Formula for mixing permethrin - Backpacking Light
2017年7月13日 · Mix 1oz permethrin with 19oz water to make 20oz of 0.5% permethrin, if I did the math right. If I did it wrong, it likely won’t matter if you have 0.5% or 0.476% or 0.526% or something like that. I think most medicine cups are 30ml or about 1oz. A …
Definitive answers to MYOG Permethrin - Backpacking Light
2015年4月19日 · I'm looking for definitive answers to some of my Permethrin questions. I used the sawyer permethrin spray last year…and it was a pain to keep squeezing the bottle, flipping clothes over, etc. And, I couldn't do as many clothes otherwise I would quickly run out of spray. This year I bought Permethrin SFR, a 36.8% permethrin solution.
Permethrin - still the go to? - Backpacking Light
2022年3月21日 · These substances are toxic, so use only as much as necessary, and only when insects are present. Would never use clothing treated heavily enough with Permethrin, or DEET for that matter, to last multiple washings. The amount of Permethrin I do use, washes right out with time, rain and/or washings; so need to reapply it the next day it is used.
Permethrin on water resistant pants? - Backpacking Light
2019年1月10日 · It is likely responsible for picking up more permethrin than would otherwise be accounted for by the raw poly. Anyway, Cotton will accept permethrin for up to 70 or more washings, easily. Poly will be coated with permethrin for about 3-7 washings. There is no difference in the permethrin molecules between the various companies.
Permethrin Shelf Life - Backpacking Light
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Permethrin long term technique - Backpacking Light
2017年7月1日 · Subjects wearing permethrin-treated sneakers and socks were 73.6 times less likely to have a tick bite than subjects wearing untreated footware. Subjects wearing permethrin-treated shorts and T-shirts were 4.74 and 2.17 times, respectively, less likely to receive a tick bite in areas related to those specific garments than subjects wearing ...
Permethrin tick repellent for clothing - Backpacking Light
2014年4月13日 · You can also treat your own clothing, using a spray product with 0.5% solution of permethrin: YouTube. The only catch is that the cost of this stuff adds up really quickly if you treat all your stuff. The Sawyer spray bottles (24 ounces) are $17 and you can go through one of these in no time if start spraying socks, pants, backpacks, tents. Sawyer
Permithrin Soaked Clothing - Backpacking Light
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Disposing of permethrin spray - Backpacking Light
2016年4月23日 · Then spray with sawyer trying not to get any on my hands. Just spray the outside of clothes. Let dry a couple days. Wash my hands really good. I try to avoid washing the clothes because it’ll wash the permethrin away. Permethrin isn’t too toxic and diseases from ticks can be bad so justify some risk.
DWR treatment vs Permethrin compatibility - Backpacking Light
2013年9月11日 · I have used a DWR on my shirt, and, it was also dipped in permethrin. It works, sort-of. But mosquitoes bite through the shirt, anyway, more for black-flies, no-see-ums, etc. My own nylon pants are usually dipped in permethrin, allowed to dry, rinsed and then laundered. Permethrin acts like a DYE. Sort-of like a blue dye on cotton cloths.