Why You Should Buy 45°N 68°W® Natural Insect Repellent?

When it comes to natural insect repellents, 45N 68W has been consistently rated #1 by outdoors enthusiasts and here are the reasons why you should have it in your arsenal…..

It’s a Potent, Proven, Safe Alternative to potentially harmful chemical based repellents. Effective against several species of arthropods and anthropods including Ticks (that may carry Lyme disease), Flies, Gnats, No-see-ums, Fleas and Mosquitoes (that may carry West Nile Virus).

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INTRINSIC BENEFITS included with each bottle, at no additional cost:

– PEACE OF MIND – Safe for the entire family.

– PREVENTION – Safety is paramount; vector and tick borne diseases are on the rise with new strains being discovered. Prevention is better than cure.

– IT’S A “NATURAL-SYNERGISTIC^TM” FORMULATION – Formulated by an experienced Registered Pharmacist (NJ) with extensive experience in pharmaceutical drug formulation and manufacturing. ***Patent pending with the USPTO.

• Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus – CDC and EPA approved and deemed effective as an insect repellent.
• Neem – Approved by USDA as a safe and effective pesticide on food crops, used as a repellent in the Indian sub-continent for millennia.
• Soybean Oil – Bite blocker, repellent.
• Citronella – Repellent, Antifungal.
• Rosemary – Repellent.
• Witch Hazel – Skin protectant and Astringent.
• Glycerin – Hydrator.

– EXTENSIVELY TESTED – Product formulation tested and tweaked over a 2 year period all over United States including 100 mile wilderness in Maine, Snake Bight in the Everglades, Florida, Adirondacks, New York etc.

– FREE OF HARMFUL CHEMICALS

• No DEET (N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide)
• No Parabens.
• No Synthetic dyes.
• No Petrochemicals.
• No Alcohol.
• No Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s).
• Not a plastics solvent, will NOT harm plastics or photographic equipment if it comes in contact.

– ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY – Fully Biodegradable.

– HIGHEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS – Pharmaceutical and Food Grade.

– SMELLS GREAT – Lightly fragrant with lemon eucalyptus, citronella and rosemary overtones.

– LONG LASTING – Slow release properties. During field tests a single application lasted for over 12 hours depending on several factors including weather conditions, level of physical exertion, type of terrain, your skin type and body chemistry. We recommend reapplication as and when necessary.

– AWARD WINNING PRODUCT – Winner of The Great Bug-Off 2012. Endorsed by your peers who love and enjoy the outdoors, super athletes, adventurers, renowned authors of hiking guidebooks and record holder of long distance hiking.

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– MOSQUITOES RESISTANT TO DEET – A recent study published in the journal PLoS One reveals that mosquitoes are becoming increasingly less responsive to DEET, and are even now learning how to shut off their senses when exposed to it.

– CRUELTY FREE PRODUCT – No animals were harmed in the process. NOT tested on animals. Will not harm bees & butterflies.

– SUPPORT CONSERVATION – By purchasing our products you help support conservation efforts of environmentally conscious organizations like Against Malaria Foundation, Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

– VALUE – Approx. 650 non-aerosol actuations per bottle, good for 10 to 12 full applications.

– BUY LOCAL – Made in USA. Support your local businesses and help revive American manufacturing industry. Supply chain – 95% of ingredients are sourced locally (exception is neem oil, quality desired for the formulation is currently not produced or available in US).

– NO RISK – No questions asked, money back guarantee including shipping, if dissatisfied for any reason.

– CUSTOMER SERVICE – We treat our Employees, Customers, Partners and Suppliers with respect and integrity; respond quickly and honestly. We don’t need a 500-page manual on how to behave; mutual respect of all living beings is at the core of our values.

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50 Things Every Camper Needs to Do Before They Die

Hike with a friend!

1. Go camping with your dog
2. Start a fire without matches or a lighter
3. Learn to identify poisonous plants

W Robbins has complied a very comprehensive list of 50 things every camper needs to do before they die. To read the whole post click http://blog.eurekatent.com/50-things-every-camper-needs-to-do-before-they-die/.

I would love to hear from you and see what would you add?

Season’s Greetings!

We wish you and your loved ones Happy Holidays & a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2013.

