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Kitsune · 03-22-2004, 01:19 PM

ometimes if you lay a tarp down under your sleeping bag it helps to keep a lot of the bugs at bay.

I was a little more concerned with the flying ones than the crawly ones, but it does sound like a tarp would assist.

Interesting note: the dominant species of mosquito in South/Central Florida does not cause a bump or an itch after they've bitten you. Nice, but they're also the little bastards that spread all the fun diseases, such as encephalitis.

So it would be Hoot from the front of the tent, and then 30 seconds later hoot from the back of the tent. This went on for it seemed like an hour.

Hilarious! I swear they must so it on purpose.

I'll admit that having a camper/RV is not really "camping", but come this summer that will be the only way I'll be out there. My friend drove his RV in and slept in it as he'd been wanting to try it out for months. Must be nice: air conditioning, bathroom, shower, kitchen, etc. It was nice to know it was there in case everything went horribly wrong, but it turned out there was no need for it. I was surprised that in a mixed-site of both RVs and tents that we didn't notice anything from the vehicles -- no generators running (there were hookups) and no exhaust. Besides the amplified owl, I'd say it was a hell of a lot more peaceful than the suburbs. That, and the "community feel" of the campground was very impressive -- everyone was very kind to their neighbors, there were people playing music, and even community pot-luck style dinners.

usually when you have to poop.

Next time I'll be a man and try one of the primitive sites in the middle of the woods and then I'm sure this will be of concern. Right now, some of my equipment is not friendly to hiking (the sleeping bag is way too huge when rolled up).

03-22-2004, 01:19 PM	#12
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	ometimes if you lay a tarp down under your sleeping bag it helps to keep a lot of the bugs at bay. I was a little more concerned with the flying ones than the crawly ones, but it does sound like a tarp would assist. Interesting note: the dominant species of mosquito in South/Central Florida does not cause a bump or an itch after they've bitten you. Nice, but they're also the little bastards that spread all the fun diseases, such as encephalitis. So it would be Hoot from the front of the tent, and then 30 seconds later hoot from the back of the tent. This went on for it seemed like an hour. Hilarious! I swear they must so it on purpose. I'll admit that having a camper/RV is not really "camping", but come this summer that will be the only way I'll be out there. My friend drove his RV in and slept in it as he'd been wanting to try it out for months. Must be nice: air conditioning, bathroom, shower, kitchen, etc. It was nice to know it was there in case everything went horribly wrong, but it turned out there was no need for it. I was surprised that in a mixed-site of both RVs and tents that we didn't notice anything from the vehicles -- no generators running (there were hookups) and no exhaust. Besides the amplified owl, I'd say it was a hell of a lot more peaceful than the suburbs. That, and the "community feel" of the campground was very impressive -- everyone was very kind to their neighbors, there were people playing music, and even community pot-luck style dinners. usually when you have to poop. Next time I'll be a man and try one of the primitive sites in the middle of the woods and then I'm sure this will be of concern. Right now, some of my equipment is not friendly to hiking (the sleeping bag is way too huge when rolled up).