keepin the skeeters at bay

Rather than apply a coat of laquer to the skin why not wear a wet-suit or some rubber-fetish outfit?:eek: I'm thinking maybe one of those bug-suits made of mesh and treated with bug repellent might not be a bad investment.
 
For me a combination of Permanone on my clothes and Ultrathon on my body, works great for me.

Helle
 
FYI guys 100% DEET is NOT the most effective. What you need is 70% DEET. the reason behind it (as learned in my medical and veterinary entomology class in University) is that at concentrations higher than 70% DEET starts to form balls of itself when applied to skin. Think of when mercury is loose in liquid form. Thus 100% DEET will leave bare patches of skin as it is drawn to itself, but lower concentrations are not as effective at keeping insects away. The problem with this is that no MFR that I have ever seen produces a product with 70% DEET.

I can't stand the stuff ever since my cousins overdosed themselves and me in a tent as kids (I could have killed them when I woke up!). My solution is to keep covered up when they are really bad (Nunavut tundra) and put up with them the rest of the time (I grew up on a swamp so I became accustomed to hitting myself at a young age- I am such a sweetheart they can't resist me either.
 
cuphead said:
I have heard an old wife's tale of staying away from food with sweet oils for a week before going in the bush, like banana, coconut. it's suppose to make a difference with all the black flies.:barf:
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I learned in my animal psychology class bannana oil is the same chemical as the attack pheremone for bees, and I have heard similar thinga about mosquitos.
Also I have heard they are attracted to blue clothing, or they see it easier or something.
I am probably going to invest in a hanging bug net I have been eyeing.
 
I haven't personally used it but I've heard good reports from friends who bow hunt in swamps about the Therma Cell sold at 3 Rivers. It is a device that uses butane to burn a repellent mat.
 
I mentioned the effectiveness of the Thermacell in post #11 and it most definitely works and I speak from personal experience and that of all my hunting buddies for the last several years of usage in swampland. Since we tried the first one as an experiment about 5 years ago we have not messed around with anything else other than the Bug Tamer jacket which also works well.
 
Alex,...sorry I missed what you said about Thermacell.I am glad to hear from another source that it works.
 
Avon Skin So Soft worked on sand flees at Parris Island. Haven't really seen it used since then though... Anyone use it?
 
Muskol works best for me, as most deet formulations do with the exception of Deep Woods, which for some reason does not work at all.

Being squeeky clean from the shower or sauna drives the bugs into a feeding frenzy. If I plan to spend time in the woods then don't shower. Get sweaty and stink, stand by the fire and get some smoke on your clothes and skin, that works quite well too and the natives have been doing this for eons.

The alternative is to avoid the bugs. Camping on islands is one way to find some relief, or a windy shoreline.
 
Living and hunting in Florida for over 35 years... THERMACELL is #1 as long as you are sitting still in one spot, like a treestand. If you are on the move then use CUTTER Advanced with Picaridin insect repellent.
 
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