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Philly wrote:I do a lot of camping/hiking and the bugs love me - the feeling is not mutual...
I use two approaches. First is wiping something on. I've found most repellents to be a bit hit and miss or just plain nasty (yes, I'm talking about you DEET!). I now use Smidge, been getting great results with this against most flying bugs. Not unpleasant to use, smells kinda nice and just works.
Second thing I use is mosquito coils. They work pretty well but depends on wind direction. I've recently got hold of a Thermacell - they do quite a few different models but basically it is a small hand held device which has a small gas bottle to power it and you slide in tabs of their repellent. No nasty smells and within five minutes I get a nice safe zone around me. You get about four to five hours on a tablet so not expensive to use when you think of the misery of being eaten alive!
These two things combined have made life a real joy outdoors in the warmer months, hopefully this will be a help for you?
Philly
Robert wrote:Not been bothered by mozzies yet this year but I've read that the catnip plant is a strong deterrent and as we have a plant in a pot I shall try it out when the time comes. Assuming our cat hasn't chewed it back to its roots again that is.
Lurker wrote:That looks interesting, I guess it's a bit pricey because it needs a portable power source.
Mike G wrote:Andy got it right. Avon Skin-so-Soft is the only thing I know of which will keep tsetse flies at bay, midges at arms length, and mosquitoes away. And it is pleasant to use. The hard boys of the SAS use it in jungle warfare.......you can just picture them as they set off to go wading neck deep through a swamp slathering themselves in a women's beauty product.
Mike G wrote:Andy got it right. Avon Skin-so-Soft is the only thing I know of which will keep tsetse flies at bay, midges at arms length, and mosquitoes away. And it is pleasant to use. The hard boys of the SAS use it in jungle warfare.......you can just picture them as they set off to go wading neck deep through a swamp slathering themselves in a women's beauty product.
novocaine wrote:I take my wife with me.
the little buggers love her rich blood so much that the leave my less refined claret alone.
Lurker wrote:novocaine wrote:I take my wife with me.
the little buggers love her rich blood so much that the leave my less refined claret alone.
Happens here too, but her demanding that I come up with a solution is almost as irritating as the mozzies
Philly wrote:Mike G wrote:Andy got it right. Avon Skin-so-Soft is the only thing I know of which will keep tsetse flies at bay, midges at arms length, and mosquitoes away. And it is pleasant to use. The hard boys of the SAS use it in jungle warfare.......you can just picture them as they set off to go wading neck deep through a swamp slathering themselves in a women's beauty product.
You have to watch with the Avon stuff - they changed the recipe and it's not the same formulation as the original. It looks the same but reports are that it doesn't work as well any more. I was fortunate to buy some of the original stuff from an Avon seller who was shifting old stock at a car boot and she confirmed this.
Mike G wrote:..... The hard boys of the SAS use it in jungle warfare.........
RogerS wrote:Mike G wrote:..... The hard boys of the SAS use it in jungle warfare.........
I think you will find that's an urban myth.
Woodbloke wrote:RogerS wrote:Mike G wrote:..... The hard boys of the SAS use it in jungle warfare.........
I think you will find that's an urban myth.
It is, I recollect I had it on ‘good authority’ - Rob
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