[pct-l] insects!

[jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org (Jerry Goller)]

Have you ever tried the timed release stuff? The military did a study that
showed that concentrations above 30% added nothing. The reason that 100%
seems to work better is that sweat breaks down DEET and it loses
effectiveness. The higher concentration appears to work better because it
will take more breaking down (as a very simple explanation). The controlled
release stuff does just that....releases it over time (12 hours or so) at
concentrations of 20% to 30%. It's not to be confused with the lotions that
have "normal" DEET at 20%.
Jerry

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-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of The Mountain
Goat
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:40 PM
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Cc: themtgoat@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [pct-l] insects!


I love deet, but the deet lotions and some other deet liquids are only
20-75% Deet. I use the 95-99% Deet stuff and it would work for a good at
leat an 1/2 hour on up to about an hour even for them hungry litte critters.
The Deet lotions/liquids that are -25%-75% just don't last that long in my
experience.
 
Permethrin, I think is that stuff that kills lime ticks, and probably a lot
of other critters. I did not know you could buy it? without a persciption...
-Mountain Goat-
 
Summer of  Kelly Kinneen ;
 
Used Deet lotion (20%) and bugs would stay away for only 10 minutes. He
Wants something better than that. REI Recommends another deet based lotion,
and Permethrin to wash clothes in before trip.....


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