and then head to the shower. Since I’ve started this method, I’ve never had another bite. I can see the ticks crawling on me, but chiggers are generally too small to see. The mouthwash idea does work, and so will rubbing alcohol and etc.
In my days in the army, I use to wear knee highs in the winter so the perspiration would pass through and not freeze. Under a nice pair of wool socks, that was the best way to avoid frostbite. Also sprayed antiperspirant on my feet as well.
Russian gorka suits is what I go with...they have build in tick traps at the ankles ..ticks always crawl up..never down ..so they get cought and sit there at night or on a rest you pick them out..the outside of my close is treated with permethrin...since then never had a tick again...and I had my fair share of 3 tick born diseases...the tick trap is a at about 8 inch above your foot stiched in inner canvas sleeve wich goes all the way over your socks down into the boot to the base of your foot and is held there with a rubber band ..much like gaiters...the pants then go over your boot .. so when the tick crawls on the boot under the sleeve of your pants it will end up 8 inch above your foot in the seam where the inner sleeve meets the outer..I got sometime more then 10 out of there when on a rest ...works well..I might make a video about it soon as the snow just melts up here in Canada and soon the little buggers come for our blood again..
I’ve never dealt with chiggers. But being a long time hunter and mule skinner in the northern Rockies? It’s my experience with ticks that they get higher and drop on you as you brush by. I find em on my hats a lot. Every night we would check each others heads for ticks. My buddy did have one attached to his leg one time. So your trick may well work for that. My aunt got Lymes disease and it was a long struggle to get healthy again. So I generally bite the bullet and just deet up in the spring. Our mules would get em mostly around the flanks. The thin strip of skin between the belly and the hind leg. Some would look like a white blueberry they were so big. I’ve always shot deer and elk and when you flip em over to gut em they would be in that flank area as well. Good channel! Thanks!
this used to be a secret at Ranger school...another way to prevent blisters is to powder feet, then wrap big toe and little toe with medical (white) tape and back of heel...wear thin dress socks...then issued or boot socks...friction is mitigated as socks rub against each other instead of skin...
i have done this hack before!! another trick is to put dryer sheets in the tops of your boots!! itll keep the biting bugs away too!!! thanks for sharing & be safe out there!!
Good idea for the bottom half. How about the top half? My technique is the spray permethrin onto my clothes and gear a few days before the trip. Pants, shirts, skivvies, socks, hats, sleeping bag. Inside and outside. Also, inside of my tent. Inspect myself at morning and night. Then Deet myself. I also tuck my pant legs into my socks. Works for me, but the ticks do register some complaints. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Great tip. Much appreciated. I grew up in south central Kansas and the chiggers just love me and did I ever hate them! Lots of clear nail polish or eventually ChiggeRid, same thing. Gotta smother those tunneling bastards & then let your body dispose of them. Days of miserable itching. When we would go fishing, which was almost every weekend, tick attacks. Getting rid of those blood sucking disease carrying insects was never any fun and hugely time consuming. Panty hose? Why didn't I ever see that? Of course, wearing those back in the 60's was definitely frowned upon. But oh would it have made for more enjoyable summers. Thanks O' Great Stoked One.
As a side note you can also bring a small powder bottle like a "baby powder bottle" but fill it with diatomacious earth this with kill bugs on contact and is safe for you and your pets fur coat, you can also put a tea spoon in their meals to deworm them from intestinal parasites. Putting this in their meals is based on their weight so caution is recommended here.
Heard they keep leaches off you too. And yes NC is a sweat box in July and August..ticks and chiggers year round. I do like to pretreat my gear with permethrin
Great advice, I'll pick up some tomorrow. I'm living in northern Germany, where ticks used to be not as dangerous as in the south - but following the climate change they get really dangerous here as well and I was never comfortable with the chemicals, thanks man! A coworker of mine is a dog owner and walking him through the woods he got a tick bite, followed by a lyme-infection - now he's ill several times a year, adding up to almost three months every year - they are really nasty critters.
I grew up in chigger country. The old hats that hunted and worked forested areas always said they wore them! Also very good base base layer for winter survival!
