anti bug clothing.
- Thread starter levigsp
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The midge may be blamed for much suffering but to consider it mitigation for the Highland clearances is rather stretching things!!
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paul o'
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If anyone wishes I still have a bottle of issue deet from the 70's when out in a green hot place working ,its like oil and melts most plastics inc turning the butt stock of a M16 sticky 
you can't wash it off unless you sit in a very hot tub and carbolic soap ! you cant sweat if out , it sticks and makes you very hot as your skin is sealed under it, it burns your eyes but on a good note you float due to the thick deet oil 
oh get it in your mouth and it gives you real bad S***s lol , this would be a free gift its free 
but imho buy the tick kit and save the pain and lack of human contact on returning back home 
you can't wash it off unless you sit in a very hot tub and carbolic soap ! you cant sweat if out , it sticks and makes you very hot as your skin is sealed under it, it burns your eyes but on a good note you float due to the thick deet oil oh get it in your mouth and it gives you real bad S***s lol , this would be a free gift its free but imho buy the tick kit and save the pain and lack of human contact on returning back home 
dom8328
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I was in a hot sandy place a couple of years ago and bought some stuff called mosquito milk, didn't bother with anything else, didn't get bitten once, used it in Kenya and on Ben Nevis doing the 3 peaks challenge, again, no bites at all. Try Google, it should pop up.
Dom
Dom
good luck with the triple mty 
Exactly and I would have the same long term health fears , from using any chemical impregnated clothing.
Safer just to check yourself carefully after each outing, better still if you have a partner that can help check any difficult to see areas ,use a proper tick tool to remove any ticks found.
There is very little danger from ticks that have been on you for less than 24 hours, genuine cases of Lyme disease
are almost invariably from ticks that have been attached for longer than that.
Lyme disease is very nasty(had it twenty years ago) but working s a full time stalker in an area with a large tick population where it was not uncommon to find twenty plus ticks attached after an outing, I was probably at more risk than many are,but I believe the answer is diligent inspection followed up by a visit to the doctor at the first sign of any symptoms, rather than the use of chemicals with unknown long term health effects.
levigsp
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In a life time of being out and about in the UK I have never had a tick attach itself to me, that I know of.
However, I do get eaten by midges, Horse flys, clegs, mosies etc.
Now when it comes to South Africa its a totaly different matter entirely.
I have a good friend who goes over with his wife annually and both are the same as myself were never bothered by ticks in the UK.
Some ten years ago whilst we were there, he was bitten by a tick and contracted tick fever, he became very ill and started to swell at his joints, it was quickly delt with by the SA doctors, yet he was still ill for some 3 months and gets a reaccurence every year.
This April, his wife was atacked with the same thing, she is still ill, I asked how common it was and was informed that in some parts its very common and they advise people to use chemicals!
I am not prepaired to go through the same thing by not taking precautions and I am going buy clothing that should help.
My son told me about a tick prevention he found on the internet
Two parts white vinegar one part water you can add something to make it smell better into a hand sprayer
Being bitten by ticks alot this year i decided to try it.stunk off vinegar for about five minutes then the smell when away not been bitten since i started using it.
I also put a tick on my trousers a couple off hours after spraying and it acted just like the tick does in the advert for the rovince clothing .
Will keep using it.
As for midgies i use smidge
Two parts white vinegar one part water you can add something to make it smell better into a hand sprayer
Being bitten by ticks alot this year i decided to try it.stunk off vinegar for about five minutes then the smell when away not been bitten since i started using it.
I also put a tick on my trousers a couple off hours after spraying and it acted just like the tick does in the advert for the rovince clothing .
Will keep using it.
As for midgies i use smidge
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Daz308
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Wearing clothing that has been professional made under strict quality control, making sure the exact and consistent amount of chemical is added, so it performs well without causing problems to the user seem a much safer way to protect yourself. A lot of experts are starting to recommend this method world wide.
We all know that too much of any substance is harmful. Some things available for self administration could be dangerous if too much is used and who is measuring that amount. This sort of clothing was first used in the 1970s mainly for the military. It worked well then and now there even more stricter controls.
What ever you use please keep safe guys.
We all know that too much of any substance is harmful. Some things available for self administration could be dangerous if too much is used and who is measuring that amount. This sort of clothing was first used in the 1970s mainly for the military. It worked well then and now there even more stricter controls.
What ever you use please keep safe guys.
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