#128: Bug Off: Five Products for Hikers and Campers to Keep Insects at Bay

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

Places & Travel, Nature, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Science

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In this archive episode we’ve pulled together a couple excerpts from previous shows where we talked about our challenges with bugs while hiking and camping. Today, we’ve added additional information about five products we’ve used in the past on our outdoor adventures that have made our experiences much more bearable. From headnets to lotions to a product you can spray on your gear to keep the insects away, we cover all our favorites and more. Don’t let your fear of bugs or the annoyance of their stinging and biting keep you from enjoying your favorite outdoor activities. After listening to this episode, you’ll have new confidence to go outside and reclaim your piece of nature. The best way to support our podcast is to become a member of our Patreon account. Follow this link to check it out. And don’t forget to check out our new online merch store and www.dirtlander.com. Subscribe to The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and if you’ve enjoyed our show, please leave us a review or rating on Apple Podcasts. Five-star ratings help other listeners find our show. Follow us on Instagram at @mattandkarensmith, on Twitter at @mattandkaren, on Facebook at dearbobands, or check out our blog at www.mattandkaren.com. To advertise on The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast, email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:09.5	This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast and we have put together a special very timely episode
1:15.9	about how to save your summer and yourself from annoying insects. I'm Matt Smith.
1:21.4	And I'm Karen Smith. Nothing can ruin a hike or a camp out faster than mosquitoes,
1:27.1	black flies and ticks. You might say they can be a real fly in the ointment.
1:32.8	Okay. We've found five different types of products that will help protect you and your loved ones
1:39.2	and will have those pests dropping like flies. So it's going to be like that, is it?
1:45.2	Okay. So folks, coming up, we'll be talking about our experiences with these products and we'll
1:52.7	add in two mailbag questions from previous episodes that relate to this subject.
1:57.8	That's right. Thanks for joining us today as we offer up some solutions for what's bugging you
2:03.4	and us.
2:15.8	Okay, summer is in full swing, Karen and with all the wonderful things about summer comes a
2:21.5	huge negative, which is bugs, insects. And this has been a particularly bad tick and mosquito season
2:29.0	so far, hasn't it? Yeah, you know, it seems like that is what everyone is talking about on social media
2:34.8	and we don't ever remember experiencing this many bugs before and we've gotten a lot of messages
2:41.6	asking for recommendations regarding insect protection. So we thought it might be fun. Well,
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