MossBack wrote on Apr 4^th, 2017 at 7:47pm:

It deters mosquitoes, but doesn't kill them.  On the first trip using permethrin treated clothing, I remember one evening as I was sitting and watching the sunset on Murdock Lake (Quetico) and noticing I was surrounded by mosquitoes.  Funny thing is I felt that I was sitting inside a protective bubble and the mosquitoes where out there just beyond arm's reach. 

But it is not a complete shield.  I'll still add a bit of deet around face, neck and hands on portage where the skeets are so thick you have to strain them with your teeth to have an unobstructed breath.

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  I wonder that myself? I'm thinking since it's all natural that critters wouldn't be as attracted to it like say BACON or FISH frying, but maybe not.

I'm going to get some to check it out and will report what I find in a gear report sometime in the future.

I think a CLEAN camp is the best Bear preventer but like anything else clean is in the eye/nose of the beholder.

MossBack wrote on Apr 5^th, 2017 at 4:19am:


Quetico Dave likes to tell the story of the two guys he rented a brand new 4 person Eureka tent and were just base camping on the East end of Q-Lake.

They were "concerned" about bears so Dave gave them the usual safety speech.

First night in they're playing cribbage sometime after dark and think they hear noise/growl outside of tent?

Next thing they know a bear clawed the tent and stuck it's head in! The screamed and the bear took off. Stayed up rest of the night around big fire and came out the next day.

When the got to QD's they were still pretty freaked out and was telling him how they couldn't understand why the bear did that because they had done everything he told them too?

Just about then Dave notices a piece of GULP worm sticking out of one guy's shirt pocket. Turns out he had stuck the open packet in shirt and forgot about it. 

That was the last time he heard from them.

Just make sure your NOT wearing those fishy smelling pants IF old Yogi drops in for a late night snack. 

I used that all natural bug repellent BUG SOOTHER on a recent fishing trip and was dutifully impressed.

NOT the bug conditions you'd experience in the Q, but I think it would be worth the expense to find out?

I found this DIY pet and human tick repellent recipe online.
It sounds a lot like the Bug Smoother concept.

I hate ticks worst of all and with the Lyme disease and this NEW Powassan tick VIRUS they found in Maine, keeping tick free is more important than ever.

Repellant for Pets
Add 1 cup of water to a spray bottle, followed by 2 cups of apple cider vinegar. (Ticks hate the smell and taste of vinegar, and will be easily be repelled by this ingredient alone.)

Then, add two spoonfuls of vegetable or almond oil, which both contain sulfur (another natural tick repellent).

Mix in a few spoonfuls of lemon juice, citrus oil, geranium oil or peppermint oil, which will all repel ticks and fleas while also creating a scented repellent.

Place the top onto the bottle and shake well.

Spray onto the pet's dry coat, staying away from sensitive areas including eyes, nose, mouth, and genitals. When outdoors for an extended period, spray this solution on two to three times per day, otherwise once per day is fine.


Repellent for You and Your Family
In a spray bottle, mix 2 cups of apple cider vinegar and 1 cup of water.

Add 20 drops of your favorite essential oil. Eucalyptus oil is a calm, soothing scent that also works as a tick repellent, while peppermint and citrus oils give off a strong crisp scent that repels ticks. (This way you won't smell like bitter vinegar all day!)

*Place the top onto the bottle and shake well.

After mixing the solution, spray onto clothing, skin, and hair before going outdoors. Reapply every four hours to keep ticks at bay, and examine the skin and hair when returning home to make sure no ticks are on the body.

Too strong and you may have a different kind of ‘tic’ problem.