[pct-l] Deet

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, all,

After several spring/early summer trips between the border and Kennedy
Meadows without DEET or Permethrin my S.Cal. tick-total stands at exactly
one:  I picked up that one just south of Cajon Junction in the grassy Little
Horsethief Canyon.

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>wrote:

> James,
>
> When the ticks are out in force you will need head to toe protection. They
> are
> in the grass along the trail. They are on the vegetation that you can't
> avoid
> brushing against as you pass through. They are there waiting for you on the
> branches that you duck under. They seem to love getting into your
> hair. They are
> out to get you! If you want to avoid them (and the possibility of Lyme
> desease) you need socks, pants, shirt and hat made of fabric saturated with
> permethrin - not just "some" of your cloths. Read Dr. Murrey's post on how
> he
> has treated his cloths for the past five years. Or use ExOfficio.
>
> MendoRider
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "jamesfmiller at hotmail.com" <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>
> To: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Sat, April 16, 2011 10:42:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Deet
>
>
> Railriders have an 'insect shield' in some of their clothing. Good for 70
> washings ,they claim.
>
> -----Original message-----
>
> From: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
> >To: "James F. Miller" <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>, pct-l at backcountry.net
> >Sent: Sun, Apr 17, 2011 02:33:39 GMT+00:00
> >Subject: Re: [pct-l] Deet
> >
> >
> >I see that Railriders sells Adventure clothing and also sells 3M Ultrathon
> >insect repellent.
> >That's not the same as the ExOfficio Buzz Off clothing products which
> >effectively repel insects and ticks.You don't have to apply the repellent
> to the
> >cloths. Look it up on the web.
> >
> >MendoRider
> >
> >
> >
> ________________________________
> From: James F. Miller <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>
> >To: mendoridered at yahoo.com; esmith11 at my.whitworth.edu; pct-l
> ><pct-l at backcountry.net>
> >Sent: Sat, April 16, 2011 6:12:00 PM
> >Subject: RE: [pct-l] Deet
> >
> >Look at RailRider clothing.
> >
> >Thats what we are using
> >
> >jimanddona
> >
> >> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:37:36 -0700
> >> From: mendoridered at yahoo.com
> >> To: esmith11 at my.whitworth.edu; pct-l at backcountry.net
> >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Deet
> >>
> >> Just wear insect repellent clothing like I did. I never had a tick on me
> and
> >>the
> >>
> >> insects did not bother me - over five months on the PCT.  Mosquitoes
> didn't
> >>land
> >>
> >> on my cloths and bite through - they just didn't land when they smelled
> the
> >> permethrin. Check out ExOfficio  Insect Shield and Buzz Off with
> >>permethrin. REI
> >>
> >> sells it or you can find it on the web. I wore the socks, pants, shirt
> and hat
> >
> >> with cape to protect your neck. When the mosquitoes were really bad I
> also put
> >
> >> insect repellent on the back of my hands,and on my forehead and cheeks.
> >>
> >> MendoRider
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Ethan Smith <esmith11 at my.whitworth.edu>
> >> To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> >> Sent: Sat, April 16, 2011 1:08:54 PM
> >> Subject: [pct-l] Deet
> >>
> >> Will consistent application of Deet to clothing to ward off ticks
> results in
> >> fabric breakdown?
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Ethan
> >>
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