[pct-l] Sandals and mosquitoes

[Steve]

Yes, in the old times the athabaskans along the
porcupine river used bear grease mixed with blue
berries (they didn't have head nets back then).  I
never tried this but have met people who have used
this method and say it works.

--- Paul Mitchell <paul at bluebrain.ca> wrote:

> I'd like to really minimize my use of repellents
> too.  I was reading some
> articles a while back on the impact of
> soaps/lotions/chemicals on the lakes
> in the Sierras.  It's a slow process, but our small
> chemical contributions
> while up there do have a collective negative impact.
> 
> My personal experience was that the chemicals work
> for a short time but
> quickly wear off, and it's during/after the stream
> crossings when they
> really get you.
> 
> What I was hoping is that there's some kind of
> water/bug proof oversock or
> something?
> 
> Maybe spray-on teflon???
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net
> [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]On Behalf Of
> Brian McLaughlin
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 11:45 AM
> To: Jim Keener; paul at bluebrain.ca;
> pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sandals and mosquitoes
> 
> 
> While I do use DEET, and I can think of nothing else
> that would work as well as DEET on exposed toes,
> I would also like to point out that minimizing one's
> exposure to DEET is a good idea. In camp I much
> prefer to wear a headnet and windsuit rather than
> slather DEET all over myself. This tactic works
> quite
> well, too. It is less applicable when hiking unless
> the
> air is very cool, if you sweat much.
> 
> Using mosquito-proof clothing also allows you to
> carry less DEET and to save what you have for
> the times when it is the only solution that works.
> 
> Just saying...
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Keener" <jlkeener at yahoo.com>
> To: <paul at bluebrain.ca>;
> <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 11:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sandals and mosquitoes
> 
> 
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > Ever see the Lynn Wheldon video "How to Hike the
> > Pacific Crest Trail? In the part on mosquito
> > protection, he shows a lot of very short clips,
> one
> > after the other, of people saying, "DEET", "DEET",
> > 100% "DEET", "DEET" . . .
> >
> > I had DEET in all the exposed places (arms, face,
> > etc.) in the Emigrant Wilderness one summer and
> got
> > scores of bites through my thick socks.
> >
> > Best,
> > J J
> >
> > --- Paul Mitchell <paul at bluebrain.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > Anybody have any tips on how to keep the little
> > > monsters from attacking
> > > sandal-clad toes?
> > >
> > > Last time I hiked through the sierras they'd
> score
> > > the occasional hit right
> > > through my shoes.  :-(
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
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