Tips for warding off spiders?

[franchisekid]

Heading out to the GW National Forest this coming weekend and with all this nice weather I wonder if there will be spiders out and about. They have some knarly spiders here in VA. Any tips you all have picked up for ridding your area of spiders if you use pine boughs or anything like that for shelter? Smoking them out?

 

[Bushman5]

you can always spray a circle of Permithion around your sleeping area....home depot has BIG spray cans of the stuff. I spray my boots and pants cuffs with the stuff to help keep ticks off.

 

[storl]

you can always spray a circle of Permithion around your sleeping area....home depot has BIG spray cans of the stuff. I spray my boots and pants cuffs with the stuff to help keep ticks off.

Spiders and other big creepy crawlies don't seem to care about permethrin or other chemicals, in my experience. I would build a ring of fire around me, except the buggers would probably drop in from above.

 

[LMT66]

I turned on my headlamp tonight as I walked the mile long path out from tonights fire then promptly turned it off after seeing all the busy spiders and webs about eye level.
Had a few crawling on me after I got in my vehicle.
As Storl said, they just "drop in from above" to say hello!

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Carry a bag full of dead flies to buy them off.

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

Live in perpetual winter is the only advice I have against spiders.

 

[A.W.U.K.]

Live in perpetual winter is the only advice I have against spiders.

Works for me!

 

[August West]

Some hardcore woodsmen here.....spiders....really????

Of course, everyone knows what to do when you see a big, scary spider, you lift your skirts and scream. Chris

 

[A.L.]

Tent?

 

[RescueRiley]

.....No Comment.....

 

[DennisStrickland]

kudos to esav.i like to carry a ventilated tin of pet scorpions.

 

[not2sharp]

Some hardcore woodsmen here.....spiders....really????

Of course, everyone knows what to do when you see a big, scary spider, you lift your skirts and scream. Chris

Ok...Tried that...The spiders are still there.

n2s

 

[Toucan Oasis]

Works for me!

Now if you can just get rid of the leeches.

 

[August West]

I got some pretty good pics of camel spiders. We went out at night to catch them and put them in an MRE box with a scorpion. Out of probably hundreds of camel spiders I only saw one kill the scorpion and the scorpion got him too.

Caught a lot of these guys with 550 cord snares, always said I was gonna BBQ one but never did.

A little baby, and yes I am a toad licker.

 

[August West]

 

[ROCK6]

Some hardcore woodsmen here.....spiders....really????

Of course, everyone knows what to do when you see a big, scary spider, you lift your skirts and scream. Chris

That strategy has worked for me over the years

I don't mind snakes, insects, scorpions, etc...but I do have a slight bit of arachnophobia...including a strong distaste for ticks as well. Unfortunately, you just have to learn to deal with them. Just get in a good habit of thoroughly checking your camping area...clear the ground cover as best you can; brush out your clothes; cover your boots (check them in the AM), etc. A good hiking stick will help to keep spider webs out of your hair (and mouth). I do spray our backpacking clothing with Permethrin in the spring and again late summer...it lasts well. Bugs are bugs; you just got to deal with them...for the most part, if you leave them along they'll avoid you and if they're found on you, your gear or clothing, just move slow and give'em a little flick of a stick or finger...that's after you finish your screaming like a little girl.

ROCK6

 

[mw1982115]

Best way to defend your self against spiders~~~~

do

not

go

into

the

woods


lol~~~~~~

 

[rdgarbo]

I hate ticks...I had Rocky Mt. Spotted Fever a few years ago, so I spray myself with Permetherine.

 

[Watchful]

Okay, I admit to be the first guy to push this thread off the wheels.

Spiders, snakes, etc.? No problem. There's nothing, really, to be scared of, and both are excellent hunters who help keep the nasty bug populations down. A couple of spiders here and there in dark corners of your house, and a snake or two outside your house, and your pest problems go away. Good things to have.

But...and fortunately, I know I can trust a bunch of sarcastic, teasing near-strangers on the internet when I confess this...but centipedes.

Eeeeheheheeeyeweyewyeweeeheeh. Millipedes don't bother me a bit, and are actually fascinating to watch moving along like buses on a roadway, but the centipedes, with their spiky legs and fangs, oozing out from under bark and leaves... well. I'll leave it as eeeeheheheeeyeweyewyeweeeheeh.

No likey. He can be the nicest centipede, too; a nice family man, with a few kids and nice, kept-up home, maybe a nice pill bug as a pet, with a good forestry job...he's still gonna get 175 pounds of boot slamming down on him from me. And I'm so sorry. But the boot is coming anyway.

 

[Gespenst]

I got in to it with a brown recluse a few years back and it tore me up pretty good. Had plenty of down time to research spiders online LOL. I don't fear them but sure do respect them. So far I just hope for the best when camping.