Re: [Philmont]: RE: have a good weekend?

We did the northern route at Philmont in 2001, the year before the fires. I
am a mosquito magnet, and I had none. Unless that was an unusual year, it
was pretty much bug free. I'd bring a fleece jacket, though, for the
evenings, like the great campfire show at Pueblano. We did Northern Tier
last year and I understand what you mean about the jet engine mosquitos.
Philmont was nothing like that in 2001 on the northern route. We still had
a great time at Northern Tier, too.
YIS, Bill Wahoff, Asst. Scoutmaster, Troop 268, St. John's, Worthington,
Ohio
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Haig" <rhaig@hackboy.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Monday, 26 May, 2003 18:37
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: RE: have a good weekend?

> On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 05:58:23PM -0400, AngieDanaher@aol.com wrote:
> > Jason, since repellant is a smellable, is it feasible for the boys to
pack a
> > mosquito head net and/or jacket? They are very lightweight & compact. I
know
> > many in the troop chose to take them last year when my son went to
Northern
> > Tier even though gear was kept to a minimum. (The Boundary Waters have
> > extraordinary mosquitos, I've heard, and I remember them well from my
youth in Wyoming!)
>
>
> I don't konw what the general response will be, but the philosophy I've
heard
> often, and try to prescribe to is "multiple uses for everything". When
canoing,
> you can be much more liberal in what you bring because you only have to
carry
> it on your back during the portages.
>
> Mosquito head netting could be used as a coarse filter, but I don't know
if
> that would be enough in the eyes of the masses to remove it from the
> decadent gear list. A mosquito jacket though I'd think could be better
> replaced by a windbreaker/rainjacket.
>
> When I backpack around here (central texas) I tend to go with the
rainjacket,
> and nylon-zip-off pants. sometimes it's too humid and I have to decide,
do I
> get bitten by insects or sweat inside my jacket. Of course there aren't
many
> bears where I camp, so bug spray is liberally applied.
>
> This brings up another question. Would a permethrin treated fleece jacket
> and nylon zip-offs be considered smellables?
>
> --
> Rob
>
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