[pct-l] Oregon

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

One "good" feature about Oregon is the relative lack of easily  
accessible laundry facilities. So if you do get or make treated  
clothing, it may actually last quite well. No matter what you use,  
make sure to tuck in your shirt. I bent over to pack my tent and a  
cloud of mosquitoes flew up my shirt and instantly bit me all over my  
chest. And you still may need your DEET to make your daily nature  
contribution. I would usually apply DEET to my bottom before emerging  
from my tent so that I'd be all ready when the time came (which was  
usually only a few minutes later.)

On Jan 27, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:21:05 -0800 (PST)
> From: nosirreeb <nosirreeb at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [pct-l]  Oregon
>
> "I realize that you can treat your clothes and that?it is somewhat  
> cheaper, but is the result as good? And will it last as long?"
>
> How long the treatment will last is highly dependent on the  
> solution strength of the permethrin. The commonly found Sawyer  
> product is a pretty weak strength (.5%) and reportedly lasts  
> through six washings. One can get much stronger solutions at  
> agricultural supply stores or online which can be applied at much  
> higher strengths of ones choosing. I believe the US Military uses a  
> 2.5% solution applied through soaking (which I prefer to spray-on)  
> that reportedly lasts for one year or 50 or so washings.