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Celebrate National Park Week & Earth Day 2012

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Get out and enjoy the great outdoors!  Celebrate National Parks Week and Earth Day 2012.

For a limited time FREE shipping on the purchase of 45N 68W Natural Insect repellent 4 0r more (including 4-pack). All purchases with this promotion also include a complimentary t-shirt (while supplies last). No code required. Most orders shipped same day via USPS Priority Mail (2 day service). Promotion expires 4/29/2012 at 11:59 p.m. For product details visit www.NOTdeet.com or www.45N68W.com , you can also write to us at hiking [at] 45N68W [dot] com. We offer no questions asked, full money back guarantee on ALL purchases.

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Caleb Miller (17) hiking the Appalachian Trail to raise $5,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

“I shall pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore I can do, or any kindness I can show to any human being let me do it now, let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”

Most of us just read these words by Stephen Grellet and move on to the next item on our daily routine. Let me introduce you to someone who lives by these words and has decided to take action.

Caleb Miller

Caleb Miller is a seventeen year old high school student and ultralight hiker, who is on the Appalachian Trail to create awareness for Cystic Fibrosis and to raise $5,000 towards this cause. As of this post, he’s already raised $3,230.00.

Over the weekend I was approached by Jessica T. , Caleb’s girlfriend. Jess told us about Caleb, who got his inspiration after seeing a young neighbor and friend suffer with Cystic Fibrosis. Caleb decided to give up his summer and hike the 1,000 miles from Pine Grove Furnace, Pennsylvania to Mt. Katahdin, Maine.

George Gross of  York Dispatch covered his story titled “Dallastown student takes on Appalachian Trail”  http://www.charity-charities.org/news.php?artid=1062121 .

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that:

• clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and
• obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.

(to learn more about the disease please click on the link http://www.cff.org/AboutCF/Faqs/ )

Caleb is maintaining a trail journal at http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=350571 . He is taking strides to make “CF” stand for “Cure Found!” Visit Caleb’s Great Strides Donation Home Page at http://www.cff.org/great_strides/CalebMiller7319

I am impressed by his resolve and perseverance to make a difference in others lives. Please donate generously if you can, and/or share it with everyone and help Caleb reach his goal.

We wish Caleb success in this endeavor and in life …happy trails!

Enter to Win an Autographed copy of “Becoming Odyssa” by Jennifer Pharr Davis

"Becoming Odyssa" by Jennifer Pharr Davis

Enter to Win  “Becoming Odyssa” by Jennifer Pharr Davis (Autographed, hard cover). She is the current holder of the Women’s Speed Record for the fastest thru hike of the Appalachian Trail, is on the AT, hoping to make history by hiking away with the overall speed record.

Jennifer started her hike from Mount Katahdin, Maine to Springer Mountain, Georgia in mid-June 2011.  Her goal is to hike the entire 2,180-mile faster than the current overall speed record of 47 days, 13 hours and 31 minutes. To break the record, she will hike an average of 47 miles a day.

Please join us in wishing her much success. Follow @JenPharrDavis  on twitter or her blog http://jenniferpharrdavis.tumblr.com/

Note: You could also buy copies of the book directly http://www.blueridgehikingco.com/about.html

RULES:

• NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY
• You will have a chance to win outdoor gear, books, promotional items etc. We reserve the right to select the item(s) or make substitutions based on availability.
• Two ways to enter:
  1) Enter on our website www.NOTdeet.com (after 8/1/2011)
  2) Email your name with subject heading “45N 68W is naturally safe” to IamAWinner@45N68W.com (If you don’t have a computer, go to the public library to get an email address)
• You only need to enter once. Duplicate entries will be automatically deleted.
• The drawings will take place on the first Sunday of August 7th 2011.
• Winners will be randomly chosen and must 18 years of age.
  Winners name will be posted on our blog and notified via e-mail, so make sure you provide a valid e-mail. Check your SPAM and junk mail folders. 45N68W.com and/or www.NOTdeet.com is not
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Tales from the Wild

Following are claimed to be actual comments left in 1996 on U. S. Forest Service registration sheets and comment cards by backpackers completing wilderness camping trips:

