Wear lightweight, light colored clothing so you can spot ticks. Tuck pants into socks. Throw your clothes in dryer for 30 mins high heat immediately after returning to air bnb. Shoes at door. Long sleeves, long pants. Cover bare skin with picardin repellent.

Is this post for real?
I hike and camp but can't imagine imposing it on wedding guests.

How long is the hike? Im guessing its all much less remote than these suggestions

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t already own one, there is no need to buy hiking shoes. Any decent pair of sneakers will do. For practical reasons, I would wear light colored pants. For the hike into the location, tuck socks into your pants. Either wear a long sleeved top, or a short stone with a light jacket or long sleeve top over it.

Treat all the clothes, socks included, with a permethrin spray. I would also consider having a wide brimmed hat with mosquito net on hand, in case gnats mosquitoes and other biting insects are bad. We just went hiking this weekend and the horse flies were awful, worse than usual. Of course, bring a Deet based bug spray as well.

Tuck pants into socks, not the other way around.

If you don’t already own one, there is no need to buy hiking shoes. Any decent pair of sneakers will do. For practical reasons, I would wear light colored pants. For the hike into the location, tuck socks into your pants. Either wear a long sleeved top, or a short stone with a light jacket or long sleeve top over it.

Treat all the clothes, socks included, with a permethrin spray. I would also consider having a wide brimmed hat with mosquito net on hand, in case gnats mosquitoes and other biting insects are bad. We just went hiking this weekend and the horse flies were awful, worse than usual. Of course, bring a Deet based bug spray as well.

Anonymous wrote:Woods in Maine? Socks covering your pants. Tick repellent.

+1. Normally I love to dress up, but I don’t think this is the occasion for it.

Look at an hourly weather forecast for the area. Even if it's 80 degrees in the afternoon, it can be a lot cooler in the evenings. You'll need to bring a warm cardigan or jacket. I would not wear a dress because of bugs. No one in Maine cares what you wear, so just pick colors you like from the casual clothes you already own. Maybe wear a sheer floral scarf to slightly dress up a tshirt? You can also browse an LL Bean catalog, which accurately reflects how people dress in rural Northern New England.

Anonymous wrote:I’m from Maine and “woods clothing” to me means jeans or hiking pants, hiking boots, long socks, a tee shirt and flannel. Your outfit looks more coastal casual to me.

Ditto.

Anonymous wrote:Op, I think beauty and fashion is the wrong forum for your question. Seems like everyone around here hates the outdoors. I’ve hiked plenty of times in maine and never had an issue with swarms of mosquitoes and ticks. News flash, we’ve got plenty of ticks in this area. I think your outfit is fine if that's what you’re comfortable wearing and that’s your style. I would probably go a little more casual on the top though and pick something that is comfortable for sweating in.

We went walking with our white dog in the Triadelphia area of MD one fall. Narrow trail, undergrowth, next to a reservoir. At the end of it my husband had a tick bite on his belly and my dog was covered with more than a dozen ticks. Thank goodness he's white and I could see the ticks! I tried to pick them off before we got into the car, but found others when we arrived home - I didn't let him in the house, I picked them off on the porch. My husband found the tick when he was showering that evening and contacted his doctor the next day to get a course of antibiotics.

It was a nightmare I never want to repeat again. I am aware that there are fewer ticks on certain trails, but I don't even want to try unless it's the dead of winter. I come from Europe where I spent my childhood hiking in the Alps, and we never had ticks, so this is not hate for the outdoors, but horror at ticks.

I would not attend this wedding, OP, unless the hosts know the area extremely well and can guarantee that it's not a particularly tick-prone area. But certainly no camping.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m from Maine and “woods clothing” to me means jeans or hiking pants, hiking boots, long socks, a tee shirt and flannel. Your outfit looks more coastal casual to me.

I get that, but I'm not buying hiking boots for a one time hike, and the weather is supposed to be in the 80's, which makes me feel like flannel and jeans will be too hot.

Well, at least wear shoes with tread and long socks!

Sneakers don't have tread?

Op, I think beauty and fashion is the wrong forum for your question. Seems like everyone around here hates the outdoors. I’ve hiked plenty of times in maine and never had an issue with swarms of mosquitoes and ticks. News flash, we’ve got plenty of ticks in this area. I think your outfit is fine if that's what you’re comfortable wearing and that’s your style. I would probably go a little more casual on the top though and pick something that is comfortable for sweating in.

I would not attend. Sounds like too much effort.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m from Maine and “woods clothing” to me means jeans or hiking pants, hiking boots, long socks, a tee shirt and flannel. Your outfit looks more coastal casual to me.

I get that, but I'm not buying hiking boots for a one time hike, and the weather is supposed to be in the 80's, which makes me feel like flannel and jeans will be too hot.

Well, at least wear shoes with tread and long socks!

I would wear what I wear to hike and go into the woods. Hiking boots, hiking socks, hiking pants and a sun hoody with a baseball cap.

I would dress in layers and bring a backpack so you can shed said layers. Here is what I would personally wear:

Base layer:
- Bamboo cotton t-shirt (can help avoid stinkiness)
- Comfy leggings that completely cover legs
- Tall hiking socks (I like Darn Tough)
- Hiking boots
- Baseball cap
- Sunglasses

Extra layer:
- Zip up fleece or as many suggested a flannel
- Gloves
- Scarf

Other items:
- Sunglasses
- Deoderant
- Bug repellent (You can spray it on your clothes if worried about your skin)
- Water
- Protein bar