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Mosquito nets and deet. Having a partner who they find more delicious than you also helps.
by cyberpunk 3y ago
Mosquito nets and deet.
Having a partner who they find more delicious than you also helps.
- zdragnar 3y agoAlas, I am that partner. Nothing but DEET works for me.
- ses1984 3y agoI got some clothes treated with permethrin and that is just as effective as deet for me. If it’s very hot and humid, I still use deet spray, but if the weather is cool enough for pants and long sleeves, I’ll put on my clothes and I’m good to go.
- Tempest1981 3y agoTip: I sprayed some Deet on our door, and it caused the paint to bubble.
- mikestew 3y agoKeep it away from musical instruments if you’re outside jamming around the campfire: strips the lacquer finish right off. And apparently strips the finish off a lot of things, say sibling commenters.
- fogleman 3y agoYeah, DEET is a plasticizer. It marred the body of my Canon camera after rubbing off of my arm and onto the camera.
- nucleardog 3y agoYou can get picaridin repellants that are as effective as DEET and won’t do that. It’s also way less greasy and stinky in general.
- Projectiboga 3y agoAlmost as effective. But in a trade off picaridin is better vs flies and gnats. I feel a few percent less effective vs mosquitoes is worth what I hope is a less toxic repellent. It was first developed in the 1980s and is derived from peppers.
- klyrs 3y agoI spilled some DEET on a desk as a kid, and it stripped the varnish clean to the wood. Great if you want to take that long-procrastinated woodworking project camping?