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sesame
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Joined: 30 May 2004
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Location: southwestern usa
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karltsmith
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Joined: 26 Nov 2003
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Location: North Shore, Auckland since March 2004
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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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I find that my one-piece latex suit helps!  
It also keeps the wee biting blighters off you, an added bonus............mind you the weights and tank are a bit cumbersome and it makes you sweat a lot |
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Dianne
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 19 May 2004
Posts: 23
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:11 am Post subject: |
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DEET is wonderful but very very strong, so be sparing with it, and it can melt plastics, so keep it away from trainers etc! Worked for us last year on a round the world tour 
Avon's skin-so-soft in woodland flavour is another favourite - aparently the US soldiers swear by that one - and less potent.
My top tip is this - wear fragrance-free deodorants etc and don't wear perfume. The more you make yourself like a flower the more they are going to pop over for a sniff!  
Don't worry too mucha bout bright colours as insects don't see colour the way we do and so they aren't always the insect-attractor they might seem. I agree about the flourescent thing tho - they see flourescent and ultraviolet so avoid anything like that!
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