The fact that you went back to get bug spray and then continued your adventure is exactly why I’m subscribed. You’re a trooper and I throughly enjoy your vids. Lookin forward to some “grousey” walks soon too. Best of luck out there.
@@CascadeBackcountry just got home, awesome trip, caught my PB trout. The mosquitos were horrible! However many bites it takes to kill a man, I was THREE away. 🤣 (I had to one up you.)
You caught your PB trout!!??? I mean... you've done quite a bit of fishing. Musta been a nice trout. I gotta go to this lake! Glad the skeeters didn't end ya 😆
@@CascadeBackcountry yes! My best trout, not considering steelhead, although these high lake trout thought they were steelhead. I fished 9 lakes in 4 days, 25 miles total. It was a pretty awesome trip.
The flying murderers are the worst this year! Glad you had a good trip. That is the first time I have seen a spruce grouse doing his mating dance. So cool.
Mosquito Coils work pretty good!! I went camping last month, here in Idaho, and they, along with the heat were unbearable! Just got back from camping today, and the mozzies were gone........just a lot of flies and wasps!! Caught a fish on a Cleo.....it came out, flew towards me and stuck in my arm. All good fun......great vdeo!!!!!
Heat plus mosquitos... that's a rough combo. The frickin fish hook flew back and stuck in your arm!? Wtf! Haha I had to go the ER when I was a kid cuz I got a hook in my thumb. I feel your pain
Super serious, "you literally can't be outside." 😂😂😂 Been there man, glassing and mosquitos is tough! I started bringing a Ben's bug net jacket which is infused with "insect shield" which ai think is just permethrin, and it works pretty well! The face part actually unzips and you can unzip it some to glass out of, althought the zipper functionality doesnt work perfectly for glassing. Permethrin on your clothes and picardin on skin helps alot too but also not perfect. I am going to try a thermacell backpacker next week during opening weekend bear after seeing how thick they still are while scouting this weekend.
I was serious.. outside was a no go haha I may have to look into one of those head nets. I really don't like stuff over my face for some reason though. I have a thermacell. The problem is thqt it doesn't work at high elevation. Good luck out there man!
I have seen places up here in Alaska that, with a fire, thermacell, and 100 percent DEET, still didn't stop or even slow down the mosquitoes. I feel your pain.
I wonder how many people have survived harsh winter conditions only to succumb to the mosquitoes in the spring/summer. I think they can break a man mentally. 😂 Cool video man
I just got back from three days in Henry M Jackson Wilderness. The bugs were the worst I've ever seen. Rain, sun, and even wind didn't seem to faze them. Fortunately I had a mosquito net stashed away in my pack.
I got eaten alive on my late spring adventure also this June. Killer adventure man. Would love to do a collaboration trip with you sometime. Let me know if you would like to get into Idaho wilderness sometime.
@@Longtrailside the thermacell runs off a gas canister. There's not enough pressure (or something like that) at high elevation. I googled it once when my thermacell didn't turn on at like 7,500 ft
@@user-no2ei6dp2q never again! I actually just got home from a trip a few miles from where this video was shot and only 2 weeks later... I didn't need to use bug spray at all. wtf haha
It’s insane how visible those mosquitoes are as you’re in pain yelling and slapping. Even at a distance away from the camera when you’re glassing out that hill side those mosquitos are even coming up to the frame. Trying to get some blood from your viewers or something
