That is a big NoNo . To many things to bite you that way . If its poisonous bug or spider on your skin ,by mashing it , you are just driving the vemon deeper into your skin .
When I fist went to Panama I stayed on the Property for 3 months while building our little starter cabin . It was the Jungle/Rain forest and the locals thought I must be nuts . Bets were placed on how long I would be alive out there on my own .
I did end up getting sick and lost 45 pounds in a few weeks , but that was not because of a spider bite . I survived and learned .
My sleeping area were some blue tarps I have erected on the covered "open sided dock". My alarm system was a plastic chair in the middle of the dock where it ran back to land . No Electric , No fresh water , No shower, No bathroom , no nothing . Just me and my Machete .I had a piece of cheese cloth for a mosquito net . It did not stop the NO-see-ems from getting through . I learned to sleep in long sleeve t shirt, sweat pants and socks with a beanie cap on . Talk about HOT !!!!!!!
You learn to check your shoes every morning as you put them on . Shake out your clothes too .
I remember many nights as I layed under the hatch roofed cover,jumping up as something ran across me . By the end of my stay ,I would just swipe my hand at whatever it was ,turn over and go back to sleep .
Your senses become very good in a Jungle at night . The jungle is full of sound at night and you will learn to sleep through it . But if you hear One sound that is out of the ordinary, it will bring you instantly to full awake .
One night as I layed in my cot I was awaken by the sound of a oar, dipping in the water . Very faint and very quiet , but it bought me to full awke .It was 2AM . I layed my hand on my ever present machete and demanded who was there in Spanish . The oar stopped for a second and then I heard it start to paddle away . I looked out under a full moon and could see one man in a dug out canoe paddling on up the channel . He was probably returning from the Mainland and decided to rest a minute, but was unaware I was sleeping there . No words other than my initial challenge were ever said .
On another night I awoke to flash lights going up and down the pathway leading to my dock . Again it was about 2 or3 AM . I watched the lights ,from my darken spot for some time and finally issued my verbal challenge . No answer came in reply . There was something funny about these flashlites ???They seem to get brighter and then would dim or go out completely . They almost seemed to float ??? Something was not right ????? Suddenly I started busting out laughing at myself . My intruders were lighting bugs moving up and down the path .
When I finally did return to the states ,3 months later, I was 87 pounds lighter than when I had left , A lot more confident in the jungle , and pretty damn sure I could take whatever Mother earth could dish out . Even bugs !
Heres a picture my little hideaway where I stayed for 3 months .
When I fist went to Panama I stayed on the Property for 3 months while building our little starter cabin . It was the Jungle/Rain forest and the locals thought I must be nuts . Bets were placed on how long I would be alive out there on my own .
I did end up getting sick and lost 45 pounds in a few weeks , but that was not because of a spider bite . I survived and learned .
My sleeping area were some blue tarps I have erected on the covered "open sided dock". My alarm system was a plastic chair in the middle of the dock where it ran back to land . No Electric , No fresh water , No shower, No bathroom , no nothing . Just me and my Machete .I had a piece of cheese cloth for a mosquito net . It did not stop the NO-see-ems from getting through . I learned to sleep in long sleeve t shirt, sweat pants and socks with a beanie cap on . Talk about HOT !!!!!!!
You learn to check your shoes every morning as you put them on . Shake out your clothes too .
I remember many nights as I layed under the hatch roofed cover,jumping up as something ran across me . By the end of my stay ,I would just swipe my hand at whatever it was ,turn over and go back to sleep .
Your senses become very good in a Jungle at night . The jungle is full of sound at night and you will learn to sleep through it . But if you hear One sound that is out of the ordinary, it will bring you instantly to full awake .
One night as I layed in my cot I was awaken by the sound of a oar, dipping in the water . Very faint and very quiet , but it bought me to full awke .It was 2AM . I layed my hand on my ever present machete and demanded who was there in Spanish . The oar stopped for a second and then I heard it start to paddle away . I looked out under a full moon and could see one man in a dug out canoe paddling on up the channel . He was probably returning from the Mainland and decided to rest a minute, but was unaware I was sleeping there . No words other than my initial challenge were ever said .
On another night I awoke to flash lights going up and down the pathway leading to my dock . Again it was about 2 or3 AM . I watched the lights ,from my darken spot for some time and finally issued my verbal challenge . No answer came in reply . There was something funny about these flashlites ???They seem to get brighter and then would dim or go out completely . They almost seemed to float ??? Something was not right ????? Suddenly I started busting out laughing at myself . My intruders were lighting bugs moving up and down the path .
When I finally did return to the states ,3 months later, I was 87 pounds lighter than when I had left , A lot more confident in the jungle , and pretty damn sure I could take whatever Mother earth could dish out . Even bugs !
Heres a picture my little hideaway where I stayed for 3 months .
