Tick and mosquito protection for camping
At camp you sit still in the grass, at dusk, next to the water. That is the exact hour and place the mosquitoes and ticks have been waiting for.
What you are up against
Dusk is when everything bites
Many mosquito species are most active around dusk and dawn, exactly when you are cooking, sitting by the fire or walking to the washroom. Long sleeves help until they stick to your skin in the heat.
You sit where ticks wait
Tent pitches are cleared, but the edges are not. A camp chair in the long grass, a log by the fire pit, a path through the brush to the lake: low vegetation is where ticks quest.
Spray and food do not mix
Reapplying repellent every few hours means it ends up on your hands, your cups and your food. And it washes off the moment you swim or sweat.
How Bug Away handles it
Throw it on over camp clothes
The jacket and pants go over whatever you are wearing, in seconds. Pull them on when the sun drops and take them off when you crawl into the tent.
Nothing to reapply
The protection is the weave, with openings under 0.6mm. There is no spray to top up after a swim and nothing on your hands when you cook.
Packs small
The full set weighs under 80 grams and packs into the jacket pocket, so it fits in any pack next to the headlamp.
Built for this
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Worth knowing
- Pitch away from long grass and leaf litter where you can, and keep chairs on the cleared area.
- Put the mesh on before dusk, not after the first bite.
- Keep the mesh loose over your clothes so nothing presses it against your skin.
- Do a full tick check before you get into your sleeping bag.
Protection that cannot wash out
No permethrin, no reapplying, nothing to wear off. Just a weave that ticks and mosquitoes cannot get through.
Other ways people use it
Your own garden is tick habitat.
The trail is narrow, the grass leans in, and every step brushes something.
Standing still in wet ground at dusk is the single best way to get eaten alive.
Kids are lower to the ground, deeper in the grass, and worse at standing still for a tick check than anyone.
New country, new insects, and no idea what the local ticks or mosquitoes carry.