[pct-l] bug question

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Kevin,

Expect mosquitoes anytime  but infestations depend upon the year’s snowpack
accumulation and how quickly it melts.  I read one Journal where the hiker
was eaten alive when he camped short of Lake Morena.  Conversely, in ’07 I
didn’t use any dope or mesh until 29 May when I camped at Death Canyon
crossing, 11S 398435 4020237.  Further, I didn’t encounter significant
infestations until 14 June when I camped at Wilma Lake, 11S 268102 4216946.



’07 was a low snow – and mosquito – year.  Expect worse, probably beginning
after Kennedy Meadows.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> > www.PlanYourHike.com <http://www.planyourhike.com/>
> > 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!
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