How do you get roaches out of your luggage?
Oct 24th, 2005, 09:52 AM
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How do you get roaches out of your luggage?
I've never posted a message before but I've been lurking here awhile trying to get ideas for our vacation to Hawaii. You may think this isn't a serious question, but it most definitely is. My wife is utterly phobia about roaches. She thinks roaches will get into our luggage and we'll bring them back home with us where they will infest our house. Is there something we can do to prevent that? I thought about leaving our bags outside for a day or two, but that doesn't seem practical. What do you do about roaches in your luggage?
Oct 24th, 2005, 10:01 AM
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We got rid on cockroaches in our old (not current) apartment using "chinese chalk".
Don't know if it's the same type of roaches. And don't even know the correct name of that chalk!
We'd go to a chinese store ask for "cockroach chalk" then draw lines along kitchen furniture and appliances.
You can do this with your luggage: put on the floor and draw a full circle around. IF they cross those lines they'll die. I am serious.
We didn't buy it for a while, but back then, maybe 10 years ago, they sold it 3 for $1.
If you have pets - don't know if safe.
Don't know if it's the same type of roaches. And don't even know the correct name of that chalk!
We'd go to a chinese store ask for "cockroach chalk" then draw lines along kitchen furniture and appliances.
You can do this with your luggage: put on the floor and draw a full circle around. IF they cross those lines they'll die. I am serious.
We didn't buy it for a while, but back then, maybe 10 years ago, they sold it 3 for $1.
If you have pets - don't know if safe.
Oct 24th, 2005, 10:10 AM
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I've been to Hawaii many many times, and have never, ever even seen a roach. Not in a hotel, not in several condos, not in a rental car, not in a restaurant, not in a beach-side restroom. And, after living in places like Houston and Florida, where they are everywhere, I'm very familiar with them. If there is such great concern, just make sure you shake everything out before and after packing!
Oct 24th, 2005, 10:27 AM
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When you get home take your bags immediately to your back yard or whatever you have. Take all the clothes out and shake them like you shake a rug. Then put them into your laundry machine. If you don't have those kind of facilities bring your bags to a commercial laundry and put everything through a washer before you bring the clothes and bags home.
Oct 24th, 2005, 10:45 AM
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When young- well younger anyway- I worked in pharmacy and in pharmaceutical distribution centers. All of these places, like shipping yards etc. have roaches somewhere in the shipped boxes or goods.
Once I found one in the cuff of my pants. After that I never took my purse in the house and used to leave my outer coat outside in a screened porch as well and shake everything out before I brought it in with me.
And for a trip I would do exactly as jorr has described. Exactly the same.
I'm paranoid about this because I have been in ultra clean facilities and have taken in medical packaging, dropped it at the door or dock (too heavy) and have had three or four run out upon the package hitting the ground.
Once I found one in the cuff of my pants. After that I never took my purse in the house and used to leave my outer coat outside in a screened porch as well and shake everything out before I brought it in with me.
And for a trip I would do exactly as jorr has described. Exactly the same.
I'm paranoid about this because I have been in ultra clean facilities and have taken in medical packaging, dropped it at the door or dock (too heavy) and have had three or four run out upon the package hitting the ground.
Oct 24th, 2005, 10:52 AM
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LOL Z, this should be a "theme" idea for a get-together!
JJ5, these are some horrific experiences!
GoTravel I am with you! Turning Jorr in to the PETA people, they are fierce! (SPCA helps animals, PETA fights humans)
JJ5, these are some horrific experiences!
GoTravel I am with you! Turning Jorr in to the PETA people, they are fierce! (SPCA helps animals, PETA fights humans)
Oct 24th, 2005, 10:54 AM
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Goatman, has your wife ever had a phobia about roaches in the luggage when you've gone other places? And if you think you have to prevent the roaches, instead of help your wife w/the phobia, well.....
ok, let's take a poll. How many of us have had roaches come back in our luggage from a trip and infest our house?
ok, let's take a poll. How many of us have had roaches come back in our luggage from a trip and infest our house?
Oct 24th, 2005, 11:04 AM
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We went to Kauai last summer. Our rental car was infested with roaches. I am surprised that we did not bring any home. YUK!!!! We emptied out our luggage in the laundry room and washed everything immediately. We have not seen a roach. By the way, our hotel was roach free.
Oct 24th, 2005, 11:04 AM
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Oh no, no, I'm not a troll. At least I don't think so. This may be a ridiculous question, but it is a real one. (BTW, I meant "phobic" in my original post.)
We've never had a problem in our travels before, but my wife says that when she lived in the tropics as a military brat, they accidentally brought roaches with them in their move back to the states - the orgins of the phobia, I suppose.
We've never had a problem in our travels before, but my wife says that when she lived in the tropics as a military brat, they accidentally brought roaches with them in their move back to the states - the orgins of the phobia, I suppose.
