GROUND POUNDER FIGHT THE BITES 

try to stay cool every one and remember fall is coming

I am an old "Army brat", have been all over the world, hot, cold, tropical weather. When I joined the Army I went to Ft. Riley and it's cold up there, alot colder than where I came from in Georgia. And we didn't worry so much about the bugs in Kansas. But then, I went to Fort Bragg, and a special forces medic told me about Avon Skin so soft. Apparently all the tough guys were using Skin so soft to repel bugs and back then we were deploying to South America a lot out of Bragg. So I have used that ever since then. Now, you don't need an Avon representative to buy it, and you can get Avon skin so soft bug repellent. I am not an Avon rep, but I still use this, and it is as effective as the old stuff. Hope this helps.

When I was a kid, our family spent a good amount of time in the Colorado Rockies. I would almost always get ticks. When I got into my teens, I would find ticks crawling on me, but they would not attach themselves. Am now 71 and although I pick them off of me, I haven't been bitten in 55 years or so. When a teen, doing summer work, I would eat green onions by the handful and during the course of the summer I began to smell like an onion and the mosquitos left me alone. Didn't get many dates that summer, but the bugs left me alone.

Blackie , good video and tips , thanks for sharing , God bless !

Good stuff

I logged, when I was younger. I got taught too stand directly in the skidders diesel exhaust for about a minute, every hour, when we stopped for water and too sharpen our saws. sure I stunk, but it sure seemed to work on those NH no see ums, chiggers, and mosquitoes, and they were so thick, you had to wear a kerchief in May, or you were breathing them in. Great tips! Im gonna try that Vicks.

Hey Blackie, so bug wise i’ve gotten pretty good at dressing appropriately/treating said clothes plus gear with permethrin, proper boot/sock/pant leg system like you showed and when i’m ready to setup my bugnet hammock or etc i’m good to go. HOWEVER when i just want to stop for a break without setting up camp ants 🐜 spawn out of no where extremely fast so peacefully sitting down without a groundsheet isn’t really possible. Would you recommend getting persay a large cotton ground cloth dunked in like white vinegar or whatever repellent works good on ants or a polyester type material that may or may not absorb a repellent. Ants are my biggest issue besides the heat this time of year

Sound advice with the B12...since I've been eating more B vitamin rich food like beef liver, I've noticed a big decrease in mosquito bites. Great video!

Hi Blackie! Daddy used to give the old ticks a taste of the hot end of his cigar. They backed out real quick! LOL

Spot on mr. Blackie. Awesome video

That was excellent! Sharing!

These are all excellent tips! Great to learn this stuff. Thank you for sharing this!!

Thanx for the tips on bugs Blackie, always learn something from your video's!👍

I've always heard about "sweet blood" when it came to mosquitos, it's nice to hear an explanation why. the vitamin b 12 tip is great. i've also always been warned about ticks dropping off of Manzanita bushes and trees onto you. I had a friend in highschool who pitched a tent on top of red ant hole (they dig holes out here). they attacked in the middle of the night, and ruined his trip. I learned to check where you're camping for biting and stinging bugs. wise people try to learn from other people's screw ups as well as their own. The vics vapor rub is a great tip I'll keep it in mind.

The environment Blackie immerses himself in sounds terrifying.

Great info Blackie 👍, love the Vicks tip. Blessings 🙏🐺

Hey Blackie! Great info! I have lived my life in bug country and did not know the B 12 trick, thanks! God I hate gnats! AAAAAH! Thanks again! Regards and best to you and yours! Pink.

Great tips Blackie thanks for sharing

I’m a bitter distasteful old man too and mosquitoes are probably the only thing on earth not offended by my breath. I do my best to keep em away by having a pipe smoldering and smudging away with captain black at all times. Thankfully it seems to repel most other critters including liberals and soccer moms, but attracts other old crotchety woodsmen. Who knew fightin mosquitoes could produce a positive social outcome?

This was incredibly timely and helpful. I had recently gone on a hike and gone “off trail”, and ended up covered in plant muck, not giving any thought to ticks or other insects. Thank you for sharing your valuable experience with us!

Thanks very much Blackie very great and helpful information. Luckily I don't need to worry about fire ants, just every thing else. I have been using a Thermacell unit for over 20 years now and it's worked great for mosquitoes especially. Also Deepwoods Off too.👍

Blackie, Great info….ty

Great info, thanks.

I’ve heard of using B12 to help against mosquitoes. The Australian army supplies Vegemite paste in its ration packs and has done for decades. This stuff is high in all the B vitamins; I don’t like it myself. I eat a lot of garlic and use Australian Bushmans which is high in DEET. Prevention is the key - long sleeve shirt and pants at all time of day here in Australia. We also got sandflies, midges and horseflies. Sandflies and midges are so small but their bites leave small red spots.

