Hey..... we have mosquitos..... they just aren't large enough to be classified as the provincial bird.....
I'm well versed in bugs (Amazon, Africa, North- including our massive blackflies) and the territories July is one of the few places I've literally ran to pee. A side stepping, fast moving arc that looks something like doing crossovers on skates, all the while peeing to the outside of the arc, which terminates at the tent/truck/cliff. You clearly haven't exposed yourself in the NWT's in high summer!
More than a few people have committed suicide only a couple days after being stranded by a plane crash etc in northern summer, despite being healthy. A fellow admitted he nearly did just up the highway from home, he had gone on a hike to a local attraction, he was 60 or 70 I believe and underestimated the trip. Got caught out, and eaten alive by bugs, will drive a guy insane in literally a day. Every kit should include DEET, a bottle's tiny!
spent a tour in Alaska. Never seen the likes. No wonder the caribou run.Tabacco and rolling papers, if I'm going in the bush with a smoker.
I don't smoke, but there's nothing worse than being with someone who does, that has run out.
If you've ever been out in the middle of the lake fishing,
with someone who dropped their smokes in the water,
you'll know what I mean.
Even just having rolling papers has saved the day for my friend with a nicotine fit.
It's amazing what these desparate people with roll'n'smoke.
You my friend, are a truly wise man, us smokers do get a bit antsy even if we know we have a spare pack stashed away!
We have no mosquitos out here, the damn blackflies ate them all, and thats after killing off all the birds! Seriously, spring black bear hunting in Quebec can drive you insane because of the bugs.
