[pct-l] Ticks / QUESTION ON TICK TROUBLE / Sawyer soak & utltrathon cream

[David Thibault]

I had a similar experience, I was using nylon pants as well.  The Permithren
didn't seem to last very long.  I applied in at Kennedy Meadows.  Of course
I was tramping through so much water crossing streams that I was probably
washing most of it away.  But I suspect it doesn't last as long on nylon.

 I wore the pants to avoid using Deet as much as possible.  I was hoping the
Permithren would work better.  In the end I ended up just spraying deet on
my clothes.  I don't like the feel of deet on my skin so I wear pants and
long sleeve shirts and just spray my clothes and my hat.  I occasionally had
to resort to a headnet too.

Day-Late


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> The problem is that I've started using nylon hiking pants by Columbia (70%
> ntactel nylon shell / 30% cotton lining).  I suspect that the Permithren in
> the Sawyer soak (or spray) does not bind well with the nylon and thus I'm
> not confident of the "6 weeks of protection."  The spray on my shoes / socks
> would still be okay, but I'm not sure about nylon pants / wiking shirt, etc.
> I suspect the permithrin in the soak will wash out after one wash. Maybe not
> even bind well enough for a full protection one time.
>
> Anyone else use Sawyer products for tick / mosquito repellent?
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