[pct-l] bug question

[Kevin Cook]

Thanks for all the great responses everyone. :)

I'm hearing that they can be anywhere, so plan to carry bug protection the
whole way.

I already carry a bug net hat on most mountain hikes, but I don't always
carry the extra netting to make my shelter bug proof. I was planning to
remake a couple pieces of gear, so I might be able to lighten up my shelter.

Thanks again for the info folks :)

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>wrote:

> I found the most obnoxious were the Deer Flies in SoCal, bighting my
> through
> my shirt, and leaving big blood stains (my blood) when I squashed them.
>
> The "face flies" in the So-Cal oak forests were really annoying too,  they
> didn't usually land on me, but just swarmed in front of my face, so they
> weren't a pkysical problem, except when I inhaled one.
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