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67cst · 07-28-2002, 02:10 PM

im heading back to work in a couple hours for this week and wanted to know if anyone knows of any mosquito repellant that actually works....i got eaten alive the first week, after 24 hours of being there i had about 50, then b friday i lost count...anyways if anyone has had good experience with any types of repellant pls let me know..thanks in advance

Derek

Longhorn Man · 07-28-2002, 02:13 PM

Take a book of matches, and at every meal, rip the head off of one and eat it.
Sounds sick huh?
I learned this one in Korea, and it actually woirks a little. (still need some spray, but not as bad)
The sulpher in the match head comes out of your pores and the cent drives the bugs away. And I never noticed my room mate stinking from it, nor did he notice I smelling funny.
There are also those little garlic capsules, but you'll smell funny and every time you burp, even just a little, everyone will smell it.

67cst · 07-28-2002, 02:17 PM

thanks for the info, are they the strike anywhere matches? or the paper ones in a little book? i have a $hit load of those strike anywhere ones..think ill give it a try, it wont make you ick will it? thanks man

Longhorn Man · 07-28-2002, 02:24 PM

The little paper ones..free at most hotels and gas stations.
They don't make you sick, but the taste stays in your throat, that is the only reason I say take with food. At a minimum, take with fluids to help it down.
In case you don't know...Korea has a real bad mosquito problem and they are known to carry maylaria there too. We had to take all kinds of pills and stuff like that. I still have no idea what the side effects are on some of the medications they gave me...kinda like the Anthrax shots I got....no one really knows.

Maximum Overdrive · 07-28-2002, 02:32 PM

You might try REPEL insect repellent. It has 29% Deet in it. Anytime I need to work outside I use it and they do not seem to bother with me. You end up smelling like spray but its better then getting eaten alive.

jhwkns · 07-28-2002, 02:41 PM

Try Avons Skin So Soft. It has camphor in it (works pretty good)

TheMattMan · 07-28-2002, 03:04 PM

Eat Garlic.......Mosquitos hate garlic...if it seaps out your pores they will not come around at all.

67cst · 07-28-2002, 03:12 PM

got some matches, some stuff with 95% deet and that skin so soft stuff, had some on the camping stuff, its going t be interensting what happens...the match thing sounds cool

CoryM · 07-28-2002, 03:21 PM

Deet is the only stuff that works. Get the stuff with the highest amount of deet in it and apply every few hours.
CoryM

mikej71 · 07-28-2002, 03:30 PM

We're having a huge mosquito problem down here, so there have been a lot of articles in the paper. They all say that same thing- go with the highest percentage of deet. They actually did a bunch of tests, and said that the Deep Woods Off was one of the best.

Mike

*Zkast* · 07-28-2002, 03:30 PM

lol This will sound strange but it work. Take garlic. There are little tablets that you take before going outside and it actually works for more things than mosquitos... pretty much most insects

Bill72BB · 07-28-2002, 03:35 PM

What is a Mosquito .
THis is a post fromanother forum I frequent from a member in Texas..??

Blood sucking B52 Bombers that come in a dark swarm to eat you alive.

Fact: They can be so heavy in an area that it has been reported that they have suffocated cattle.

Fact: Some breeds of this flying insect carry many dangerous diseases that can be transferred to humans and animals if bitten.

Fact: The worse mosquitoes in Texas are located in the Coastal Marshlands, these suckers hurt when bitten.

Fact: Clute Texas has mosquitoes so bad they have a Mosquito Fest every year.

barn9 · 07-28-2002, 03:41 PM

White vinegar is supposed to be a natural repellant, but deet is the best I've used.

da-burb · 07-28-2002, 03:45 PM

I just read about this one in yesterdays paper. I didn't believe it would work, but I used my wife this morning as the "test subject" and she came back bite free after an hour picking raspberries this morning. The mosquito repellant was a Bounce fabric softener sheet. She clipped it to the bill of her cap and it worked. They buzzed around but never landed.

I used to tease her about purposely hiding a sheet in a pants leg of my dress clothes just so it would fall out at the worst time possible. Here she was just trying to save me from mosquitos.

Bill72BB · 07-28-2002, 03:52 PM

I don't know about repelling mosquito's but Bounce work good on removing odors from our trucks .

Bill

67cst · 07-28-2002, 04:25 PM

thanks again for all the useful info guys, ill let ya know next weekend what i found to work the best

Southpa · 07-28-2002, 05:03 PM

Your concern in this matter is well-founded. There has been some news about mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus in Canada now. Mostly in places like Ontario, I don't know about western Canada...yet.

