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How to be More Bug Free When Camping
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2017
- Mosquito Sticks....www.walmart.co...
Bug Bam Mosquito Grid....www.bugbam.com...
Off Clip On....off.com/en/pro...
Permethrin.....www.rei.com/pr...
Permethrin Fact Sheet: Did you know?
Download the Permethrin Fact Sheet PDF
What is permethrin?
It is a stable (synthetic) form of an insecticidal compound produced by the chrysanthemum flower.
It is commonly used to treat lice (Nix 1% shampoo) and scabies infections (5% cream).
It biodegrades quickly in contact with soil and water.
It is odorless and will not stain clothing.
How well does it work?
It has been used as a clothing treatment to prevent bites from ticks, flies, and mosquitoes since the 1970s, and used by the military since the 1990s.
It provides a quick tick knock-down effect - both repels and kills.
A URI study found that people wearing permethrin-treated sneakers and socks were 73.6 times less likely to have a tick bite than those wearing untreated footwear.
Each at-home treatment lasts for roughly 3-4 weeks (with washing!).
Commercially-treated clothes can last up to 70 washes.
Should I be concerned about using this chemical?
Permethrin is over 2,250 times more toxic to ticks than humans.
Put directly on the skin, typically less than 1% of active ingredient is absorbed into the body; DEET can be absorbed at over 20 times that rate.
Exposure risk of permethrin-treated clothing to toddlers is 27 times below the EPA's Level of Concern (LOC).
A 140-pound person would have no adverse health effects if exposed to 32 grams of permethrin/day. There is less than 1 gram of permethrin in an entire bottle of clothing treatment.
Permethrin is pregnancy category B (showing no evidence of harm to fertility or fetus).
**Caution: Permethrin won’t hurt humans or dogs but it is harmful to bees, fish, and aquatic insects - do not spray clothing near flowers or water sources. Do not allow cats near permethrin-treated clothing until it has fully dried.
Bug Headnet....www.rei.com/pr...
Bug suit...www.overstock....
Thermacell....www.rei.com/pr...
You are a hoot! I especially enjoyed the natural insect repellent segment. I've been watching for about five years and just about everything I now know about hammocks I learned from you. It's your fault a 67 year old, overweight, out-of-shape woman took her first ever backpacking trip this year and did 60 miles solo on the AT., packing a hammock and portable CPAP (the CPAP isn't your fault). You make it all seem so accessible. Thank you!
I had some equipment failures early on (now resolved), then got bitten by a brown recluse which cut the trip short, but plan to return to the AT again in Feb. I'm off-the-boat Irish and enjoy all your Irish references, and I nearly fell over when you started spouting Japanese, as I speak it. You are so much fun to watch, and I learn so much from you. Thank you!
Good for you for getting out on the AT.
I will happily take the blame. Ouch...watch out for those spidees!
I got tired of the skeeters biting me through my hammock at night and finally got some of the Gordon's Permethrin 10% Livestock & Premise Spray. I diluted it down to the 0.5% recommendation after doing LOTS of research. I dumped my hammock, long sleep pants, a couple long sleeve 'fishing' shirts, a few pairs of socks, and my Frogg Toggs rain jacket into a trash bag with a gallon of the 0.5% solution. I let it soak everything through and then hung everything out to dry.
THE BUGS DIDN'T EAT ME ALIVE LAST NIGHT!!
I did the math on the stuff I bought compared to the Sawyer brand stuff at Walmart and I got about $500.00 worth of solution for $16.00!! I now have enough to treat my camp gear every spring for the next four years, plus my first treatment.
This stuff is going to really improve my happiness at camp in bug country and save me money on stinky skeeter spray. 👍
Ok I know this video is from last year but I just wanted to let everyone know who finds this my story with Permethrin. Anyway I'm from Australia and I work in the bush five days a week (I spend more time in the bush then I do at home). Two years ago my company got some Permethrin I soaked all my work clothes actully the day before I got 14 ticks. Since soaking twice in two years I havn't had any ticks on me they still drop onto my clothes but they get off very quickly it's like I have a tick sheild :) anyway thats my story and Permethrin works.
