Re: [Paddlewise] Boundary Waters Region

Strongly recommend Cabelas Canadian made bug hat with under arm
straps...although I had a very good bug jacket, the hat was all I used in a
5 week trip on the Barrens, last summer.  I used <2  1.5 oz bottles of DEET,
the entire trip.

As for a "Jar"... my wife swears by it, and it has "saved her butt"  many a
night on trips in northern Canada. The one quart plastic food storage jars,
with  a 3 1/2inch opening works well. Cost: <$2 at any Kmart type store.
There haven't been any mishaps  (yet).

----- Original Message -----
From: <whiterabbit_at_empowering.com>
To: "Nick Von Robison" <n.v.rob_at_deltanet.com>
Cc: "Sailboat Restorations, Inc." <sailboatrestorations_at_worldnet.att.net>;
<paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Boundary Waters Region


> The maps have gotten a lot better, the mosquitos, black flies, etc
haven't.  (SNIP)
>
> Generally, if you go after mid June/early July the bugs aren't bad during
> the day.  In late July we generally did not even use bug dope on the
water.
>  Some of the portages can be bad for bugs and make sure you relieve your
> self and are inside a tent with good bug screens by dusk.  If you can't
> make it through the nite without a pee break a jar is recommended.  One
> evening I counted over 100 mosquitoes on the tent screen.



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