[pct-l] bug question

[Kevin Cook]

I'm trying to get an idea of where thru hikers hit a lot of mosquitoes.
Describing what you did to deal with them could also be helpful, but mostly
I'm trying to determine where I'll want a refuge.

Thanks :)

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Austin Williams <
austinwilliams123 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Kevin,
>
> I'm a tarp user... so I'm familiar with the bug situation intimately.  I
> don't use any bug protection on my shelter at all.  I wear a mesqito net
> over my hat and tuck the bottom into my rain jacket (or whatever else I'm
> wearing to bed), and just sleep.  They don't get in my bag and they don't
> get to my face.
> Might not work for everyone, but works for me.  :)
> The head netting weighs (I'm guessing) about a gram?  Three grams tops?  No
> need to send it home.  (I also used it to catch fish once.... no kidding!).
>
> Good luck whatever you do!
> --
> Austin Williams
>
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> Info on PCT gear, resupply points, maps, movies, etc.
>
> "Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway."
> -John Wayne
>
>


-- 
~ Kevin
Soon To Be PCT Thru Hiker!
"The indoor life is the next best thing to premature burial." Edward Abbey