Sand Gnats
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Sand Gnats
What do you guys use to repel sand gnats?? They seem to love me!
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Re: Sand Gnats
Long sleeves, long pants, gloves and helmets.wareagle1973 wrote:What do you guys use to repel sand gnats?? They seem to love me!
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Re: Sand Gnats
Bounce dryer sheets. Rub them on your legs and arms and the sand gnats won't mess with you!
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I wipe some Pine Sol around the boat and it seems to keep the bugs away... I'll try the Bounce dryer sheets idea too... nothing ruins a good time on the water like bugs
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Re: Sand Gnats
This stuff works for me. http://www.rei.com/webservices/rei/Disp ... erralID=NA
If you have a sensitivity to DEET you might want to try something else. Available at Kevin's
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If you have a sensitivity to DEET you might want to try something else. Available at Kevin's
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Re: Sand Gnats
eucalyptus spray that they sell in camping section at walmart
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Peanut butter, then you scrap it off with a cracker when you get back to the truck. Yummy!
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just go on windy days that wont be hard 

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Re: Sand Gnats
With the Bounce dryer sheets, while shooting sporting clays in Savanna Ga (the mother load of sand nats) we would also safety pin the sheet on the rear of our hats and our shooting vest. The more you put on the better. I have seen some shooters with 5 or 6 pined to their hat and or vest.
I think the 100% deet works best if you can use it.
I think the 100% deet works best if you can use it.