Until we moved last year, we lived right across the street from the river. The little bastards swarmed about 2 weeks after any rainfall or flooding. Made it impossible to go out without some kind of protection. Avon worked fine, and was a lot safer than covering yourself with some chemicals. But for the last few years we lived there, the Off device was the repellent of choice. They do work really well. No device is perfect 100% all of the time, but the Off unit makes the occasional bite tolerable. My wife is very susceptible to mosquito bites, and she refused to go outside without the Off unit on her belt. Just make sure you have a spare refill or two handy, as well as extra batteries.
And no, I'm not proud of NJ having some of the worse mosquitoes around. Just pointed it out as a way of establishing credentials. Personally I wish every last one of those bloodsucking things died tomorrow.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly.
(Leave the rest to God) 
Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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