[pct-l] Deet!

[DayLate07 .]

I think, at least for me, that DEET works better at keeping the bugs away.
It doesn't last very long just a few hours though.  Also I could find DEET
based products everywhere - while premethrin wasn't that available.  I
shipped myself some  permethrin at Kennedy Meadows and treated my clothes
there.  I really noticed that my pants didn't seem to be as effective after
a week or so but they were wet so often from stream crossings in the
sierra's that I'm sure I just washed away most of it.

I distinctly remember observing 5 different species of mosquitos when I
hiked, I'm sure I encountered more but I only was able to segment them into
5 distinct groups.   Besides looking physically different they had
behavioral differences too - such as how quickly they would bite after
landing and where they tended to land.   I also found that if I stopped at
a spot, say a campsite for the night, and spent a good 5 to 10 minutes just
sitting still and killing every one that came too me that I wouldn't be
bothered by them very much afterwards.  But for the first 5 to 10 minutes I
would have to seriously concentrate on killing every one that landed on
me.  There is some satisfaction in doing that anyway.

Day-Late


>
> Just wondering,  is there a reason to use DEET spray on your clothes
> instead of Primithrin?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 23, 2014, at 5:35 PM, "DayLate07 ." <dthibaul07 at gmail.com> 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.
> >
>
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