• “A small deer came into my camp and stole my bag of pickles. Is there a way I can get reimbursed? Please call.”
• “Escalators would help on steep uphill sections.”
• “Ban walking sticks in wilderness. Hikers that use walking sticks are more likely to chase animals.”
• “Instead of a permit system for hikers, the Forest Service needs to reduce worldwide population growth to limit the number of visitors to wilderness.”
• “Trails need to be wider so people can walk while holding hands.”
• “Found a smouldering cigarette left by a horse.”
• “Trails need to be reconstructed. Please avoid building trails that go uphill.”
• “Please pave the trails so they can be plowed of snow in the winter.”
• “Chair lifts need to be in some places so that we can get to wonderful views without having to hike to them.”
• “The coyotes made too much noise last night and kept me awake. Please meradicate (sic) these annoying animals.”
• “Reflectors need to be placed on trees every 50 feet so people can hike at night with flashlights.”
• “Need more signs to keep area pristine.”
• “A McDonald’s would be nice at the trailhead.”
• “The places where trails do not exist are not well marked.”
• “Too many rocks in the mountains.”

and our favorite……..

• “Too many bugs and leeches and spiders and spider webs. Please spray the wilderness to rid the area of these pests.”

Here are some more comments found on the web:

• “What time do they let the animals out in the park?”  –Visitor at Denali National Park
• “Why did the Indians only build ruins?”  –Visitor at the Grand Canyon
• “What is your best parking area?”  –Visitor at Zion National Park
• “Where’s the road to the summit?”  –Visitor at Mount Rainier National Park
• “Don’t you think the polluted sky makes a much prettier sunset?” –Visitor at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Grand Canyon National Park:

• Was this man-made?
• Do you light it up at night?
• I bought tickets for the elevator to the bottom–where is it?
• Is the mule train air-conditioned?
• So where are the faces of the presidents?

Everglades National Park:

• Are the alligators real?
• Are the baby alligators for sale?
• Where are all the rides?
• What time does the two o’clock bus leave?

Mesa Verde National Park:

• Did people build this, or did Indians?
• Why did they build the ruins so close to the road?
• Do you know of any undiscovered ruins?
• What did they worship in the kivas–their own made-up religion?
• Why did the Indians decide to live in Colorado?

Carlsbad Caverns National Park:

• How much of the cave is underground?
• So what’s in the unexplored part of the cave?
• Does it ever rain in here?
• How many Ping-Pong balls would it take to fill this up?
• So what is this–just a hole in the ground?

Yosemite National Park:

• Where are the cages for the animals?
• What time of year do you turn on Yosemite Falls?
• What happened to the other half of Half Dome?
• Can I get my picture taken with the carving of President Clinton?

Denali National Park:

• What time do you feed the bears?
• What’s so wonderful about Wonder Lake?
• Can you show me where yeti lives?
• How often do you mow the tundra?
• How much does Mount McKinley weigh?

Yellowstone National Park:

• Does Old Faithful erupt at night?
• How do you turn it on?
• When does the guy who turns it on get to sleep?
• We had no trouble finding the park entrances, but where are the exits?

Another success with 45ºN 68ºW

45ºN 68ºW Natural Insect Repellent next to US Coastguard Geodetic Survey Marker on Katahdin

“I would have never made it through the day without it. This makes two weeks in a row I’ve hiked in a river valley so thick with mosquitoes that you can hear them on my digital recordings and see them on video. Hiking season is officially over, at least in the bottomlands! Unless you have a headnet, or 45N68W.  It beat back the hordes at Fisheating Creek, and that’s saying something. And Tuesday, it saved me from becoming lunch in another river valley. I’m still extraordinarily impressed with this stuff. ”

Read the entire blog post by Sandra Friend, an author of eight books and leading authority on hiking.  http://www.floridahikes.com/blog/another-success-with-45n68w/comment-page-1/

Sherlock Holmes (Humor)

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went on a camping trip.  After a good meal and a bottle of red, they lay down for the night and went to sleep.

Some hours later Holmes woke up, nudged his faithful friend and said, “Watson, I want you to look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”  Watson said, “I see millions and millions of stars.”  Sherlock said, “And what does that tell you?”

After a minute or so of pondering Watson said, “Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.  Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo.  Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three in the morning.  Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant.  Metereologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day today.  What does it tell you?”

Holmes was silent for about 30 seconds and said, “Watson, you idiot!  Someone has stolen our tent!”