Wild Sanctuary wrote:
> Citronella won't protect from mossies in the Central and S. American
> rainforests I know of, Walt. Neither will it protect from those in
> Alaska. Deet's the only one I know of that works...perhaps because
> mossies just gravitate to me (my wife mysteriously remains untouched
> even in the worst of places).
As I noted, it works for me in Georgia. We do have some really agressive
mossies here, including a growing number of tropical imports. Our worst
aggressor now is from SE Asia. Little tiny one with very big bite! I'm
certain there are areas it won't do the job. Probably the worst about
using it is that it backs them off from landing or biting, but they
still hang around. They record easily.
It's well worth trying the citronella. If it works you risk your
equipment less. If I was in a area it did not do the job, I would use
deet. But with a great deal of care.
Note this is a specific repellent that I buy at REI. Other citronella
products I've tried have not been near as effective.
Walt
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>From Tue Mar 8 18:22:56 2005
Message: 14
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 13:55:54 -0500
From: Walter Knapp <>
Subject: Re: Re: DEET & The Dish
Doug Von Gausig wrote:
> At 10:52 AM 11/5/2002, Walter wrote:
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>>>I clean and polish it occasionally with Meguire's #10 & #17 - they work
>>>really well - not like new, but as close as I could expect.
>>
>>I just let mine wear it's scratches with dignity.
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> Scratches, yes - you can see through them, but that white etchant from DE=
ET
> needs to be cleaned occasionally to keep the dish transparent.
In my case there is no value in it being transparent. Just like I know
how to shoot my pistol accurately without looking down it's sights, I
know how to aim the dish without looking through it. It's a very similar
process.
In any case my subjects are almost never visible, and it's pitch black
dark as well. If they were visible they would probably be too close for
good recording with the parabolic.
Even when I record birds I can see, I don't sight through the dish. It's
easy with a little practice.
And, of course I don't bathe mine in deet. Though the scratches would
impede the view as well. Which is not all that good even with a new dish.
Note I almost never scratch the inside of the dish, where it's more
important that the surface stay smooth. It's the outside that's getting
worn.
Walt
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