Tick Repellent

[Doc Nock]

Originally posted by Tall Paul:
Bowless, the commercial stuff that adheres to fabric is oderless.  Its the stuff thats formulated for vegetation and animals that will have an odor.

Apparently its the solvent or carrier medium that is different...

There is a version one of the big sites that is sold by only ONE STORE in the country that is supposedly formulated for people and clothing...but it's rather expensive and time consuming in you bag clothes and set them and leave them damp in the bag for 2 hrs... aaayyye.

Zradix,

I wear those head coverings with the eyes cut out...I spray them too, wear them and a hat... deer freak out at our /my white skin in the trees!

Consequently, with camo gloves, head face mask, hat, jacket and pants... I have no untreated exposed skin... cept when scouting...

And yeah..if you walk through overhanging brush or pines, you might have them suckers fall on you, but as stated, they hang in brush... and YES, the wee ones we call 'seed ticks" and are of the virulent Deer Tick variety I'm told which carry lyme the most...

Skeeters care W. Nile virus, ticks carry so many different diseases, chiggers make you nuts... (er)and who knows what else out there that bites, stings or sucks blood will do to us now...

I'm back to using Sawyers... but I won't be in the woods without permanone on my clothes.

[frankwright]

I bought permithrin 10% product from a pet supply place online. It has a very mild, maybe castor oil smell.
I cut it to 0.5% with water and add a little primos earth Scent spray to it, figure I am killing two birds with one stone.
I am sure the stuff in the spray can has an ingredient to help it stick to fabric but I have had no problems with my home made spray and have never had a tick, chigger and barely a mosquito get me.
I spray my clothes the night before including head wrap/hat, gloves,face mask  and socks.

I have a Thermocell but I rarely use it except in the worst conditions, I think the clothing treatment keeps them away.

[Scott S.]

I don't know how safe it is, but I have heard of wearing a dog flea/tick collar over each pants cuff/boot top.

[Chinook]

[SuperK]

So what is the correct ratio of water to Permethrin-10 to get it to 0.5%?  I have some that is made by PBI/Gordan company and it says its for livestock and premise spray.  It smells like Frankwright's does.  (A mild castor oil smell.)  Is 20 oz of water to 1 oz of Permethrin-10 correct?  Thanks