[pct-l] DEET alternatives

[calliger at infolane.com (calliger@infolane.com)]

"deet-o" (ditto!)

Esp. after seeing one persons leg totally covered with bite..
it was very surprising that that person did not go into shock!

R


On Fri, 27 May 2005 08:34:09 -0700 (PDT), yogi wrote
> I have to believe that anyone who is "DEET averse" 
> has not walked through the Sierra or through Oregon 
> after the snow melt.  I've seen the most granola-hippie 
> hikers practically beg for DEET from other hikers in 
> the Sierra.
> 
> yogi
> www.pcthandbook.com
> 
> Philip Hutson <philip.hutson@ngc.com> wrote:
> For those that are DEET adverse, I've just started trying cutter 
> advanced (picaridin). So far in light tick areas I've come out tick 
> free. I haven't tried it yet in the normal heavy tick areas nor 
> mesquito areas. My wife has tried the the lemon eucalyptus and found 
> it just doesn't last long enough besides the smell is worse than 
> DEET. So far the only place I've found the cutter advanced is larger 
> Walgreens. Jerry have you tested Cutter Advanced yet? -Philip Hutson 
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