Alaska... Mosquito Repellent. Spray, Patch, home remedy what works best???
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Never met them except through here; however, if they're anything like they seem, I'd have to agree
I spent 3 months driving from Las Vegas, through Canada, to Alaska. Skagway,ferry ride, Haynes, tok, Valdez, Anchorage, Kenai, anchorage, Denali, Fairbanks, back to Tok, Chicken and back into Canada. I am one that mosquitoes LOVE. I am the Dom Perignon for the Culicidae family. Except under extreme infestation my wife had nothing to worry about. I got the hits. I carried OFF! 25% for light days. Repel 40% Deet spray for medium and Repel pen w/100% deet which I carried in my chest pocket all the time for heavy. I lost the pen and began a panic attack! With my arsenal I did ok keeping bloodshed to a minimum and will go back to AK well supplied with the same.
Lets go camping together. :camping: Im more of a bottle of Jack. Tasty and gets the job done.. for the mosquitoes.. unless their's tastier blood around.
AndrewClarke
Adventurer
Here's an interesting article I just read this morning: http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/why-are-some-people-mosquito-magnets . It mentions the socks thing and some other reasons.
Honu
lost on the mainland
I have had Dengue before on Utila when I lived there they called it the BONE SHAKES
tell ya its a interesting feeling for sure
kinda like those sore throats you get and you cant swallow and when you do its painful now imagine that on every single thing in your body including your eyes and ears and well everything
Maui had a big outbreak of Dengue some time ago also ! and quite a few people got it pretty bad ! also Maui has had some bad run ins with that flesh eating disease AHHH paradise but it was a mild strain lucky enough
on Utila when I lived there they called it the BONE SHAKES tell ya its a interesting feeling for sure
kinda like those sore throats you get and you cant swallow and when you do its painful now imagine that on every single thing in your body including your eyes and ears and well everything
Maui had a big outbreak of Dengue some time ago also ! and quite a few people got it pretty bad ! also Maui has had some bad run ins with that flesh eating disease
AHHH paradise but it was a mild strain lucky enough
Rattler
Thornton Melon's Kid
I have had Dengue before
tell ya its a interesting feeling for sure
kinda like those sore throats you get and you cant swallow and when you do its painful now imagine that on every single thing in your body including your eyes and ears and well everything
Maui had a big outbreak of Dengue some time ago also ! and quite a few people got it pretty bad ! also Maui has had some bad run ins with that flesh eating disease
The symptoms they listed didn't make it sound like a party I wanted to go to!
MANUCHAO
Aventurero
FireGirl_Photo
Observer
I've lived and worked on the Russian tundra above the Arctic Circle - where apparently the mosquito swarms put Alaska's to shame. Having never been to AK, I cannot say.
However, we did learn how to deal with mosquitoes and mosquito-born illness. Definitely second Flounder's no-DEET call; it does eat through everything when used for multiple days, and as I'm a photographer won't use it near the camera. Seen too many camera bodies chewed up by the stuff.
I did use a non-DEET repellent religiously; it was Russian and have no idea what was in it, other than no DEET. Mosquito coils were burned in all the buildings, at the entrances, and if we were on a expedition, we brought several to burn during breaks. Making sure the body is fully covered (long sleeve, long pants, hat, big sunglasses, gloves and Buff are crucial. A rather inventive Russian made his assassin-looking face mask...) My ExOfficio bugs-away clothing was worth a hundred times what I paid for it. Seriously.
In the field we would often sleep with mosquito netting just draped over our bodies and coils burning nearby. If you do not have a frame you can make a real mosquito "tent" with, this is the next big thing.
Unfortunately, we had visitors from tropical countries and they brought in some kind of a malarial strain, and several of us became ill. I would not wish that on my worst enemy; certainly an experience I am not in a hurry to repeat. Makes one certainly appreciate preventative care.
Enjoy the trip and, most of all, have fun!
However, we did learn how to deal with mosquitoes and mosquito-born illness. Definitely second Flounder's no-DEET call; it does eat through everything when used for multiple days, and as I'm a photographer won't use it near the camera. Seen too many camera bodies chewed up by the stuff.
I did use a non-DEET repellent religiously; it was Russian and have no idea what was in it, other than no DEET. Mosquito coils were burned in all the buildings, at the entrances, and if we were on a expedition, we brought several to burn during breaks. Making sure the body is fully covered (long sleeve, long pants, hat, big sunglasses, gloves and Buff are crucial. A rather inventive Russian made his assassin-looking face mask...) My ExOfficio bugs-away clothing was worth a hundred times what I paid for it. Seriously.
In the field we would often sleep with mosquito netting just draped over our bodies and coils burning nearby. If you do not have a frame you can make a real mosquito "tent" with, this is the next big thing.
Unfortunately, we had visitors from tropical countries and they brought in some kind of a malarial strain, and several of us became ill. I would not wish that on my worst enemy; certainly an experience I am not in a hurry to repeat. Makes one certainly appreciate preventative care.
Enjoy the trip and, most of all, have fun!
Read this article man, hope it will help you http://homeremedieshelper.com/home-remedies-skin-care/home-remedies-ticks
pattro
Observer
Archaeologist here who works in the jungles of Belize and Guatemala and know a thing or two about getting eaten alive by insects. The general rule for me and my colleagues is Long sleeves/pants treated in permethrin. 100% deet on socks and cuffs and at least 40%deet on everything else. If the ticks are especially bad, we'll spray DDT on our socks and boots, but thats not an option stateside.