Yellowfriend
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Porto- Santiago / Fisterra- Muxia sept 2016
SJPP- Santiago may 2017planninh
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It's not hard to find in stores like Bever or Kathmandu. Look for Anti-teek sprays or more generally for insectenwerend. Buen Camino!I read the people spray their backpack en sleepingbag in with this spray. I cannot find in on the internet to buy it in Holland.
Does anyone know?
And is it wise to use this?
Thanks!
No nowhere, seems that permethrin is forbidden in Holland only for anti teek spray for dogs.It's not hard to find in stores like Bever or Kathmandu. Look for Anti-teek sprays or more generally for insectenwerend. Buen Camino!
Hi there, how would you use the essential oils, i am terrified of these damn bedbugs and on the look out for a proven deterrentWell, if it's forbidden I'd say good for us. I'm bringing some essential oils that I believe are effective against the bed bugs and also some lemon/eucalyptus based repellents.
Hi Alison,Hi there, how would you use the essential oils, i am terrified of these damn bedbugs and on the look out for a proven deterrent
Those are not the same bugs!No nowhere, seems that permethrin is forbidden in Holland only for anti teek spray for dogs.
There is no proof at all these will work. All they will do is add odours on the beds, forcing those around you to smell them, including those who will sleep on the same bedsheets the next day. Please don't.Well, if it's forbidden I'd say good for us. I'm bringing some essential oils that I believe are effective against the bed bugs and also some lemon/eucalyptus based repellents.
I don't agree that "all they will do is add odours on the beds, forcing those around you to smell them, including those who will sleep on the same bedsheets the next day", but I totally get your point and I agree that I should be very cautious to not disturb other people. Thanks for the advice!There is no proof at all these will work. All they will do is add odours on the beds, forcing those around you to smell them, including those who will sleep on the same bedsheets the next day. Please don't.
If only your disagreement with scientific fact could be used to make nuclear waste safe.... Why is it that people are prepared to rely on wishful thinking.I don't agree that "all they will do is add odours on the beds
I sprayed my sleeping bag and liner back in 2015 - about a month before my camino. I have given it a repeat dose last week - about 2/3 months before I start on the trail. I think it said on the instructions to allow clothing/sleeping bag/backpacks etc to thoroughly dry / air completely before use.I don't recommend that anybody saturate something they sleep in or carry on their back all day with a poisonous chemical.
The term "proven" has a certain meaning in the scientific world. There are no proven deterrents to bedbugs.on the look out for a proven deterrent
Of course! That's what the oils would presumably be to the bedbugs. It is a question of dosage! Those oils are "poisonous" to people who are allergic, and act as a deterrant to people who dislike the smell.I'm convinced that poison would work better
I sprayed my sleeping bag and liner back in 2015 - about a month before my camino.
'' I don't believe in chemicals '' she said as she packed to return home to take antihistamines.
A friend gave me her supply, I will have ask her!Where did you buy the spray St Mike ? The only product that I have found that uses Permethrin as an active ingredient is a flea wash for dogs . I'm certainly not shy of using products designed for domestic animals [ last time I looked I was a mammal ] but there is always the question of a safe
My daughter and I are traveling from the states and will be spraying all of our gear with this spray befor we leave, as well as bringing a pretreated sleep sack. Do you recommend we bring a small bottle of it with us as well? If so, will we be able to purchase it near the beginning of the walk? We are hoping to pack our 45 liter bags small enough to carry on the plane, but I don't think they'll allow the bug spray?If only your disagreement with scientific fact could be used to make nuclear waste safe.... Why is it that people are prepared to rely on wishful thinking.
Making yourself and your bedding smell nice will not protect you from Bed Bugs, nor will it prevent you from becoming a vector and transporting the pestilential little sods from Albergue to Albergue. Please read the substantive information (and substantial argument) here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/bed-bugs.119/
If you really can't find a 5% aqueous solution of Permethrin to treat your pack and equipment with in Holland please cross your nearest European border and buy some anywhere in the rest of the EU.
My daughter and I are traveling from the states and will be spraying all of our gear with this spray befor we leave, as well as bringing a pretreated sleep sack. Do you recommend we bring a small bottle of it with us as well? If so, will we be able to purchase it near the beginning of the walk? We are hoping to pack our 45 liter bags small enough to carry on the plane, but I don't think they'll allow the bug spray?
Now, that is silly!as regards bed bugs stop being silly I took nothing there is no bed bugs
Thank you so much! I'm not one to burry my head in the sand and think if I ignore problems they'll go away. I prefer to meet issues head on and will definitely pretreat everythingIf you have pre-treated your gear in an effective manner and exercise simple cautions such as checking for bug-sign before settling down for the night you are likely to enjoy a bug-free Camino. Various sprays are available in StJdP and Decathalon and other stores along the Way but are unlikely to be required.
Nothing guarantees a bug-free Camino yet that is what most people experience.
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