How Grunts Deal with Bugs in the Field
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We're not 19 anymore. "Just sucking it up" is no longer an option.
I will disagree with you in one specific instance. I have found that when I am stalk hunting, I have found it gives me a slight edge when I stop trying to fight the woods, and it’s smaller critters.
Just “Be the woods”.
That means if I am getting eaten up by mosquitos, so is a deer.
Is the deer going to put up with that, or is it going to be driven off to somewhere else, etc…
Of course, having said that, I can tell you from personal experience, RMSF sucks donkey genitalia. 0/10 do not recommend, think of the worse pain in your life, and double it.
Bugs are the reason I love cold weather camping.
That and a lot less people 👍🏻
@@GruntProof and you get to see all the critters around via snow, which is cool and great for learning what's out there.
Hammock with mosquito net helps while sleeping but you become a meal once you emerge from it unless you can kick up a smoky fire to keep them at bay. I agree colder days guarantee almost bug free days but my family hates the cold lol.
@@GruntProof They're the same thing
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oh my god exactly!!!!
This explains why my Dad always waited until after the first frost for us to hit the woods for hiking and camping out. He was sick and tired of being eat up by all the critters as a career infantryman. I remember people saying, why do you yall always go camping in the snow!? haha I thought it was great humping a ruck eating c-rations and hunting along the way with the greatest Pop in the world! RIP SGM D C West 7th Group Special Forces
Thanks for another great video mister!
The bug repellent that we were issued in the 80’s in the green bottle melted my plastic watch band.
I bet. I'm sure that's why all the "good stuff" is now outlawed 😂😂
They used to say that Deet melted the foregrip on the SA80 too in jungle training. (Heavy use of Deet, low dilution.)
Another insect issue occurred in Korea, during a cold evening. We decided to borrow some hay from a nearby farm field to line our foxholes with in an effort to get warmer. The next day several members of the squad were quite itchy....the hay was apparently infested with some kind of lice or crabs. The guys swore they did not catch the “little friends” from a trip to the ville.
Yeah, that '80s GI bug repellant made wearing the flexible dog tag chain tube uncomfortable, also.
@@jamescrowe7892 I developed a tick-phobia and did some research. DEET is the stuff that melts plastic. The Vietnam era repellent was rather safe, mostly pyrethrine based permethrine. Except cats it's well metabolized by mammals, poorly absorbed through skin and can last in fabric for weeks without being washed off by rain. DEET doesnt kill insect. IMO it reppells mosquitoes for couple of minutes. Permethrine does work. It also kills ticks you take home in the clothes.
It's almost funny. In the military we would crawl, walk and live in a grass for weeks and weeks. I used to smell like ammonia with garlic in an ashtray so I'd only feel a tick crawling on my neck or hand trying to escape body heat and odour 😛once a week or two. Maybe one or two tick bites a year. I dont even remember. Maybe it was more and I suppressed this traumatic memories 😛 I remember mosquitoes tho. Then WTF I came home and one year I got five ticks on me while making 10 steps around a car to piss. Every visit to the woods they were itching me all over the body everytime. It may be just the area, sometimes following easy game routes, IDK. Since I started to suffer from headaches and joint pain, I realized I could have a chronic lyme disease. I became kinda herbal Jedi and got it kinda under control but who knows. It's almost impossible to kill in the latent form.
Fkn ticks keep me outta woods until it's winter! There are hacks I'm trying like Saddhu ash on the skin or just clay and dirt, soot,... but IMO it's limited to flying bugs and once you sweat it's gone so I use a net too.
Tick country use Sawyer's Permethrin spray on clothing and gear. Spray it on all exterior clothing with particular concentration around your boots, cuffs, pant legs, belt line, upper clothing cuffs and sleeves, collar area. Kills ticks, mites, chiggers, mosquitoes. You can still use DEET on your skin or Natrapel (suppose to be as good or better than DEET and won' melt you gear. Keep up the good work.
Permethrin is definitely a game changer.
Kills all insects, not just ticks.
You can get it at tractor supply and dillute it.
