Last weekend we took our new (pre loved) house on it's maiden voyage.We just went about 25k's down to a lovely caravan park on the estuary.Everything worked very well but I will still have to shuffle things (in cupboards) around when we get on the road.The awning stood up to the brisk wind we had all weekend and the privvy screen cut down the wind so it was very pleasant.
I bought my bottle of Listerine and poured it into a spray bottle and when we set up I sprayed around the annexe and there were no mozzies at all under the awning.We put our table out under the trees and before long we were getting bitten!So,Listerine really does work!
Goodonya... looks idyllic! May your nexttrip be better/longer!
Happywanderer said
09:50 PM Feb 15, 2011
What a lovely setting, here's to many more of them.
Hooray for Listerine. Have my bottle. Just looking for some small spray bottles. Any ideas where I might find some.
Sheba said
10:05 PM Feb 15, 2011
Try the Op-shops, or Dollars & Cents etc. Marj. Can't wait to see more Pics.
Cheers, Sheba.
jules47 said
09:15 AM Feb 16, 2011
Small spray bottles from "cheepie" shops - some of them are similar to the ones hairdressers use, or they have larger ones. Looks a good set up buys - have a ball with it.
Happywanderer said
03:20 PM Feb 16, 2011
I got two spray bottles from Woolies today 1.55 each. One for Listerine and one for olive oil. A good size with a slight ball shape base.
jimricho said
04:10 PM Feb 16, 2011
They're sometimes with the garden stuff in your local supermarket.
Ma said
06:23 PM Feb 16, 2011
Listerene doesn't seem to work that well on South Coast flies. Have gone through nearly a large bottle (decanted into spray bottle) in three days and still they persist.
Sprayed the chairs, table general area and even myself. They still irritate.
Haven't tried it for mozzies yet as there doesn't seem to be any down here at the moment.
-- Edited by Ma on Wednesday 16th of February 2011 06:24:12 PM
Happywanderer said
06:41 PM Feb 16, 2011
I thought Listerine was just for the Mozzies Ma.
Its like the hanging things I got for flies from Bunnings. In the couple of weeks I had them up I reckon I got flies coming from 10 ks away, but no good for the mozzies that were biting me.
gillyb said
11:19 AM Feb 17, 2011
HW what do you use the olive oil for? (why have I the feeling that this is going to make me look prity dumb )
-- Edited by gillyb on Thursday 17th of February 2011 11:20:31 AM
Happywanderer said
03:02 PM Feb 17, 2011
Haha yes gillyb, a sillly answer too but one hint I got from here.
To lubricate the portaloo of course. Keeps all the mechanical joints in good condition.
I'm still to work out how as haven't got the portaloo yet.
Allara said
07:12 PM Feb 17, 2011
I'm not saying a thing..........:)
Ma said
02:03 PM Feb 18, 2011
My mistake then Marj. So what's new I'm always getting things "a" about.
If anyone finds something for the flies..........LET ME KNOW.........PLEEEEEEEASE
Happywanderer said
02:17 PM Feb 18, 2011
Wish I knew Ma.
jimbo said
06:04 PM Feb 18, 2011
Morteen! EEEeeeeeeeee Hate that word Morten
Sheba said
08:22 PM Feb 18, 2011
Ma wrote:
My mistake then Marj. So what's new I'm always getting things "a" about.
If anyone finds something for the flies..........LET ME KNOW.........PLEEEEEEEASE
hey thanks for the tip with the listerine will definately give it a go the mossies love me
Gerty Dancer said
09:00 AM Feb 20, 2011
I hate to tell you this... I've tried everything I could think of, and a lot that others thought of, and finally my bites are healing and I'm not getting any more. There are "inland sand flies" around here, when they bite me I get blisters that last a week, and nothing helped to prevent them.
The answer is for me... spray-on odourless AEROGUARD! Use it every 4 hours and it works.
PS Welcome to the forum TA!
gillyb said
09:28 AM Feb 20, 2011
Vitamin B12 supplements work wonders too Gerty....when I first emigrated to Brisbane from Uk back in the 70's I was covered in massive blisters from the mozzie bites and was told by my doctor to take B12 daily and it worked within days, much better than using nasty chemicals on your skin :)
Ma said
10:02 AM Feb 20, 2011
Did the Listerene thing around the campfire last night........the mozzies were chronic..........IT WORKS!!!!!
Gerty Dancer said
10:25 AM Feb 20, 2011
gillyb wrote:
Vitamin B12 supplements work wonders too Gerty....when I first emigrated to Brisbane from Uk back in the 70's I was covered in massive blisters from the mozzie bites and was told by my doctor to take B12 daily and it worked within days, much better than using nasty chemicals on your skin :)
Thanks Gilly, yes, tried that too! I left the aeroguard as last resort and when everything else failed and I was desperate I finally tried it.
No I dont like nasty chemicals either, but its still better than being covered in itchy blisters.
