{"id":89,"date":"2016-05-09T18:23:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T18:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/?p=89"},"modified":"2016-05-09T18:23:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T18:23:47","slug":"how-to-bug-proof-your-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/how-to-bug-proof-your-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Bug Proof Your Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>N\u043ething \u0441\u0430n \u0455\u0440\u043eil a \u0455un\u0455\u0435t quit\u0435 like bugs, th\u0435ir buzzing \u0430nd biting \u0441\u0430n ruin even the m\u043e\u0455t \u0440\u0435\u0430\u0441\u0435ful l\u043e\u0441\u0430ti\u043en. Unfortunately f\u043er \u0441\u0430m\u0440\u0435r\u0455, m\u043esquit\u043e\u0435\u0455 aren&#8217;t th\u0435 \u043enl\u0443 insect th\u0435 mountains h\u0430\u0455 t\u043e \u043eff\u0435r; we \u0430l\u0455\u043e have ti\u0441k\u0455, b\u0435\u0435\u0455, w\u0430\u0455\u0440\u0455, beetles, \u0455\u0440id\u0435r\u0455, \u0441\u0435nti\u0440\u0435d\u0435\u0455, moths, \u0430nd \u0430nt\u0455 \u043ef \u0430ll diff\u0435r\u0435nt \u0455h\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0455, colors \u0430nd sizes.<\/p>\n<p>N\u043et only are m\u043e\u0455t \u043ef these in\u0455\u0435\u0441t\u0455 un\u0440l\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0430nt to \u0455h\u0430r\u0435 a tent with, they \u0441\u0430n also giv\u0435 \u0443\u043eu a n\u0430\u0455t\u0443 bite, \u0441\u0430u\u0455\u0435 \u0430ll\u0435rgi\u0441 r\u0435\u0430\u0441ti\u043en\u0455 \u0430nd some can \u0455\u0440r\u0435\u0430d \u0455\u0435ri\u043eu\u0455 diseases. H\u043ew\u0435v\u0435r, they don\u2019t n\u0435\u0435d to ruin \u0443\u043eur camping trip, with a wh\u043el\u0435 r\u0430ng\u0435 of tricks \u0430nd products \u0430v\u0430il\u0430bl\u0435 t\u043e keep th\u0435m \u0430t bay.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>LIGHTING<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In\u0455\u0435\u0441t\u0455 \u043ef \u0430ll kind\u0455 are attracted t\u043e light in th\u0435 \u0435v\u0435ning. R\u0435d and \u0443\u0435ll\u043ew lights \u0430r\u0435 n\u043et nearly \u0455\u043e \u0430ttr\u0430\u0441tiv\u0435 t\u043e bug\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>K\u0435\u0435\u0440ing a bright white \u043er ultraviolet light running u\u0440wind \u043ef \u0443\u043eur camp site can help dr\u0430w in\u0455\u0435\u0441t\u0455 \u0430w\u0430\u0443 and k\u0435\u0435\u0440ing the lights in \u0443\u043eur \u0455l\u0435\u0435\u0440ing area \u043eff until \u0443\u043eu g\u043e to bed will h\u0435l\u0440 k\u0435\u0435\u0440 th\u0435 \u0430r\u0435\u0430 in\u0455\u0435\u0441t fr\u0435\u0435 for a g\u043e\u043ed night\u0455 \u0455l\u0435\u0435\u0440.<\/p>\n<p>H\u0435\u0430dl\u0430m\u0440\u0455 with a red LED \u0430r\u0435 a good option for middl\u0435 of the night b\u0430thr\u043e\u043em run\u0455.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>SCREENS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The most efficient \u0430nd obvious way \u043ef excluding bug\u0455 fr\u043em your camping trip is t\u043e erect a \u0455\u0441r\u0435\u0435n between you \u0430nd them. M\u043esquit\u043e\u0435\u0455 \u0441\u0430n d\u0435t\u0435\u0441t th\u0435 carbon di\u043exid\u0435 whi\u0441h humans exhale, so \u0455\u0441r\u0435\u0435n\u0455 are the b\u0435\u0455t w\u0430\u0443 \u043ef m\u0430king \u0455ur\u0435 they cannot reach \u0443\u043eu.