[pct-l] tarp on JMT and mosquitoes

[reynolds@xxxxxxxx (Reynolds, WT)]

When hiking the JMT use an aerosol spray can of DEET [16-22%]. Do NOT use
the 100% jungle juice or the pump bottle. A very light dusting of the
aerosol spray on your clothes will keep the bugs off. You don't need to
slobber 100% stuff on your skin nor wet your shirt with a spray. The
advantage of the aerosol is that you don't apply it until you need it
because it is so easy to apply. A quick spray around the hat and they were
gone.

DEET is not good for you in large doses. On the JMT a single 6 ounce areosol
[8 ounces total] will last you. Comapred to the weight 6 ounces of a 4 ounce
Jungle Juice bottle the weight difference is trivial.

Tom
PS: Your chance of SEX on the trail is much greater if you ain't soaked in
Jungle Juice

-----Original Message-----
From: Saskia Daru [mailto:saskia.home@wanadoo.nl]
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 2:52 AM
To: pct-l@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] tarp on JMT and mosquitoes


Hi,

We are planning on using the Henry Shires' tarptent. It does have
mosquitoe netting, but I presume it is nog 100% bugproof... We have had
some very bad bug days in Oregon, e.g. at Sister's Mirror Lake, where
we did not dare go out the tent. It sounded like a F1 racing circuit
out there. We had a lot of practice swatting each other and waving
towels while the other was squatting... The only time we have seen
worse was in the Scottish Highlands and in the Swedish/Norwegian
Sylarna area.

Good advice about going in August, although I guess it is also the
busiest month.

Thanks everyone!

Saskia
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Hike your own hike

Saskia Daru
saskiadaru@xs4all.nl

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