[at-l] Boots, Bugs, Etc.---

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

I wear long supplex pants, but that leaves my arms, face and neck.  Do they
make that stuff clear, so that we can make supplex masks?  No, I didn't
think so.  anklebear

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim and/or Ginny Owen <spiriteagle99@hotmail.com>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>; <lwbooher@halifax.com>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:30 PM
Subject: [at-l] Boots, Bugs, Etc.---


> anklebear wrote:
> >What about some of the other ways of dealing with bugs, like taking
> >brewer's yeast tablets or garlic tablets?  Sassafras oil rubbed on?  I
know
> >that you have to take a lot of brewer's yeast to do any good, but I've
seen
> >it work for people who actually followed the directions.  Grandma
Gatewood
> >kept a sassafras branch pinned on her hat to keep bugs at bay.  Does that
> >really work?  I'm just guessing about the garlic.
>
>
> anklebear -
> Baltimore Jack gave good advice.
>
> The only thing I'd add would be that Supplex has worked well for us for
both
> mosquitos and black flies. I have Supplex pants and shirt.  They don't
like
> it, don't land on it, don't bite through it.  But that does nothing for
the
> areas that are uncovered.  Carry Deet.  And use it.
>
> Walk softly,
> Jim
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