[pct-l] Mosquitos and Tyvek

[Tracy Fisher]

Hi Chuck, What's the best place to get Tyvek?  Hardware stores like Home Depot? 
 > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:49:39 -0800
> From: steeleye at wildblue.net
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mosquitos and Tyvek
> 
> Good morning, Rhiannon,
> 
> Mosquitoes can’t get through Tyvek unless it has holes or some kind of bad
> wear or stress separation.  Since Tyvek is not a solid material -- meaning
> it’s somewhat porous like cloth -- there’s a slim chance that a mosquito
> could manage to poke his dipstick through to an area of flesh that may be
> in direct contact below.  Tyvek is relatively thick and somewhat stiff,
> reducing the possibility it will tightly cling to skin like ripstop nylon
> might.
> 
> I’ve worn rain gear made of similar material in some horribly
> mosquito-infested areas without them biting through.
> 
> Steel-Eye
> 
> -Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
> 
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/
> 
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:17 PM, b j <xthrow at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I can't find a mosquito anywhere right now to test this out -- does anyone
> > know if Tyvek is mosquito proof?
> >
> > -Rhiannon
> >
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