Shannon

I second RR's post about Avon's Skin-So-Soft. It's what Justin and I used back when we were heavy into hiking and camping almost every weekend, including trips to the coast in mosquito season. It didn't help much with horseflies (nasty li'l buggers!) but it was terrific deterrent against mosquitoes, for us, and it doesn't smell that bad to humans so you won't be scaring off your companions.

The other option is the have someone in your group who's a known bug magnet -- the person who always seems to get the mosquito and fire ant bites, the chigger and tick infestations, etc. That way some of the "heat" will be taken off the rest of the folks in your group.

Just kidding! (I think... hehehe)

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