Garlic is a must for keeping the bugs away, no chemicals there.Vitamin B works really well too. However DEET is what i take everytime out camping or really buggy places, i even use 100% deet from REI. i have a friend dying from lymn right now. UGLY and deet wont kill you if you are using it every once in a while
good luck and play hard
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Bite Blocker for me. Good stuff, really works (and I get nothing from citronella or Skin-So-Soft).
NEJM article detailing a study of a number of different repellents, based on DEET, IR3535, and various botanicals. The article also provides citations for the statement that higher concentrations of DEET do not work any better, they just last longer than lower concentrations, and also efficacy plateaus around 50%.Last edited by OakLeaf; 06-18-2008 at 08:07 PM.
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