SLAP!!!! Where's the BUG SPRAY?????

by Debbie Smith
(O'Fallon, IL U.S.A.)

The most important item on my camping list is BUG SPRAY. The reason is when you go out on nature hikes or explorations, of course you want to have all the necessities such as water, food and bedding.

However in my experience as a camper I have found that all the above do you no good, if the BUGS are BUGGING you. It's very hard to hike when you are constantly slapping your neck, face, hands and legs.

Then you sit down to eat, and those darn flies are eating you while you are trying to eat your food.

At bedtime, you prepare your sleeping gear/bag/cot, and there they are again, mosquitoes, flies, spiders (some poisonous)are ready to settle in for a long nights sleep with you.

So for comfort reasons, not to mention safety reasons, BUG SPRAY is a must.