Several years ago I went on a hike/hammock camping trip. This was in an `old-growth` state forest and had practically no underbrush. The ground around the cam

Several years ago I went on a hike/hammock camping trip. This was in an `old-growth` state forest and had practically no underbrush. The ground around the campfire area was bare dirt, and I sat/reclined on a ground-sheet and a 'sit-pad'. (two layers between me & the ground). 2-days into the camping I started to feel like I was having a reaction to a bug bite, assumed it was mosquitoes and ignored it. I got home after 4-days, went to climb in the shower and my wife pointed out that I had several ticks attached to my back. So I grabbed my knife, pulled them off, and watched the area for a few days. (I had my wife circle the red-welts with a sharpie to make sure it didn't spread.) I was ofcourse concerned about Lyme. Turns out nothing happened, and the redness went down. But I took precautions against getting made a meal of, and I still failed. It was a sobering incident, and I know I was lucky.