Is it me or were there a ton more mosquitos in the Springs area. I have literally over 30 mosquito bites on each leg. We couldn't break for longer than 10 minutes before we were saying let's go!!! Everything was fine from slabs to Buck, once down in the springs they just swarmed us. Anyone Have the same problem???
Freakin Mosquitos.:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Johnny

You need to buy some "Deep Woods Off" the other crap we had just attracted the bastards. This was at Ellis and Sluice.

Ya, you need tha stuff with Deet in it. Anything else tends to not work.
Watch out when yer takin' a leak! :eek: :D

Jes

Yeah, look at the ingredients on the repellent. The higher % of Deet the better.

Two weeks ago they were pretty bad. This last weekend we went up to the Box and back and it wasn't so bad. But on the way out we stopped at Loon at sundown and they were mucho thick.

Ok, so I get the stuff with the higher % Deet! So, what about after when I'm ichin' like a mother???

Freakin Mosquitos.:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

When I'm itching so bad :bounce2: I can't even pick my nose, I use Bactine. Ahh.... :cool2:

They were horrible on the way out from the springs to Tahoe the weekend before last:mad:

Yeah, I couldn't believe how many there were. It was so bad I couldn't even sit still. I would look down on my leg and 5 of them bastards were sucking my leg dry. We went all the way through Sat. 28th, thank god we didn't camp I would have been miserable.

Freakin Mosquitos!!!:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Johnny

Originally posted by GoodeJ
Ok, so I get the stuff with the higher % Deet! So, what about after when I'm ichin' like a mother???

Freakin Mosquitos.:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

put plain old medicial Alchohol on them that will get the itch out

Plus Wal-Mart has 95% Deet in a little tube, watch out though it will numb your lips

I went through this weekend and camped. I've never been in mosquitos that thick. My repellent was like salad dressing for them. We tried some concentrated stuff, but that didn't work either. I guess I need to try this stuff you guys are talking about. :mad:

I heard that taking a good B vitamin (it's the B12?) supplement will turn them off.

A nice swim in the river always made them less attracted to me too.

I try not to use those sprays but in the springs, it is bad.

Originally posted by GoodeJ
So, what about after when I'm ichin' like a mother???

Freakin Mosquitos.:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Here's a good writeup on the bugs and what to do to kill 'em. Also try an antihistamine to alleviate the itching/swelling. Zyrtec (cetrizine) is known to work pretty well according to this study. Others like Claritin (loratidine) should work too.

http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01jun98/mosquito.htm

Holy Bejeezes!!! I had no idea mosquitos were that deadly. I sure don't need any diseases. DEET here I come.

Freakin' Mosquitos!!!:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Johnny

Originally posted by twn44s


put plain old medicial Alchohol on them that will get the itch out

Plus Wal-Mart has 95% Deet in a little tube, watch out though it will numb your lips

Got the last two at my local store:

I think next trip I'll spray the inside of the Jeep with that stuff, take a bath in it and keep a couple cans real handy!!!

Ahhh you know how I feel about those Mosquitos. :flipoff2:

ya the mosquitos were horrible it was like they were drinking our reppelent ive never been in mosquitos that thick

we were MASSIVELY attacked when we aired up at loon when a liitle co2 leaked on us:mad:

I was up ther in mid June. Those skeaters were so F@#$%^% bad, it made some of the trip unbearable. I ended up going to bed early and jumped in my tent at 8p.m. WATCH OUT FOR THAT DEET!!!!! I got some of the 100% Deet stuff and it actually eats paint. My rubber watch band actually melted a little leaving a black ring around my wrist. Also took the paint off my tube doors were I rested my arms. Paint was then on my arms.EVERYWHERE) DON'T GET IT IN YOUR EYES. I thought I was gonna be blind for a second there. FUN STUFF. GOOD TIMES.

AND WATCH OUT WHEN AIRING UP WITH CO2!!! I think every skeater on the mountain landed on my FACE, NECK and ASS CRACK when we aired up.:mad: :mad2: :mad3:

airing DOWN is a killer too, when the tires are full of co2:smokin: