Bug deterrents:
Some soak themselves in Deet. I do not like that idea. I don't want to start a fight so I will hold back on what I think of that stuff. Some carry a bug net and wear long sleeves and pants. Okay idea, I guess.
I soak my clothes in permethrin and carry no bug dope. I took some into the 100-mile-wilderness and left it behind in Monson. If you read my SoBo report you will notice me teasing other people struggling with bugs. It was comical watching people burying themselves in clothes and drenching themselves in Deet and freaking out about black flies anyways. I had no such issues. I saw no ticks in a month of walking in to Maine woods and did not have to think about being chewed up and did not carry extra junk.
One more tip on this: Get a exofficio bandana soaked in permethrin. You should have a bandana anyways. I worn it around my neck when the bugs were thick. I worn it like little red riding hood when they were real bad. I had to blow the cloud away from my face every so often as I walked. Other people were doing a rain dance trying to get away from them while I giggled under my breath.
Some soak themselves in Deet. I do not like that idea. I don't want to start a fight so I will hold back on what I think of that stuff. Some carry a bug net and wear long sleeves and pants. Okay idea, I guess.
I soak my clothes in permethrin and carry no bug dope. I took some into the 100-mile-wilderness and left it behind in Monson. If you read my SoBo report you will notice me teasing other people struggling with bugs. It was comical watching people burying themselves in clothes and drenching themselves in Deet and freaking out about black flies anyways. I had no such issues. I saw no ticks in a month of walking in to Maine woods and did not have to think about being chewed up and did not carry extra junk.
One more tip on this: Get a exofficio bandana soaked in permethrin. You should have a bandana anyways. I worn it around my neck when the bugs were thick. I worn it like little red riding hood when they were real bad. I had to blow the cloud away from my face every so often as I walked. Other people were doing a rain dance trying to get away from them while I giggled under my breath.
Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball.