[pct-l] Mosquitoes

[ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com]

The bugs were so bad in Oregon and Washington that I was very glad to have a 
full-sized tent to run into as soon as I could at the end of the day! I 
remember quite fondly watching the skitters gather in the moist steam coming 
from my cook pot on the other side of the mosquito-net door. They were so 
numerous that there was a steady hum in the evening forest! I had wonderful 
evenings cooking and sleeping knowing that I wouldn't be eaten alive!!

And, yes, I carried and used (often) a mosquito head net and hat.

Mtnned
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Incredible Bulk" <ki6asp at gmail.com>
To: "Kea" <keahiker at gmail.com>
Cc: "Pacific Crest Trail List" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mosquitoes


> How bad were the mosquitos...
>
> I can tell you that south of Tully Hole this past July, they were so bad,
> that unless you were wearing a net, you inhaled mossies.  I did not wear 
> my
> net, and as a result, I received a generous amount of free protein.  Yuck!
>
>
> I recall, falling asleep in my bivy at Squaw Lake, watching them buzzing
> just outside of my netting, as the sun set.  Yeah, bad enough to want to 
> go
> to be early to escape the horde.
>
> The Incredible Bulk
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Kea <keahiker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> How bad really are the mosquitoes on a PCT thru' hike.  Yes, there will 
>> be
>> mosquitoes, and at times they will be in dense numbers.  But can one
>> quantify it?  Like how many nights/camps when complete coverage is
>> necessary
>> compared to mosquitoes being a nuisance when one would simply brush them
>> away?  Or how often when camping is being outside of a netting enclosure
>> unbearable?
>>
>> I don't remember seeing photos of hikers wearing netting suits and
>> head-nets
>> when hiking or camping which tends to indicate that bad mosquitoes are
>> limited.
>>
>> Does anyone carry bug-spray to clear our out the tent before retiring?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kea
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> Tom KI6ASP
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