Scents Be Gone Camping

As I wrote about here, I've come to learn that certain products can be really great for purposes other than their conventional form. Sometimes, though, by using them in their conventional form, they don't do so well for the user while camping. Case in point, this! Well, anything with scent, really; these too.

Once upon a time I tried out the whole being a Girl Scout thing. I mention this because, after having camped for, well, how many years with my family??? {A LOT} - The troop I'd joined scheduled a Friday through Sunday camping trip. My adolescence was in high drive as we attended a meeting of things to bring along & not bring along. One of those things we were encouraged to not bring was anything with a scent. I innocently raised my hand & asked if that meant I shouldn't bring along any of this. The answer the adults gave was a kind smile & shake No of their heads. The "lead" girls ecstatically retorted, "Not unless you want the bugs kissing you!" 😙😝

Many would consider either of these products to be "high maintenance" & completely unnecessary to have & to use while on any camping trip. It's true though, many bugs, especially those which come out as the moon rises, tend to favor certain scents like those produced by these products. I don't think I really gave much thought about it while on that Girl Scout Trip, or while attending this preliminary meeting because our family didn't use "products" while camping; we hardly used them when back at our house! The closest we'd get to using scented products, especially while camping, would be the scent in the dish detergent from when we'd be scrubbing our dishes after a meal. Remember this?

It's true. If a camper is in a more rustic area than a modern, or conventional one, then they're due to encounter such things. Even a scented deodorant can turn the right bug's nose headed toward an uninterested armpit.

I really don't remember if I did end up including these in my overnight bag for that Girl Scout trip, or not. What I do remember is experiencing camping in a cabin for the first time, & being around a bunch of girls my own age for such an extended period of time, while many of them were being rambunctious & rowdy & just plain over-the-top. I gave being a Girl Scout a try; that camping cabin trip was far from what ended my days of being a Scout. The gatherings didn't really fit my schedule; the experience was becoming more stressful & wearisome than enjoyable, productive, & educational.

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