I've been using them (panty hose) for about ten years now and they really come in handy walking thru the woods and swamps when scouting or whatever to keep those little buggers away
Was told by one of the hiking crowd peppermint oil keeps away the mosquitoes (if you can bring up women's hoisury I can bring up hippie stuff!) and I tried it out and it worked. Haven't had the chance to use it in tick country yet though I heard from another channel they use Vicks vaporub to get ticks and chiggers to let go and it's in a similar league smell wise so might work. Not sure about using either in bear country as a little bit close to a food smell. Maybe your method is a little more fool proof as long as you don't start painting your toenails!!!!
If you're in a tactical situation, the smell will give you away. People who have been outdoors for extended time usually have a heightened olfactory response to scented soap shampoo, and deodorant, or any scents not common in their A.O.
@@Z7d3nR4 Deet has a strong smell by that logic you should be able to smell Deet. I am aware of heightened senses after roughly 3 days in the bush but I don't think peppermint oil would carry much more than toothpaste, shampoo or deodorant and outside of trained infantry men and a few hunters who thinks to mask their scent?
@@Z7d3nR4 OK, let's go with cordite, burning and rotten flesh instead and if you are behind enemy lines they're just going to get the trackers and dogs out not to mention the drones and spotter planes. Any negating to be done this time?
Used them in Iraq. Learned it from reading Richard Marcinco Rouge warrior. And yes, they worked for me VERY well in OIF 1 also used unlubed condoms with tape and or rubber bands ( both worked for lithium batteries)
Sounds like a good idea. I live and backpack in the Knobstone area of Southern Indiana, and ticks are a major issue. I haven't had as much problems with them since I started spraying my clothes and gear with Permethrin, but it's only a matter of time until critters start building a resistance to it. My only question....as a Man who has never purchased or worn pantyhose, how the hell do I know what size to buy? :)
Canadian here, I learned this trick as a young girl in cadets. It actually works really well to add extra warmth in the cold Canadian winter climate without adding any movement limiting bulk. I spent 20 years as an officer after that, and found many uses for them as well.
i've used stockings for pre-filtering water, making a screen for making paper, covering jars to keep bugs out, the uses are nearly endless! i hate wearing them though!
Great video, I learned this from my Drill Sergeant in 90' and wore them almost every day. Here's a tip if you want your mantyhose to last at least 10 times longer. They toughen up to cryogenic treatment just like steel. I sent some years ago to 300 Below with a gun barrel and the did them for free.
Thanks for the new info. I did not know about the insect prevention. Another use of panty hose is for horseback riding while hunting, especially if you are not used to riding much.
I used them at LeJeune and other duty stations. Rub a small amount of vaseline into your feet after you put them on, then your socks, and it will absolutely prevent blisters on a force march.
Great shit, no one ever talks about these, but they work. FYI they make shirts out of this stuff too, long sleeve and that equals everywhere but your neck and head is covered.
absolutely works, had a lot of people laugh at me. But not only do they keep the ticks off there good for warmth in the winter. I picked over 90 ticks of me from one night of night nav on camp Lejeune
I wish I would have known about this trick at Ft Hood (545th MP CO, 1st Cav Div). My first attack with Chiggers was the worst attack I have ever experienced. And we were on dry (non-swampy land) during the summer. Like you said in the video, top of my boots and waist were inundated with bites. It was really bad. I’ve had a few other incidents with Chiggers over the years, but the Ft Hood attack was the worst of all. Thanks for the tip my friend. 👍🏻
A trick I learned from commercial mowing dealing with chiggers and tics is put a couple cap fulls of original Lysol in a hot bath as hot as you can stand, and soak in the water with the Lysol and the chiggers will fall off and drown, chiggers will drive you nuts with the itch
I always get a lot of tick bites every spring here in east central GA, mostly on the upper body. But I'll do anything to keep chiggers off. I'll have to give this a try, hopefully won't increase heat and sweat. Thanks
I would have told the team in advance. You know there would have been people who wouldn't listen to you. You would have the admiration of the guys who listened, and the satisfaction watching the suffering guys who didn't.
I got quite a few chiggars myself at Lejeune. I never did the panty hose thing, I'd just use clear fingernail polish on em after the fact. It seemed to do the trick.
my first PSG in the army infantry was a nam vet, he said he would trade his rations for these in town. Both for bugs and chafing since they were wet constantly. This was before spandex leggings... but I wore these since then, and helped keep the sand fleas off me in both theatres.
