Mosquitoes and flies
03-10-21, 04:53 PM
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@djb I've sent an email to the Patate du Gouin (perhaps you know where the reservoir Gouin is located. The idea of going there to eat fries sounded good) and am waiting for their reply. This being said, we know that it varies quite a bit depending on the weather (hot and humid is not good) and can be *really* bad. Pests are one of the reasons why we never spend our summers here. This and the fact that on any given day, the probability of measurable precipitation is close to 50% (!! more than in the UK). So, yeah.... COVID. This summer will be memorable. Wife and daughter have not yet threaten mayhem, so... perhaps we'll ride forest roads. The plan is to turn around if this is unpleasant. Personally, I am very much looking forward to it. Northern Quebec is quite amazing, actually. (and the first segment, from Quebec to Rivière-à-Pierre is fantastic. Daugther did it and she was 7).
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03-10-21, 05:31 PM
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Permethrin info:
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03-10-21, 05:45 PM
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My wife is familiar with it, and so now I have a much better understanding of how its proper use is safe.
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We also had a ThermaCell, but could not get the piezoelectric igniter to work. We've noticed the same thing with other igniters at altitude (10,000+ feet). The damn thing lit right up when we got down to Red Lodge at 5600 feet. The unit is mostly plastic and we were afraid to try getting a lighter flame into the innards. If you are not going up high it should work for you.
The problem is likely the gas flow. The gas comes out at a higher velocity and doesn’t mix with enough air to have the spark be effective. The gas flow blows out the flame before it can get started. Soto stoves work a bit better at high altitudes than other stoves. They do a little better at mixing the air with their configuration. It’s always a good idea to carry another igniting system...preferable matches...when going higher than about 10,000 feet.
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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03-11-21, 07:15 AM
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I think I wrote about this once before regarding permethrin......several years ago at work I had the memorable task of performing CPR on a patient who in addition to stinking to high heaven was found to be infested with scabies. I was given insecticide cream afterward to use just in case. It contained the same active ingredient as the permethrin clothing treatment, but at 10x the concentration. I had to cover my entire body (excluding scalp, interestingly enough) with this neurotoxin and then sleep with it on for 12 hours IIRC. No scabies and no issues afterward.
CycoCommute, that's interesting regarding the gas flow/mix issue with the ThermoCell. We've never had an issue lighting/using stoves at altitude as long as we used matches etc., and always carry alternate methods of igniting what needs igniting......I'll take another look to try to figure out a way to get a flame in there without melting any of the plastic housing.
CycoCommute, that's interesting regarding the gas flow/mix issue with the ThermoCell. We've never had an issue lighting/using stoves at altitude as long as we used matches etc., and always carry alternate methods of igniting what needs igniting......I'll take another look to try to figure out a way to get a flame in there without melting any of the plastic housing.
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03-11-21, 02:32 PM
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I tour mostly in Southern Europe, and sleep under the stars if it’s not raining. Bugs are not a problem for the most part. In Sweden where I live you can hear the mosquitoes coming from miles away, think helicopters, vietnam, apocalypse now....
And don’t get me started on the sandflies, west coast South Island New Zealand. I honestly think I’d rather swim with piranhas in the Amazons
And don’t get me started on the sandflies, west coast South Island New Zealand. I honestly think I’d rather swim with piranhas in the Amazons