👍👍👍 .. now that was most informative .. thanks for that. Fire Ants .. back in the late 50's my Dad stood in a nest. As I can recall, he described it as a 'memorable experience'. Ticks .. I 'believe' that adding Garlic to one's diet helps to deter the little unmentionables. I enjoy garlic in my food (ok .. non-users may find the outcome socially unacceptable .. but then the best antidote is to eat it yourself .. then other users thereof won't bug you. If you can't beat them, then join them). Also, I'm 72 and am not going to change my dietary habits so as not to 'offend' 😊. Garlic .. I also swallow whole, a small piece daily. That way, one's breath doesn't give one away. It appears to work for me. Here (Switzerland) in my neck of the woods, ticks are a big problem with approximately half of them diseased .. fever and lyme. My home Country, South Africa .. in the 'Bushveld', taking shelter under shady trees to escape the Summer African heat is a no- no. That is where wild game rests during the day and thus serves as a Highway Gourmet Restaurant 'Stopover' for ticks. I believe that they're also attracted to Urine. 'Khakibos' as we know it (Mexican Marigold) .. the oil thereof makes for an effective natural tick and flea deterrent. Once again Blackie, interesting and useful. Thanks and take care ..

lots of vitamin B12 boys!! best summer ever for me this last year, kayakin, woods wakin, campin, etc!!! (way less skeeter and tick issues)!

A sprig of mint over the ears will help also. If you plant some around your house you won't have ants getting in either.

hey Blackie, thanks for the recommendations, I'll be using them all. Wondering what your technique for removing leeches is.

Good video Blackie

Another Excellent lesson from a true master of bushcraft ! I definitely didn't know about mosquito's homing in on your breath... Gnats & the eyes... The more you know...! I'm wondering if like Blackie, my various heart meds have made me "distasteful". I am allowed B12. As for the ticks, if you don't have Vaseline or Triple antibiotic ointment, or Sap, try covering the tick with plastic or cellophane. Anything that'll block air & you'll get him to back out. Fire Ants are a b___h in the southern U.S. and if you can die if you are bit enough times - anaphylactic shock. I'm looking forward to more of these on other flying insects, and the habits/avoidance of snakes.

Nice video.

Hey Blackie… I’ve not seen anyone talk about this natural repellent! Take a handkerchief (or similar thin cloth) and put it on a stirred up ant hill (preferably fire ants) and let the ants deposit their venom onto the offending cloth. Remove the cloth when they have calmed down. This venom is a natural repellent across the board (no insects are attracted to it). This can be rubbed on the skin, then stored in a ziplock bag. It can be refreshed by another stirred up ant hill. However, test this for allergic reactions before use… a low percentage of people may be allergic, but most are not.

I am a third gen Florida Native, a Cracker, if you will. As a young teen we were fortunate to spend much time in the Boy Scouts and many hours in the woods. We were taught to take sulfa tablets prior to our camping trips in the woods, keeps chiggers and ticks off and slows the misquotes a bit. We would start the sulfur three days prior to the woods event and never got chiggers or tick bites. Later in life I found spraying permeation on boots, leggings and cloths prevented most insects from forming an attachment to myself. Someone mentioned eating raw garlic -- I have done that and it works reasonably well, the garlic pill works better and is easier to get down. I stay away from placing Vick's Vapor rube on my face as it will invariably ends up in my eyes. Each to his or her own. I have rubbed crushed American Beauty Berry leaves on my arms - does nothing for me. Dog Fennel on the other hand will keep misquotes away, burning in the clamp fire works best, can be made into a tincture. The only 100% guaranteed product that works the best for me is Deet. I use 100% strength. Better Deet than dead from one of the many diereses the little blood suckers can transmit.

My wife is going to be SO HAPPY when I tell her why the mosquitoes love her over me. LOL! BTW,I always thought the mosquitoes where attracted to our CO2.

Great info my friend 🤠

Good video Blackie ! I've got a little ring over my heart where a fire ant went in circles biting me . Got a spot on breastbone where some kind of spider bite me , it never heals , skin stays black . 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Gnats also dislike vanilla extract. I can't tolerate Vick's. I can use camphor oil with carrier oil.

Great vid, thanks brother

Excellent info!

Good stuff - thankee!

GREAT video as usual

The Vap-o-Rub trick sounds good, I'll have to give it a try. I like to use permethrin on any synthetic clothing or gear like tarps or bivvies, but I'm on the hunt for fast-drying, lightweight clothes made from fabric that's woven to resist mosquito bite-throughs. DEET works to keep the bugs away, but I've ruined or marred many dollars worth of gear by melting it with DEET.

They love me, especially when I'm wearing shorts. Yes , that's right, right up there😲😫😵

Bug spray. And smoke from the fire. Works up here in Massachusetts. If it gets to bad I go swimming. And if it gets worse bug net and that don't work well time to go home or get in your tent. Or hope it rains. And if that doesn't work. Mud. And if that doesn't work well I would say stop being a wimp. And go stand near the fire. But your in the best spot I know and I'm not moving. Damm bugs. I need gas and car oil mixed. Throw that on the fire and you be lucky to see a bug. Good video. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.

