Greetings one and all, I’m new, though my hat has no mold yet, the rest of me certainly does.
I have what I hope will be a rather useful hat that has fabric that hangs down the back over the shoulders (good for sun burn also) and a permeable fabric face shield, I am hoping this will deter them, I have been to Lyell Creek before and stayed at the DOC camp there (tho I didn’t fossick that time) and I remember them being particularly tenacious.
I have heard tales that detol and baby oil work as a cheap repellent and also talk of using vicks vaporub, I am particularly susceptible to biting insects they seem to go for O- blood types, has anybody had any luck with these concoctions?
Best I’ve found is the tropical strength Aeroguard repellent aerosol. First used it at Port Fitzroy on Gt Barrier Island, my mate used some non-Chernobyl grade stuff and suffered advanced anemia from The Swarm. Everything else I’ve tried is just a marinade to the (I’m also an O)
I use Off! Insect Repellent Tropical which uses picaridin as the active ingredient, which sounds safer than DEET… though who knows what they’ll say in years to come!
Pretty damn effective… until you wash it off your hands while panning etc.
Get ancient 12g shotgun and empty out pellets…melt pellets down to make lead stinkers. Load shotgun cases with coarse beach sand. Wait until sand flies and mozzie are in huge concentrations then discharge gun in their direction. Try to best Guinness Book of Records- 2,654,538 mozzies in one blast.
If all else fails use a flame thrower.