gr_andrews
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Does it help at all for mosquitoes?
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From my experience it doesn't keep them away from u like a thermacell and they still land on u but seem to fly off quickly.....but still skeeter bites if I forget thermacellDoes it help at all for mosquitoes?
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From my experience it doesn't keep them away from u like a thermacell and they still land on u but seem to fly off quickly.....but still skeeter bites if I forget thermacell
How much is Pemethrin(?) concentrate and where do you get it?
I think sweat hinders the performance... .early in the day I'll see them jump off....after sweat saturated the shirt I see them crawling and not jumping off....I apply after every wash....these steps are taken the day before.....step 1 make sure the kitty put away 2 hang clothes on the clothesline 3 gloves and face shield 4 spray down concentrating on the spots they can get access to your skin 5 wait a couple hours 6 put clothes in drybag.....I put my clothes on once I get to the area I'm hunting. I keep my shirt tucked in with a belt on my pants that is adjusted kinda tight to help keep them out. I wear bibs more than pants so I'll tuck my shirt into my undies with the bibs....I wear treated liner gloves that I tuck the sleeves of the shirt under to help keep them out there also....
@Weldabeast there's a formula in this article. Says, "How to dilute concentrated permethrin." and there's more in the comments section of that article. Depends on concentration of the stuff you buy.Amazon carries it, Martin's or sawyers. Any farm store will have it too. Here's the method I use:
Permethrin Soak Method Guide - SectionHiker.com
Permethrin is an insect repellant and insecticide that bonds to fabric and can be used on your clothsectionhiker.com
I have some from the feed store. It's called zone-plus. I mix it 2 ounces per gallon and that's a .566% concentration by my math. Slightly stronger than sawyers. I haven't had a tick since I switched from the pre-mix stuff. MUCH cheaper.I'm tired of giving Sawyer so much $ .....anybody want to give some step by step instructions on mixing the concentrate to the correct dilution for treating clothes?