Tyvk 4 this info! It should be an easy deal to figure out the equivalent brand in my neck of the woods.
This man should be on TV or in movies!!!... so charismatic and very funny without even trying! reminds me of Robin Willams when he goes off on his random tangents rants.
I bow deeply here!
That spit and slobbering fit @ the 4:55 mark..... I lost my coffee laughing on my new shirt. Where should I send the dry cleaning bill?
Gives the shirt character!
Never mind that, I spent the entire time he was "shunning us" cackling hysterically! My cheek muscles are still aching.
Shug, the ASMR of the natural repellent was hilarious, thanks for the laugh and greetings from WI.
Thankee.
Great tips, definitely some new things to try. Never underestimate the power of a little campfire smoke. If I'm alone or with my kids and having a brief fire around or after dinner, I'll try to set up our tent or hammock downwind of the fire. Letting the smoke drift and permeate the tent and hammock while we eat. Once the fire's out, crawl into bed and no bugs. Sure, you and your stuff smell like a house fire when you get home, but it doesn't bother you on the trail.
Also masks BO...!
very ture, very true.
I JUST found your TH-cam Videos buy accident after buying my 1st Hammock. I'm in my late 50's, Disabled and going to try a Hammock for Camping. Money is TIGHT so I followed a friends suggestion and picked up a Wise Owl. I hope it works out well. THANK YOU for your Videos! YOU are GREAT at what you do!!! THANK YOU!!!
Enjoy your hammock quest. That'll get you started.....th-cam.com/video/-Cvj0ISjzl8/w-d-xo.html
You tossed in some really great advice at the end of this video. A few years back we were camping in a mature forest during some wet weather. Really light rain that was off and on all day for three days. On the morning of day three, it started. One loud crash after another as rain soaked rotten branches started falling all around us. They soaked up the rain and became so heavy they just broke off. It was a very unnerving experience. Great advice and a really good reminder Shug. Thank you.
Can be scary. So many tree deaths every year. Statistics are un-settling.
LITERALLY laughed out loud...gosh I feel good...I like you.
Thanks for that. I kinda did too.
Thank You for your "Comical" way of telling people "How-To's" I love it. I laughed my butt off. Also, thanks for the links on this stuff my friend.
Can't help myself...I gotta have fun doing it.
Shug, you crazy bastard. I just thought you were nuts, but you are a good guy trying to send people into the woods prepared. I respect it
The crazy bastard nods approval.
Thanks so much for your coverage and support Shug. Note: All Bug Bam products are Made in the USA in Los Angeles, CA. Keep up the great work!
Good to know....Thankee.
"I have an urge to get a Henna tattoo and drink some unpasteurized milk ... Maybe hug a rabbit." You're the best act on TH-cam, Shug. Thank you for the laughs and good information.
Whoooooo Buddy)))))
Your videos are informative and never fail to make me smile. Thank you!
Thankee.
I finally made the switch and bought a hammock. It's so good. Shug you were my primary insperation for making the switch.
Whoooooo Buddy))))
Fantastic video as usual! Let my granddaughters watch this one with me. You have new fans! They think you’re so funny and was absorbing the info for future hikes with Gram!
I love this comment!
Easily one of the most entertaining TH-cam videos I've watched. Loved it. I laughed. I cried. Ok, maybe I didn't cry....much.
Great job!
Crylaughter......love it.
Thanks for sharing, Shug,
I recently purchased the Thermacell MR-BP, and used it for a week camping (7/2-8) with my sons' boy scout troop. I slept in my hammock and didn't use a bug net. I had no bug issues, other than moths when I turned on my headlamp.
I sprayed my hammock and clothing with Permethrin, used Picaridin on my skin, and used the Thermacell near my hammock. I lit the Thermacell about 15 minutes before getting in to my hammock (10 PM). I let it burn for a couple of hours and turned it off when nature called. In the morning, just before getting up (5am), I lit it again. All three seemed to do the trick.
