What is Reddit's opinion of SANSBUG 1-Person Popup Screen Tent (Tarp Floor)?

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>thinking of setting up a tent outside with an air mattress

I can understand the sentiment. You're not far off on the idea, though. Sleeping in an indoor tent on top of your bed won't mess up anything your pest control guy plans to do:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BWF9WI/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

>Maybe I AM becoming crazy

You WILL go crazy at this rate. Contact your landlord with photos/proof bed bugs are still active, so hopefully he will treat the entire building or at least the neighboring apartments at the same time.

In the meanwhile, in order to prevent going insane and dropping out of school, you need to sleep. Buy this and sleep on top of bed:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BWF9WI/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

>My wife, family, I’m sure people on here. And the pest pros all think I’m crazy.

Listen, since you sound like you are about to lose your mind (I know the feeling), get one of these bug tents and sleep in it on top of your bed for a couple of weeks. If your "bites" do not stop, then you do not have bed bugs (or any other bugs biting).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BWF9WI/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Listen, although those bites DO look a lot more like mosquito bites than BB, you said you've had BB problem before, so your skin may have developed a larger immune response to BB bites from before, e.g. larger wheals, hives.

I've had mosquito bites before, and it stings when they bite, and it would be near impossible to get "12 new bites within the past hour" without you noticing them.

First thing you should do is blow apart the bed and the couch including down to the bed frame screws and do a thorough inspection using a credit card to scrape through any tufts, rolls, crevices. Use a bright flashlight or better yet, UV flashlight (cheap on Amazon). Inspect the room thoroghly as well.

Hopefully you will find the answer by then. Either way, mosquito or BB (or some other unknown bug for now), if I was getting ravaged like you, I would sleep in a no-see-em bug tent (denser screen than mosquito nets) like this one for $55 until you figure it out and/or treat the problem properly.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BWF9WI/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Unless one has stared at his his/her bed ALL night, unable to get on it to get any sleep, bedbug tent idea may not resonate.

If I knew what I know now, I would:

Spray mattress-safe chemical (e.g. Crossfire) on mattress/boxspring/frame and sleep in a bug tent on top of the bed, using myself as bait, but without getting bitten overnight. That Walmart Ozark tent is too enclosed to be used as self bait, since BB may not be able to detect your carbon dioxide/body heat/pheromones to come to the treated bed. It would also become too hot and claustrophobic in hot weather.

Amazon will deliver this reasonably-priced, very-open bug tent in several days.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BWF9WI/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Similar scenarios seem to be coming up a lot on this subreddit. Do what I did and sleep in a bug tent on top of bed for a few weeks and see if the "bites" stop or not. Always carefully get in there in clean clothes. If the "bites" continue, go see a dermatologist.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BWF9WI/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Looked at those photos. Although no one can tell with certainly from looking at rashes, some of them, especially ones with clusters of distinct red bumps, look to be bedbug bites to me.

If I were you, get one of these bug tents and sleep in it for a couple of weeks. If no new rashes develop, you'll know the answer. I did that...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BWF9WI/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's very frustrating. If I were you, I would do 2 things:

1. See a dermatologist to rule out non-bug causes.
   
2. While planning/awaiting #1, get yourself a pop-up tent and sleep in it (in heat-cleared clothing) for awhile to see if the "bites" stop. I got this one:
   https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BWF9WI/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o05\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Unless someone told you otherwise, you don't need to be able to get everything into a single bag. You're not backpacking, you're at camp. I prefer a giant duffel bag, but some folks still bring a footlocker or a plastic tub.

Lot of good recommendations here, but I want to add:

Daypack (light backpack) to carry your water bottle and other stuff around camp as you go from one merit badge to another.

Shower bag--like a drawstring bag or something that you don't mind getting wet when you take a shower (and, dude, take a couple of showers during the week, especially if it is hot)

Sansbug tent like this one. It is $50, but it can fit on a standard Scout camp cot and it makes a heckuva difference. As an adult Scouter, this is the one thing we have now that I wish I had as a kid. It lets you keep the tent flaps open (and the breeze through) while keeping the mosquitos out and the bugs off your face. It is a bit annoying to pack and carry (it folds into a big round thing). Practical advice, just don't wait too long if you have to pee--it can be tough getting out in a bathroom emergency.

I hope that helps. Enjoy the week. Remember to shower and move your bowels (poop) a few times a week. Gross, I know, but people forget or get freaked out by latrines. Every camp usually has a flush toilet a scout can use somewhere.

"all they did was spray the edges of the wall and the price was way too low to be legit"

Listen, I know you are very young and probably don't have much resources/money, but if no one will help you and you're going crazy, then you have to do it yourself.

Buy a 13 oz bottle of Crossfire $42

https://www.domyown.com/crossfire-bed-bug-concentrate-p-16776.html

Buy a gallon garden sprayer from Home Depot (or similar) $10

https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-1-Gal-Pump-Sprayer-1501HDXA/307766754

Follow the directions and mix in 1 gallon water and spray all the mattress, box spring, bed frame, and couches. Include any furniture people spend time on. Then spray the baseboards all around the house and any cracks and nooks along the way. 1 gallon should be enough to treat every room and a fairly large house.

Crossfire keeps killing for one month, so you may get rid of the bugs with one treatment. If infestation has been going on for a long time, all you have to do is buy another bottle and do it over in one month. This strategy will most likely get rid of them, but you have to be extremely careful not to bring them in again from other people's places.

P.S. Since pesticides take some time to kill them and stop the bites, you may still get bites for a week or two after spray. If that thought is too anxiety-provoking, buy one of these for $55 and sleep in it on top of your bed treated with Crossfire. it's totally open, so BB will still get exposed to pesticide while trying to get to you unsucessfully.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BWF9WI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Your wearable net is too close to skin so BB can bite where net touches skin.

In my search for peace, I have run across this bedbug net: https://pestmall.com/eco-keeper-bed-bug-tent.html

Also this similar bug net which is much cheaper

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BWF9WI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I am using the second tent on top of bed while treating with Crossfire+gentrol, and just sprayed 2nd round. Howeer, the tent seems to have caused the side effect of making BB/nymphs very desperate, as I am getting a few small bumps in the middle of daytime, though! I sure do hope ALL of this goes away soon :(

SANSBUG 1-Person Free-Standing Pop Up Mosquito Net (Tarp Floor) https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B003BWF9WI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3SJwFbBE67BFH Amazon link