I just started using permethrin. Game changer for sure. Sawyers
I’m always stripping at first opportunity and pulling off the ticks early but those little deer ticks can be hard to spot. I checked behind my knee 5x because it was itching, didn’t find the bastard until later that night. Got me a few times before latching on.
I’ve been collecting fat wood, all up in the pine needles and shrubbery and haven’t brought a tick home or had a chigger bite with the permethrin treated outfit. I always wrote off all chemicals because of my mosquito experiences with Off and whatnot.
I was a grunt in the the Jungles of Panama for 2 and a half years. We slept in hammocks with our ponchos over top of us during the monsoon season. With a mosquito net tied up over top of us. There was a lot of critters that crawl around at night you didn’t sleep on the ground. We had a lot of snakes and tarantulas and Wildcats especially big Pythons
Oh one more thing. Them fire ants will eat you up that’s why you don’t want to sleep on the ground in the Jungle. Between the fire ants and the mosquitoes if you slept on the ground when you wake up you look like you’ve been beaten with a ball peen hammer. But when a grunt is super tired we could sleep in place might pay for it,but we could do it. Be so tired so long hours with no sleep and you be walking and sleeping at the same time. I love your show.
I spent most of my field time as an armoured cavalryman before becoming a super pogue. Mostly I was dismounted but 9 times outta 10 we would sleep with the vehicles so we could afford a bit more luxury when sleeping.
The bivvy bags we get (purchase) Down Under have a mozzy net sewn in but the damn thing would sit on your face and the little bastards would bite you straight through the net! That and you'd sweat your ass off all night!
Eventually I got a custom mozzy net some guy brought back from Malaysia, you could tie up the four corners and zip yourself in, weighed nothing, it was luxury! And you couldn't hear mosquitoes buzzing!
I guess in Cav we could afford a higher standard of living...
One thing I could never get away from were bloody ticks! Those little bastards used to love me! I sat up for an hour one night picking them off me with a leatherman. Then I was itchy all over for about a month after that! I've still got some stuck under the transparent contact adhesive on my old maps, mummified for all eternity!
And you've got the Australian paralysis ticks down there too.
IDEA FOR CRITTERS: i think you nailed it, simple.
Keeps your load weight down, smells can be a give away, hunting or operating. Colone, cigs, bugs stuff, all stink and literally can be smelt from 100yrds away.
Listen to Veit con on american troops, stompimg around in the jungle, some times could be smelt before heard or seen.
Thanks again for your insight.
You pretty much nailed it. Folks need to understand, sleeping in the bush on military ops isn't the same as camping. On military ops, you're generally tired and limited to what you can carry for an unknown distance. You do the best you can, and you learn from those who have been there before. My best sleep came when I had a field ambulance [ HM, USN ]. Didn't always have one.
Cover up, use bug juice on wrists, ankles, and waistline.
When I was In the feild at ft.bragg , I seen a lot soldiers wear hartz flea & tick collars around the top of their boots .
I've been looking for exactly this for a while now. As a new backpacker, this is extremely valuable info. Thank you for making this!
Great tips! I was really looking forward to this vid. I grew up in Georgia and have lived and hunted on the Texas gulf coast for the last 40 years. Every Southern country boy knows about the little demons called fire ants. I hate those suckers with a passion, along with chiggers. I usually tuck my pants into my boots when I'm in the field in warm weather. But I'm tall and they sometimes come untucked. Often I roll my pants legs up and spray bug repellent on the inside of my pants legs and on my boot tops and socks. That helps keep things from crawling in if my pants come untucked. I like to spray the outside of my clothes also to discourage ticks because we sure have a lot of them in South Texas.
Another tip I learned the hard way, wear underwear with good elastic. That's your final defense if ticks, ants, or chiggers climb up the inside of your pants. The elastic will stop them from getting to your tender bits.
I'm not a fan of the pump spray repellent, but it's better than nothing. Mine always seem to leak, and the contents will melt most plastic. If you carry it, store it in a ziplock bag. I've seen mosquitoes walk around an area that was sprayed with pump repellent and find an open spot to bite. Same with some kinds of flies. Aerosol spray cans make a finer mist and work better but they weigh more. If you use the pump version, be sure to smear it around after you use it. Don't get it on anything plastic, especially your watch and eye pro. Spray downwind of your vehicle!
