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Cedar = Insect Repellant - Scythe13 - 26 November 2013
This is the result of a small sentence in one of the books I'm currently reading.
Burning a little cedar wood will repel insects very effectively.
It's not a ground breaking piece of information, but it's well worth knowing.
As it turns out, the tannin's in the bark work to repel insects. So, if you have a debris shelter or are just out camping, a quick blast with some smokey cedar bark will nicely keep you insect free, but also help you clear out your natural shelter. Consider doing a similar thing if you intend to make debris thermals I spoke about in an earlier thread. It can't do any harm to remove insects from the debris.
Cozy sleeping, cozy camping, happy morning.
Enjoy.
RE: Cedar = Insect Repellant - Mortblanc - 27 November 2013
You either have very puny mosquitoes or really, really, good cedar!
Our mosquitoes will swarm through a cloud of burning DDT and devour you through a heavy wool blanket.
RE: Cedar = Insect Repellant - Scythe13 - 27 November 2013
(27 November 2013, 06:20)Mortblanc Wrote: You either have very puny mosquitoes or really, really, good cedar!
We have both.
RE: Cedar = Insect Repellant - Geordie_Rob - 27 November 2013
Bloody Americans. They have to be bigger & better at everything. Even their insects bite harder than our puny Brit variants
RE: Cedar = Insect Repellant - Scythe13 - 27 November 2013
(27 November 2013, 09:55)Geordie_Rob Wrote: Bloody Americans. They have to be bigger & better at everything. Even their insects bite harder than our puny Brit variants
It just means we're in a better position than the Americans, in certain situations. We don't have firearms, but we don't need them to kill our mozzies haha.