[pct-l] Mosquitos and Tyvek

[aslive at charter.net]

I checked out the prices of clothing with insect repellent in them and 
found them to be a bit pricey.  What I do now is to treat my own 
clothing with Permethrin.  You can find this at REI or cheaper at 99 
cent stores.  When I treat my hat and shirt collier, the little flying 
bastards fly around my face but they do not land on me.  This stuff is 
not for use on your skin as Deet is not to be used on your clothing. 
Between the two of them, I do fine.

Shepherd


On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Edward Anderson wrote:

> Rhiannon,
>  
> At REI I bought insect and tick repellent clothes for my PCT ride. 
> They are made by ExOfficio and you can also find them on line. I wore 
> their socks, pants, shirt, and the hat with cape to protect my neck. I 
> found that approach to be very effective.  The active insect/tick 
> repellent is permethern - which is completely safe for humans as it is 
> used in clothes. In bad mosquito infested areas I also used Deet on 
> the back of my hands and on my cheeks and forehead.  
> MendoRider-Hiker
>
> ________________________________
>  From: b j <xthrow at yahoo.com>
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 10:17 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Mosquitos and Tyvek
>   I can't find a mosquito anywhere right now to test this out -- does 
> anyone know if Tyvek is mosquito proof?
>
> -Rhiannon
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