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Yes, that's me 20+ years ago.

Natural Insect Repellents

By on May 12, 2014 in Fieldcraft, Flora, Master Woodsman, Nature & Conservation, Primitive Skills, Wilderness Survival

I was in my early twenties the last time I used manmade insect repellent. I hated what DEET did to my gear, especially plastic. And one can’t help wonder what it was doing to me! At that time in the eighties, I was really into hunting and fishing. Luckily those bug jackets that hold the netting […]

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