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Post by SaltyBoots on Jan 21, 2016 13:18:58 GMT -8
Aside from your basic DEET sprays, anyone have any suggestions (clothing, gadgets, other types of sprays, homemade remedies, etc) for either on the trail and/or at camp that they have had success with?
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jan 21, 2016 14:07:42 GMT -8
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Post by zeke on Jan 21, 2016 14:51:54 GMT -8
Yep. I use a headnet. We built those cages for a bug netting so we could eat dinner without wearing the headnet. Other than that, I use DEET.
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Post by almostthere on Jan 21, 2016 20:26:12 GMT -8
A long sleeved, loose fitting shirt, regular ol nylon pants also looser fitting (no tights), my Sunday Afternoon hat, a head net, all treated with permethrin (I fight ticks simultaneously that way -- no more ticks walking up the DEET soaked pants). A little container of DEET to dab on the bare backs of the hands.
In a real crazed horde situation, after my head net vanished on the hike in, I once hiked back out four miles to a lower elevation when at 3 pm in the Sierra there were clouds swarming over every square inch of skin -- the only way to escape was being under water or in the tent. It was immediately obvious when a layer of skeeters descended on the mesh that it would only get worse as dusk approached. No chance of fishing or enjoying the evening while rehydrating dinner. We found my head net in the trail -- the stuff sack had tooth marks in it. It had fallen off the biner on my pack where it usually rides at the ready. From the look of it, a bear had picked it up and torn it open to investigate and left it there in the trail. (I know what rodent damage looks like.)
At our lower elevation camp, we saw only one mosquito.
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Post by texasbb on Jan 21, 2016 20:41:11 GMT -8
Permethrin-treated clothes, including gloves, plus a headnet.
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Post by tigger on Jan 21, 2016 21:17:13 GMT -8
Deet on skin, Permethrin on clothes, camp away from water, long sleeves, gaiters, and gloves, buff or bandanna on head, and...I have a headnet I've never worn...yet.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jan 21, 2016 22:27:31 GMT -8
Tigger: Good point: a lot of successful anti-mosquito defense is behavior. Carry a 2 ozs folding bucket to dip water and carry it back to a high, surrounded by and on rock and exposed to wind campsite for leisurely filtering away from the buggy riparian zone. Avoid grassy areas where there's going to be a lot of bugs.
Stuff like that. No doubt more from others.
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Post by markskor on Jan 22, 2016 5:52:43 GMT -8
Just to add -
- Blue (or cool/dark colors worn) vs red.
- Ingesting garlic pre-hike, (then on the hike too) as the pores start secreting oils that mosquitoes find intolerant.
- DEET...Permethrin-treated clothes...selecting campsites off the water (as stated above)..
BTW, I never carry a net - Sierra.
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Post by tigger on Jan 22, 2016 7:52:25 GMT -8
- Blue (or cool/dark colors worn) vs red. Actually - I remember reading a scientific report a few years ago on colors and mosquitoes. Black was worst, red and blue came in second. Light colors were best with khaki coming in best. |
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Post by amaruq on Jan 22, 2016 9:47:28 GMT -8
Get fit. Skeeters have been shown to go after those in the group exhaling the most CO2. If I recall correctly, they also trend towards the sweatier folk.
And eat less sugar. Sweet blood tastes best.
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Post by Lonewolf on Jan 22, 2016 16:58:54 GMT -8
I can't use DEET so I use all natural repellents like Natrapel.
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Post by ogg on Jan 22, 2016 20:17:42 GMT -8
I've had good results with Sawyer's Picaridin and have been avoiding DEET ever since a leaky bottle nearly ruined a new backpack and took a zippered pouch that had contained it, along with some sunscreen, etc, to the grave.
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Post by Kevin Palmer on Jan 23, 2016 11:31:08 GMT -8
I prefer using DEET wipes instead of spray. It's easier to apply where you need it and less messy. The wipes also make a good firestarter.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 12:05:03 GMT -8
For our cloths, I been using Martin's Permethrin 10% Indoor and Outdoor. At 17 bucks for a Quart, I use a Homie Depot bottle to dilute it down to 1 percent. When I was using the REI 1/4 dome tent I had enough to spray the rainfly. I been a Ultrathon fan till my wife got me to try Repel Sportmens Max Insect Repellent - 40 Percent Deet, that stuff goes on smooth and creamy, does not feel like I am applyig and wearing grease. My experience with Picaridin is that here in Idaho the skeeters ignore it after an hour or so (especially as the season wore on). I like using it in conjunction with DEET. The DEET keeps the skeeters away and the Picaridin keeps the flys away. |
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Post by panatomicx on Jan 25, 2016 20:24:00 GMT -8
I've always thought that deet was the most effective, but 2 years ago in the Beartooths, Natrapel actually worked much better. A head net is key also.
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