Originally Posted by
staehpj1
Yeah permethrin not for pplication on skin. It works great for treating clothing though.
I should probably try picardin. I guess I am stuck in the old days where deet was pretty much the only answer that actually worked.
BTW, in my experience low percentage deet works fine if splashed on liberally and a bit more often than when using the high concentration stuff. So I hve used the low percentage stuff and splashed it on liberally.
Yeah, I am carrying a different repellent for skin and the permethrin for clothes, shoes, tent and other items. Apparently permethrin needs to be renewed approximately every 6 weeks (or 10 washes) and the type (water based) that does not harm equipment like tent netting is not widely available as far as I know. So if one is planning a trip for 10 months it is arguably useful to carry some to renew the repellent.