Clothing that repels ticks, mosquitoes and other biting insects is gaining ground with all outdoors enthusiasts.
Snugged against a tree silently scanning for wary turkeys, I noticed a mosquito land on my forearm. We had been in the woods for more than an hour and I’d shifted a few times. My left arm was on my left knee, giving me a closer look at the insect.
It crawled around, poking around with its alien-looking proboscis, looking for an opening to pierce my skin. Fortunately, it didn’t pierce the Sitka Equinox Guard hoodie or pants I was wearing; it’s designed with a special Gore-Tex fabric with a tighter weave to prevent proboscis penetration. Thanks to the permethrin repellent bonded to the fabric, mosquitoes, ticks and other insects that crawl around on it long enough likely will eventually die.
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