First off, I should say that I love to camp in Florida, as well as live here, and September usually is the start of the really good camping times of the year! But, a couple of cautionary notes:
1. As noted here in other posts, TM’s can get a little warm in a hot Sun, and So. Florida has been HOT in the extremes so far this summer. Any shade that can be found on a site will be important, and Bill’s comments elsewhere about putting the tail end of the TM to the west and the awning to the south, if possible, are the start of a great plan.
2. An old friend of mine who grew up here in So. Florida used to talk about working in the fields and rolling the layers of mosquitoes off his arms to see if his arms had any skin left –
. Sometimes, it does feel that way. However, problems with gnats or with no-see-ums can sometimes be reduced or eliminated totally by standing next to a woman (almost just kidding!). Those pests are often attracted to hair sprays and anything perfumed. As for mosquitoes, not everyone can use DEET safely, but I love the stuff because it works for me – and as you probably already know - just don’t try using it on man made fabrics.
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3. Hurricanes are nothing to fool around with and it can take a loooooong (did I say loooooong) time to exit the Keys whenever everyone has the same idea. A battery operated emergency radio (and any other weather source) is an essential item that should be checked every day. I remember watching the weather reports on Hurricane Andrew when it was just a “disturbance” a couple of DAYs before it wiped out sections of Miami as a category 5.
My plans for September? I hope to see your there!!