Philip Wylie wrote: <I always understood that 'Deets' disolves plastic and therefore wondering about your recommendation to pour 'Deets' into a plastic bag?> Dave Kruger wrote: <My experience is that DEET attacks plastics such as nylon, phenolics, etc., which are not strictly carbon-hydrogen in composition, but has relatively little effect on polyethylene, polypropylene, etc. (It nails latex, however, which is supposedly strictly C and H only, so I could be off-base here.) In addition, it DOES "migrate" THROUGH thin polyethylene bags at a slow rate, so I would be careful where I stored the bagged jacket.> Right on. I have found that DEET can affect nylon (and the finish on paddles, among other things), but does not seem to affect ziplock bags. I have also found that the DEET does indeed migrate through the plastic bag, so I now store the bag containing the jacket in my utility room with the plastic bag clipped to a coat hanger. When I go on a trip, I put the bagged jacket into a brand new gallon-sized ziplock bag and transport it double-bagged in the pack until I need it. Also, depending on how often you use it, if you keep it stored in the plastic bag, it may last a couple seasons before you have to "rejuice" it. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 03 1998 - 09:51:31 PDT
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