JRH said
12:01 PM Feb 20, 2011
Gerty Dancer wrote:
gillyb wrote:
Vitamin B12 supplements work wonders too Gerty....when I first emigrated to Brisbane from Uk back in the 70's I was covered in massive blisters from the mozzie bites and was told by my doctor to take B12 daily and it worked within days, much better than using nasty chemicals on your skin :)
Thanks Gilly, yes, tried that too! I left the aeroguard as last resort and when everything else failed and I was desperate I finally tried it.
No I dont like nasty chemicals either, but its still better than being covered in itchy blisters.
Try B1 NOT B12, we havw used B1 for years now and found it works very well for Mozzies and Sandflies.
Back in 1995 we saw a woman from Victoria in Kalbarri WA and you could not put a pin between the bites on her legs, She was preparing to go home as she couldn't stand the bites anymore, introduced her to B1 and the next time we met up was in Coral Bay WA and her legs were clear, she said that after a couple of days on the B1 she didn't get another bite, was as happy as Larry.
PS We start taking B1 a week before we leave on a trip. You can buy the Betamin brand in Chemists for $9.95. Price is for purchase in WA.
-- Edited by JRH on Sunday 20th of February 2011 12:07:20 PM
gillyb said
12:12 PM Feb 20, 2011
Thats interesting JRH maybe after all these years I've got it a little mixed up (maybe early onset of alzheimers) maybe it was B1 I took and not B12 I have been known to get things wrong but only very very rarely of course
JRH said
01:08 PM Feb 20, 2011
gillyb wrote:
Thats interesting JRH maybe after all these years I've got it a little mixed up (maybe early onset of alzheimers) maybe it was B1 I took and not B12 I have been known to get things wrong but only very very rarely of course
I know that feeling very well gillyb, my little (and I do mean little) grey cells don't seem to work as well as they used to, this old age isn't what it is cracked up to be hey!
Firefly said
01:33 PM Feb 20, 2011
Ma wrote:
Did the Listerene thing around the campfire last night........the mozzies were chronic..........IT WORKS!!!!!
Well thats good to know Ma, will be getting some for sure.
WHat colour or flavour is the one you use?
I thought the mint one was supposed to deter flies and the brown one the mozzies.
Ma said
03:37 PM Feb 21, 2011
I take 100mg B1 daily which helps with the mozzies.
I use the brown listerene for the mozzies and also tea tree oil diluted in water 1part oil 2 parts water (Thanks Sheba) for flies .
Will try the green listerene at some stage and let you know FF.
I also use Avon Skin So Soft Moisturiser for the sand flies, seems to be OK.
Sheba said
07:12 PM Feb 21, 2011
Ma wrote:
I I also use Avon Skin So Soft Moisturiser for the sand flies, seems to be OK.
Hi Ma,
Some-one was just telling me about the Skin-So-Soft as a Mozzie repellant [ friends of hers have been using it that way for years ] over the weekend.
Haven't tried it myself, but if it works for sand-flies, it might also work for Mozzies.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Sprayed the chairs, table general area and even myself. They still irritate.
Haven't tried it for mozzies yet as there doesn't seem to be any down here at the moment.
-- Edited by Ma on Wednesday 16th of February 2011 06:24:12 PM
-- Edited by gillyb on Thursday 17th of February 2011 11:20:31 AM
If anyone finds something for the flies..........LET ME KNOW.........PLEEEEEEEASE
Cheers,
Sheba.
http://www.thisplace.com.au/special_features/backtobasics
The answer is for me... spray-on odourless AEROGUARD!
PS Welcome to the forum TA!
No I dont like nasty chemicals either, but its still better than being covered in itchy blisters.
Back in 1995 we saw a woman from Victoria in Kalbarri WA and you could not put a pin between the bites on her legs, She was preparing to go home as she couldn't stand the bites anymore, introduced her to B1 and the next time we met up was in Coral Bay WA and her legs were clear, she said that after a couple of days on the B1 she didn't get another bite, was as happy as Larry.
PS We start taking B1 a week before we leave on a trip. You can buy the Betamin brand in Chemists for $9.95. Price is for purchase in WA.
-- Edited by JRH on Sunday 20th of February 2011 12:07:20 PM
I know that feeling very well gillyb, my little (and I do mean little) grey cells don't seem to work as well as they used to, this old age isn't what it is cracked up to be hey!
I use the brown listerene for the mozzies and also tea tree oil diluted in water 1part oil 2 parts water (Thanks Sheba) for flies .
Will try the green listerene at some stage and let you know FF.
I also use Avon Skin So Soft Moisturiser for the sand flies, seems to be OK.
Some-one was just telling me about the Skin-So-Soft as a Mozzie repellant [ friends of hers have been using it that way for years ] over the weekend.
Haven't tried it myself, but if it works for sand-flies, it might also work for Mozzies.
Cheers,
Sheba.