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

[Sean 'Miner' Nordeen]

Last summer on the PCT,I wore a pair of railrider pants and shirt which are made out of Duralite Nylon and I found that the Sawyer spray on Permithrin bonded well with my clothing and hat.  I sprayed it on heavily at Kennedy Meadows and mosquitos never did bite through it. 

>From my previous Sierra experiences they would have bit through my shirt numerous times without the Permithrin.  As it isn't a repellent, they'd still land and crawl around, but they'd quickly fly off without trying to bite through.  I only resorted to using my DEET (Ultrathon loion) for 2 really bad days in Northern Yosemite when they finally started going for my hands even when I was moving.  The permithrin still seemed to be working somewhat 2months latter in mid-Oregon and I never felt the need to reapply it to my clothing.

-Miner


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