Trivia question of the day – which is the most venomous scorpion in North America? Ding, ding, ding… you guessed it, it’s the bark scorpion! Its venom is so painful that many victims have described sensations of electric jolts after being stung. It is the only scorpion in the southwest that can climb walls and […]
In late November, the Canadian military contacted us for a rush order to outfit a team of 60 heading to Africa in a week with pop up mosquito nets. We didn’t ask where they were going and they didn’t tell. A quick search on google revealed the mission is the Canadian government’s response to the […]
Now that Ebola has claimed its first victim in the US, more of us are concerned and worried. We find ourselves paying attention to the headlines mentioning it and reading more about it. But many of our doctors have been choosing to work in West Africa since the outbreak was announced in March despite the […]
Hello SansBug, Our leaders and I would also like to thank you for helping us out with such a great product. They kept the bugs out and saved the leaders from having to do bug sweeps each night of the platform tents at Camp Sequassen. We did a overnight canoe trip to a small […]
Who remembers the Great Winter of 2013-14? Now that the weather has warmed up, the ice storms and polar vertexes have become a hazy memory. Wouldn’t it be nice to have this kind of weather all year round? But a tropical climate will come with it’s own fauna like the bothrops atrox, a venomous pit […]
The SansBug bed net has been a God send to us regarding the safety of our son with special needs. Our son has Down Syndrome and autism, and as such he has no awareness of danger and has many sensory seeking behaviors. We were at a loss as to what to use to keep him […]
You talked. We listened. You mentioned that the tarp makes noise when you move in your sleep, so we came up with a with a 1-person poly floor version. The poly is the same material as the roof. It is also 5oz. lighter and not as bulky as the tarp. So if you’re using the […]
London – Cape Town – Cairo in 39 WEEKS… that’s like 9 months! Traveling with 25 other people in an 18-ton bright-yellow truck through 28 countries all around Africa is not your typical overlanding trip. You will trace the rugged Atlantic coast skirting the Sahara desert, cut through the Congo forest, make your way over […]
In a couple of weeks, it’s going to be 4 years since the earthquake struck. The media’s attention is no longer focused on Haiti… but some people haven’t forgotten. Here’s part of an email from Karen about using the mosquito net tent for disaster response: I used your mosquito net tent I when I was […]
We have tried all sorts of solutions and tested them with the locals; these SansBug bed nets are by far the best! You guys have an incredible product! Here are a couple of pictures of Bobby’s new home in Panama. The large windows bring in the fresh tropical breeze but along with some uninvited guests! […]