I did see lots of ticks, but they didn't want to stay on me and my clothing. Mosquitoes were nowhere to be found near my hanging spot. Flys and moths seemed to stay away too. I did have a battery powered fan over my head and that seem to keep flys away.
I'll have to try the sticks and see how well they work. Thanks again!
Good to hear it really works.
I liked the NPR voice for the earthy bug incense sticks. Too funny! Thx Shug
That was fun for me...thankee.
Thank you so much for reviews of all the different products! I enjoy your sense of humor...bugs can drive a person crazy...love your visual of a bug attack! 😂 I also hike the SHT and I am camping at Leech Lake in August...I am sure the horseflies will be horrific!!!
Thankee. Have a right goodie of a trip.
Lot of great tips. Permetherin works great against ticks. And your falling tree tip hit home. I was sleeping on the banks of the St. Croix River in my hammock. In the middle of the night a big tree came down next to me. Thought I was a goner! Beavers were taking trees down.
Scary stuff!....
Day walkers unite.
Mosquitos never seem to bite me.
The Sawyer spray is a godsend though when I'm actually going on an adventure
It truly helps.
Once again, it's always refreshing to see your awesome sense of humor and entertaining lessons/advice... Luckily all we need to worry about here in the arctic are gargantuan skeeters... Thanks Shug! I shall take heed. Keep carrying on carrying on!
I bet they are. What a place to be.
Hey Shug! A trick that truly works without chemicals is to hang dryer sheets from you. Rip one into two or three pieces and hang one from your belt, one from your pack, and one from somewhere else and you'll be skeeter-free!
I keep hearing that. Will try it for sure.
All Terrain Natural shenanigans reminded me of the movie quote "I'll have what (s)he's having", LOL. About checking for widowmakers, remember that car campgrounds are not immune. We were once on a site, having already pitched the tent and mostly set things up before we realized that the huge tree at the back was mostly dead. Packed everything up, informed the camp office, and shifted sites immediately.
Best to move...and be safe.
making a video about bug protection for nearly half an hour that's interesting informative and entertaining is very difficult and i thank you for it (you make it look easy) i'm off camping up to scotland in a few weeks and i know the "wee beasties" will be waiting for me
Started out to be a 5 minute video.
The memo at the end of this is very important! always look up!
Lol.... You are quite the character shug!
And also well-informed so I appreciate your knowledge here. Good stuff! Thank you!
I appreciate that!....Whoooooo Buddy)))))
@@shugemery RIGHT ON!!
"I have a sudden urge to get a henna tattoo... drink some unpasteurized milk... maybe hug a rabbit." -Shug 2017
I did hug a rabbit.
Just used Permethrin for the first time this year because you mentioned it in an earlier video. I haven't seen a tick yet and the skeeters seemed to be less bothersome. Loved this video, sharing it with my family.
Y'elcome and thankee.
LOL> "DEET is always yelling." Damn you shug ..always get me to laugh out loud.
Whooooo Buddy))))
Hi and thanks for the video from coastal South Carolina where bugnets and insect repellent can be found on Restaurant menus! Cheers!
Brother you are now my favorite channel. You would fit in with my family. Nothing but good time and laughs.
I thankee.
I laughed, I giggled a bit and as always I learnt a bit! Like that Off Clip-on a lot. Still have one of the original large ones. Hey it works!
It all helps. Hate the breakfast skeeters the most.
I have one of the old big blue ones too. I use it every summer. It really does work. I didn't know they made a new small one, I hope it works as well cuz I'm going to get one.
When you lit that natural stick up, I was just thinking: wow that looks like an extra-large doobie. Good tips. I may have to pick up one of those grid things.
Doobie!
The rendition of the 'save the earth people' was great. When the huggers come at me telling me I don't care, I just tell them 'when It (whatever 'it' is) works twice as good and it costs half as much, you at least have my attention'.
