spongebob59
Journeyman Pro
Bitten to bits on the practice area this evening, is Smidge the go to spray these days ?
Anti Mossie sprays.
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HowlingGale
Head Pro
Timely post. I was going to ask if Avon Skin so soft still works.
rystaman
Active member
Just bought some Smidge for my trip to Scotland so I welcome any other suggestions 
stevieb15
Hacker
You need something which is 50% DEET, you can get stronger but it’s toxic in higher doses.
This is what is really used in the jungle.
This is what is really used in the jungle.
Sausagefingers23
Newbie
Just bought some of that so I'm hoping it still does!
Jigger
Club Champion
Deet or smidge work well. Smidge smells better.
Bratty
Princess Pouty (Queen of Fish Lips)
Jungle formula seems to work for me. Deet can ruin white or pale coloured clothes, so be careful.
RichA
Well-known member
Or Jungle Formula Dry Protect is good if you don't want DEET.
AussieKB
Well-known member
In OZ this is rated best "Bushman"
u can get from here in UK
www.thesafaristore.com
u can get from here in UK
Buy Bushman Insect Repellent, UK Importer, Safari Store
Shop for Bushman, or Stock Bushman. We are the UK importer of Bushman Insect Repellent. Bushman Repellent is highly effective & sells 1.3 million bottles each year.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Lynx Africa seems to be an effective repellant
Failing that the spray of choice round here is call 'Peaceful Sleep' if its available in UK, my wife goes through a spray can a week all year round
Failing that the spray of choice round here is call 'Peaceful Sleep' if its available in UK, my wife goes through a spray can a week all year round
chellie
Tour Winner
Yes.
Yorkhacker
Well-known member
I use it, and it works well against large flies. Dont get it on your hands though, you wont be able to grip the club.
HowlingGale
Head Pro
Cheers, I was going to post in Out of Bounds as I need it for holidays. Can just about put up with the midges up here playing golf.
The mozzies love me. I reckon they phone the tour operator to find out when my plane is landing.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
pendodave
Tour Rookie
I'm a smidge fan.
It's not just that deet smells bad, it melts a lot of stuff...
Jigger
Club Champion
Really?
HowlingGale
Head Pro
Yeah I spent a few summers at my grans house in Canada. Out in the country in the woods. They had this yellow can of stuff. Can't remember what it was called but it was a repellent of some sort. When you got it on your hands most of what you touched disintegrated.
That was the only thing that stopped you getting bitten at night. Nothing else worked, but I have no idea what was in it.
Jigger
Club Champion
I’ve now got this cartoon vision of a human shaped hole through the bed come the morning
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
Yep.
Deet and plastic & rubber don't go well together. If you use your hands to rub the stuff across your arms/legs etc, make sure you wash your hands after applying it. Even a small trace of Deet can make stuff go tacky - or even dissolve. I once had a bottle of deet leak in a rucksack and it completely dissolved the handle of a Swiss army knife
I've never found skin so soft to work. We don't get too many midges at Nairn or our side of Inverness weather conditions syite, ie warm humid and still.. west coast or inland.
One thing we do get is cleggs, or horse flys. Nasty things, a spray of jungle formula on your legs seems to do the trick
One thing we do get is cleggs, or horse flys. Nasty things, a spray of jungle formula on your legs seems to do the trick
