Video: Patvinsuo National Park in Finland

[Jari Perho]

I have a new hammock backpacking video coming up and this time it's all about bogs and mires. It's also a mixed bag of English and Finnish, so I created subtitles for both languages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XEmt4ThEWE

If you want the short version, then here's the 1 minute teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B02U-aW_Ok

[Bizzz]

I enjoyed your video very much. Thanks for sharing it!

[bloop]

Beautiful woods, nice video!

[wa4chq]

Hi Jari.... I'm watching your video.....very nice. Looks beautiful there. I was wondering about the bugs, but you answered my question!

[Watertooner]

Your descriptions of the Patvinsuo terrain prompted me to look up the meanings of mire, bog, fen, marsh and swamp. Here in Wisconsin, we have bogs, fens, grassy marshes, and hardwood swamps to go along with all of our ponds, lakes and rivers. Thanks for taking us along on your hike.

[Jari Perho]

Thanks for the comments, folks. I enjoy reading the few that I do get.

Interesting details about IR3535 is that it isn't harmful to aquatic organisms and doesn't accumulate in the environment. I don't know how DEET or permethrin act and as it's very rare over here.

I honestly still can't remember all the subtle differences between all the swamps.