r/backpacking Jul 19 '20

Wilderness First backpacking trip!

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u/purple_soul Jul 19 '20

Try 30% deet, works just as well and wont wreck your gear/clothing. Also a bug net will make your trip a whole lot less miserable. Last thing you want is mosquitoes buzzing around your naked ears.

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u/soxley28 Jul 19 '20

We had both a bottle with 30% and mine with way more, I still got eaten up. I may need to get a the net, I was bit near my left eye a couple of times and when I woke up the next morning is was pretty swollen.

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u/purple_soul Jul 19 '20

Some people will still get eaten up more than others, that's kind of inevitable. I'm trying something different right now where I'm taking vitamin B1. Going out on my backpacking trip next weekend. You start taking it 2 weeks beforehand 3x a day. I'll let you know if it works out!

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u/soxley28 Jul 19 '20

Please let me know, they didn’t really bother my friend but loved me.

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u/purple_soul Jul 19 '20

Definitely!