One of my Father's best friends was a very rugged dude. He also wore and swore by wearing pantyhose. In the summer for ticks and during the Winter as added warmth. I had never worn them myself, but now that I live in Florida I will try it when fishing or hunting.
Back in the 70s, there used to be product called "Leggs" that were pantyhose that came in a plastic egg. When I was in the army back then, I started wearing these as my unit would purchase the black heavy-duty thicker model to wear to keep mosquitoes and ticks off of us and helped wick away sweat in the summer and then provided extra warmth in the winter under the issued cotton crappy thermals they gave us that didn't really work that well.
It must be the friction that keeps them from burrowing into the skin and not having a gap. I never heard of anyone getting them in the West. I didn't even know how to spell chiggers or what they looked like. Thanks for your tip.
100%! I used this hack all through my military career on many deployments and training exercises. As a Medic it was my responsibility to take care of my guys which meant that I had to keep myself from becoming a casualty of insects, blisters, the heat, the cold, etc.
I used pantyhose for blister control and for the sand fleas in Iraq which were a massive problem at many of our FOBs and A.O.'s. I never advertised my secret but if someone was having a particularly difficult time with blisters or insect bites, I would clue them in. Thanks Stoker for this one!!
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Stoker, you did it again! On a scale of 1 -10 this is a solid 100+ My nephew said he and SOF used knee-high nylons to prevent blisters. I had no idea full-length would stop chiggers and ticks. I HATE those things. I've been hammered by them in the past. I now have a solution that doesn't involve toxic chemicals migrating to my internal organs etc. AWESOME video! I'm passing this along.
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Top, my grandfather was the one who told me of using pantyhose... before I went into the Army. Of course, I didn't believe him until I was told by other "old-timers" doing the same. They used them as filters, blister prevention, bird nets, chigger/tick prevention, etc.
You're always laying out the knowledge, and I truly appreciate the reminders and old dog/ new tricks Stokerledge! Be safe out there!
Outstanding video Top! I learned this same trick as an Airman embedded with a Army Cav unit. They would originally use them prevent saddle injuries during ceremonial rides. But later used them to deter ticks and chiggers, just as you described.
Excellent video, Stoker! Fantastic advice. Ticks were always a problem around our acreage until we got and raised a flock of 20 Guinea fowl. They snack on those critters like they are candy and work the property over like a machine every day. Far fewer ticks on me or our dogs.
Years of dealing with these "suckers" and a survivor of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, I never knew this! What a gem of info. As soon as you revealed it, it made perfect sense! Thank once again!
I never even thought about using them for stopping ticks, we used them to help in cold weather and to help stop blisters....nice tip
Grew up in Indiana. Ticks, chiggers (red bugs) , poison ivy, snakes, All issues in the summertime. Strongly recommend Campho Phenique once the chiggers dig in.
All u gotta do is hit em with some nail polish they’ll come out
Rosemary oil works good to
During my Army life, my squad wore black leotards not only for critter protection but helped to stay warm in the Alps in winter. This subject was unexpected, however a great subject.
I’ve been to those Alps and worn my share of pantyhose also. AATW!
I use them too. Dollar store ones.
One night camping in the woods, Pacific Northwest, i woke up feeling crappy and later on that afternoon I looked in the mirror and saw a tick was burrowing right into my face under my left eye. I told my parents and they just told me to make sure I dug it out completely. I was 12. Felt like crap for a while after that day. Thanks for the tip.
Dang!
Stoker wore pantihose on his head, why not you too!!...lol😊
@@brandyhouston2105 if I would have know that trick I would have for sure. I felt sick for days after pulling that little bugger out of my face.
@@silver-en7klYou're lucky it was only days: some of those buggers carry life altering diseases. My dog got bit last summer, ended up with a swollen spinal cord and a week's worth of anti-inflammatory injections. A month later her liver shut down and she was a week in the vet hospital in very rough condition. Luckily the bacteria responded to the meds, most of the paralysis is gone, and she's 95% today, but she'll never be 100%. Those buggers are no joke!
Does work really well. I used to clamber around mountains with lots of ticks (sheep area), and this was how we did.
That's a good tip. Horse back guides often use them to prevent saddle sores from long rides. We used to turn our socks inside out to prevent blisters.
It is crazy the amount of information one person can teach. I was lucky enough to get some of these lessons in person. One of these days I'll catch the entire story about his old truck.