I sometimes use a head net, but more for camo purposes while bow hunting than as a bug barrier. The key is using it with the right kind of hat, not a ball cap. You demonstrated that, but I'm not sure it was obvious. If your head net doesn't have a draw string, tuck it into your shirt before buttoning your top button. Leather backed gloves work well against most bug bites. Our mosquitoes bite through fabric gloves. And shirts. And pants. And jeans. Just about anything, which is why I like to spray the fabric with repellent. They are especially bad about biting thru your shirt on your shoulder blades. There are mosquitoe bite resistant shirts but I haven't tried them. A lot of the ones that I've seen advertised were in obnoxiously bright colors and cost a small fortune.
A friend turned me on to Thermo-cell bug repellent this year, and I think it's the BOMB! It's not cheap. The dispenser is pretty lightweight but a tad bulky. It doesn't have a strong smell, and they also make an earth scented cover scent for hunters. I figure if critters can smell that stuff, they can smell me anyway. It seems to repel almost every kind of flying bug, but not ants, chiggers or ticks.
I wondered what you guys did about the possibility of stepping on a snake, especially while tromping around at night. They won't really stand out with night vision. I'm not afraid of snakes, I had plenty of them for pets as a kid, but I don't want to step on one either. Where I'm at, there's the possibility of seeing snakes 12 months a year. If I see lizards or frogs out, I'm reminded to watch for snakes. I normally wear snake boots when in the thick stuff during warm weather, especially if I'm hog hunting at night. Snake boots also help protect you from briars and cactus as well.
Thanks again for the super helpful video!
Thanks! After all my stomping around at night, and just crashing in the brush for a few hours, I never even had an encounter with a snake. I've seen guys have bad luck, but they usually weren't a problem. You'll have to ask the Vietnam and Panama guys about that.
@@GruntProof That's very interesting. I saw several snakes this year, including a copperhead, while I was walking out from my deer blind after dark during bow season. I'd attach a picture if I knew how. For some reason, the copperheads where I'm at are some of the prettiest you'll ever see IMO. For years, I've flipped tin and boards looking for snakes. They seem far easier to find when I'm not looking for them than when I am! Lol!
I learned from latin american soldiers to eat raw garlic and rub raw garlic on my skin so that's what I did in the U.S. Army Infantry. And I did all the things you show in this video, accept I covered my hands w/the leather utility gloves we were issued & used for rapelling to keep mosquitos from eating my hands at night. Before I got a face net I used a neck gator around half my face to keep mosquitos out of my ears, nose and mouth. And rubbed crushed garlic around my eyes and forehead and face. I still suffered, especially in the jungles of latin america and in the southern U.S. states at Ft Polk, Ft Benning, Ft Knox and Ft Campbell. The bug juice never worked for me & I avoid chemicals. Tuck into the boots, tuck the gloves into the cuff, button top collar, put on neck gator, rub garlic juice on skin, chew & eat garlic to perspire garlic B.O., and invest in the face net. In a non-tactical situation burn cigarretes (even if you don't smoke) to deter mosquitos. I did that at night in the triple layer canopy rain forest under my mosquito net, poncho hooch, inside my hammock.
Working pipeline we sometimes use pet flea and tick collars attached to our hard hats and wrapped around our boots...they can cause a severe skin irritation so be careful
The old school surplus head nets with the built in hoops attached are the bomb. They've also got a nylon head covering all build in and those are the best.
Great info Randall, thanks! I hate having to worry about bug spray all the time. I'll have to try that.👍🏕
Excellent video. My favorite method of keeping bugs away is to build two small smokey fires, one on each side of the campsite, the skeeters get confused and give up. This is obviously not applicable to super stealth camping or a tactical environment.
Yes, great idea for camping!
Love these videos. Thanks for the info
Bro, don't judge me for having food stuffed down my pants.
Ok, Larry Mondello.
@@veteranpatriot4474 Hey!? I resemble that remark
Nothing you can do about kielbasa tho.... 🤣🤣🤣
I stopped using bug repellent in basic after seeing two guys use it with horrific results.
