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The shea butter I listed is what I'll use as a type of sun screen. That, and a long-sleeved white shirt...
Bug repellent...I guess I'll just ride fast enough they can't catch up...
I didn't really think about that...I like to stay away from chemicals and sprays as much as possible...
A lot of bugs will bite through clothing. I've had enough experience of mosquitoes in VA to know this very well...
Hoping to outrun them doesn't work - although I've found that speeds over about 8-10mph leave mosquitoes behind I've been overtaken by bumble bees when I was doing 15mph. I've also cycled through swarms of bugs and found several of them pitched on me as I went through. It's easy enough to sweep them off but I wouldn't bank on never getting bitten along the way.
Why would I need earplugs? I've seen them in a few people's gear lists and am not sure why they would be necessary...
If you're touring with someone and they snore. From what I gather during my last bike trip I snored loudly enough that my wife would probably have slept better had she been next to the railway line.