[pct-l] HEET vs. DEET

[jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org (Jerry Goller)]

Certainly not me. There is no other dermally applied chemical that can get
in the race with the safety record of DEET. It has had millions and millions
of applications through it's history with very few adverse reactions. 

To try to get this in perspective, peanuts are *much* more deadly to the
population as a whole than DEET is. 

Jerry


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-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Chuckie V
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:03 AM
To: PCT-List
Subject: [pct-l] HEET vs. DEET

Damn, that was my problem; I used 100% HEET. They're both known carcinogens
so I figured they'd work the same.
   
  Is anyone else here more fearful of chemicals than mosquitoes?
   
  CV
   
  >>>>I completed a maritime survival course in Alaska (I Survived in '85).
One topic was insect repellent. One fact I'm sure of is that the
effectiveness of Deet-based repellents coincides with the percentage of deet
in them. In Alaska, where mosquitos should have fuselage numbers, the only
truly effective repellant is 100% deet. From personal experience, don't
bother with cans, creams, sprays, with anything less than 100% deet.

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