[pct-l] RE: DEET - where?

[m_factor at hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

Hi Yogi,

I actually hiked with my headnet a lot further south.  I had both headnets 
with me for a while.  I found the mosquito version more than adequate and a 
lot cooler than the noseeum one.  Of course, I didn't get north of Whitney, 
but I was dreading the bugs up there.

I think the mosquito one I had was a cheap Coughlan's one - it had a loose 
elastic around the neck that I could use around my brow if I just wanted to 
lift the headnet for short periods of time.

You could easily switch out for a noseeum one if you start to encounter the 
smaller noseeums further north.  When I had both with me for a while, I 
tried the noseeum one a few times but usually went back to the mosquito one.

I'm sure Yogi's experiences further north probably indicates a need for the 
noseeum netting.

If you're more tolerant of the gnats than I am, you probably won't use the 
netting as much as I did in the south and may not have to worry as much 
about the ventilation issues.

As for deet - don't leave home without it...  :-)

Mara


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>From: yogi <yogihikes@sbcglobal.net>
>To: Mara Factor <m_factor@hotmail.com>, victorhansonsmith@hotmail.com,  
>pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: DEET - where?
>Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:31:55 -0800 (PST)
>
>I disagree.  Headnets made with no-see-um netting are great.  I use the OR 
>Spring Ring Headnet, which is on sale right now at Campmor for $3.97 (down 
>from $8.99).  The no-see-um netting keeps ALL bugs away, and the ring keeps 
>the headnet off your face.  The ring is an important part of a headnet.  I 
>wouldn't use one without a ring.
>
>I've only ever hiked with my headnet on two times.  But in mosquito 
>country, I put it on at every break.  Mosquitos are way worse north of 
>Whitney than they are south of Whitney.  They are especially bad north of 
>Tuolumne.
>
>And please, please, please carry DEET.  It's the only way to not lose your 
>mind.
>
>yogi
>www.pcthandbook.com
>
>Mara Factor <m_factor@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I'm a mosquito magnet. While I didn't need too much deet in the southern
>section of the trail, I did use it occasionally. What I needed more was a
>mosquito headnet. The gnats were horrible at times and if you use hiking
>poles, trying to swat at them can get downright dangerous. ;-)
>
>A headnet made of noseeum netting is overkill and much too warm to wear.
>Find one designed for mosquitos - the holes are bigger and allow much more
>ventilation but still allows you to keep hiking without regard for the
>gnats.
>
>I can't compare the southern section to the morth northerly areas. I got
>off the trail just before Whitney.
>
>Mara
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>
> >From: "victor Hanson-Smith"
> >To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> >Subject: [pct-l] DEET - where?
> >Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:08:12 +0000
> >
>...
> >Do I need to carry DEET through the SoCal sections?
>...
>
>
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