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Pompano
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No mosquitos here.....
....but....Carpenter bees, yes!
Wait...that was another thread. Oh well, Deet then.
Unless you are going into the far-north Canadian bush...then 12 ga. autos. The mosquitoes are the size of Volkwagens.
[Edited on 5-27-2008 by Pompano]
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teadust
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No idea when this will finish testing, but it sounds promising...
Bug Repellant Lasted 73 Days in Florida Study
"One chemical warded off the bugs for 73 days, compared with 17 1/2 days for the chemical DEET, which has been used as a repellant for 50 years, the
authors wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
If commercialized, the research may help health officials around the world stem the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, which sicken more than 550
million people each year, according to the World Health Organization"
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Cypress
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Keeps bugs away for 73 days. Only if you don't take a bath or shower.
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TMW
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This helps http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___81276
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a few years ago I took a group of boy scouts on a 50 miler through the eastern sierras. there were two groups- kids whose moms had heard skin so soft
worked and the others who were sent with "off" or the old army bottles of deet. the skin so soft kids were mosquito bait all week until they begged
for the traditional repellants. from then on no kids were allowed to bring skin so soft- no matter what their mothers told them.
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davidre
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Tried the CR alternate method---did not work at all. But I have come up with a really bullet-proof mix of DEET and herbal element. I live in the
tropics so I need something that works day-in-and-day-out. Jejenes are repelled by DEET only if it is 100% DEET and it is still oily on the skin.
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BajaNuts
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I checked out the "dancingroots" Crocodile roll-on stuff and here's what it says-
Ingredients: An oleaginous extract of Rosemary, Peppermint, Thyme, Castor Oil and Canola Oil
DEFINITIONS- o·le·ag·i·nous Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[oh-lee-aj-uh-nuhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. having the nature or qualities of oil.
2. containing oil.
3. producing oil.
4. unctuous; fawning; smarmy.
Break it down and you have an oil mix of castor and canola oils with the herbal oils of rosemary, peppermint and thyme.
All of these herbs are recognized as mosquito deterants by many sources. Notice i said "deterant" not "REPELLANT". big difference. I just don't
think I'd pay 11bucks for 3 ounces of veggie oils.
Once again, you can probably get the same or better effect with the essential oils from a health food store and a spritzer bottle.
The veggie oils may make them last a little longer on the skin, but do you want the oils on your clothing? Just my opinion...(jmo)
Hey, Davi.....what's your Bullet-proof mix?
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elgatoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNuts
Once again, you can probably get the same or better effect with the essential oils from a health food store and a spritzer bottle.
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After you run down to the health food store and get all the essential oils and what not and then figure out the proper mix and then get it into the
spritzer bottles and then spritz it on let us know how it works for you. 
Meanwhile I will "roll on" and be bug free.   
Respectfully,
EGL
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BajaNuts
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"After you run down to the health food store and get all the essential oils and what not and then figure out the proper mix and then get it into the
spritzer bottles and then spritz it on let us know how it works for you.
Meanwhile I will "roll on" and be bug free"
Okay, loco, go ahead and roll on the oils and be happy.
Others may want another option. The cool thing about essential oils is that there are many recipes works. Many essential oils will do the job as an
insect deterrant and if a person has an allergy or dislike to one, another essential oil will fill in. Take 2 minutes and Google "natural insect
repllant recipe" and you will get MANY simple recipes to work with.
Thrifty people get terrific results by just mixing and matching.
Here's hoping you enjoy your "easily rolled-on" oleaginous( ...see definitions....OILY....) semi-natural life. If you are really into the natural bug
repellants, you wouldn't be criticizing a cost effective alternative.
If laziness is what's important to you, loco, you should stick to deet.
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ckiefer
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elgatoloco
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNuts
Once again, you can probably get the same or better effect with the essential oils from a health food store and a spritzer bottle.
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After you run down to the health food store and get all the essential oils and what not and then figure out the proper mix and then get it into the
spritzer bottles and then spritz it on let us know how it works for you.
Meanwhile I will "roll on" and be bug free.
Respectfully,
EGL |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
If you're not allegergic to DEET, then use it because it works. You can spray it on your clothes and use something else on your skin....
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DEET will damage, weaken, and stain nylons, plastics, or any other synthetic fabrics. Cotton and natural fibers seem to be OK ; but, keep it off of
your expensive rain jacket and tent, etc..
Use Permethrin (available in bottles to wash in when you do laundry) for clothing.
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Cypress
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WD-40!
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I've spent the last 4 weeks in the mtns of Colorado from 5k-11k feet.
I'm not allergic to DEET but dont like the feel of it on skin near the face and hands. I dont mind it on my legs.
I wear long sleeve white cotton t-shirts and spray at the cuffs liberally by my hands and around the collar. I also use a kerchief around the neck and
spray the outside of it when I remove it.
I prefer the Cutter evergreen scent in the pump bottles.
The CR method sounds very interesting...............definitely worth a try.
Someone convinced me to take Skin So Soft to Alaska.............what a mistake that was!
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jeans
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I do not have a solution but an observation that might be of interest considering that mosquitos can carry disease.
My grandfather always marveled (bragged?) that he had never been bit by a mosquito...ever. When he came to visit me in Jackson Hole he
turned down the Cutters that I was slathering on for our visit to the Snake River.
While hiking through the marshes I saw a huge mosquito tanking up on the back of his neck, swatted it and showed him the bloody thing on my hand.
But there was never a welt...not even a hint of a red mark.
I guess there are people whose bodies do not react to the bites, therefore they think they are not being bitten...but they may react to a diseased
mosquito!
Moral of the story...use protection even though you think you do not need it. Which, of course, is always good advice. 
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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capt. mike
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cigars
work well.
keep the smoke going all about you when outside.
Hemmingway and Castro both never got bit and just think about where they lived.
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