Mosquito Repellant

[marmal4de]

Any blends you guys can recommend that scare the nasty critters off?

 

[unclearthur]

Five Brothers will run about anything off. Seems that aros attract the nasty little beasts.

 

[marmal4de]

The one time I smoked 5 bros, it just aboot ran me off!

 

[eaglerico]

Cheap citronella candle works. Put it about 5 feet away from you and the smell won't bother your smoke but you will still be in range of protection.

 

[marmal4de]

I find citronella to be intrusive, always, I've learned to deal with it, I'm thinking more in the range of driving off mosquitos while fishing.

 

[westcoastrich]

vitamim B-12 - one a day runs the little critters away, don't know how it works, it just does.

 

[lonestar]

Rich, I've never heard that before. Have to look into it !

I'm a DEET kinda guy when they start swarming and eating everything alive.

I bought a DEET fogger last year that you spray in the air instead of on yourself. Seemed to keep some of the clouds of gulf coast mosquitos away for awhile.

When I was a kid, we always used Avon Skin-So-Soft. It really works well, and doesn't have toxic stuff like DEET. Kinda smells girly, and its really oily, but it works.

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

I've always heard eating foods with garlic in them help. I tend to eat a lot of Italian foods and other things where garlic is used for some form of flavoring. I'll get bit a couple of times, but they usually avoid me.

 

[timmay]

DEET is really not good for your skin. Wearing a hat (or don't wash your hair) will help.

 

[papipeguy]

I've been using cigars to battle bugs for 3 decades. Keeps them and nosy neighbors away just fine.

 

[lordnoble]

OK, listen up because this is important... The Off PowerPad Lantern is your answer. I used it last summer and it works GREAT! No skeeters while I'm smoking.
-Jason

 

[kf5eqv]

I can attest to garlic keeping skeeters away. It's a natural antibiotic too, so it has all sorts of benefits aside from it's deliciousness.
Around here, skeeters aren't as troublesome as ticks are. Those little bastards are everywhere. Anyone know a way of scaring THEM off?

 

[igloo]

Sulfer tablets for ticks . Deet for skeeters .Mr Noble is right the Off latern does work . We have skeeters in Houston so big they have federal aviation administration numbers on them .

 

[cortezattic]

Here are some thoughts from one of our great bloggers, Fred (Tennsmoker) Brown's Smokehouse. ::

 

[marmal4de]

Jason I'm gonna buy one today!

Cortez Thanks

 

[bowhatchie]

Thermacell...works similar to the off lantern.... but I think a tad better....
Push the ignition on and in one minute..no mosquitoes.. works up to 15 feet away...
small easy to carry.... uses replacement pads and gas..... a must for Turkey hunting and crappie fishing in the spring!

 

[loborx]

A VaPer perhaps? Or just slather some Grapefruit Juice on yourself.

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/18/135468567/repelling-bugs-with-the-essence-of-grapefruit

 

[python]

The description of Cornell & Diehl Evening Rise says:
"A Burley based blend of Latakia, Turkish & a little Virginia. Pleases the palate while repelling the mosquitoes."
You could give that a try. I know that Latakia seems to repel most of our wives, I'm just not sure how well it will work on mosquitoes :lol: .

 

[fatman]

I'll thirdly chime in the school of garlic. If you dont like the taste in your food, there are suppliments, and I've not found a cigar yet that skeeters enjoy.

 

[marmal4de]

I am a self declared garlicaholic, and yet the skeeters persist! I need to try the B-12 thing too.