[pct-l] DEET & clothing?

[pies_con_queso at yahoo.com (Brian Weber)]

I always used to put it on my skin... and I used to put on a lot of it because it didn't seem to work as well.
 
Then this last summer, when my buddy and I were out, he sprayed me with only four shots... one on each shoulder and one on each pant leg (I was wearing shorts). I remained bug-free for the entire three-day weekend with that little shot! This also makes clear a good point... that the for whatever reason, either absorption, evaporation, dilution from sweat, etc... skin doesn't seem to hold up the DEET as well (at least for ME, and that's all I need to worry about). The clothing, since it's not radiating heat or moisture, seems to hold the spray longer.
 
All in all, we all do what works best for us as individuals.

Phil Baily <pbaily@webuniverse.net> wrote:
I've used 100% DEET on my hikes for a number of years. I put it on my body
and have had no ill effects. A good friend always puts it on his clothes,
never on his body, with no ill effects. Both of us remain unbitten by bugs.
There has been much written (most of it a long time ago) about dangers of
using it on your body, but I don't remember what they were or if they were
speculative or tested or whether it varies with the person, but I've told
you my experience. As far as clothing goes, I think it depends upon the
material. My experience had been the following: the writing on the outside
of the container it comes in, is gone quickly after a few spills. My Swiss
Army knife outer casing has been eaten away by this stuff. I now carry my
bottle , with the writing gone, in a plastic zip-lock type bag. That seems
to remain undamaged.

Phil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Weber" 

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Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 10:21 AM
Subject: [pct-l] DEET & clothing?


> That's not what I've heard. I learned it's better to put DEET on your
clothing because then it doesn't sweat off. If you're only using a small
amount, it shouldn't make a bit of difference.
>
> I've grown up covered in DEET and my clothes fell apart for a myriad of
other reasons.
>
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