Hey Shug, well done. Did you know: You can get concentrated Permetherin and dilute it to 5% as this is the % that is effective and is what Sawyer uses. Any more concentrated than 5% is no more effective than higher concentrations. There is also a company that does what is called a lifetime treatment at 70 washings. It is suggested that after doing a Sawyer Permetherin Treatment (and drying), that you store your Permetherized clothing in a black plastic bag as Permetherin degrades in air and in sunlight. Sawyer is said to last 6 weeks or 6 washings before retreatment is necessary. Some use a mosquito netting instead of a no-see-um as the mosquito netting offers more ventilation. If there are no-see-ums, use your Permetherin on your mosquito head net. Enjoy your buggy summer.
I don't really do much Summer camping. More people, bugs and heat. Summer is my work season.
I don't summer camp either. There is something about the Northwoods in the Fall or if you catch a window in the Spring.
To fend off chiggers I use sublimed sulfur powder on my lower legs, socks & boot tops or shoe at the ankle. I also sprinkle & spread it on the groin area, waist, armpits & neck. Some folks object to the slight sulfur smell if they are hunters. Before I learned about the sublimed sulfur I used all sorts of insect sprays but I was once hospitalized for a large severe chigger bites infection of the lower legs. Using the sublimed sulfur keeps chiggers off.
Ticks look at me and say, "I'm not THAT hungry!"
Haaa!
Ranger 24 😜😃
My wife kept talking to me from the kitchen as I watched this, so I kept pausing it. Shug, you really can make some faces! I'm glad to see that sector 7 is even more secure now that you took down the dead branches.
Those freeze frames can be horrific.
Thank you Shug, not just for the video but for being a fabulous entertainer! Love from your South African fan and family.
Thankee for that. Whoooooo Buddy)))))
Shug - I just discovered your channel and I'm having a great time going through some of the past vids. That is, until I found the BWCA canoe trip. You're killin' me! BWCA is my favourite place on earth but between living in Michigan and a few other lame excuses like prepping up for the Appalachian Trail next year, I haven't been there in too many years. Now I have to figure out how to get out there in between all the hiking. It's great to see the place, even if it is only in video form.
Keep up the good work...
Hawk
I feel lucky to live only 5 hours away from the BWCA. I like the hiking trails there to. Most folks dont know there are any.
I found out about the hiking when I passed the trailhead for the Kek, when I was going into Snowbank. Always wanted to hike one way and paddle back.
BTW, you can save mucho dinero by buying quarts of 10-36% permethrin from places like Tractor Supply and diluting it. Has a little smell for a short time but goes away. Also gotta try the deer fly patches.
The ticky ticky tickyyyy woods, the ticky ticky tuckyyyy woods... I had to sing it!
Chim chimaree tick ticky tick.....
the thermacell is 100% effective. I use when hunting in the SC swamps and it works like a charm.
Good to hear that.
chief Mike from Adams here; I discovered permethrin a few years ago when spring turkey hunting. great stuff. the ticks almost made me quit turkey hunting. soaked my pants, socks/boots, and everything else. let it dry and I was good to go for season. tick free! previous year, not so much. stay cool up there. Southern Sector 7 is secure.
Whooooo Buddy))))
Got my daily dose of Shug...that aluminium cookpot drool was yet another classic moment.
Don't recall that but glad you got a dose! Whoooo Buddy)))) Thankee.
@@shugemery You slipped into your doofus mode and told us to do our own research "cuz I eat out of aluminium and have for a long time..." at which point the drooling ensued.
You know, I bet your a Red Skelton fan too. I see a little bit of him in your slapstick. You bring it all my friend, and I enjoy it.
I did watch Red a lot with my Dad in my youth.
Thermacels are the bomb for mosquitos. I still hunt in low country South Carolina swamps and wouldn't be without one. You still need to spray down pant legs for chiggers and ticks, though. Great video!
May get one someday.
Im a believer in permethrin as well. A multi dimensional defense against the bugs is sage advice!
Full attack!
thank you for making this video it had alot of info about PERMETHRIN I didnt know. just climbed to the top of Eagle Mtn. 2 days ago it was the most beautiful thing ive ever seen in Minnesota. still all bug spray aside I still have enough bug bites to remember the trip for weeks.