Excellent tips! Thanks! Blackie. ATB Sam Adler

Another good Video!

When I was in the Military, I started putting flea&tick dog collars around the tops of my combat boots, and tied my laces into them. Works really well to keep ticks, chiggers, etc out of your pants legs!

Back in the day I use to put a Bounce Dryer sheet in my hat to help as a repellent to bugs.

"There may be bugs on some you mugs but they aint no bugs on me" 😁

True fact: when Arnie covered himself in mud in the movie Predator, he was just trying to keep the crawling leaches off.

2 things. South of where I live the water is sulfurous. After drinking the water, showering, swimming etc for a couple of days.... You cant make a bug come near you. Also, I still have skin so Slimy. I cut up cotton rags into patches and put them in a plastic bag with some water and and a small drizzle of the SSS. seal that bag inside another plastic bag. Wipe down as you want, throw the used patches in the outer bag.

Tics are awful little things. My uncle found one dug into his nether regions one time. Great tips.

i found that taking a shower with a citronella gel or soap makes a huge difference but the second you sweat the bugs will find you. Combined with deet it usually takes 2-3 hours of mountain hiking before they start tracking me and they really like me.

Great information, Blackie. I heard that eating garlic for a couple of days before going out can help dissuade some bugs. Anything to that, that you know of?

Thanks Blackie:

back when dad and I was logging heavy there was a logger work on the next wood lot next to us they came over to shoot the bull he ask why isn,t them nats bother you I pull the bottle out and gave some I just learn something on the way home Iam stopping at the Iga and get some!! them old boys talk around the kichen table about thing I was listening it was always good knowledge!

hey thomas!

Blinks rollsing my eyes looking at snow falling out side oh well rubbing more snow seal in to my boots 🥾

Food for thought, There was a recent study done that misquotes are attacked to smelly feet.

That thing with the Vic's on ticks, is that how you get ticks off of dogs, and cats? Would just straight vaseline work on ticks? Sounds like you're clogging their respiratory pores

A tip from the gi ww2 vanilla extract for nats help a little for skeeters

I've got alpha gal syndrome from a tick bite, now I'm allergic to meat. So heed his warning. It's no fun.

Blackie could Vaseline be used to smother ticks like vapor rub

My brother takes a garlic pill every day. Never gets bit by bugs . Ever!

10 minutes in you talk about gnats trying for the water on your eyes, what about a small sponge on your hat?... Along with the hanging corks that the Aussies used to keep flies away.

Bitter taste is associated with a basic pH. Sour is associated with acidic pH. I have a University degree in Chemistry so I at least know that.

Any tips for people who sweat really bad?

Wash your clothes in Sawyer Permethrin before you go, and buy Ben's 100 spray.

My wife was wondering if your wife is discouraged from joining you outdoors because of being susceptible to bug bites. My wife gets bit as soon as she steps outdoors.

When I was a teenager I was in a wooded area behind my home and found a plant that had a silvery powdery coating on the bottom side of the leaf I wiped it on my skin and it repelled mosquitoes I wish I could find out the name of that plant and grow it for a home remedy

Be careful with ticks i got lyme disease 🤕

With a compass I am not able to use because I have a magneticnin my body that messes with the north what can I do

Hint, skeeters are attracted to blue, and light blue, like a drunk to a neon liquor sign!

Sometimes I wonder if all the sweet smelling hair products also contribute to ladies attracting more attention from bugs? I dated a girl once who had a bat fly at her head several times one night. Her shampoo was very fruity, so that got me thinking 🤔

I hate, HATE, HATE!!!! ticks! I took a knee once and looked down and my knee was swarming with them. Every night for 2 months I would sit there under my mosquito net and search for ticks and guaranteed I'd find at least one of the little bastards!!! Once I was done with the ticks I'd pull the spear grass out of my clothes!

Get yourself a tick twister. Best and safest way to remove ticks.

Raw garlic is even better if ya can handle it, I eat it for about 10 day's before I go out ( and never a bit)

i feel itchy all over now .

The fire ants reminds me of my Marine Corp son during boot camp. He stood right on top of a mound of them and wound up in the hospital for a week.

Take a dose of Ivermectin every week. Keeps ticks away too.

Blackie is a bitter man, and he has hair. You see, i was learning something today...after all. Had a tick stuck to my nuts when i was a kid, probably the reasoon it is so smal...;-)) my mother burned it of with a match, fun times.

I guessing this only pertains to a percentage of the population, because most everyone these days are bitter 😂

I carry a little tube of Vaseline for using on those dam ticks. Just idea. . Have a good day! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍👍