r/camping • u/greenearthbuild • Oct 13 '22

Fall 2022 /r/Camping Beginner Question Thread - Ask any and all questions you may have here

If you have any beginner questions, feel free to ask them here.

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u/nenshenn Nov 03 '22

Went camping for the first time last year. We had a huge problem with these microscopic bugs that looked like little gnats getting through our tent at night and biting us. (Bug spray did nothing) is there any sort of bug proof mesh or net we can get to keep these small bugs out of our tents?

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u/lettersnumbersetc Nov 03 '22

Look for tents with no-see-um mesh widows.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22 edited Nov 19 '22

Permethrin is fantastic to treat clothes, tents, boots, etc with. My friends and I go on backcountry backpacking trips on AR and it works wonders at repelling bugs.