Ouch. I see what you're saying. Of course with tricky maneuvering I imagine you could get away with only exposing about 1 square inch of skin (not casting size aspersions upon the remainder of square inches left inside your clothing, you understand <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> ), whereas I pretty much have to bare waist down to thighs, front and back, to pee if I choose not to use a funnel - but not all those square inches of my hiney would be quite as painful from bites as what you're referring to.

Thank goodness the mosquitoes down in the SIerra are not as bad as you've got 'em up there, and I'm happy to say I've never had the pleasure of blackflies!