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Permethrin your clothes
Wilmas' nordic summer on ankles, wrists and neck
Check the back of your knees, your inner thigh, behind your ears, your scalp, your taint when you come to rest
Don't freak out if you're bitten, if you notice and deal with it quickly the infection rate is tiny
Don't burn or pinch them off as it will cause them to vomit into the wound
Remove the proboscis barb if it breaks off
Make a "tick pen" with an empty pen tube and a loop of thread through it, so you can lasso the tick and pull the end to tighten the thread around it, then gently twist the tick a little and firmly, slowly pull it off. Then crush its head and put it in a ziplock so you can take it to a doctor if you're paranoid or show any symptoms.
Light coloured clothing shows up ticks
Shake and brush yourself down at every rest stop
Full clothing coverage is better than any repellant, you get used to wearing trousers in the summer (they can actually be cooler)
Ticks can jump down from overhanging foliage, this is common in Aus
Leaf litter, long grass, brush, etc all hide ticks in certain seasons, so check yourself after going through these sections
You need to kill ticks if you brush them off - they'll fall on the floor, gather their senses then run back to you if you stay in the same place for a while.
Check your dogue regularly too
