In bushcraft and survival circles you frequently encounter references to bug out bags and bug in bags. Gary and I recently added our own term for camping: Bug Off Bag.
Our past week was filled with rain and hordes of mosquitoes. The blood-suckers were what made us build our bug off bag.
Top row
- Raid Yard Guard
- Repel
- Hot Shot
- Cutter Backyard
- Off
- Bug Zapper
- Repel
- Generic 23% DEET
Middle row
- ThermaCell
- Fly traps
- Octenol attractant for Alpha mosquito trap (not shown)
- ThermaCell refills
- Fly traps
- Octenol attractants
Bottom row
- Zippered mesh storage bag
We used generous applications of all of the products so that the mosquitoes would not build up a tolerance while we were there. We shouldn’t have worried because they were already immune. Nothing stopped them, so I guess it’s back to the drawing board.
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