Been meaning to get to Eagle. A couple of campsites out there too.
shugemery yea it was flat out gorgeous out there. it was kind of a rocky trail but the beautiful view made it worth it
When I first moved to Indonesia, I got bitten to pieces by mosquitoes.Within a week or two of adjusting to the highly spicy, chili-rich cuisine... almost no more mosquito bites.After 14 years in the tropics I still get bitten, sometimes, but I've found that citronella oil (and plenty of chilies) does the trick.Light one up, Bro!
I may rather have the mosquito bite than the heartburn! Haaaa! Thankee.
you had me really cracking up on this one.
Thankee. Tired and punchy.
Oh my!! I live in Ms. & mosquitoes are our native soul mates!
This year 2022 (late catching up on your videos) is one of the worst years!
I find my Thermocell gives mea fair bit of protection--!
Excellent info Shug, many thanks.
Y'elcome and thanks.
Shug, thanks for all the info on bug repellents... Who would have thought you could add humor to this topic..? Thanks for the laughs too...
The Herbal Armor segment was solid gold, SOLID GOLD!
Good info as always. I don't normally do much for me in this dept. I do bring spray when I take my kids. I want them to enjoy to woods. Bugs seem to leave me alone most of the time. Bad blood maybe : )
Good stuff and the mouth drool was a real humdinger!
All secure
I felt soooo serene. May talk that way more often.
i also use the head net to pre-filter the crud out of water before i put it through my filter. filtering out the small stream debris helps keep the filter from clogging up,
Good idea.
Aim I the only one that was inching through this whole video. Great video
Thankee. You mean itching, right.
shugemery I don’t know who’s dumber me or my spellcheck lol
Shug. This is EXACTLY what I needed as I'm heading up to my place next week and the bugs are as vicious as ever. Thank you.
Fight the fight!
Another point well taught. I love your videos cuz I learn and laugh. Shug you are the man. Too Hip to be Square ! I total riot to listen to. Stay cool.
Whooooo Buddy and thankee.
Hilariously superb as always Shug. Great information. Looking forward to seeing that henna tattoo :)
Thankee. My henna will be clown!
Believe me Shug Therma Cell does work well. I live in northern Ontario and we sure have lots of bugs . 🇨🇦👍
Yes they do. Got one for my wife for backyard and works mighty fine.
I never had luck with that thing unless the air was just stagnant not moving at all
@@AquaTech225 my wife always uses one while walking the dogs during bug season. She loves it. They are popular here in Ontario. Cheers.🇨🇦👍
Shug you are a gem. Thanks for the laughs.
A diamond in the rough........! Thankee for the good and fine words.
I needed a little bug repellent refresher before my BWCA trip. Thanks!
At the time I was not hip to the ThermoCell backpacker model. Now I swear by it~~
www.thermacell.com/products/mr300-repeller
For what you pay for that Sawyer's bottle i can get a gallon jug from the farm supply in the livestock fly spray section and dilute it down to the same .5% solution as the Sawyers. I mix it by the gallon in a garden sprayer and after I soak my clothes and gear and leave em to dry i use the rest around the outside of the house and we dont have ants, spiders, etc.
I ain't got no farm! Truly though...we do have farm supply places but it is a long drive. So i spend heavily on close places.
im rural also but our local grain elevator does bulk for the local farmers so kinda have to drive 30 miles to get what we need unless we want to buy a pallet of the stuff, lol. But i understand what your sayin.
So funny, very informative, I shared on FB to all my camping friends and family. The Thermacell works GREAT! We used ours while camping and working in the garden. They also make a tabletop version with pretty color changing lights. 😂🤣
Thankee. May have to get a Party-Cell sometime to keep those skeeters back.
Allethrin is a synthetic duplicate of a component of pyrethrum. Pyrethrum is a botanical insecticide extracted from chrysanthemum flowers. Allethrin, the first synthetic pyrethroid, was introduced in 1949, and is a mixture of several isomeric forms. The most common form is a 4:1 mixture of the trans- and cis-isomers.
