Insect Repellent Jackets For Africa

Page Updated: Mar 2024

Do you need an insect repellent jacket for hunting in Africa?

Insect repellent jackets do the job by...

Being made with material impregnated with an insect repellent such as permethrin and/or...
Is constructed of mesh to create a physical barrier against insects.

Permethrin Insect Repellent Jackets Are Useful...

Wearing a jacket is usually only necessary on chilly mornings and evenings - not during the heat of the African day unless you are stormed by a swarm of tsetse flies. In this case, you will do anything to protect yourself, so it is a good idea to pack an insect repellent mesh jacket in your day bag.
If you have always been particularly bothered by insects, you might find some relief by wearing an insect repellent jacket.
Certainly, if you are going to hunt in a malarial area of Africa and want to take every possible precaution.
However, know that most malaria-carrying and non-malarial mosquitos bite at dusk and during the night, so an insect repellent jacket is rather defunct unless you wear it these times. However, there may be occasions where you are leaving camp in the dark before sunrise, in order to travel some distance to where you will start hunting. In this case an insect repellent jacket will deter any biting insects that are still operating at this time.
Certainly, if you are hunting in swamp areas, rainforests or thick damp vegetation near water, where swarms of mosquitoes can make your life a misery, a permethrin-impregnated mesh jacket and DEET smeared on exposed skin may help.

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