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ZedJay


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Hi all

I am inspired by your comments and caring on this forum.

I am an avid  bush camper in a pop-top hiace.

To date I have been travelling with a friend, but am keen to do a few trips on my own.

I am concerned about what I would do on my own if something went wrong. It might be something simple like a tick latching on  my back, feeling unwell, spraining and ankle,  or perhaps something more serious

I look forward to hearing how as experienced solo travellers manage in these situations.

Excited but nervous

ZedJay


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Welcome to the forums Zedjay.

My advice to you is to start off with some short trips and as you gain experience, your confidence will grow and you will realise that your worries are mostly unfounded.

In all my years of travelling and camping..............I never had a tick attach itself to me. A few weeks without a shower and NOTHING will touch you. Rolly can attest to that.
If you sprain an ankle..............sit around and drink beer till it gets better. Could be a happy couple of days.

Don't worry till it happens................take care to ensure it doesn't happen!!

Go and enjoy this wonderful country!!



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As Mr Duck said...start with smaller trips. 

Also do a first aid course! Everybody should " know what to do"! And carry a very well-stocked first aid kit, plus spares for your vehicle.  

Camp in places where  there are other people.  If ever you have any either minor or serious problems its amazing how kind other travellers can be. The only time I was a bit nervous was when we were many k's away from anybody. It was a lovely spot, but it makes one careful.

Enjoy your travels, and welcome to the forum  smile

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I left a very large comment, as usual, on the solo section, basically reiterating the above comments.

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Disco Duck wrote:
A few weeks without a shower and NOTHING will touch you. Rolly can attest to that.

Not so, DD.

You seem to have little education re. blow flies, bush flies, bar flies etc.

They'll all put the bite on you, no matter how down-at-heel and lacking in the essentials of life and basic hygiene you are.

4 weeks in the bush with a under-funded and logistically challenged geological team attests to that.

If it hadn't been for the expensive looking vehicles and trailers we turned up in, (all hired, of course) I think the pub owner would have refused us lodgings on the basis of the huge distances that a decontamination team would have had to travel.

On the other hand, that's maybe why the ablutions were in a separate shed out the back.

 



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It was a tongue in cheek reply Rolly. I was referring to your post regarding BO on Basils "Good Idea" thread!! :)

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Where were you working Rolly.......and what were you looking for .......and did you find it?

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Disco Duck wrote:

It was a tongue in cheek reply Rolly.........



Yeh! I know! wink

 



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Disco Duck wrote:

Where were you working Rolly.......and what were you looking for .......and did you find it?



 Lasseters reef?



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This is such a friendly forum - thank you for taking the time to reply to my newbie concerns and for your words of wisdom and encouragement.
ZedJay smile.gif

-- Edited by ZedJay on Tuesday 24th of November 2009 01:18:07 PM

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Hi Zedjay welcome to comedy capers.A good first aid kit,sensible clothing,considerable quantaties of liquid Yummies,if you have enough space perhaps some fresh water.Oh yes and beware of the Tocks looking for their mates the Tick.........................ok childish but that's just me.Safe travel Zedjay.Cheers.Ibbo.

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We are a very friendly lot Zedjay so hang around and ask lots of questions. No need to send money yet. That comes closer to Christmas. twenty dollars each should do it :) :) J/k

Would like a little more info in you bio. such as gender, where you are from etc.



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Hi...Zedjay.....welcome to the G/Ns.......ignore Ducky.....he hasnt had his meds todaybiggrin

 

Tick remover....found this site

http://www.campertrailers.org/tick_twister.htm

Dave



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Nobody is going to let me make any money around here :(


You would be the ONLY one who knew where the Tick removal site was

Smokey................confuseconfuse

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Daisy and Disco Duck

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I have a really good method of extracting ticks. Take a length of cotton, fishing line even dental floss and tie a figure 8 knot around it as close to the skin as possible then simply pull the tick out

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Very interesting tick tips - thanks

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Gawd all those ticks,  I must have gone to the wrong school,  I only ever got crosses,but a good eraser made things look good.

