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Subject: [at-l] Boots, Bugs, Etc.---
From: thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:41:30 -0500
In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20020115074649.00abc210@mail.ptdprolog.net>
References: <20020115044918.26099.qmail@web20007.mail.yahoo.com><002101c19d7e$a4e51040$c6defea9@lwbooher>

DEET has a bad reputation, but studies do not demonstrate any real world 
toxicities. This has been covered in Backpacker mag a couple of springs 
ago, and Wild Bill (miss that guy) had given us some links for that 
controversy. If one is afraid of DEET, permathrine (spelling is wrong I am 
sure) is applied to the exterior of clothing and lasts a long time - in 
some ways may be better for the long distance hiker without the problem of 
extra weight of insect repellant.

I use a combination of DEET and sunscreen, as usually both are a problem. 
So far (knock on wood) I've not had them invade my original Velcro doors of 
my Nomad.

OrangeBug

At 08:05 AM 1/15/2002 -0500, kahley wrote:
>With the discussion on cooking in plastic, why aren't we
>afraid of deet?  I thought that stuff was bad for ya?????

References:
- [at-l] Boots, Bugs, Etc.---
  - From: orangebug74@yahoo.com (Orange Bug)
- [at-l] Boots, Bugs, Etc.---
  - From: lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)
- [at-l] Boots, Bugs, Etc.---
  - From: kahley7@ptd.net (kahley)

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