This is a subject that has dozens of answers for sure, but I'm looking for an item that eliminates the need for spray, wipe, lotions, or even the B-vitamin route.
A year or so back I came across articles for what sounds like the best of all worlds in preventing mosquito bites but I've yet to see it being sold anywhere.
The product is called Kite. It is a patch, unlike the B-vitamin absorption route, that you stick to clothing and merely peel the outer seal off to activate it and it lasts upwards of 48 hours.
Has anyone been able to purchase these anywhere as of yet? It was a Kickstarter program over a year ago that was funded by over 700% of what they needed.
I'm a person that can be found & bitten by skeeters underwater. So, I'm looking to find this or a similar product without all the mess of most and or mechanical units that have any weight to them.
Paul,
thanks for sharing. A google search of kite showed lots of exciting information. Worldwide implications for this product seem huge.
Can’t wait till they are available. Sorry I’m no help, but thanks again for sharing.
You're quite welcome, Richard.
With all the positive reports on line I just wish it was out there for purchase. Maybe an FDA thing holding it up. I thought for sure LL Bean, Cabelas, Pro Fly Fishing & Bass Fishing Shops, etc., would love to market the stuff. Well here's hoping we'll see it real soon.
Charlie, the guy in the youtube video is a real ambassador towards eliminating massive amounts of skeeters around the clock.
I like to eliminate them more on a personal level. Basically stated, each and everyone of the little dweebs I try to catch after being bitten by them and then just pull one of their wings off.......
This in turn sends them on an infinite journey of flying in a circle until they finally burnout and die. Makes me real happy too.....
In Alaska, we breed real mosquitoes, and in choking-cloud numbers, too. Why just last week, one landed at Eielson Air Force Base and the ground crew pumped 200 gallons of J-4 into before they realize their mistake. . . Oh, wait, that's a story for a different thread.
Among applied stuff, nothing besides 40% DEET or stronger really works if you are moving. However, if you can find one of the old cotton mesh jackets, put it in a plastic bag with half a bottle of 100% DEET so the DET permeates the cotton, it makes a useful shield and works over a t-shirt in warmer weather. The good ones have hood; wear a baseball cap and the stay away from your face, all without smearing DEET on to your skin.
The new butane wands that gradually melt a slab of repellent and work pretty well, but you have to be still.
Jim, thanks for the info. I recall practically drinking 100% DEET when I was living in Alaska, especially when fishing inland waterways. You're right about the size of those darn things.
Being from So Cal even back then I learned the hard way as to what mosquitoes were all about when living up there.
They're a real menace to mankind. My poor dad had malaria his whole adult life after WWII duty in the pacific. Even though he'd been taking all proper meds back then, he still fell ill to the nasty stuff.
My father, too, contracted malaria while serving in the Seabees in the Pacific during WWII. 60-65% of soldiers in the Western Pacific theater had malaria at some point.
apparently Kite was on test in Uganda at some point but I haven't heard any results ... certainly hasn't gone commercial otherwise I am sure we would have heard about it. Cover up, grow hair or slather with DEET are the only other solutions that I know of.
You're right Stuart, DEET still seems to be the best at the job overall to date. It would be so nice if the Kite thing works out and does the job. Seems to be such a simple application without all the toxic things going on too.
Posted by gary phillips on June 19, 2014 at 12:19 AM
Paul, I detest the little buggers completely. My son, Daniel, is allergic to mosquitoes. We tried everything and eventually moved to Southern Utah. Being a long time fly fisherman, I've battled them in a number of ways. I tend to use the netting from Cabelas or similar outfitter when things get really bad. The head net is a pain but I relish the fact that they can't get to me. Deet does work and we use to get the army surplus kind and used it profusely until I spilled some that melted the dash of my truck/
Gary, I know what you mean about the military style DEET. I used it in Alaska and it definitely works for the purpose, but don't spill it on anything that you're fond of. Especially camera, lenses, or in my case film.
As a film user with a bit oily hands I'm all too mindful of getting any moisture on my rolls of film. However, with DEET one never knows where that stuff has migrated to when using it.
Anyway, here is hoping the KITE patch comes about and does everything they seem to praise it for.
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11 repliesA year or so back I came across articles for what sounds like the best of all worlds in preventing mosquito bites but I've yet to see it being sold anywhere.
The product is called Kite. It is a patch, unlike the B-vitamin absorption route, that you stick to clothing and merely peel the outer seal off to activate it and it lasts upwards of 48 hours.
Has anyone been able to purchase these anywhere as of yet? It was a Kickstarter program over a year ago that was funded by over 700% of what they needed.
I'm a person that can be found & bitten by skeeters underwater. So, I'm looking to find this or a similar product without all the mess of most and or mechanical units that have any weight to them.
Thank you for your input and ideas.....
thanks for sharing. A google search of kite showed lots of exciting information. Worldwide implications for this product seem huge.
Can’t wait till they are available. Sorry I’m no help, but thanks again for sharing.
With all the positive reports on line I just wish it was out there for purchase. Maybe an FDA thing holding it up. I thought for sure LL Bean, Cabelas, Pro Fly Fishing & Bass Fishing Shops, etc., would love to market the stuff. Well here's hoping we'll see it real soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU2kbghz85I
I like to eliminate them more on a personal level. Basically stated, each and everyone of the little dweebs I try to catch after being bitten by them and then just pull one of their wings off.......
This in turn sends them on an infinite journey of flying in a circle until they finally burnout and die. Makes me real happy too.....
Among applied stuff, nothing besides 40% DEET or stronger really works if you are moving. However, if you can find one of the old cotton mesh jackets, put it in a plastic bag with half a bottle of 100% DEET so the DET permeates the cotton, it makes a useful shield and works over a t-shirt in warmer weather. The good ones have hood; wear a baseball cap and the stay away from your face, all without smearing DEET on to your skin.
The new butane wands that gradually melt a slab of repellent and work pretty well, but you have to be still.
Being from So Cal even back then I learned the hard way as to what mosquitoes were all about when living up there.
They're a real menace to mankind. My poor dad had malaria his whole adult life after WWII duty in the pacific. Even though he'd been taking all proper meds back then, he still fell ill to the nasty stuff.
My father, too, contracted malaria while serving in the Seabees in the Pacific during WWII. 60-65% of soldiers in the Western Pacific theater had malaria at some point.
As a film user with a bit oily hands I'm all too mindful of getting any moisture on my rolls of film. However, with DEET one never knows where that stuff has migrated to when using it.
Anyway, here is hoping the KITE patch comes about and does everything they seem to praise it for.