mozzie/midge repellant mix

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Has anyone got the ratio mix of dettol & baby oil for mozzie/midge repellent?

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Reply By: NTVRX - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 08:39

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 08:39

I use a third Dettol & 2/3rds Baby oil.

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Reply By: Mick O - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 08:41

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 08:41

On our trip to New Zealand this year they were saying 50/50 but then they have vicious little varmits over there!

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Follow Up By: Fred G NSW - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 10:11

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 10:11

They sure do Mick. LOL
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 11:44

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 11:44

Thats Baaaaaaaaaaaaaad

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Follow Up By: Member - Kevin S (QLD) - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 20:20

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 20:20

I didn't realise that NZ had an army.
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Reply By: Member - Oldbaz. NSW. - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 09:09

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 09:09

I've always used 50:50. You smell a bit "Clinical" but it works. It will settle out..
shake it up again & wack it on..:))).....oldbaz.

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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 15:06

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 15:06

I gave up on the dettol/baby oil mix and use Bushmans.
Have both the 20% and 40% tropical strenghs.

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Follow Up By: CSeaJay - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 15:14

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 15:14

Same here.

Also tried the Cape York method Listerine, and other home remedies.. Then my wife asked - why not just use bushmans? Easier to apply, not oily, it really works, and no need to wash hands after?
;-) she was right - again

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Reply By: Bigfish - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 15:15

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 15:15

Livin in the NT midgies can be a real pain in the coastal areas, mozzies too. I have found that mixing a bottle of rid(not the pressurecan) with equal parts dettol and baby oil to be an extremely effective deterrent/cure.
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Follow Up By: Member - Boo Boo (NSW) - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 16:50

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 16:50

I've heard Bundy rum and sand is a good deterent.

Mix sand and bundy together, apply liberally, mozzies drink rum, get drunk and kill each other by throwing sand grains at each other!! Boom boom.

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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 21:57

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 21:57

Bundy Rum ... how could you let them drink it ...... the real secret is to drink it and the liddle buggers will not touch you ...
Hahahahaa

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Reply By: Tjukayirla Roadhouse - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 16:55

Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 16:55

We've used the old dettol and baby oil method, but found a mix of that tanning stuff, cocnut oil, and dettol to be heaps better when the midges are real thick, like fishing in the mangroves etc.. ..
But then, usually just end up going back to bushmans everyhere else.

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