Ha! I gotta put that on camera…
Appreciate ya!
After decades of trudging thought forests, I've never had a chigger problem. Then a few years ago, we moved near a forest, did some bushwhacking in the spring near some marshy area. After a short time, I had a bad case of the itchys. Took me a few days to realize that the cause was chiggers. Thank you for the video. I've also heard that Australian lifeguards wear them for protection against jellyfish stings.
Had a friend that also did pest control and the way he'd check for bed bugs is he'd put on the microfiber jumpsuit and wander through a house firing off empty chamber on a repeating CO2 pellet pistol and watching his legs. I've known about the shears for years before that. You can use em on wire frames when smoke drying fish! Just about the best material to keep bugs outta your mouth and nose too.
Had an old school NCO tell me this years ago. I thought he was nuts. Until I tried it. Works like a champ.
One of your best. I retire next year from the Air Force with 26 years of service in the Air National Guard. Loved this! Keep up the great work Sarge! 🫡🇺🇸🤙🏼
I love learning about survival tactics, and practicing those type of skills. I live in Juneau, Alaska, and spend the vast majority of my time either hiking out camping, and always off trail of possible.
Ticks are a great concern. I personally know several people, here in Juneau, who've contracted Lyme disease. AND I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TRICK??!!
VERY cool! I'm definitely adding a few pair to my kit. Big thanks, for this one. Lyme disease is no joke. Very nasty stuff. This could actually save lives, or at the very least, prevent unnecessary suffering.
Good on ya'! 🤙
My father-in-law always wore em when he went hunting. They also provide an extra layer of warmth in the winter as well. He swore by em.
They work great to remove insulation dust off skin. Just wipe and no itching. Now I have a new use to consider. Thanks for sharing.
Good tip there!
Baby powder works great
For insulating… powder fills pours so the itch can’t
@@seanstookesberry5224 haven't tried baby powder but will keep that in mind. Wouldn't have to wipe dust off after installing. Thanks for the idea
Thanks Top. Too bad I didn't know this 60+ years ago. I'll give it a try.
I personally don't give half a damn what people at the store think. I've bought pantyhose, tampons, birth control items, and adult diapers for other people, and nobody gave me grief over those. Let everyone think what they want, it's not a problem for me.
I used to wear them under my 1/4” neoprene scuba gear. Really helped getting them on an off.
I can see that!
damn straight
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I always learn or I'm entertained by your content. I have seen many hikers moving to wearing tights while hiking. It wound stand to reason they would block in the same manner, but the hose would be the bomb since it would keep you cooler too. I grew up around chiggers and they knew me well. Later at a job, I got into a truck that had been taken hunting with dogs. Eleven ticks on my back from ten minutes of sitting in that driver's seat, a doctor visit to have them removed, and a course of antibots in case of lymes. Hell, I'd wear a full body sockings or tights with the tutu to not have those again. Where do I get a camo tutu? (Just joking about the tutu.)
Lol! You had me at tutu!! Lmao!
At my age and bulk, I would have to buy a threethree.
I live in tick country, so I already knew this self-defense trick. But brother, the way you presented it, was incredible! Nice video.
Wasn’t it Joe Namath that brought this technique into the light of day so many years ago?
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Murphy’s Laws of Combat number six:
“If it’s stupid but it works, it’s not stupid!”
Here in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, I spend a fair amount of time harvesting wood in the forests. I typically spray my boots and pant legs with a good insect spray before going out. However, I have had severe cases of chigger bites (requiring a prescription cream) and the swelling of the bite area that goes along with it. I do like the idea of using pantyhose.
Regardless of my repellent method, I will always upon coming indoors, coat my legs with alcohol-based mouthwash and then rinse my legs with soap in the shower. I saturate a paper with the mouthwash, wiping the entirety of my legs, letting it sit for 10 or so minutes, and then head to the shower. Since I’ve started this method, I’ve never had another bite.
I can see the ticks crawling on me, but chiggers are generally too small to see. The mouthwash idea does work, and so will rubbing alcohol and etc.
In my days in the army, I use to wear knee highs in the winter so the perspiration would pass through and not freeze. Under a nice pair of wool socks, that was the best way to avoid frostbite. Also sprayed antiperspirant on my feet as well.
They also make a great base layer in winter!
