[pct-l] Bugs

[BWIL5272@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Brad Wilson)]

I still use DEET, but if you've seen what happens when you spray it on nylon
- you know this stuff can't be good for your skin... I met a hiker early in
my hike - she was wearing spandex tights with huge holes in them. She said
the sprayed them with DEET - not realizing what was going to happen. The
repellant ate right through the material - Like I said, I do use it when
things get real bad, but it does scare me...

-Brad



On 2/8/03 2:06 PM, "Tony DiLorenzo" <tdilopct@yahoo.com> wrote:

> This is based on my own use of DEET over a 3 to 4 week
> period on my thru-hike.  There have also been a number
> of studies done that do determine that there is liver
> damage after prolong use.  As for contacting any
> number of diseases on the trail there are plenty, but
> how many people do you hear getting these.  As for the
> West Nile it affect the young and the old the worst.
> If you are healthy and get it your body will build an
> immunity to it.  Ticks are down south and I haven't
> heard of many cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted in the
> area.
>
> These are all my opinion, but when I was getting pains
> in my abdomen from using DEET I decided to dicontinue
> using it and the pains went away.  Nothing else was
> changed.
>
> Tony
>
>
> --- Jerry Goller <jerrygoller@backpackgeartest.org>
> wrote:
>> Interesting observation. What is it based on? DEET
>> is one of the most
>> tested, most used chemicals we put on our bodies. It
>> has proved to be
>> amazingly benign. You're chances of contracting West
>> Nile, Rocky Mountain
>> Spotted, or any of a number of other disease carried
>> by mosquitoes and ticks
>> are vastly higher than sustaining any liver, or any
>> other, damage. The DEET
>> is by far the less dangerous.
>> Jerry
>>
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>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pct-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
>> [mailto:pct-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net] On
>> Behalf Of Tony DiLorenzo
>> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 11:16 AM
>> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>> Subject: [pct-l] Bugs
>>
>>
>>
>> I would personal recommend that you stay away from
>> DEET.  It is bad for you liver.
>>
>> Tony
>>
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