Re: [Paddlewise] Avon bug repelant?

From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk_at_gsp.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 00:11:12 -0400
On Mon, Jun 01, 1998 at 06:42:13AM -0400, JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com wrote:
> I'd second Steve's comments.  The stuff got big play when the military issued
> it as a bug repellent a while back, and a lot of military surplus stores
> carried it --- and some still do.  Some of them still have a <lot> of it,

Avon also now makes a combination bug repellant/sunscreen related to it.
No word on its aromatic properties. ;-)

And I just saw an article -- in Canoe & Kayak, I think -- about some
nifty DEET wrist/ankle-bands that release it slowly over a 4-5 day
period, alleviating the need to coat yourself in the stuff.

---Rsk
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