Q - I gave blood, at least 4 quarts to the bugs.

Woolburr wrote in post #3927301
Avon Skin So Soft...still works wonders for me.

Does it give you that nice shiny glow?

Woolburr wrote in post #3927301
Avon Skin So Soft...still works wonders for me.

I looked into this and it seems that their magic ingredient is citronella. I always figured Deet was more powerful but I’ll give it a try. We are headed back to the woods this weekend. I’m still looking for my buck.

Woolburr wrote in post #3927301
Avon Skin So Soft...still works wonders for me.

jdizzle wrote in post #3927368
Does it give you that nice shiny glow?

Isn't this the product made in that factory downwind from the nuclear power plant?

i havent used off in yearse, for spending weeks at a time camping, you realize that it really doesnt do much unless you're completely still (IE not sweating in any way).

20droger wrote in post #3928552
Isn't this the product made in that factory downwind from the nuclear power plant?

And made with only the finest used reactor water.

I eat a lot of beans before going into the woods. The odiferous gaseous trail I leave stops them cold in their tracks. They drop like flies.

Wanna come over for some dinner?
me

MDJAK wrote in post #3931493
I eat a lot of beans before going into the woods. The odiferous gaseous trail I leave stops them cold in their tracks. They drop like flies.

Wanna come over for some dinner?
me

Ya know, I just started the Nutrisystem diet plan and looking over their forums many referred to a certain side effect as Nutri-toots. I never got it until now. However, it didn't seem to help in the woods. All it did was get me chastised by the wife.

My wife uses me as bait. Her best score so far: 185-nil after a sudden downpour in Mauritius. Man, I would have believed in spontaneous creation that day.

Mosquito update. I picked up two new cans of repellant, Deep Woods Off with 25% deet as I found out my old can may be a decade or more old, and Cutter Advanced with Picaridin a new repellent. Both were in the spray cans. I used the Cutter and my wife used the Off. Well, both products this time seemed to work fine. We were still followed by the hundreds of the critters and they were buzzing around us but none were landing or biting. All I can surmise is that deet has a shelf life and looses its effectiveness over time. One other observation is that the Cutter brand was less oily and had less of an odor.

Perhaps then it is worthwhile buying a new can at the start of each season.

Woolburr wrote in post #3947243
Perhaps then it is worthwhile buying a new can at the start of each season.

I suppose so. I hope deet doesn’t break down into some really nasty stuff!! Heck, I could be growing an third eye or something soon. I’ll have to keep and eye out for that.

Might not want to pop that thing in the middle of your forehead just yet!