A fly swatter, permethrin, and a portable insect control.
A fly swatter, permethrin, and a portable insect control.

Bug Control Gear Ambayo Kwa Kweli Inafanya Kazi

Essentials
These items are your first line of defense against the types of things you want to go away.

Bug repellent for skin
3 picks, $2–$21
If you use only one item on this list, make it bug repellent—this should be your first line of defense, and a regular necessity anytime you head into the swarm.

Continue reading to learn about bug control gear that works, written by Harry Sawyers.

Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

Streams, waterfalls, and rivers can quench your thirst in the wild, but they may carry dirt and impurities.

Dinal Jain
Mwandishi

Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

The baby wrap method has been tested in only this one trial, but it cut malaria cases by a greater margin that the vaccines have in some studies.

Stephanie Nolen
Mwandishi

Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

In future, I’ll use gravity when I can, and squeeze when I have to.

Richard, aka "LowRange
Hiker