Insect repellant

widge34
widge34 Posts: 900
edited April 2011 in MTB buying advice
Can anyone recommend a good insect repellant? I'm being bitten to pieces, every time i go out for a ride.
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Widge.

Bird Zero 2
Trek Madone 3.5c H2 2013

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  • CraigXXL
    CraigXXL Posts: 1,852
    Avon "Skin so Soft"
    GT Force 1.0

    Evil Sovereign
  • widge34
    widge34 Posts: 900
    Well now youve mentioned Avon skin so soft, a mate of mine mentioned it a couple of months ago, completely forgot about it. Will give it a try. Thanks
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    Widge.

    Bird Zero 2
    Trek Madone 3.5c H2 2013
  • cagebomb
    cagebomb Posts: 47
    yeah its great for getting rid of midges :twisted:
  • widge34
    widge34 Posts: 900
    cagebomb wrote:
    yeah its great for getting rid of midges :twisted:



    Good. Because they've given me some grief tonight.
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    Widge.

    Bird Zero 2
    Trek Madone 3.5c H2 2013
  • sniper68
    sniper68 Posts: 2,910
    Avon skin so soft tends to be highly recommended,however on me it works as well as a chocolate fire-guard :roll: I tried it in Scotlandshire and was promptly bitten to $hit.Luckily I had some of THIS..the only effective repellent I've found 8)
    Lynskey R480

  • Clank
    Clank Posts: 2,323
    If it's midges, then Avon Skin So Soft Dry Body Mist (the green one) does work quite well. All the foresters in Galloway and Stirling use it.

    If it's for anything else but midges, then the Jungle Formula has worked for me both here and abroad, in some fairly harsh environments.

    ....except leaches. it was sh!t for leaches.
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  • piker
    piker Posts: 353
    CraigXXL wrote:
    Avon "Skin so Soft"

    Works well for me when night fishing.

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