Sawyer permethrin works good
Russian gorka suits is what I go with...they have build in tick traps at the ankles ..ticks always crawl up..never down ..so they get cought and sit there at night or on a rest you pick them out..the outside of my close is treated with permethrin...since then never had a tick again...and I had my fair share of 3 tick born diseases...the tick trap is a at about 8 inch above your foot stiched in inner canvas sleeve wich goes all the way over your socks down into the boot to the base of your foot and is held there with a rubber band ..much like gaiters...the pants then go over your boot .. so when the tick crawls on the boot under the sleeve of your pants it will end up 8 inch above your foot in the seam where the inner sleeve meets the outer..I got sometime more then 10 out of there when on a rest ...works well..I might make a video about it soon as the snow just melts up here in Canada and soon the little buggers come for our blood again..
I’ve never dealt with chiggers. But being a long time hunter and mule skinner in the northern Rockies? It’s my experience with ticks that they get higher and drop on you as you brush by. I find em on my hats a lot. Every night we would check each others heads for ticks. My buddy did have one attached to his leg one time. So your trick may well work for that. My aunt got Lymes disease and it was a long struggle to get healthy again. So I generally bite the bullet and just deet up in the spring. Our mules would get em mostly around the flanks. The thin strip of skin between the belly and the hind leg. Some would look like a white blueberry they were so big. I’ve always shot deer and elk and when you flip em over to gut em they would be in that flank area as well. Good channel! Thanks!
Appreciate ya sharing that!!
Makes an excellent base layer in cold temps too
this used to be a secret at Ranger school...another way to prevent blisters is to powder feet, then wrap big toe and little toe with medical (white) tape and back of heel...wear thin dress socks...then issued or boot socks...friction is mitigated as socks rub against each other instead of skin...
I use toe socks as a base layer- you can find them at REI
i have done this hack before!! another trick is to put dryer sheets in the tops of your boots!! itll keep the biting bugs away too!!! thanks for sharing & be safe out there!!
Good idea for the bottom half. How about the top half?
My technique is the spray permethrin onto my clothes and gear a few days before the trip. Pants, shirts, skivvies, socks, hats, sleeping bag. Inside and outside. Also, inside of my tent. Inspect myself at morning and night. Then Deet myself. I also tuck my pant legs into my socks.
Works for me, but the ticks do register some complaints.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Have a look at full-length men's ballet tights.
This has to be the greatest tip I heard in a loooong time! Cheers from the UK 👍🏼
I've heard of them being useful in cold weather but this is a new one.👍🏻
Stokermatic: Your eagke, globe and anchor graphic was priceless. Thanks a million.
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Great tip. Much appreciated. I grew up in south central Kansas and the chiggers just love me and did I ever hate them! Lots of clear nail polish or eventually ChiggeRid, same thing. Gotta smother those tunneling bastards & then let your body dispose of them. Days of miserable itching. When we would go fishing, which was almost every weekend, tick attacks. Getting rid of those blood sucking disease carrying insects was never any fun and hugely time consuming. Panty hose? Why didn't I ever see that? Of course, wearing those back in the 60's was definitely frowned upon. But oh would it have made for more enjoyable summers. Thanks O' Great Stoked One.
Lol Bill sure knows how to tell a story. Awesome idea and will pick up a few pairs.
"...Chigger Command, this is Chigger 5." "He's escaped! The prisoner has escaped!"
Excellent information !!!
As a side note you can also bring a small powder bottle like a "baby powder bottle" but fill it with diatomacious earth this with kill bugs on contact and is safe for you and your pets fur coat, you can also put a tea spoon in their meals to deworm them from intestinal parasites. Putting this in their meals is based on their weight so caution is recommended here.
Awesome
Heard they keep leaches off you too. And yes NC is a sweat box in July and August..ticks and chiggers year round. I do like to pretreat my gear with permethrin
Great advice, I'll pick up some tomorrow. I'm living in northern Germany, where ticks used to be not as dangerous as in the south - but following the climate change they get really dangerous here as well and I was never comfortable with the chemicals, thanks man!
A coworker of mine is a dog owner and walking him through the woods he got a tick bite, followed by a lyme-infection - now he's ill several times a year, adding up to almost three months every year - they are really nasty critters.
I grew up in chigger country. The old hats that hunted and worked forested areas always said they wore them! Also very good base base layer for winter survival!
