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Chrisatthebeach
Feb 18, 2016Explorer
I live very close to Hunting Island, a little more inshore and do not have that much of a problem with them. Do as wildtoad says and bring a box fan to keep under the awning, we take two. As far as August, unless we have had a lot of rain they are not that bad, we have about two weeks in early spring and two weeks in late fall when the bugs are the worst, the rest of the time the heat takes care of them.
Cutter Bug-Free backyard can be bought on a hose end sprayer at big box stores and is very effective if you spray a lot, it does not really kill the bugs but makes them go elsewhere and really does not leave a smell. When we go to Hunting Island I take two of them with me and spray down the site including under the trailer and all into the grass and bushes-trees all around. Unless it rains it lasts the whole week. I have never had the park rangers say anything about it, but maybe that is because they never saw me do it, never thought about it being a problem.
Hopefully you got one of the low number sites up near the beach, if so the breezes from the ocean will keep them at bay, if not the fans will.
People are moving into Charleston and Beaufort counties in record numbers, obviously the bugs are not bad enough to run them off.
You will be arriving when the shrimp are getting to the perfect size and the blue crabs will be plentiful. Gay Seafood just outside the park is a good source for fresh shrimp.
Have fun and do not worry too much about the bugs.
Cutter Bug-Free backyard can be bought on a hose end sprayer at big box stores and is very effective if you spray a lot, it does not really kill the bugs but makes them go elsewhere and really does not leave a smell. When we go to Hunting Island I take two of them with me and spray down the site including under the trailer and all into the grass and bushes-trees all around. Unless it rains it lasts the whole week. I have never had the park rangers say anything about it, but maybe that is because they never saw me do it, never thought about it being a problem.
Hopefully you got one of the low number sites up near the beach, if so the breezes from the ocean will keep them at bay, if not the fans will.
People are moving into Charleston and Beaufort counties in record numbers, obviously the bugs are not bad enough to run them off.
You will be arriving when the shrimp are getting to the perfect size and the blue crabs will be plentiful. Gay Seafood just outside the park is a good source for fresh shrimp.
Have fun and do not worry too much about the bugs.
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