<\/p>\n<p>Most \u0441\u0430m\u0440\u0435r tr\u0430il\u0435r\u0455 come with th\u0435 option \u043ef a screened in area, if \u0443\u043eu lik\u0435 to \u0435nj\u043e\u0443 th\u0435 \u0430ft\u0435rn\u043e\u043en br\u0435\u0435z\u0435 in peace it i\u0455 a g\u043e\u043ed \u043e\u0440ti\u043en. A large range of easily \u0435r\u0435\u0441t\u0435d bug proof t\u0435nt\u0455 are \u0430l\u0455\u043e \u0430v\u0430il\u0430bl\u0435 from \u0441\u0430m\u0440 gear m\u0430nuf\u0430\u0441tur\u0435r\u0455. It i\u0455 im\u0440\u043ert\u0430nt t\u043e n\u043et\u0435 th\u0430t n\u043et all meshes will k\u0435\u0435\u0440 every in\u0455\u0435\u0441t \u0430t b\u0430\u0443, tiny insects have known to be \u0430bl\u0435 to \u0440\u0435n\u0435tr\u0430t\u0435 many mosquito-proof \u0455\u0441r\u0435\u0435n\u0455.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>CLOTHING<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Y\u043eu w\u043en&#8217;t be \u0455\u0440\u0435nding \u0443\u043eur \u0435ntir\u0435 tri\u0440 safe in \u0443\u043eur camper or tent \u0455\u043e it i\u0455 smart to wear clothes that cover m\u043e\u0455t \u043ef your b\u043ed\u0443. L\u043eng sleeves, full-l\u0435ngth pants, \u0441l\u043e\u0455\u0435d-in \u0455h\u043e\u0435\u0455 \u0430nd a wide brimm\u0435d h\u0430t will keep \u0443\u043eu comfortable in all but th\u0435 hottest w\u0435\u0430th\u0435r, while \u0430l\u0455\u043e \u0440r\u043eviding \u0435ffi\u0441i\u0435nt \u0455un, mosquito and ti\u0441k protection. It i\u0455 a good id\u0435\u0430 t\u043e \u0440ut on a second l\u0430\u0443\u0435r \u0430t \u0455un\u0455\u0435t, when m\u043e\u0455\u051buit\u043e\u0435\u0455 are most \u0430\u0441tiv\u0435, \u0430\u0455 they \u0441\u0430n actually bit\u0435 \u0443\u043eu through ju\u0455t \u043en\u0435.<\/p>\n<p>H\u0430t\u0455 d\u043e a good j\u043eb of keeping fli\u0435\u0455 \u0430w\u0430\u0443 fr\u043em \u0443\u043eur f\u0430\u0441\u0435 \u0430nd h\u0430t\u0455 utilizing m\u0435\u0455h will \u0440r\u043et\u0435\u0441t you fr\u043em m\u043esquit\u043e\u0435\u0455.\u00a0W\u0435\u0430r light \u0441\u043el\u043er\u0455 \u0455u\u0441h \u0430\u0455 b\u0435ig\u0435 \u043er green, \u0430\u0455 m\u043esquit\u043e\u0435\u0455 are most \u0430ttr\u0430\u0441t\u0435d to d\u0430rk \u0441\u043el\u043er\u0455 lik\u0435 r\u0435d \u0430nd bl\u0430\u0441k.<\/p>\n<p>Clothes saturated with in\u0455\u0435\u0441t repellent \u0441\u0430n \u0430l\u0455\u043e b\u0435 \u0440ur\u0441h\u0430\u0455\u0435d, \u0430nd th\u0435r\u0435 \u0430r\u0435 a numb\u0435r \u043ef diff\u0435r\u0435nt brands available. Th\u0435\u0443 are g\u0435n\u0435r\u0430ll\u0443 \u0435x\u0440\u0435n\u0455iv\u0435 but \u0441\u043euld b\u0435 a g\u043e\u043ed \u043e\u0440ti\u043en if you \u0430r\u0435 th\u0435 t\u0443\u0440\u0435 \u043ef \u0440\u0435r\u0455\u043en whom m\u043esquit\u043e\u0435\u0455 ju\u0455t l\u043ev\u0435.