[pct-l] Deets Revenge

[Montedodge@aol.com]

I read that Deet really does a number on a persons liver. ( goes through the 
skin where it finally makes your liver work overtime) People who live in 
Alaska and buy this stuff by the gallon are dropping like flies in their 
fifties. ( liver cancer related to deet ) For the thru-hiker, a good week of 
trail crust ( grime made of dirt, sweat, spilled oatmeal or anything else 
that sticks to your skin ) seems to detour most of these little blood 
suckers. The one thing to throw into your plans though is how good deet works 
in repelling ticks. Up above Lake Chelan must be one of the biggest tick 
habitats I know of in the spring. I carry a small bottle of whatever brand 
with the highest deet% I can find. Put this on socks and pants to ward off 
hitchhikers. I still dab some on my neck and face at peak bug season. My 
view, take the deet if in spring tick areas but just buy a headnet and pray 
for wind when dealing with just mosquitoes. P.S. Men do have an advantage 
when it comes to mosquitoes over women just because of body hair ( face, arms 
and maybe legs, but I don't know after seeing some of the gals legs here from 
Evergreen State College ) Remember= Deet Kills
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