1st guy had a bottle in the cargo pocket of his pants, he dived on it at some point, complained of burning so the medic checked him to find huge chemical burns.
2nd guy smothered his hands before going to sleep, he woke up with swollen red hands, got medivaced and several days later when he returned all bandaged up, he said the skin on his hands came off like gloves!!
Deet chemical ?
@@myratsalad it’s not a spray ... it was a cream, in a squeeze type bottle. Before going in the field I take a large dose of vitamin B12 ... which seems to keep biting insects away.
100%: thats the way I do it, carry 2 of those nets. Same with the old PUTTEES, in the military years ago, what they call Gaithers now, and pay 100s of dollars for. Keep crapola out of your boots, help protect your legs, especially in Briers (throny plants).
Anyone who hike/rucks understands what a little twig can do when in your boot.
Jungle school back in the day we had to button down exactly as you described with collar up hat on with mosquito net on to keep vampire bats from feeding on you. They would go for high spots such as your nose, toes or anything that was exposed. Everything had to be secured down because monkeys would grab your things. Ants you had to avoid stepping on any trails and there were ground hornets that would climb vines and nest above you. Definitely wanted to avoid snagging a vine. Quick sand was another thing. We limited our night patrols and set up with LP/OP around our formation being night or day. We were issued a small green bottle of bug juice and it was useless as well. It was more a psychological thing I guess knowing you were given something rather then nothing. Bugs were the least of the problems. Lol.🤣
My buddy said he used pet flea and tick collars around his boots and wrists.
Awesome video as always! We teach the helo crews here to carry 'Vicks vapo rub' - everything will bite you, but Vicks is alcohol (so cleans), it numbs the crap out of any bite, plus the scent puts of insects due to scent... plus can be used as a Firestarter as is Vaseline based...
After that the headnet is AWESOME - it has taken us years to get away from 'looking cool' to the now 'not getting bitten' - plus a headnets survival applications!
Good show, didn't even mention which cal. even once! ~ Thanks ;-)
Hey Grunt proof
Thanks for making the video , gota get myself a mozi net !!
This is awesome! I already do a few of these things and even learned some new tricks. Something as simple as tucking and blousing pant legs helps big time. I've never used bug spray. Either I'm genetically weird or just lucky. Even with mosquitos, they swarm me but don't bite much. Great video.
They can sense fear. Maybe not fear, but the more anxious a person is about critters the more critters seem to be drawn to them. Skeeters are different, them bloodsuckers are relentless and don't adhere SOP.
'Auras' or whatever you want to call them are real and effect much more than we can see.
@@harukasaigusa8906 Agreed. I think there's lots of things we previously dismissed as folklore or fantasy have a some basis in fact not yet proven. As a species, we still know a lot less than we give ourselves credit for. Take UFOs, UFOs were, up until a couple months ago, dismissed as conspiracy theory. The truth is out there, whether or not mankind is smart enough to accept it or to recognize it is up for debate.
All really excellent advice. Well presented and this guy is doing this to simply help people. Got to applaud that. Thank you. 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
Edit: I mentioned in another video, tiger balm (camphor, eucalyptus oil etc) can help ward off ticks, mozzies etc. But of course, not tactical but hey.
Thank you! I've seen guys use all kinds of creams. I mean the scents don't give away our position any more than 30 dudes with dip in their mouths, right?
Forgot to add, probably best/easiest way to use tiger balm is rub it into paracord (or cotton) loops for wrists, ankles and neck. Like bracelets/necklace sort of. Easy to maintain.
Tiger balm and paracord. Who'd a thunk it?
I would add that; The issued utility blouse and trousers come treated with Permethrin, which only lasts a few washes and then it has to be reapplied. The yellow bottle of Sawyer Permethrin gets dumped into a 5 gallon bucket of water and then in go my cammies, cover, skivies, etc. over night.
I dilute Ben’s 100% Deet with Avon Skin-So-Soft for me. The dogs get just the Skin-So-Soft.
Everything gets a bug net. The tent, hammock, boonie cover…
Sigma3Survival did a video on this years ago, similar content.