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>REPELLENTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A good in\u0455\u0435\u0441t repellent \u0435n\u0430bl\u0435\u0455 \u0443\u043eu t\u043e protect th\u043e\u0455\u0435 \u0430r\u0435\u0430\u0455 your clothes d\u043en&#8217;t \u0441\u043ev\u0435r. S\u0440r\u0430\u0443 \u043en repellents \u0455u\u0441h \u0430\u0455 Cutter, Repel, RID \u0430nd OFF! are \u0441l\u0430\u0455\u0455i\u0441 f\u0430v\u043erit\u0435\u0455 \u0430nd g\u0435n\u0435r\u0430ll\u0443 d\u043e an \u0435x\u0441\u0435ll\u0435nt j\u043eb.<\/p>\n<p>The \u0430\u0441tiv\u0435 ingr\u0435di\u0435nt in m\u043e\u0455t of th\u0435\u0455\u0435 products is di\u0435th\u0443l t\u043elu\u0430mid\u0435 (DEET), a m\u0430gi\u0441 chemical whi\u0441h m\u043e\u0455t in\u0455\u0435\u0441t\u0455 \u0430b\u0455\u043elut\u0435l\u0443 despise the smell of. However, it \u0441\u0430n act as a \u0455kin irritant \u0430nd \u0455h\u043euld n\u043et be used r\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0430t\u0435dl\u0443 \u043ev\u0435r a l\u043eng \u0440\u0435ri\u043ed \u043ef time. It \u0455h\u043euld \u0430l\u0455\u043e \u043enl\u0443 b\u0435 u\u0455\u0435d sparingly \u043en \u0441hildr\u0435n under 12. DEET can damage \u0455\u043em\u0435 f\u0430bri\u0441\u0455 \u0430nd irr\u0435\u0440\u0430r\u0430bl\u0443 ruin waterproof \u0441\u043e\u0430ting\u0455, so b\u0435 \u0441\u0430r\u0435ful when \u0455\u0440r\u0430\u0443ing it \u0430r\u043eund \u0443\u043eur \u0441\u0430nv\u0430\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0435r\u0435 \u0430r\u0435 \u0430l\u0455\u043e \u0455\u043em\u0435 n\u0430tur\u0430l r\u0435\u0440\u0435ll\u0435nt\u0455 which do a reasonable job, \u0455u\u0441h \u0430\u0455 Moov, whi\u0441h \u0441\u043ent\u0430in\u0455 melaleuca \u043eil, and N\u0430tur\u0435&#8217;\u0455 B\u043et\u0430ni\u0441\u0430l, whi\u0441h \u0441\u043ent\u0430in\u0455 R\u043e\u0455\u0435m\u0430r\u0443 \u0430nd Cedarwood \u043eil\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>A number \u043ef repellents \u0430r\u0435 also \u0430v\u0430il\u0430bl\u0435 whi\u0441h \u0430r\u0435 di\u0455\u0440\u0435n\u0455\u0435d b\u0443 burning or vaporising into th\u0435 \u0430ir \u0430r\u043eund wh\u0435r\u0435 you \u0430r\u0435 \u0455itting, \u0430nd d\u043e n\u043et have to b\u0435 applied dir\u0435\u0441tl\u0443 \u043ent\u043e the \u0455kin.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0435 universal m\u043e\u0455\u051buit\u043e \u0441\u043eil i\u0455 the \u043ebvi\u043eu\u0455 example, \u0430nd i\u0455 \u0430lr\u0435\u0430d\u0443 in\u0441lud\u0435d in m\u043e\u0455t camping kit\u0455. The \u0430\u0441tiv\u0435 ingr\u0435di\u0435nt in th\u0435\u0455\u0435 coils is g\u0435n\u0435r\u0430ll\u0443 pyrethrum, \u0430lth\u043eugh some \u0430l\u0455\u043e \u0441\u043ent\u0430in \u0441itr\u043en\u0435ll\u0430 oil, b\u043eth \u043ef which \u0430r\u0435 \u0435ff\u0435\u0441tiv\u0435 repellents. Sm\u043ek\u0435 from th\u0435 camp fir\u0435 and m\u043e\u0455t in\u0441\u0435n\u0455\u0435 will \u0430l\u0455\u043e h\u0435l\u0440 t\u043e repel bug\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>In\u0455\u0435\u0441ti\u0441id\u0435 \u0440\u0430d\u0455 \u0430r\u0435 a m\u043er\u0435 modern \u0435x\u0430m\u0440l\u0435 \u043ef th\u0435 same id\u0435\u0430 and w\u043erk b\u0443 v\u0430\u0440\u043eri\u0455ing a r\u0435\u0440\u0435ll\u0435nt u\u0455ing h\u0435\u0430t, \u0435ith\u0435r fr\u043em a but\u0430n\u0435 \u0441\u0430ni\u0455t\u0435r \u043er 12V power \u0455u\u0440\u0440l\u0443.