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Comment by Clay Strong on October 15, 2013 at 13:02

With this fuel, a knife, and two soup cans, a person could make a stove and a pot to heat water for soup or instant coffee. Open up the tent's vent though. Supposed to burn for thirty minutes. 

Comment by Jan Carter on September 7, 2013 at 19:50

You are correct Robert, would like to see September and November be just as quiet LOL

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on September 7, 2013 at 19:44

Thanks Steve, we are so lucky that the Hurricane season has been quite, so far. There is never a time to let your guard down.

Comment by Clint Thompson on June 11, 2013 at 20:31

Ok this works.  Take one half of the chocolate ELAX bar or one half dose for three days prior to going into the woods.  Or....you can take garlic pills for a week prior and it works too.  Both ELAX and the garlic pills could and do have their side effects. The pills will keep the bugs away but your loved ones too.  LOL! 

You can wear lace up boots with long pants.  You then duck tape the pant legs to the boot tops.  You then use a bug spray with a high dose of Deet to cover your pants and shirt.  Spray you wide brim hat on the outside as well as the inside of the brim.  Wear long sleeve shirts with the same bug spray.  Spray the shirt prior to putting it on.

Comment by Jan Carter on June 11, 2013 at 19:30

You know we have the afternoon tropical storms everyday, I spend a lot of time making sure there is not standing water but we have em anyway darn it

The package doesnt say anything about ticks but I like Roberts idea of the powdered sulfur.  Keeps your feet dry and bugs just generally font like it

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 11, 2013 at 18:16

Shlomo, is right about the sox, they will keep the ticks off of you. I have found that powdered sulfur in your sox will keep them away. It will also keep chiggers and red bugs at bay.

Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on June 10, 2013 at 23:53

There is a line of clothing that has built in insect repellents called "Bug Off" and is sold by online retailers like Ex Officio who calls it Bugs Away...The socks work great against ticks.

They are treated with Permethrin which you can buy at REI under the Sawyer brand and apply yourself but they only last for between five and seven washings and then have to be reapplied...They work by overloading the insect's nervous system and kills them dead when they land on the clothing.

You can get them at Moosejaw and Backcountry as well

 

Featured Comment by Charles Sample on June 10, 2013 at 22:20

Jan

Do you know if those clipon repellants work for other than mosquitos?  Particularly ticks.

Comment by Jan Carter on June 10, 2013 at 5:11

This weekend we tried one of those OFF!® Clip-On™ Mosquito Repellent.  Works GREAT

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on May 28, 2013 at 12:28

Thanks Shlomo for the info. We have been using "ThermaCells" since they came out. We don't have those Black Flies that ya'll have but we have mosquitoes and nats. My new Scandi is made by Karesvando, it's 81/4" long has a birch and Reindeer handle with a 4" blade. I've cleaned a bunch of fish with it already and it works great. I wanted it for spring and summer season, we do some primitive type camping at that time of year. Plus fishing and trapping for turtles and crawfish, sometimes crabs. I should have tried one a lot sooner, it wasn't what I expected.

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