insect repellant

[bleacher]

Cruising to Alaska June 2 2012. Do you need insect repelant for shore excursions?

[donaldsc]

Yes and the stronger the better. We use 100% deet as recommended by people who live there.

 

DON

[Putterdude]

I have never had to use insect repellent in coastal Alaska but if going inland on an excursion it is not a bad idea to carry some. WalMart usually has two brands of 100% DEET repellent in small plastic pump bottles in their camping supplies area....just don't lick you fingers after applying it.;)

[Keith1010]

I've never had to use the repellent in Alaska. What types of tours are you taking?

 

Keith

[deladypilot]

I was there last year and never needed it. That being said, I think it depends on your excursions.

[Krazy Kruizers]

We have been to Alaska quite a few times. Have never had to use it -- but I do take along Deep Woods Off.

[2theship]

It also depends on you. Personally, I would not go near Alaska (or my daughter's summer camp) without insect repellent. My husband does not care - all the bugs go right past him and head straight for me.

 

You know what the state bird of Alaska is, don't you? The mosquito!

[oratheeexplorer]

I just bought a box of the Deep Woods Off towelettes....there are 20 individually wrapped towelettes in the box.....25% deet.....I'm not crazy about using 100%, I wouldn't think that would be good for you....

[Hoyaheel]

It also depends on you. Personally, I would not go near Alaska (or my daughter's summer camp) without insect repellent. My husband does not care - all the bugs go right past him and head straight for me.

 

You know what the state bird of Alaska is, don't you? The mosquito!

 

Same situation for me:D Mosquitoes will bite me in situations where NO ONE else sees or feels them. We did a fair bit of hiking on our last trip to Alaska (and inland too, Fairbanks and Delta Junction where we were visiting family) and definitely brought DEET with us and used it.

 

For trips to Alaska, or tropical regions with endemic malaria or other disease, I will use 100% DEET. In my daily life, where mosquitoes don't typically carry diseases like malaria or dengue, I use a much lower concentration of DEET.

 

Mosquito is also the state bird of Maine and Minnesota, right? :p