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crawleys come with the terrority i'm afraid... 

don't think it matters what you do they will always get in !!!

Hi

We were on a pitch a few years ago that had an ant nest  in the far corner and they soon found our tent, so we put a thin trail of ant powder around the edge of the tent and it worked well, had to repeat it if it rained hard for a while, but it definatly worked.

I am absolutely petrified of spiders and our first few camping trips in a vis a vis Tesco value tent with a removable central groundsheet were not pleasant for me but after investing in a new tent this season with a SIG I am seriously impressed with the lack of bugs and creepy crawleys.  'Touch wood', no spiders since the change so I would definately recommend these types of tents.

I put the essential oil neat on the groundsheets without a problem.

I have not put any on fabric or the tent walls though.

After watching an episode of How Clean is your House with Kim & Aggie, they suggested making a room spray using a favourite essential oil, in this case citronella oil, mix it with cheap vodka and put in a spray bottle - perhaps that would work!

...although I can think of better uses for vodka!

Hi,

 I take a bottle of spider stop with me as I am also petrified of spiders.

As others have said having a sig is a great deterrent and citronella candles.

http://www.betterware.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?pid=017721&language=en-GB

I tried spider spray and found it far more effective to hit them with the can

Steve