Love that Moshout at the end 🤘
Old biker trick for cold weather as well.
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I've been using them (panty hose) for about ten years now and they really come in handy walking thru the woods and swamps when scouting or whatever to keep those little buggers away
Dang good info Top! Hell I could have saved myself a lot of misery over the years in the deer woods had I known this trick! Thank you so much!!
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Good stuff man!
Was told by one of the hiking crowd peppermint oil keeps away the mosquitoes (if you can bring up women's hoisury I can bring up hippie stuff!) and I tried it out and it worked. Haven't had the chance to use it in tick country yet though I heard from another channel they use Vicks vaporub to get ticks and chiggers to let go and it's in a similar league smell wise so might work. Not sure about using either in bear country as a little bit close to a food smell. Maybe your method is a little more fool proof as long as you don't start painting your toenails!!!!
Sweet smell may draw in critters you may not want to encounter 😉
If you're in a tactical situation, the smell will give you away. People who have been outdoors for extended time usually have a heightened olfactory response to scented soap shampoo, and deodorant, or any scents not common in their A.O.
@@Z7d3nR4 Deet has a strong smell by that logic you should be able to smell Deet. I am aware of heightened senses after roughly 3 days in the bush but I don't think peppermint oil would carry much more than toothpaste, shampoo or deodorant and outside of trained infantry men and a few hunters who thinks to mask their scent?
@@jelkel25: my reply begins with the caveat that, " If you're in a tactical situation...", thus negating the need for your response.
@@Z7d3nR4 OK, let's go with cordite, burning and rotten flesh instead and if you are behind enemy lines they're just going to get the trackers and dogs out not to mention the drones and spotter planes. Any negating to be done this time?
I vaguely remember hearing this suggestion in the early 70s. Thanks for reminding me! 😊
Used them in Iraq. Learned it from reading Richard Marcinco Rouge warrior. And yes, they worked for me VERY well in OIF 1 also used unlubed condoms with tape and or rubber bands ( both worked for lithium batteries)
Going to pass this on.
That's hilarious 😂 how you handled the jiggers. Never thought panty hose would come in handy.
Yes sir, NC is crazy with both critters mentioned.
Sounds like a good idea. I live and backpack in the Knobstone area of Southern Indiana, and ticks are a major issue. I haven't had as much problems with them since I started spraying my clothes and gear with Permethrin, but it's only a matter of time until critters start building a resistance to it.
My only question....as a Man who has never purchased or worn pantyhose, how the hell do I know what size to buy? :)
If ur waist is 36 inches get an 1x size let that be ur guide
Canadian here, I learned this trick as a young girl in cadets. It actually works really well to add extra warmth in the cold Canadian winter climate without adding any movement limiting bulk. I spent 20 years as an officer after that, and found many uses for them as well.
i've used stockings for pre-filtering water, making a screen for making paper, covering jars to keep bugs out, the uses are nearly endless! i hate wearing them though!
I never would have thought of this in a million years! OUTSTANDING!! I have a camping trip coming up, I'm going to try this out!!😁😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅👊👊
Great video, I learned this from my Drill Sergeant in 90' and wore them almost every day. Here's a tip if you want your mantyhose to last at least 10 times longer. They toughen up to cryogenic treatment just like steel. I sent some years ago to 300 Below with a gun barrel and the did them for free.
mantyhose 😂
Thanks for the new info. I did not know about the insect prevention. Another use of panty hose is for horseback riding while hunting, especially if you are not used to riding much.
I used them at LeJeune and other duty stations. Rub a small amount of vaseline into your feet after you put them on, then your socks, and it will absolutely prevent blisters on a force march.
I wonder if this method would work on Oak mitts
Back in 80s a friend wore them under long johns for extra layer in Md. winters on construction sights . Good to know this . Thanks
Great shit, no one ever talks about these, but they work.
FYI they make shirts out of this stuff too, long sleeve and that equals everywhere but your neck and head is covered.
You've got a mean streak, Dude.
I would have informed the team beforehand.
Of course, it would have been amusing to see their reaction. 😄
absolutely works, had a lot of people laugh at me. But not only do they keep the ticks off there good for warmth in the winter. I picked over 90 ticks of me from one night of night nav on camp Lejeune
I wore them on road marches to prevent chafing. Also, under my winter PT uniform for added protection from the cold and chafing.