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drongo & wendy wrote:

Gawd all those ticks,  I must have gone to the wrong school,  I only ever got crosses,but a good eraser made things look good.


         We can relate to that .confuse

 



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Hi Zedjay. Welcome from us as well. Those naughty boys WILL keep you entertained.Know a little bit about ticks. Before you venture too far.... go to your Dr and ask mfor a script for CYDECTIN. Now , before anyone starts jumping up and down.....I KNOW IT'S A CATTLE DIP.....OK. We have done our share of travels and would NOT travel without them. A tick can kill. One small, and I mean very small pill would save you. Most people take precautions in the way of first aid etc and that as it should be, but very rarely does one think of the dangers of ticks. The area around St George,Qld, Lightning Ridge, NSW, is lousy with them. Not the big "cattle tick" but tiny tiny tiny little ones. If you are unlucky to be bitten...one tablet makes it drop off and stay in your system {safely} and repels others from sucking on you. I do know from experience, so next time you visit the Dr. ask him... In the meantime ..... just enjoy the banter from "the Guys".

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Banter DellieMay.......did you say Banter ?? Frankly, I'm shocked!! I am also very disappointed........I have never been a witness to any of that sort of behaviour on here!! Ibbo will have something to say about this I'm sure.

You can correct this mistake by sending everyone 20 dollars (small unmarked bills).....................or you have to have a front seat view of the video of Ibbo putting his underpants on!!

Choice is yours!!

Shame on you DellieMay

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Daisy and Disco Duck

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Gotta Think Outside the Square!

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Basil Faulty wrote:

I have a really good method of extracting ticks. Take a length of cotton, fishing line even dental floss and tie a figure 8 knot around it as close to the skin as possible then simply pull the tick out


Hi Basil.
Have you ever done that ?   We were always told as children, NEVER just pull a tick to get rid of it. 
Reason ?     They leave their heads behind, and you wind up with a very nasty infection.

Kerosene will make them wriggle out and drop off. 

I have seen people with infections after picking them off with tweezers, or just pulling them off with fingers. Not nice at all.

Cheers,
xina.

 



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DD... The mind boggles!!!!Ibbo on the side of the bed, undies in his hand,NAWWWWWWW.
Where do I send the 20 bucks to?

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LOL DellieMay..............I KNEW I would be 20 bucks richer LOL LOL

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Daisy and Disco Duck

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Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can't even get into my own pants.

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Someone has to say it might as well be me........ "Do we know what makes a Tick Tock"......Sorry. After lunch boredom.

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No but I know what ticks on a wall................

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Daisy and Disco Duck

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Gotta Think Outside the Square!

Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can't even get into my own pants.

If at First You Don't Succeed.......Redefine Success !!
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xina wrote:

Basil Faulty wrote:

I have a really good method of extracting ticks. Take a length of cotton, fishing line even dental floss and tie a figure 8 knot around it as close to the skin as possible then simply pull the tick out


Hi Basil.
Have you ever done that ?   We were always told as children, NEVER just pull a tick to get rid of it. 
Reason ?     They leave their heads behind, and you wind up with a very nasty infection.

Kerosene will make them wriggle out and drop off. 

I have seen people with infections after picking them off with tweezers, or just pulling them off with fingers. Not nice at all.

Cheers,
xina.

 


yep tried it and it worked well pulled the head out and all. Still nasty wound as the venom from the tick makes the area very sore and inflamed. Another way is to put some metho on the tick and set fire to it....

 



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When we lived at North Head in Sydney, my kids often had ticks.  Other mothers told me to use very narrow pointed tweezers to get right down under the body as far as possible then pull. I applied antiseptic afterwards. It worked, with no infections, but I think it might be that the ticks hadnt been on long enough to insert their head deeply. Never knew you shouldnt pull them out! confuse

For leeches, on the other hand, theres lotsa remedies. Salt, metho, kero, even a lighted match! but how ever you get them to drop off the wound bleeds very generously afterwards.  bleh



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