🎶Meet me down by the railroad track, track. 🎶
Doesn't always work. Never worked for me
Wow the unreal tournament music in the background was very unexpected
Some good tips there bud 👍
In the jungle of Brazil, I was buttoned up like you were in the intro; headnet and flight gloves trying to catch some sleep.
The mosquitoes were so bad that even with my earplugs in, their buzzing could be heard and made it difficult to fall asleep.
I use to take garlic pills to keep the ticks and chiggers away.
Some guys would wear panty hose to defeat the ticks and chiggers.
How did I miss this blast from the past? Great stuff.
I love this channel.
The newer Army Combat Uniform top and bottoms have Insect Shield which is somehow infused with Permethrin, the tag in my bottoms state that the Permethrin is good for 25 washings. It seems to keep bugs off of me in the field. For a civilian setting, I use a Sea to Summit Pyramid mosquito net tied under my tarp on the ridgeline and tuck it under my MSS Modular Sleep System, it works great and here in the mountains of east Tennessee, the ticks and mosquitoes will eat you alive.
Yea that never worked for me
Dudes used to just sleep in their woobies, but I would bring my mummy bag because just a woobie wasn't enough protection from the bugs for me. But I lost count of how many times I woke up at night because I felt something crawling around by my feet. Light discipline right out the window and I'm unzipping my bag only to not find whatever was crawling around down there. Makes going back to sleep a little rough!
Dude, what can i say. I love your channel...
Thanks!
Always got the bug net in the bag and i usualy just cross my arms and legs and go to sleep.
Dont smoke in that net though! I promise you those mosquitoes is gonna get through that hole you just burned in the bugnet with your cigarettes 🚭
Thanks for sharing 💯
Great video, great info, my wife just expressed to me, “really some ppl don’t know.” Layers is the key. Pre-plan a key. Expect the unexpected, emergencies happen unexpectedly, be ready for that moment
Definitely!
Cool. Thanks.
can you do a video talking about how to/ what to pack for a combat/ tactical deployment please
I really enjoy your content btw
Yea I've been kicking that around
Excellent suggestions, thank you. I hope to test them in Thailand 😉
Related question; What is the thinnest, lightest you can wear to stop the mosquitos from sticking their hypodermic needle through your clothing?
I forgot my bug net when camping near a bog last summer, and not just did I have to make do with the sooty net for my frying pan over my face as a bug net, it was the hottest part of summer and I had the choose between melting in my sleeping bag or sleeping in just my clothes. And as I discovered, those pests can sting through quite a lot of clothing as long as they can reach in.
skeeter net. bug spray.
me and a friend were getting attacked by yellow horse flys in ocean springs mississippi and our boss man gave us some stuff from victoria secret called "amber romance" lotion and it works on all kinds of bugs. He found this out when everyone was getting attacked by green head flys on the boat one day and his wife was like " there not messing with me" he ask her what she was wearing . just thought i would share that for the ones that dont like poison deet.
Was a conscript half a year ago in estonia, 1 time i woke up in the field half of my face was swollen, probably got bitten by some spider xd
you got those monsters even there? I thought it was too cold for them!
@@arx3516 eh? It can get to 30 degrees celsius at summer, mostly is 20
Damn so what is that in Real Degrees?
20c x 1.8 + 32 = 68RD or 68f
30c x 1.8 + 32 = 86 which is just 68 backwards. Most interesting
I could definitely get behind an average 68 degree summer. I live in the small kingdom of Maryland in the United States and it is brutally hot and disgusting in the summer. 80-100f so like 30-38c and 80-99% humidity.
There are worse places, but that doesn’t help me when I’m soaked in sweat by 6am
Anyone else ate the match heads from the MREs? That seemed to help us 20- 25 years ago down in Benning.
Hey! Speaking of bugs, thoughts on the Catoma Ebns with rain fly vs the ICS 2000? Grunt proof or not?
Haven't tried it. I am testing their burrow
I've had good luck with ticks because I use Irish Spring soap when I shower. I have found them crawling on my clothes, but never had an issue with them attaching to my skin. Many years ago I read an article about using it for repelling ticks, and it has worked well for me. I am not 100% guaranteeing it will work for everybody. Just my 2 cents.
