crollsurf wrote:A ring of Salt will work so long as it doesn't rain. Personally I wouldn't be camping anywhere near leeches.
wildwanderer wrote: Its my understanding that small amounts of salt does not impact the environment to a significant degree. (although happy to hear a evidence supported contrary opinion).
Biggles wrote:A tent inner is no guarantee at all from intrusion by leeches in filthy wet and obviously leech-infested territory, which can squeeze through the tiniest opening e.g. between zippers and potentially between the smallest tears in the fabric.
Mark F wrote:Take a small ground sheet to spread out and sit on. Having a dry surface will discourage leaches and if you get a light coloured one any intruders will be easily spotted and dispatched.
north-north-west wrote:crollsurf wrote:Personally I wouldn't be camping anywhere near leeches.
which eliminates a good 2/3rds of Tassie . . .
Mark F wrote:Take a small ground sheet to spread out and sit on. Having a dry surface will discourage leaches and if you get a light coloured one any intruders will be easily spotted and dispatched.
rcaffin wrote:Leeches are attracted to heat - they will swarm a stove for instance.
Orion wrote:I've been in a few places crawling with leeches. Worst for me was a rainy night at Four Ways. In addition to them crawling everywhere they were also falling out of the trees onto us,
gayet wrote: The damage to the eye was noticeable for a few days but no discomfort after an hour or 2.
gayet wrote:Definitely leave the leech alone if its attached to your eye. Firstly, it hurts trying to pull it off, secondly it will increase the damage to your eye - the surface has already been chewed a bit and annoying the leech will just result in more chewing.
It will drop off by itself eventually. A saline bath may convince it to leave earlier.
I did find that being a smoker assisted greatly. Not realising it was a leech on my eye ( I thought I had scratched it, got some grit in my eye, while pottering around in thick growth) i lit a cigarette, ignored the discomfort in the eye from the scratch/grit and within a few minutes at most, the leech departed of its own accord. I felt and saw it drop out, and then blood on my hand when I wiped my eye told me it was a leech. The damage to the eye was noticeable for a few days but no discomfort after an hour or 2.
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