cruzn buckeye Posted June 10, 2006 #1 Share Posted June 10, 2006 What bug spray would you suggest for the cave tubing tour? Should we try to apply it to our face as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaMar Posted June 12, 2006 #2 Share Posted June 12, 2006 We will be going to Belize in August. Last April we were in Costa Rica and the bugs there were bionic looking! I can only imagine what Belize would be like. I already bought several bug sprays and I plan to really soak myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris sea Posted June 12, 2006 #3 Share Posted June 12, 2006 What bug spray would you suggest for the cave tubing tour?Should we try to apply it to our face as well? We went to Belize in February. We used Deep Woods Sportsmen spray 98% deet on arms & legs. Used regular Deep Woods Off wipe packets on our face,less deet and didn't want to spray near the eyes. Did not get a single bite. Spent the day at Bannister Caye on the beach.Have fun:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn buckeye Posted June 12, 2006 Author #4 Share Posted June 12, 2006 We went to Belize in February. We used Deep Woods Sportsmen spray 98% deet on arms & legs. Used regular Deep Woods Off wipe packets on our face,less deet and didn't want to spray near the eyes. Did not get a single bite. Spent the day at Bannister Caye on the beach.Have fun:) Thanks Chris! Do I have to go to a sporting goods store to buy this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliot Ness Posted June 13, 2006 #5 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Thanks Chris! Do I have to go to a sporting goods store to buy this?We found some small pump spray bottles of 100% DEET at Wal-Mart in the sporting goods section. The wipes were located in housewares with the bug sprays. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris sea Posted June 13, 2006 #6 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Thanks Chris! Do I have to go to a sporting goods store to buy this? I purchased it at Duane Reade Drug Store. Not sure if you have them in Ohio. It's kind of like a Wal-mart drug store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris sea Posted June 13, 2006 #7 Share Posted June 13, 2006 We found some small pump spray bottles of 100% DEET at Wal-Mart in the sporting goods section. The wipes were located in housewares with the bug sprays. John Sorry John, missed your post:) you already answered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn buckeye Posted June 13, 2006 Author #8 Share Posted June 13, 2006 No Duane Reade drug store in Ohio...but we do have Walmart! But then....who doesn't? Guess I be heading to Walmart this weekend...need to get ready...August 27 is not really that far off...is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn buckeye Posted June 25, 2006 Author #9 Share Posted June 25, 2006 I found the bug spray at Walgreens. Didn't buy the wipes because I don't want to get the spray all over my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starz723 Posted June 25, 2006 #10 Share Posted June 25, 2006 This is hard to believe, but we have no Wal-Mart here in New York City. Yep, its true, they wont allow it in. So, we have Duane Reade, and a few other discount pharmacies. I have never had bug problems in St John (except at dusk with mosquitoes), St Thomas, Puerto Rico, St Croix, Jamaica, Bahamas. So Im thinking that my Western Carib might be a mosquitoe problem (Belize, Cayman, Roatan, Costa Maya) according to the posts. Ill bring along the Off, just in case and Ill buy some of those wipes to carry. I was in Grand Cayman when it first opened to tourism in 1972, no ships, only 1 flight a day in and out, a handful of tourists and a mosquitoe problem that was beyond severe. As soon as I got off the plane I was bitten. But as we know, Cayman is totally commercialzed now and they got rid of their problem. Talk about day & night, that island did one big turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAO Posted June 26, 2006 #11 Share Posted June 26, 2006 do you really need bug spray? is it that bad?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odiesam Posted June 26, 2006 #12 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Yes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris sea Posted June 26, 2006 #13 Share Posted June 26, 2006 do you really need bug spray? is it that bad?:confused: We were at Bannister Caye in February. Our guide told us it was not bug season then. We saw no bugs at all. we had spray and used it , just in case. There have been malaria carrying mosquitoes reported in Belize.IMHO better safe than sorry:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcruz Posted June 26, 2006 #14 Share Posted June 26, 2006 We did the cave tubing last week and did not have any problems until right before we got in the water (at the 2nd cave). Then, everyone was being surrounded, bug spray or not. So, I agree, better to have it, but don't count on it 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uphotdog Posted June 26, 2006 #15 Share Posted June 26, 2006 We did cavetubing.com last week with yhonny and his crew...they were awesum!! There were very few bugs, we did use the Deep Woods Off also. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeta3 Posted July 3, 2006 #16 Share Posted July 3, 2006 We have had excellent results with Repel Lemon Eucalyptus spray. We have been on Belize and Costa Rica itineraries several times and have never gotten a bite. One trip to Altun Ha the DEET users were spraying away and getting bitten standing right next to us and we had zero issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn buckeye Posted July 4, 2006 Author #17 Share Posted July 4, 2006 We have had excellent results with Repel Lemon Eucalyptus spray. We have been on Belize and Costa Rica itineraries several times and have never gotten a bite. One trip to Altun Ha the DEET users were spraying away and getting bitten standing right next to us and we had zero issues. Where can you buy this spray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeta3 Posted July 12, 2006 #18 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I found it at Target and Eckerds. The spray and lotion work equally well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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