Great tip .... We got those critters in my AO. Nothing worse than a chigger in that groin area or worse ☹. Much appreciate the info ...
Awesome method of PPE. Been using this method in Oklahoma woods for my whole life
Great video....my grandfather fought in WW2 and later he would joke around about how he would wear his girl friend's silk stocking in battle.
Warm too.
Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this informative video. All the best to you. 🤗 👋
I wish I would have known about this trick at Ft Hood (545th MP CO, 1st Cav Div). My first attack with Chiggers was the worst attack I have ever experienced. And we were on dry (non-swampy land) during the summer. Like you said in the video, top of my boots and waist were inundated with bites. It was really bad. I’ve had a few other incidents with Chiggers over the years, but the Ft Hood attack was the worst of all. Thanks for the tip my friend. 👍🏻
A trick I learned from commercial mowing dealing with chiggers and tics is put a couple cap fulls of original Lysol in a hot bath as hot as you can stand, and soak in the water with the Lysol and the chiggers will fall off and drown, chiggers will drive you nuts with the itch
I always get a lot of tick bites every spring here in east central GA, mostly on the upper body. But I'll do anything to keep chiggers off. I'll have to give this a try, hopefully won't increase heat and sweat. Thanks
Yep, heard about this along time ago. Knew a guy that wore these in the winter for warmth also.
Yes they are the best protection
HAAAAA! You are the first person online Ive heard this from....I learned about it in 92'.... BRAVO...they also make a light thermal base layer
Used them also when I was stationed at Ft Bragg N.C. Back in early 80s.
Just told one of my guys going up to Alpena, MI next month for AT about this exact tip for the field. Hopefully his squad listens. 😂
Troops in vietnam did that as well. Worked wonders for leeches.
I would have told the team in advance. You know there would have been people who wouldn't listen to you. You would have the admiration of the guys who listened, and the satisfaction watching the suffering guys who didn't.
I got quite a few chiggars myself at Lejeune. I never did the panty hose thing, I'd just use clear fingernail polish on em after the fact. It seemed to do the trick.
Never tried that those nasty buggers tend to avoid me but great idea and loved how you made it a learning moment lol
my first PSG in the army infantry was a nam vet, he said he would trade his rations for these in town. Both for bugs and chafing since they were wet constantly. This was before spandex leggings... but I wore these since then, and helped keep the sand fleas off me in both theatres.
I became a tick host in southern Arkansas I couldn't get rid of them . Sargeants. Flea and tick also made my coat look really great
Yep, used this too and Ben Gay on my cammies. I got through with almost no chigger, ticks, mosquitoes or sand fleas.
Semper Fi
Did it way way back in basic ,kept my butt warm too when it was 19 degrees and blizzarding, in alabama.
Good tip Stoker but, what about the upper part of your body? What do you use to keep those thicks off there?
One would assume a "body stocking" would be called for! Just make sure they're not crotchless! Might make taking a piss a bit awkward.
Never had an issue above the waist to be honest.
@@STOKERMATIC You sir, are lucky.
Great tip brother. Thanks for sharing 👍
Lol love it. Back in the 80’s when I was stationed in Central America, we used to wear the ones that came in the plastic egg Hahahahahaha memory lane
L'eggs
One of my Father's best friends was a very rugged dude. He also wore and swore by wearing pantyhose. In the summer for ticks and during the Winter as added warmth. I had never worn them myself, but now that I live in Florida I will try it when fishing or hunting.
I spray my outer clothes with permetherin. I use the horse and dog spray. I spray my boots, and I tuck my pants into my boots.
Back in the 70s, there used to be product called "Leggs" that were pantyhose that came in a plastic egg. When I was in the army back then, I started wearing these as my unit would purchase the black heavy-duty thicker model to wear to keep mosquitoes and ticks off of us and helped wick away sweat in the summer and then provided extra warmth in the winter under the issued cotton crappy thermals they gave us that didn't really work that well.
It must be the friction that keeps them from burrowing into the skin and not having a gap.
I never heard of anyone getting them in the West. I didn't even know how to spell chiggers or what they looked like.
Thanks for your tip.
Great tip definitely gonna add to the kit
I heard about this from the Polish military back when I was working with them outside Łódź. I was hoping you were going to say the same thing 👍🏼