Date:         Sat, 9 Aug 2003 20:57:53 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Buhach - More
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Below is the correspondence I have had with larry Chase on his Alaska
Trip and the search for Buhach.

Hope you all find this useful

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

John,

Found some Buhach at Mountain View Sports.

Bought 4 cans of the powder.

Thks for the tip.

Almost ... can't wait to try it out :)

No cancel that ..... if I never saw another skeeter again that would be
cool.


"Don't let your Dreams be Dreams."
  - Jack Johnson



Larry Chase

Email: RoadGuy@RoadHaus.com

Web: www.RoadHaus.com <http://www.roadhaus.com/>

Cell: 480 620 8966

What: North American Road Trip

How: RoadHaus - 1990 White VW Westfalia Syncro

Today: Roaming the Yukon & Alaska.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: John Rodgers [mailto:j_rodgers@charter.net]
    Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 2:57 AM
    To: lchase@attglobal.net
    Subject: Re: Roadhaus - Anchorage to Fairbanks Must See Suggestions?

    Buhach (pronounced "bu"  "hatch") is pure ground pyrethrum flowers.
    Has been a mainstay mosquito repellent used in Alaska by those "in
    the know". Old timers especially, and especially in the bush country
    where the mosquitoes are REALLY bad. Used to be available in
    virtually all the hardware stores. True hardware stores, that is.
    You won't find it in Walmart I wouldn't expect. Northern Commercial
    - used to be the Sears & Roebuck of Alaska and found in every town
    but got bought out - don't know the name now - used to carry it in
    every store. Buhach sort of faded over time, but recently I read
    where it was available again in Alaska. Can't tell you where though.
    You may just have to look around and do a lot of asking.

    You might, as an alternative, try a product called "Ceracal" (sp).
    It's a product you burn as well. Comes in a little flat box. Will
    have several coils of this stuff inside. It's green and shaped like
    a spiral. Mount a spiral on the metal tab that comes with it and set
    the end on fire. It just sits and smolders like an old cigar. No
    flame, just smoldering ash. The smoke given off drives out the
    mosquitoes. I think it has pyrethrum flowers pressed into to it, but
    don't remember for sure. Works pretty good though, but Buhach is the
    best.

    Here is a number that is supposed to be for Buhach........ 1-(866)
    511-7107. I think 866 is a toll free number. Call and ask where to
    find it.

    In Anchorage, give a call to Mountain View Sports Center. They are a
    hunting and fishing and camping outfitter store that usually has all
    the little trick things for making living and outdoor sports
    enjoyable in Alaska. If anyone has it they will. Sorry, I don't have
    their phone number, but they have been around forever and should be
    easy to find.

    Good luck!

    Enjoy your trip

    John Rodgers


    Larry Chase wrote:

>John,
>
>OK .. I'll bite ... What the heck is "Buhach".
>
>These damn skeeters are about to carry me away.
>
>- - -
>
>Date:    Fri, 8 Aug 2003 21:17:56 -0500
>From:    John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
>Subject: Re: Roadhaus - Anchorage to Fairbanks Must See Suggestions?
>
>Sorry I have to tell ya that The Birdhouse Bar burned to the ground
>several years ago. Last time I was in the area they had not rebuilt it
>nor were there plans to do so.
>
>The Whittier trip is great, now that they have opend the train tunnel to
>allow  cars/trucks to drive through the tunnel.
>
>And you are dead on about the mosquitoes. If some Buhach can be found in
>Anchorage or Fairbanks, it's a good thing to have. When burned it makes
>a good  pyrethrims smoke that mosquitoes cannot handle at all. A little
>burned in the ol' Westy will keep them out for hours.
>
>Regards,
>
>John Rodgers
>88 GL Driver
>Birmingham, AL
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