[pct-l] Bugs

[CWillett at pierce.ctc.edu (Chris Willett)]

Note that bugs do not necessarily have to be a factor.  Glory and I were up ahead of the main pack and, it seems, a day or two in front of the bugs. I don't think I used DEET until sometime in Oregon or far northern Cali.  I used some of Glory's citronella one day north of Tuolumne and it seemed to work out fine for the low-density bugs there.  From Ashland to Sisters the bugs were pretty bad, but only in the early AM and after 6 PM.  During the day, they seemed to take a break.  So, I would say that, for my hike, the PCT isn't that bad for bugs.  Certainly the AT this last summer was far more annoying for bugs.

Suge

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Christopher Willett
cwillett@pierce.ctc.edu
www.pierce.ctc.edu/faculty/cwillett
Pierce College
9401 Farwest Drive SW.
Lakewood, WA. 98498-1999

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> I like the Sawyers brand repellent, the "composite"  formula, that supposedly 
> has an extra ingredient to work against black flies. On  the AT, when the 
> torment would start, I'd spray (non-aerosol) my bare legs &  arms, then dab a bit 
> on my ears, face, & neck. It worked instantly and  lasted for hours, even if 
> sweating some.
>     On the PCT I'll carry a 2 oz spray bottle, or  2, and the 6 or 8 oz 
> refill will be in my bounce bucket. Always double bag  repellent, or any other 
> liquid for that matter, because repellent will damage  some plastics. Definitely 
> keep it off watches; take a watch off to spray;  and I'd test the inside of any 
> plastic watch band. I also recall a PCT-L post  about repellent damaging 
> camera buttons, removing the symbol over a period of  time.
>  
> Bob 
> Big  Bend Desert Denizen
> (Naturalized Citizen, Republic of  Texas)
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