Pyrethrum was a genus of several Old World plants now classified as Chrysanthemum or Tanacetum (e.g., C. coccineum) which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flower heads. Pyrethrum continues to be used as a common name for plants formerly included in the genus Pyrethrum. Pyrethrum is also the name of a natural insecticide made from the dried flower heads of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium and Chrysanthemum coccineum.
This what is in the Coghlan's Mosquito Sticks.I have been researching this myself as I am headed to mosquito hell called Mildred Lakes.The key ingredient in the Latex doo hickey is the geranium oil.Many recipes for making your own repellent from this.
Shug, my thermal cell does not sound like your thermal cell!Another great performance, thanks for making my morning great and off to work I go!
Good to know Professor:::::
good info Shug as usual. I discovered the Off fan thingy a few years ago and I won't be without it when I'm in camp. I soak everything in farm grade Permethrin (good for livestock and dogs) and it works like a charm. I also have used that all natural stuff, but just isn't as effective as the Picaridin or DEET (which I've read in past studies can be carcinogenic if used too often @ 100%). Gonna have to try that Japanese product now. Thanks for the info! Cheers! DonP
I'm another that uses Permethrin. I go to a farm store and get the kind where you mix it yourself. I mix it properly and put my items in a trash bag and pour it in. I turn it over here and there and leave it overnight. The next day I wring it all out and hang it to dry. Done.
Yessir.
Hey Shug thanks for good entertainment and good first hand info. I use a Thermacell quite a bit. I've had it about five years, from boundary waters to island Royal. It does have a little weight to it and a little bulky but totally worth it.
Nice to hear they work so well.
I live in Alabama, and I hope there is nothing worse than chiggers . Love the video Shug . I'm going to get me some of that promethium and try it. Thanks ⛺️👍
Thankee.
I just found this guy. He cracks me up! Sign me up.
Permithrin works really good. I get concentrated from the farm store. Takes a couple days to not smell so I treat clothes a week or so before and after drying, store in a trash bag until the trip.
For sure.
Great , informative, hilarious, especially the Sotto voce herbal repellent. Excellent Shug!
Thanks. Love Sotto.....
Only time I used a head net was backpacking in Denali. Eagle sized blood sucking mosquitoes. Even figured out how to eat wearing a bug net utilizing the pit zips in my jacket. Kept me kind of sane.
When you need them...you need them.
The whole reason I watch Shug’s videos (other than the vast knowledge I receive) is for moments like these at 5:00
Haaa....I forgot about that one~
(wipes a tear away) Mr. Emory, the bug dope i loved and the best was Old Time Woodsman's bug dope. It kept away ticks, mosquitoes, noseeums, knats, vampires, warewolves and mother-in-law's.
Now i use permetherine and Deet around the bill of my boonie cover.
Hate when loved stuff goes away.
Thanks for the Wideomaker bit Shug. Even public campgrounds have them.
They are everywhere.
DEET will melt some forms of plastic as well, so I take great care if that's all I have especially when fly fishing. It will take the coating right off your fly line!
Oh yes.
Iam Enjoying your videos Shug, keep up the great humorous informative tips on camping buddy , ya do a great Carl Childers also lol alright den 👍👊
Thankee feller.
I'm a red head, too, and I also have found that mosquitoes like everyone else better than me. Watching a movie in Viet Nam on the side of a whitewashed barracks, with the occasional gekko running across the leading lady's face, I would gradually become aware of motion all around me, and when it broke through to my consciousness, I looked around. It was only then I realized everybody but me waving and swatting at mosquitoes that had not bothered me a bit. Sitting on a cabin porch in Maine I only noticed them after every one else went inside, and I felt a sting on my wrist. A mossy that looked more like a mayfly
had nailed me through my flannel shirt.
True. Once everybody leaves they go after me. Thankee.
Dude!! You are hilarious! You remind me of Red Skelton. But...good info. I'm gonna watch again and take notes. BTW, where can I get one of those hats?