Insect repellent with citronella oil in it, seems to work well for me. I also heard that fire smoke setting in your clothes is a good bug repellent as well, though you'll smell like you've chain smoked 200 cigarettes. BTW one of my bucket list items is to through the AT. Many of the ultralight SGAF swear that it isn't possible to do with surplus gear...Thoughts?
I had a full-face balaclava sprayed with deet, gloves and a camo neck netting scarf, and it worked pretty well. From what I was told, snakes find a place to hold up at night and stay there till morning.
Question for you. Is the Army going to be issuing a new poncho in the new Scorpion pattern or are they doing away with that item. I can't find any info on it. Thanks
@Isomatte That would suck if they decide not to issue them anymore. They made them in GayCU so I don't know why they wouldn't just change the pattern to Scorpion.
What about using a mosquito net like the ones made for cots?
my time in benning I never did all this and didn't get bit except when I had to police up brass that was all over a fire ant nest that shit sucked
I rarely rely upon consumables. I rely upon reusable items that last. Bug Spray and sunscreen are consumables. (exceptions for food, obviously)
Your video’s are awesome
Yo! You are using a power rangers cover and the soundtrack from Unreal Tournament '99? In a video about about avoiding pests at night!? You just earned this nerdy but rural Florida man's subscription.
Awesome
I spent a little bit of time up at Fort Lee Virginia for some training and the mosquitoes were so huge up there I swore one said to the other, Are we gonna eat him here or take him with us?
It sucks when snakes wake you up when you aren't bothering them.
They are super-gnarley critters and just impart a ghostly presence.
Thankfully never got bit. I am sure they want a warm body to cozy up to in the cold night. Would be nice to know how to ward off while sleeping in the dirt.
I've never had that happen. I've found them in my hole when returning later. They see heat especially larger animals like us.
YESSSSS WHAT A MIGHTY INTRO
Had good experiences with Autan botanicals, which is 30% eucalyptus oil. it works better than pyrethrine based repellants in my experience, while smelling quite pleasant and being very skin friendly.
Just recently I purchased a bug net like shown . Got eaten once years ago, good tips in comments too.
Thnx.
like to add two tips:
-Ticks only crawl upwards
-get russian Gorka Trousers, - they got a "Tick Trap"
Thin elastic polyester knee braces fit nicely over blouses boot pant ankle area. And elbow braces fit gloved wrist. Keeps debris out cutting wood, sleeping, mild debris etc.
Cool!
What if you're digging a huge fox hole in the military while you're training and eventually dig into a ant valley? What do you do? Do you just say whatever and sleep in it or dig another hole?
Depends on the situation. Usually if we make mistakes, we are forced to just deal with the consequences.
Dig another hole! If you found someone put a gps tracker on your car “whatta do ya do”? Put it on someone else’s vehicle!
Thanks for having the guts to talk about this! In my day you were a wuss if you took precautions. I didn't give a rip, and got fewer stings than the macho dummies. And don't go in deep leaves any farther when you hear rattling. That ain't grasshoppers! Much obligated, Randall.
most people are soft today
Always excellent advice hoorah airborne
unreal tournament music
what about a pop up bug net
The only thing I’ve had actually work is that crap in a green tube they give you. You’re supposed to wash it off after so many hours but I’ve seen dudes covered in mosquitos and I was totally fine.
Last I checked even Deet won't stop a hog or coconut crab from eating your face 😆
when did it become 90 MPH tape? I've always heard it and called it 100 MPH tape.
100mph is for insects that move faster.
I'm not military, but I love military gear for the outdoors. I used to wear army surplus camo gear for camping. People would complain I was LARPing as a soldier. Now I wear plain colour 5.11 stuff to get people off my back.
People suck
@@GruntProof Most of my the complaining people were my family. I live in Australia and there are so many critters.
Its morphin time!
What brand jungle boots do you have?
They are DD30. Cheap, but pretty darn good
in basic training a guy in my platoon was bitten by a brown recluse and almost lost his leg
I got bitten by one as a kid and didn't realize it until a few days later
@@GruntProof yeah it was 3 days before he got to it and one more would've meant no leg
I noticed the Army guys don’t use boot bands. Why not?
