permethrin
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How to Treat Clothes with Permethrin Insect Repellent
Permethrin Insect Repellent is a pesticide that you spray on clothes to kill black flies, ticks, and mosquitoes. If used…
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Permethrin Soak Method Guide
Permethrin is an insect repellent and insecticide that bonds to fabric and can be used on your clothes, tent, or…
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Ticks, Lyme Disease, and Permethrin
Given the number of non-hikers that ask me about ticks and Lyme disease, it appears that either the awareness of…
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Backpacking Lyme Disease Prevention
Some people think I’m cracked when it comes to the preventive measures I take to avoid tick bites and getting…
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RailRiders Eco Mesh Pants: A Love Affiar
I just bought another pair of Railrider’s Eco Mesh Pants. This will be my tenth pair and the 9th year…
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Insect Shield Clothing for Preventing Lyme Disease on the Appalachian Trail
Lyme Disease is reaching epidemic proportions on the Appalachian Trail yet hikers still insist on hiking in short sleeve shirts and…
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RailRiders Madison River Shirt with Insect Shield
I spent the majority of this summer wearing a RailRider’s Madison River Shirt for hiking and backpacking that proved ideal for…
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Chemical Free Insect-Bite Prevention
Last year, I used 4 squirt bottles of Ben's 100% DEET to prevent mosquito bites. I'd slather Ben's on my…
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Trip Report: May 24-26, AT/LT, Rt.9 to Bromley Mountain
I just got back from an epic 40 mile hike section of the Long Trail in Vermont, hiking northbound from…
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