It is a Stetson bucket hat. Thankee.
Man Shug!!! You had me rolling on the ground and busting my gut with this video!!! Much appreciated!!!
Whoooooo Buddy)))))
Hey Shug! Out on my farm just south of Stillwater watching the fire camping out back - with a tent! While dreaming about hammocks!! Watching Shug videos with my daughter! Whooo buddy!!
Malheureusement permathrin is not in solde in Canada ! 😡😡😡 next trip to white Montain bring back permathrin ! Merci à toi ,c'est toujours un plaisir de te regarder ! Bonne été Shug Xxx
Yes but you have coffee crisp!
Picardin is good stuff. Permethrin is dangerous when wet but super effective. I spray my hammock and bugnet along with clothes, boots and hat.
I've used the Thermacell for years. Nearly all repellents will destroy the coatings on optics, and when we set up our telescopes for an all night imaging session, the only thing that works, and surprisingly works extremely well, is the Thermacell. We use the butane powered ones, and the butane is good for two wafers of Thermacell repellent. In calm nights, it creates a 10 foot circle of protection. If it's windy, it loses all effect.
Ahhhh...the wind.....
Greetings from tenstrike Minnesota where every day is a holiday and are bugs are thriving!
Greetings backatcha.
I like your shirt!
Smokey says...thankee.
So...are you anti-Trump, Pro-NATL Parks, both? Neither??
Let's not mix politics with the blissful Hammock life .. just my opinion.
Do what y'all want.
I just like Smokey the Bear.
shugemery the parks are pretty cool too.
Camper,,,, I spray the Screen door with Sawyer P. Helps alot,,,, SKEETERS! (U.P. Mich. LARGE) do not hang around the door, for a good week or 2+, after spraying the screens. Hence, NO Quickly getting in when I am going in& out. (Hamock. Tarps, Tent etc also
Righto!
thanks Shug !...some really useful info !...i'm in the Uk, we get bugs but not as fearsome as i think you get in the US...great idea to spray clothes.top tip...love your videos
Carry forth.
OK you had me laughing out loud. Good thorough video on bug repellents. Recall a camping trip in Alaska and the swarms of mosquitoes outside the tent would keep you awake.
Not so much the biting but the buzzing.
shugemery Exactly, like a swarm of Stuka dive bombers waiting for them to bust through the mosquito netting. It really was loud.
Thanks for all the laughs
good information thanks for sharing your experience out on the trails wish you all the very best my friend
Y'elcome. Carry forth.
I've had great luck with tea tree oil. I carry the smallest travel bottle from Dr. Bronner's Tee TreeYa know, the hippy soap. I use it as my camp soap and as body wipe on a damp bandanna. Kept bites to a minimum in the Southeast and haven't had a problem with ticks, either. Just a tip.
I would but have trouble with the tea tree smell. Used it on a toe for a while and just got sick of the smell. But glad it works for you.
Thermacells are really good, they've saved me much blood all over the world, from the mozzie-heavy swamps of eastern Europe to the Belizian jungle. They're quite expensive as far as refills go, but you CAN refill the gas cartridges if you're handy. There are Many TH-cam videos on the subject.
Been using one a lot the last couple of years. Very effective. I find the cost reasonable for as much as I camp.
NOTE NOTE NOTE... once the permethrin has dried completely you _should_ rinse the clothing. It was explained to me that the permethrin bonds with the fabric. But there are leftovers which need to be rinsed or you MIGHT develop a rash. I did when I accidentally wore the shirt inside out after a fresh treatment.
As always thanks for the tips Shug. I still get a laugh out of some of your videos, thanks for that. Take care and be safe.
Thankee feller.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BUDDY!
Your bug sound effects are top notch.
I am 1/8th bug by nature! Thankee.
Shug, I always enjoy your videos but to be honest with you this one really bugged me!
It repelled me too.
shugemery oh snap!
shugemery :)
Love your work Shug!
Thankee.
Funny stuff, good bug tips, really sobering message about widowmakers at the end. Fantastic vid.
Needs to always be repeated.