For blousing? A lot of Soldiers do. I hate them
Get yourself into a single duvet cover with poppers works great and light weight
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Man, I'll take mosquitoes over deer flies and black flies any day!!!!!
Permethrin works well for mosquitos and ticks. You can buy it at Walmart.
Excellent tips 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪💪
Vietnam era you'd see photos of GIs with mosquito repellent attached to their helmet. The smell of the stuff probably gave away their position to Charlie from a km away.
I always wear my pants this way, but not exactly like that. I use a rubber band to attach the folded trouser leg to the outside of the upper end of the boot shaft. There are extra elastic bands from the German military ("Hosengummi"), but they still stuff the pants into the boots, even if not completely. The way they are worn is called "Überfallhose" in German because the end falls over the boots and "Überfall" means "fall over" and Hose means "pants".
Incidentally, the most dangerous animal in German forests is the tick. We have plenty of them.
Appparently the red rubber seals for Weck jars work best as a substitute to a dedicated Hosengummi
@@nilsschenkel7149
I use cheap rubber bands that I buy in "Tedi" stores one pack with 40g costs only 1€. They are not tuff, but cheap. I think, I can use one pair of those for a few weeks.
This is also interesting (German Video):
ruclips.net/video/7Q38dyMZ6yA/видео.html
@@markuswagner8863 the video is exactly where I got the info from. 3thedward, resident expert in younger military history, lol.
Thumbs Up for Power Rangers Theme!
Use a mosquitoe bar over my truck at Ft Stewart and the military issue bug net over my patrol cap . One night a pore Ranger thought a small dry piece of swap was a good place to catch some shut eye woke up a few minutes later with hundreds of fire ant bites had to rush him to the infirmary for treatment.
Bug juice is good for putting on facepaint when no ones looking. May leave a little shine
Scorpions have been a problem
Lmao, best video on this yet. No bullshit cowboy up
Tea tree spray is worthwhile. I've used it at a family BBQ to deter European wasps. It was effective. It's an Australian staple.
Love the snake advice. Good ideas, my only concern is overheating... So I'm going to read the comments section with fingers crossed.
*@frugal Mum* - another Aussie here. Watch this video to kill wasps with dish washing liquid - It seems to work. ruclips.net/video/K-t5kbTyNWw/видео.html I think the Americans call European wasps "Yellow Jacket" wasps. The video shows them killing massive wasps. Reading the comments, they say a degreasing type of dish washing liquid is needed & another says don't use them on hornets.
@@shadowgovernment3000 thankyou :) I definitely prefer less toxic chemicals in my life :)
Ah potato bugs.
Buddy swears buy cigarette butts in the pockets
Have possums been known to bite sleeping humans?
Try Permethrin.
Does it work against Wasps & bees!?
Seems like our Air Force has digitized the fabulous Tiger Stripe camouflage for their own camo.
I have never saw anyone use those. A-Co 2-69 AR
which item/technique? I've seen a lot of soldiers pass up opportunities to improve their lives; usually out of ego or pure stupidity. I've also seen those same guys whine like babies when, at their own fault, they are even more miserable than they should be 😂😂
@@GruntProof The netting on the face. But I have slept in a fake graveyard and was eaten up by ants. Fun times
@@jasongraves6891 ok. Yea they have grown in popularity. The Army used to have those giant bug nets, but I never wanted to carry it. I picked up the head net while working with Latvians.
The best people that no this stuff are infantryman, why because Infantryman are usually in the worst shit. The worst conditions. From shoveling shit to laying in shit I try every method to keep these bugs off me though many bug bites to show, we dont like being miserable , mutch we just have to deal with it. But we try our darnedest to be comfortable.
must have horrible luck cause I've had three brown bites on the same leg camping
The pants food mouse is something to fear. Ferocious nibblers, for sure. But, I am THAT GUY who attracts the only mosquito that hatched in the last drop of water in the desert. It finds me. Anywhere. Bug barriers keep me alive in the woods in warm weather.
Some people are just unlucky. We had a girl get bit by a brown recluse during night land nav.
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