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Re: [at-l] Southern Vermont
Greetings,
I hiked the Dalton, MA to Manchester Center, VT section late last month.
Every hiker I camped with had a headnet, and the headnet of choice was the
one I had, an Outdoor Research (OR) brand that has a metal ring to keep it
away from your face. Twist the metal ring in a figure-eight and then once
more and it collapses into a ring about 4 inches across for packing. It
weighs next to nothing. When hiking, the black flies didn't bother me at
all, but on the warmer days when it wasn't raining I needed it in camp, and
occasionally at rest breaks. REI has it for 8.95, I think. Deet also
seemed to help.
It was cool enough at night that I didn't have to wear it to sleep. Also,
the flies can't bite through fabric, so a lightweight longsleeve shirt
worked great for me.
Have a good hike,
Tim Rich
Kennesaw, GA
On Tue, 13 Jun 2000 12:13:20 -0400, Gary Ticknor wrote:
> MrsGorp@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Blackflies, skeeters, and lots of other hikers. Bring a headnet.
>
> Actually, I read that trip report, and was hoping it wasn't true. Or
> maybe exaggerated to kid the outlanders (I can hope, can't I?). What am
> I getting myself into? I don't know a whole lot about blackflies, but
> what I have read I don't much like.
>
> Does one wear the headnet? Or just sleep with it? Wear it while hiking,
> at just at breaks? I suspect it is hot to wear. I hear DEET doesn't much
> work.
>
> On the radio this morning I heard Avon Skin-so-soft advertised as Avon
> Skin-so-Soft Bug Plus. Seems they have awakened to a marketing activity.
>
> Any good advice on what kind of headnet to get? Does any one type of
> brand outperform the others? Color of netting? Do they weigh much? Any
> places in the DC area selling them?
>
> - Gary from Fairfax, Confused Southerner
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