Savor nature again

Ticktogs — protection from ticks you can wear all day with any outfit and slip on and off in an instant.

• Protection where ticks alight: foot & lower leg
• Insect Shield® odorless protection built in
• Lightweight, comfortable
• Easy care
• Toe to knee protection
• Packed in zip pouch, only 3 ounces

$45 per pair. Currently sold out. New Inventory on the way!

New England's South Coast and Islands are places famous for beauty and infamous for the highest tick counts on earth. Lyme disease and at least five other tickborne diseases haunt this landscape.  

We have learned about life with ticks, and Ticktogs come from that experience. We run, walk, and ride through our gorgeous grasslands, woodlands and wetlands. 

Ticks most often approach us from below, hitching a ride on a passing foot or shin. Then they climb to find their favorite spot at belt line or hairline. Ticktogs stop them three ways: 1. Ultra-tight weave and full foot coverage keep even tiny ticks from the skin of foot and shin; 2. Insect Shield permethrin treatment repels ticks on contact; 3. Folded-down top is a dead-end tap for ticks climbing upwards.

We launched Ticktogs to let us take back our New England landscape; and they can help you take yours back too, wherever you live. Savor Nature Again

“I live in NY and tried these TickTogs for the first time today. I found them to be nice and thin for easy wear and comfort. Consequently, I returned thicker gaiters I had purchased from LL Bean for the same purpose. I've had lymes disease 3 times in the past 2 years and don't want to take any more chances. 5 stars from me!” — Janet

The perfect fabric

Parachutes require the very thinnest, tightest weave fabrics, with quick drying qualities and minimum weight. Ripstop nylon was devised to replace silk for this use, and that makes it the perfect fabric for tick protection in warm weather. We have selected the very finest of ripstop, with the best breathing and drying characteristics, the softest cottony finish and the least thickness in a shoe. The ultra-light fabric makes Ticktogs easy to wear and wash, and nothing to pack.  

Caring for Ticktogs is simple, just throw them in the washer. Hang them anywhere and they dry in moments. The elastic straps that hold them under the knee don’t need regular washing because they are encased in ripstop, not exposed to your skin or the environment.  

Know your ticks

Ticks feed in each stage of their life cycle - larva, nymph and adult. If you are bitten it is useful to keep the tick, attached to a piece of tape for a doctor to examine in case you get sick. The adults of each species look different from the other species, and adult males and females look different too. The smaller stages, larvae and nymphs, are tiny and are hard to tell apart, but they are present at specific times of year. Check the Tick Activity chart to see what is out when you are walking.

How ticks and togs work

Ticktogs come in 3 sizes:
Small fits shoe sizes kids 2-5, women up to 6.5
Medium fits shoe sizes kids 5.5+, women 7-10, men 6-9
Large fits shoe sizes women 10.5+, men 9.5-13

They easily slip into any shoe, hiking boot, sneaker, or croc. They are not bulky and there is no bunching.

In New England and much of the US the primary tick species that feed on us and convey disease are three:  

The Deer or Black-legged Tick carries almost all tick-borne diseases. TickTogs are designed with this tick's traits in mind. The species needs very high humidity, so it lives in the leaf litter and not at the tops of grass blades. This means that it is very likely to first alight on a foot or shoe before moving upward on the leg and into the tick trap at the wearer's knee. This tick is also especially susceptible to Permethrin and thus a prime target for Ticktogs.

The Dog Tick is often the most obvious tick on the coast and islands. It is a large tick, often visible on grass and brush awaiting a passing victim. This tick carries fewer pathogens than the Deer Tick but can transmit Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which can be extremely grave. Ticktogs are very effective.

The Lone Star Tick is a recent arrival in coastal New England. Much faster, more aggressive, and more tolerant of hot and dry conditions than the other species, it can be found in many kinds of vegetation. The Lone Star carries fewer infectious diseases, but triggers two kinds of immune responses in humans that can be equally bad. First, one false step into a dense nest of invisibly small newborn ticks results in hundreds of bites that go undetected for a day. By then the ticks are gone, but an infernal itch explodes that can last many weeks. Second, one bite by a larger tick can trigger months or years of allergic reaction to red meat. Ticktogs are an important defense against these obnoxious newcomers.

For more information about ticks in your area, visit the University of Rhode Island TickEncounter website. Learn more about the Insect Shield technology.