I heard they are attracted to colors like dark blue. They are also attracted to carbon dioxide, so try not to breathe, lol. When I was in my teens I used to go fishing with my father in Ontario. Out on the water mosquitos weren't quite so bad, but near shore they were nasty. My father always carried a few cigars and we would both light up to keep the pesky buggers away.

SWINGSAX68 · 07-28-2002, 06:39 PM

RAID.....LOTS OF RAID, AND GLUE AMDRO TO YOUR SKIN WITH SULFURIC ACID....LIGHT YOUR SELF ON FIRE.....BUT STAY AWAY FROM KIDS!!!

....just kidding....try 'Off'....works for me.

dubie · 07-29-2002, 09:54 AM

I think this is a question that the ol dubie man can field, seeing how I live in one of the worst mosquito infested places. The best thing you can use is Deep Woods OFF. That is the best stuff on the market to rid your skin of the pesky little f@$%ers.

Southpa, there are now 6 cases of west nile virus in Manitoba. The wife, kids and I were travelling into southern Manitoba for a wedding a few weeks ago and noticed a lot of dead ravens. I have travelled this same stretch of highway many many times and never seen one. But this time we saw 14 dead ravens, and not one of them was flattenned by a vehicle. So right then and there I knew something was going on. West Nile effects ravens, blue and gray jays, and a couple other birds and is transmitted by mosquitos.

I really wish they would spray around here for mosquitos. We get tons of them. So if anyone plans a vacation into the far northern depths of Canada, be sure to bring lots of bug repelant.

DennyB · 07-29-2002, 11:40 AM

I have found that Deep Woods Off as mikej71 mentioned worked well for the tics and skeeters on the farm in Arkansas.
I think its the one in the green can.

*69girl* · 07-29-2002, 11:54 AM

They say that anything with over 30% Deet is bad for you. There is some stuff that's made by Watkins that has about 20 something % Deet so it's in the acceptable range & will help with the skeeters, I don't remember what it's called but it's by Watkins.

70c10 · 07-29-2002, 01:18 PM

"CUTTER" works good!

SWINGSAX68 · 07-29-2002, 01:21 PM

GASOLINE AND A MATCH

umrebelsfan · 07-29-2002, 08:37 PM

Amway HourGuard12, but you have to put up with the Amway sales people. (No offense.)

When I went fishing in Canada this is what the guides used. Great for mosquitos and black flies. Consumer reports rates this and deep wood off as best.

Travis · 07-29-2002, 08:47 PM

Deep Woods, I worked in the cable TV buisness for about 10 years and wouldnt be caught dead without a can of it.

07-28-2002, 02:10 PM	#1
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	mosquitos im heading back to work in a couple hours for this week and wanted to know if anyone knows of any mosquito repellant that actually works....i got eaten alive the first week, after 24 hours of being there i had about 50, then b friday i lost count...anyways if anyone has had good experience with any types of repellant pls let me know..thanks in advance Derek __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

07-28-2002, 02:17 PM	#3
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	longhornmail thanks for the info, are they the strike anywhere matches? or the paper ones in a little book? i have a $hit load of those strike anywhere ones..think ill give it a try, it wont make you ick will it? thanks man __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

07-28-2002, 02:32 PM	#5
Maximum Overdrive December 21, 2012 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Black Eagle, Montana Posts: 1,634	You might try REPEL insect repellent. It has 29% Deet in it. Anytime I need to work outside I use it and they do not seem to bother with me. You end up smelling like spray but its better then getting eaten alive. __________________ *"!Ama Sua, Ama Kjella, Ama Lllulla!"*

07-28-2002, 02:41 PM	#6
jhwkns Registered Cruiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 2,230	Try Avons Skin So Soft. It has camphor in it (works pretty good) __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

07-28-2002, 03:12 PM	#8
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	thanks everyone got some matches, some stuff with 95% deet and that skin so soft stuff, had some on the camping stuff, its going t be interensting what happens...the match thing sounds cool __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

07-28-2002, 02:13 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Take a book of matches, and at every meal, rip the head off of one and eat it. Sounds sick huh? I learned this one in Korea, and it actually woirks a little. (still need some spray, but not as bad) The sulpher in the match head comes out of your pores and the cent drives the bugs away. And I never noticed my room mate stinking from it, nor did he notice I smelling funny. There are also those little garlic capsules, but you'll smell funny and every time you burp, even just a little, everyone will smell it.

07-28-2002, 02:24 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	The little paper ones..free at most hotels and gas stations. They don't make you sick, but the taste stays in your throat, that is the only reason I say take with food. At a minimum, take with fluids to help it down. In case you don't know...Korea has a real bad mosquito problem and they are known to carry maylaria there too. We had to take all kinds of pills and stuff like that. I still have no idea what the side effects are on some of the medications they gave me...kinda like the Anthrax shots I got....no one really knows.

