RE: tick repellent
Try and tuck all your clothes in so that if a tick is to get on you it doesn't have alot of acces points to reach your skin; you're basically creating a shell. Spray down every layer of your clothing with bug spray, and try to use spray with deet. Tuck your pants into your boots, and spray extra around that area where you tucked them in with bugspray. Again, tuck your shirt into pants, spray that area generously. Spray where sleeves tuck into gloves a little extra.