I'm going back for the 3rd year to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area with my Daughter and Son in law.

No Favorite Uncle this time to paddle with. I miss him a lot!

I'll be in a canoe solo for 8 days
Leaving Thursday...putting in Friday morning.

Bring bug dope, LOTS of bug dope and be prepared for extremely high water levels and lots of current. Many camp sites are under water.

X2 on the bug dope my son was up there a week ago and the bugs had a part on them coming out early.

I've Got Repel 40 deet x2 bottles

Gonna get Thermacell gas

2 bug headnets bug suit top & bottom

The headnets are a good idea up there always. Never know when you will need them, but when you do they are worth their weight in gold (and super light to pack anyhow). Yeah, I learned that the hard way like always.

I wouldn't be in the north woods without a bug net! And for us, the first one up in the morning lights the Thermacell in the outhouse.

Had a guy come to work up on the moosonee line one time.
He got off the train wearing one of those headnets,lol.Some people asked him if he was from outer space.LOL
Some of the guys burned holes in the net in back with cigarettes.After a while his headnet was full of blackflies chewing him up,lol.

I'm getting a cot net today

Good plan! I am pretty much packed for our Canada trip and leave in the morning. I made sure to include every type of bug deterrent known to man kind.

You guys have fun, stay safe.

Me too! Have Fun 160

Thank You much !

I’ve never seen the mosquitoes as bad as this year at my place.

Osky

The mosq at this time of the year are the spring snow melt type and when it was dry the last two springs..( drought) their eggs did not hatch will all the water this spring there is 3 seasons worth. They fly around and do not go in for a direct kill....till the twilight period then they are "out for it"
Later on there is a species of mosq.....they keep changing the name of it....it lives on the cattail root system and gets it's air that way.at one time it was called Aedes comminist, one thing about them is a thermo cell works to keep them away BUT, a political card in your back pocket neutralize it's effect

Have fun and stay safe

I remember that pic! Glad your still carrying on the tradition. You know your not really going to be alone in that canoe right?
Have a great trip!

That’s a pic of your uncle from your BWCA trip a couple years ago isn’t it? I thought I remembered seeing pics from the BW trip with a gang if you canoeing and camping.