07-28-2002, 03:04 PM	#7
TheMattMan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lumberton, TX , USA Posts: 71	Eat Garlic.......Mosquitos hate garlic...if it seaps out your pores they will not come around at all.

07-28-2002, 03:21 PM	#9
CoryM Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Surrey, B.C. , Canada Posts: 874	Deet is the only stuff that works. Get the stuff with the highest amount of deet in it and apply every few hours. CoryM __________________ 1970 heavy duty C-10 fleetside sport truck. Vancouver B.C. Canada http://www.geocities.com/chevroletc1070 "Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high." Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, Canadian Army

07-28-2002, 03:30 PM	#10
mikej71 Unregistered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston, TX USA Posts: 538	We're having a huge mosquito problem down here, so there have been a lot of articles in the paper. They all say that same thing- go with the highest percentage of deet. They actually did a bunch of tests, and said that the Deep Woods Off was one of the best. Mike __________________ 71 SWB Stepside SB400/TH350

07-28-2002, 03:30 PM	#11
Zkast Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olathe, Kansas Posts: 929	lol This will sound strange but it work. Take garlic. There are little tablets that you take before going outside and it actually works for more things than mosquitos... pretty much most insects

07-28-2002, 03:35 PM	#12
Bill72BB Thats the Hillbilly way Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 5,980	What is a Mosquito . THis is a post fromanother forum I frequent from a member in Texas..?? Blood sucking B52 Bombers that come in a dark swarm to eat you alive. Fact: They can be so heavy in an area that it has been reported that they have suffocated cattle. Fact: Some breeds of this flying insect carry many dangerous diseases that can be transferred to humans and animals if bitten. Fact: The worse mosquitoes in Texas are located in the Coastal Marshlands, these suckers hurt when bitten. Fact: Clute Texas has mosquitoes so bad they have a Mosquito Fest every year. __________________ BILL Torrance Calif 90504 Member DUF Club Member Old Farts Club 72 3/4ton Custom Camper BB402/400 trans Dynomax Cerama-coat headers , Hei distributor ,Edelbrock 1411 air,ps,pb,leafsprings ,98 chevy 60/40 seat,S10 shoulder belts tilt,3.54 Dana 60 rear. 16" Eagle wheels with LT265/75 16 tires,Gaylord Lid,H4 headlights with 100W relay conversion. " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself " Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative. A GUY'S PRAYER.... Lord, I pray for a nympho with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and likes to fish and hunt and has a Harley .Amen ,

07-28-2002, 03:41 PM	#13
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	White vinegar is supposed to be a natural repellant, but deet is the best I've used. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

07-28-2002, 03:45 PM	#14
da-burb "Ochre Ogre" Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Springfield, MN Posts: 3,558	I just read about this one in yesterdays paper. I didn't believe it would work, but I used my wife this morning as the "test subject" and she came back bite free after an hour picking raspberries this morning. The mosquito repellant was a Bounce fabric softener sheet. She clipped it to the bill of her cap and it worked. They buzzed around but never landed. I used to tease her about purposely hiding a sheet in a pants leg of my dress clothes just so it would fall out at the worst time possible. Here she was just trying to save me from mosquitos. __________________ Bowtie Truck Stop Inc. Mid-West GM Truck Restoration Parts Supplier Your Key Parts, Auto Metal Direct, Dynacorn, and Goodmark dealer. like us @ www.facebook.com/BowtieTruckStop 1971 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1971 K-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 K-20 Suburban (Yellow- that just aint right!) Springfield, Minnesota 56087

07-28-2002, 03:52 PM	#15
Bill72BB Thats the Hillbilly way Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 5,980	I don't know about repelling mosquito's but Bounce work good on removing odors from our trucks . Bill __________________ BILL Torrance Calif 90504 Member DUF Club Member Old Farts Club 72 3/4ton Custom Camper BB402/400 trans Dynomax Cerama-coat headers , Hei distributor ,Edelbrock 1411 air,ps,pb,leafsprings ,98 chevy 60/40 seat,S10 shoulder belts tilt,3.54 Dana 60 rear. 16" Eagle wheels with LT265/75 16 tires,Gaylord Lid,H4 headlights with 100W relay conversion. " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself " Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative. A GUY'S PRAYER.... Lord, I pray for a nympho with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and likes to fish and hunt and has a Harley .Amen ,



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07-28-2002, 04:25 PM	#16
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	thanks again for all the useful info guys, ill let ya know next weekend what i found to work the best __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