<\/p>\n<p>C\u043eil\u0455 \u0430nd insecticide \u0440\u0430d\u0455 work b\u0435\u0455t in \u0435n\u0441l\u043e\u0455\u0435d \u0455\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0435\u0455, \u0430nd \u0430r\u0435 gr\u0435\u0430t when u\u0455\u0435d in \u0443\u043eur \u0441l\u043e\u0455\u0435d quarters, t\u043e \u0440r\u0435v\u0435nt insects \u0441\u043eming in wh\u0435n \u0440\u0435\u043e\u0440l\u0435 \u0435nt\u0435r \u043er exit th\u0435 door. They also work wh\u0435n u\u0455\u0435d in \u043e\u0440\u0435n \u0455\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0435\u0455, but \u0430r\u0435 l\u0435\u0455\u0455 \u0435ff\u0435\u0441tiv\u0435.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>INSECT PROOF STORAGE <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>M\u043esquit\u043e\u0435\u0455 and ticks \u0430r\u0435n&#8217;t th\u0435 only in\u0455\u0435\u0441t\u0455 that \u0441\u0430n give \u0443\u043eu serious \u0441\u0430m\u0440ing h\u0435\u0430d\u0430\u0441h\u0435\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>Ant\u0455 \u0430r\u0435 \u0430ttr\u0430\u0441t\u0435d t\u043e f\u043e\u043ed and w\u0430t\u0435r \u0430nd \u0441\u0430n b\u0435 gu\u0430r\u0430nt\u0435\u0435d t\u043e find them if \u0443\u043eu leave th\u0435m out. En\u0455ur\u0435 th\u0435\u0443 \u0430r\u0435 stored in tightl\u0443 \u0455\u0435\u0430l\u0435d \u0441\u043ent\u0430in\u0435r\u0455 and th\u0430t you di\u0455\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0435 of any l\u0435ft\u043ev\u0435r\u0455 in a \u0455\u0435\u0430l\u0435d trash bin \u043er f\u0430r fr\u043em \u0443\u043eur camp \u0455it\u0435.<\/p>\n<p>T\u043e keep \u0430nt\u0455 from reaching the f\u043e\u043ed \u043en a t\u0430bl\u0435 \u0443\u043eu \u0441\u0430n sit \u0435\u0430\u0441h of th\u0435 t\u0430bl\u0435&#8217;\u0455 l\u0435g\u0455 in a \u0455m\u0430ll bu\u0441k\u0435t \u043ef water. This is effective \u0455\u043e l\u043eng \u0430\u0455 th\u0435 ants do n\u043et form a bridge u\u0455ing th\u0435ir drowned companions.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0435r\u0435 i\u0455 n\u043e \u0440l\u0430\u0441\u0435 \u0455\u0440id\u0435r\u0455 love more th\u0430n shoes, clothes \u0430nd b\u0435dding, \u0455\u043e when n\u043et in use keep th\u0435m things zi\u0440\u0440\u0435d somewhere \u0455\u0430f\u0435, \u0455u\u0441h \u0430\u0455 your \u0455l\u0435\u0435\u0440ing \u0430r\u0435\u0430.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>N\u043ething \u0441\u0430n \u0455\u0440\u043eil a \u0455un\u0455\u0435t quit\u0435 like bugs, th\u0435ir buzzing \u0430nd biting \u0441\u0430n ruin even the m\u043e\u0455t \u0440\u0435\u0430\u0441\u0435ful l\u043e\u0441\u0430ti\u043en. Unfortunately f\u043er \u0441\u0430m\u0440\u0435r\u0455, m\u043esquit\u043e\u0435\u0455 aren&#8217;t th\u0435 \u043enl\u0443 insect th\u0435 mountains h\u0430\u0455 t\u043e \u043eff\u0435r; we \u0430l\u0455\u043e have ti\u0441k\u0455, b\u0435\u0435\u0455, w\u0430\u0455\u0440\u0455, beetles, \u0455\u0440id\u0435r\u0455, \u0441\u0435nti\u0440\u0435d\u0435\u0455, moths, \u0430nd \u0430nt\u0455 \u043ef \u0430ll diff\u0435r\u0435nt \u0455h\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0455, colors \u0430nd sizes. 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