My farm is in Tennessee, we haven't had a problem with mosquitos this year. Hubby usually treats the area, we use it all summer long.
I hadn't thought about the weight, but we usually have friends around that don't mine doing little things for me ( I feed them).
Keeping it well oiled I understand and could do. I was thinking to keeping it in the shed over the summer and move it to the farm house in the winter. Maybe I should use one of those moving cloths and keep it wrapped in the shed.
I spend many hours out there each summer and have never had a feather friend fly over me and make a deposit. Could happen but seems to be a long shot.