07-28-2002, 05:03 PM	#17
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,410	Your concern in this matter is well-founded. There has been some news about mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus in Canada now. Mostly in places like Ontario, I don't know about western Canada...yet. I heard they are attracted to colors like dark blue. They are also attracted to carbon dioxide, so try not to breathe, lol. When I was in my teens I used to go fishing with my father in Ontario. Out on the water mosquitos weren't quite so bad, but near shore they were nasty. My father always carried a few cigars and we would both light up to keep the pesky buggers away. __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

07-28-2002, 06:39 PM	#18
SWINGSAX68 Now the others dig........ Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,520	.... RAID.....LOTS OF RAID, AND GLUE AMDRO TO YOUR SKIN WITH SULFURIC ACID....LIGHT YOUR SELF ON FIRE.....BUT STAY AWAY FROM KIDS!!! ....just kidding....try 'Off'....works for me. __________________ 68 Chevy C10 Stepside Black Primer 78 GMC Longbed White 09 Chevy Silverado Shortbed Granite Blue *LOOKING FOR A 67 4 DOOR IMPALA!!!Just like Sam and Dean Winchester!! 'Cause Mustangs are for p^#$ and you can fit a body in the trunk of a 67 Impala* MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Texas State University-San Marcos, TX Certified Music Educator I hope Mom is up there watching and being my Guardian Angel "I've got a fever.....and the only prescription.....IS MORE COW BELL" -The Legendary: Bruce Dickenson "F#$@ 'em up!!!!!!" -The Legendary: Rogelio Escobar TRUCKY LINKS** http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=457750 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461184 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=472848 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417541 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=477788

07-29-2002, 09:54 AM	#19
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	I think this is a question that the ol dubie man can field, seeing how I live in one of the worst mosquito infested places. The best thing you can use is Deep Woods OFF. That is the best stuff on the market to rid your skin of the pesky little f@$%ers. Southpa, there are now 6 cases of west nile virus in Manitoba. The wife, kids and I were travelling into southern Manitoba for a wedding a few weeks ago and noticed a lot of dead ravens. I have travelled this same stretch of highway many many times and never seen one. But this time we saw 14 dead ravens, and not one of them was flattenned by a vehicle. So right then and there I knew something was going on. West Nile effects ravens, blue and gray jays, and a couple other birds and is transmitted by mosquitos. I really wish they would spray around here for mosquitos. We get tons of them. So if anyone plans a vacation into the far northern depths of Canada, be sure to bring lots of bug repelant. __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

07-29-2002, 11:40 AM	#20
DennyB Led Sled! Discs R 4 ME! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toms River, NJ, USA (Transplanted Hoosier) Posts: 7,327	I have found that Deep Woods Off as mikej71 mentioned worked well for the tics and skeeters on the farm in Arkansas. I think its the one in the green can. __________________ "Never ride faster than your Angel can fly" I.M.O.M,W,J&C Patriot Guard Rider

07-29-2002, 11:54 AM	#21
69girl Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 671	They say that anything with over 30% Deet is bad for you. There is some stuff that's made by Watkins that has about 20 something % Deet so it's in the acceptable range & will help with the skeeters, I don't remember what it's called but it's by Watkins.

07-29-2002, 01:18 PM	#22
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07-29-2002, 01:21 PM	#23
SWINGSAX68 Now the others dig........ Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,520	.. GASOLINE AND A MATCH __________________ 68 Chevy C10 Stepside Black Primer 78 GMC Longbed White 09 Chevy Silverado Shortbed Granite Blue *LOOKING FOR A 67 4 DOOR IMPALA!!!Just like Sam and Dean Winchester!! 'Cause Mustangs are for p^#$ and you can fit a body in the trunk of a 67 Impala* MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Texas State University-San Marcos, TX Certified Music Educator I hope Mom is up there watching and being my Guardian Angel "I've got a fever.....and the only prescription.....IS MORE COW BELL" -The Legendary: Bruce Dickenson "F#$@ 'em up!!!!!!" -The Legendary: Rogelio Escobar TRUCKY LINKS** http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=457750 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461184 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=472848 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417541 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=477788

07-29-2002, 08:37 PM	#24
umrebelsfan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oxford, MS USA Posts: 123	Amway HourGuard12, but you have to put up with the Amway sales people. (No offense.) When I went fishing in Canada this is what the guides used. Great for mosquitos and black flies. Consumer reports rates this and deep wood off as best. __________________ 67 Short Step 250

07-29-2002, 08:47 PM	#25
Travis Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: eastern NC Posts: 137	Deep Woods, I worked in the cable TV buisness for about 10 years and wouldnt be caught dead without a can of it.

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