This Is How Loggers Keep Mosquitos From Eating Them Alive

Here is a simple logger trick to help repel mosquitos. I learned this as a young kid from my Dad while on his logging jobs. While walking through the woods, this simple technique helps get mosquitos to go away. It can be an alternative to mosquito repellant if mosquitos aren't too severe. If you have super mosquitoes where you are, it may not work as well. I don't know, I have only used it here where we have normal mosquitos.

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[Icehso]

In Florida I once saw 2 mosquitos dragging a small child towards the woods. When they got to the edge, the first on said, "If we drag him in the woods the big ones will just take him away from us."

[thetexan]

Best insect repellent in the wild is smoke. Camping, hunting or whatever. build a small fire and walk through the smoke. All insects are repelled by instinct because they fear forest fires. Been doing for over 30 years now and always works for me and my friends.

[unionseen]

i protected myself from mosquitos for almost 2-1/2 minutes by staying inside and watching this.. smh

[SpaceRyder]

My Father taught me this over 40 years ago and called it a "cow's tail". I've taught it to my kids and many friends over the years, it works great!😊

[jsmcguireIII]

Been doing this for years. It's also good to have someone on your crew that tastes better.

[MelJandric]

Many moons ago I was a land surveyor. One summer I worked in a swampy forest. Summer job, I was still a student. Hot and humid summer... That surveying equipment was heavy and most importantly expensive. We had to carry it, both hands loaded, ground soft enough that you will sink in if you stop for a second, no place to put equipment on the ground (did I say it was expensive) and mosquitoes having a party. I remember seeing them hanging on my arms, fat and heavy from my blood, but still not letting go. Then they would fall off and die in the mud 'cause they couldn't fly anymore. At the time I thought I'd rather have a shark eat me than those little devils.

[johnvelas]

Old logger's trick from Central PA:
Eat ONE match head a day for 3 days.
The sulfur will come out in your sweat.
No fleas, lice, mosquitoes, or ticks.
Technically no women neither (at least so far).

[jefff]

You create some of the best content on YouTube.
Very informative, fun and down-to-earth helpful suggestions and advice for anyone.
You’re a very good presenter.

[woodworker]

A good cigar keeps them away from me. They hate the smoke. They are unhappy, I am happy, all is well.

[geezerindawoods]

Self-flagellation is the term you were looking for....🤣🤣🤠

[kimkleiner]

When our place burned up in a wildfire 16 years ago we camped out in a lower meadow area that didn't burn. The neighbor didn't have time to trailer up his horses so he just opened his corral and swatted them on the butt and we ended up sharing the meadow. It was the end of may and the rye grass was just making seed and there's a sizable pond so plenty of water. They were pretty good about sharing the space although they would get tangled up in ropes we tried making canopies when they raided the camp spot for compost such as half eaten apple or too soft carrots. Unfortunately they brought their horse flies with them and they were brutal. Always finding the spot on your back that you couldn't swat and bitting really hard. One day after a especially bad bite i looked over at the horses and saw how they defended themselves from vicious flies. They were standing parallel to one another busy chompin away with their heads almost under the other horses tail and each horse was sweeping the other with their tails. There was some unprotected skin but their skin is much thicker and horse being bit could usually get it the path of it's partners tail. Impressed me. As girlfriend and i howled in pain trying to swat our own
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[tinknal]

An old time lumberjack told me they would add eucalyptus oil to their chain saw gas to repel mosquitos.

[billysmith]

I am 70, learned this from my grandfather when we walked along the creek, fishing

[marvinschaefer]

I’m taking back my thumbs up if it doesn’t work next time I go out in the woods

[DoloresJNurss]

Fringed Native American clothing makes even more sense in this context. Now I'm mentally designing mosquito-repellant clothing.

[smokeymoe]

They see me, get all excited and say to each other "He's mosquitable!"

[wootenbasset]

Great idea. I didn’t know old loggers did it. We do It here in the Fairbanks area of Alaska… it works most of the time. You have to swish a bit more often. There are times and areas in Alaska where there are so many that they can carpet any exposed skin. So not even a branch in both hands is enough.

[SG-jsqn]

My understanding is that in the old days, mosquitoes and malaria were bad among eastern Native tribes. Hence the ritual cleansing of things with tobacco or sage smoke.

[JimJimmington-ei]

Yeah, I am glad you mentioned the bigger mosquitoes. The skeeters in Florida would take that branch, toss it to the side and proceed to beat you with the entire tree before sucking up all of your blood.

But this is a good trick in the Northeast and such.

Thanks for this video!

[timtambornino]

I took a blind date to play mini golf. She was larger than me and had much more mosquitoeable surfaces. After she made a good shot she turned around and I saw her whole back was covered in mosquitoes. She said she did not feel them. I tried to brush them off and it looked like I had slashed her.The lady running the mini golf had paper towels to save us.