"Welcome to the your UK Travel Equipment supplier. We specialise in personal protection and heathcare products for the traveller. Whether you are off on a hiking holiday to the jungles and mountains of South America, exploring India in your Gap Year, backpacking in Australia or simply need to brave the midges of Scotland we have a range of products to make your visit that little bit more comfortable and of course safe. Our products include a variety of insect protection products, sun care products and general health care equipment for the traveller"

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When travelling you need to consider carefully what essentials you need to take with you, this will of course depend on where you are travelling to. Any exotic or tropical location will have its own specific issues but one of the most important things to consider is protection from insects. There are many little beasts out there that bite, sting and generally make a nuisance of themselves.

Why do we need to protect ourselves from insect bites? Well, The bite itself can be uncomfortable and itchy but then there are the additional health issues beyond just the bite. Many tropical insects carry diseases, remember you wont be the first human or animal that they have bitten, and of course flying insects are not that fussy what they have just landed on before you, so you really need to provide as much protection as possible.

This means insect repellents and mosquito nets, and not just a cheap repellent you bought locally, this is your health and life that we are talking about. You need a high quality effective and long lasting repellent, a net to sleep under that will actually keep those insects out. You can find these here at Travel Equipment.

Then there is sun protection, the sun can be much stronger than it appears, if you are travelling somewhere hot and you are not used to it, then you need good quality sun protection and after sun.

What about first aid, it is better to be safe than sorry and to carry a small emergency first aid kit, order yours today, here from your holiday travelling equipment supplier.

A brief introduction to mosquito nets

A mosquito net usually refers to a net that you sleep under at night. They are intended to stop you from being bitten by insects when you are sleeping often when you are travelling, backpacking or camping. Although they are often referred to as mosquito nets they are effective against all flying insects.

They are made from a mesh type fabric that has holes too small to allow insects to pass through but large enough for air to flow through. The size of these holes and are usually referred to by the number of them in a square inch of the fabric. The higher this number, the smaller the holes are and therefore the more effective they are against very small insects. Most mosquito nets tend to have from 196 to 400 holes per square inch.

There are several different types of mosquito net currently available, most require them to be suspended above your sleeping area to form an enclosed protective area around you but some are completely self supporting and only need to be removed from their bags to be available for immediate use. Some are treated with an insecticide to kill the insect on contact but not all so you need to consider carefully which is the right one for you when you buy your mosquito net.

Although mosquito nets are mainly used in tropical areas they can also be of use in areas with large biting midge populations. In many tropical areas they are an essential defence against malaria and dengue fever, but are equally beneficial in avoiding the painful itchy lumps caused by insect bites generally.