Tom Nakashima wrote:
I purchased the Badger Anti-Bug Balm in a roll-on after years of using Deet
or Cutters repellent
This will be the first time using a Badger product after reading positive
reviews.
Also have a mosquito head net as a back-up.
Any users of the Badger Anti-Bug Balm?
http://www.badgerbalm.com/anti-bug.html
thanks,
-tom

Yesterday I gave Cutter's Advanced a try in the Sierras. The first,
light application did very little in repelling mosquitos. Second
application was heavier/wetter, and worked much better, but didn't last
very long....maybe 2-3 hours. Third application was the heaviest, and
this seemed to work well for to 2-3 hours I had left of the day. I'll
note two things. The bugs are thick this year. I seem to always be the
first and last to get bit by mosquitos.

In Alaska, I used DEET repellent. There weren't very many mosquitos that
time of year(Sept), but the biting gnats were bad. DEET helped, but it
certainly didn't stop my ears from throbbing the first few days. After
that, it didn't seem to bother me all that much. I'm glade to see you're
taking a head net. I would've loved to have one on my trip.

brians