What’s your location Rob? I live on the PNW coast of CA up in Eka. But I DID have a bad encouner with No see ums!!! I got eaten alive in Red Bluff, inland nearby Redding CA/ otherwise, occasionally on the coast we encounter mosq

Cool. I am on a site that sews. .the woobies get mention now and then. What is the UCO candle.? I DO think we need to consider simply sleeping upright… we live in N CA and have earthquakes, mudslides, rock fallout closing roads. Also long distances between HOME and the ocean where the roads wash out and also rivers. I take it all seriously. I appreciate positive feedback that makes me feel educated and not paranoid! Mind you, I WAS in the Midwest with tornadoes… the expert weathermen say that even tornados have shifted patterns. So all education is necessary. For example. We (Being the CA Dept of Trans called CalTrans) recently retrofitted the bridges for safety. Prior to that, I was telling my kids and friends, (espec new drivers) that you gotta be prepared to book it up to the hills and into the redwoods cuz the ‘quakes can bring the tsunamis, and the bridge collapse danger, or, at the VERY least, PANIC ensues and everyone jumps into their vehicles and soon enough we have mega traffic jams!!! I kid you not. The last quake, I was just at the nearby grocery store and I was planning to walk I saw firsthand the mayhem and panic!! The traffic was horrific. EACH road we have to travel goes along some sort of waterway.. there has to be a plan in place to get up to higher ground. A hill, a road, a neighbor’s place with a brick driveway, a yard, or something that is above sea level. NO ONE talks much about this simple simple simple everyday average scenario… yet, the slough, the bay, the rivers, the ocean.. all present a need to have a good plan in place.

that’s a crazy great analogy of sleeping… where does one find the canvas tarps these days? thanks for the info

Excellent advice. I have been considering all of this stuff since the last storms and floods. I am in the Fire range areas of N Ca it has been a good lesson all around.

Thanks for that info as I have wondered about climates w/o trees, as well!!! NOT a ding dong but I think the obvious is there WOULD be a tree around.. maybe like magic? Please tell me if Big Bend is in TX? I googles. I live in CA and was in the Midwest. haven’t done interior of US.

I use bugspray and light weight but long clothes.

That depends on context; sometimes bright tarps such as the standard blue are better if you need rescuing, but if you are in a pickle and need to hide then brown/camo/green is better.