Sand flys
Submitted by tailor marc on Fri, 2009-04-03 09:30
Well im off to Karratha in less than a month.
Plan is we have a dingy and my mates and i plan to stop on a island off dampia and sleep the night. He warned me about sand flys. Anyone got good tips to avoid them ??
I was told that they even get into sleeping nets
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Blank Cheque
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Date Joined: 28/03/09
Make yourself up
a mix of water Detol and Teatree oil.
I have been told that it works fine. Must admitt i have not tryed it but was recomended by an old Pilbura guy while i was up that way.
Its a bit late to go home early.
Its a little late to head home early
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
Hamiltons and vegemite
Spent a lot of time around Dampier and the sand flies aren't that bad.
Have found that the Hamiltons spray sunscreen for some reason stops them dead in their tracks, we used it extensively when fishing Byno Harbour NT where the sand flies are literally in clouds. Arms and legs looked more like had been covered in pepper with sandies stuck to the sunscreen but not a single irritation
I am also told that loading up on vitamin B acts as a repellant hence eating lots of vegemite is supposed to help heaps
hlokk
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http://www.bushman-repellent.
http://www.bushman-repellent.com/products.htm
Can even get the plus version with sunscreen in it, so just spray and your done.
Heard the smell doesnt put fish off as well, but you might need to check that.
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Addicted to jiggingmullows
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Heya Bushmans in the green
Heya
Bushmans in the green can.
Make sure you spray up around you know where if you have loose shorts. Don't want them itchy for two weeks!!!!! Happened to the bro' in law. Off the job for a while lol
Cheers Mullows
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barneyboy
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Long duds and shirt!!!!!
Long duds and shirt!!!!! with cotton socks for good measure
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
7739ian
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Don't worry
i find you get to become immune to the bites. As a young bloke i worked on the survey of the Newman Ore pier at Hedland - up to your waist in sludge in the mangroves for weeks on end and it was sand fly city. After 2 weeks you didn't notice them and the scars from scratching yourself raw fade after a few years.
But Blank Cheque has the goods - teatree oil and Dettol works well.