[pct-l] Deet!

[Jeffrey Olson]

Get  the 99% jungle juice DEET or equivalent.  Plan on using one of the 
containers every week.  You likely won't so you can give it away at 
resupply points.  This is one area I'd rather be safe than sorry.  It'll 
cost you $60 over the whole trip so don't skimp.

there are lots of people who have "sensitive skin" and don't like 99% 
DEET.  You might be able to use what they don't.  It's for sale at 
almost every resupply point.  Don't worry - find what you can tolerate - 
mosquitos or DEET - for many, that's the issue.  Me - I use Jungle Juice 
to make my wrinkly skin look more wholesome...

Jeff
Rapid City, SD


On 3/23/2014 6:35 PM, DayLate07 . wrote:
> I didn't need DEET until the Sierra's.   As to how much to carry and what
> container - that depends on how you plan to use it.  I use aerosol spray
> cans of Deet because I spray it on my clothing as I don't like the feel of
> DEET on my skin.  I found anything other than the aerosol's didn't cover my
> clothing well so I carried a heavy spray can of Deep Woods Off. I also used
> picaridin on my clothes at Kennedy Meadows but it wore off after a while
> (especially on the pants as they were always wet from stream crossings) so
> I was glad t have the DEET.  By the time I got to Washington I think the
> mossies were pretty much gone.
>
> Day-Late
>
>
>> Any advice on how much Deet to carry and in what kind of container?  I've
>> purchased a couple of 4 oz spray bottles which seem too much to carry and
>> too potentially leaky!  Also, is it something I should start the hike with
>> or bounce?
>> Thanks!
>> Jake
>>
>> .
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