The best way to use the bug suits is to spray them with permethrin. That makes them very effective. -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net] On Behalf Of DMon707_at_aol.com Sent: Sunday, April 11, 1999 4:17 PM To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: [Paddlewise] Bug protection Columbia Sportswear made a windpant in the early 90's that was extremely lightweight (say .75 oz.) rip-stop nylon in a bright fluorescent color that quickly faded to pastel. It was so light it was like wearing nothing at all, yet mosquitos would not bite through it. Soft, breathable fabric-- a lot like silk. Didn't sell. The public wants cotton. Or heavier, more durable nylon for wind pants. I should have bought a case of them while I had the chance... Anyway, I think a suit made of lightweight ripstop would stop the bugs without being uncomfortably warm in hot weather or during exertion. But I can't find the fabric on the internet or anywhere. It must be uncoated. Anybody know a source? As for bug netting, it's cool enough over shorts on a hot Arctic day, but you have to use deet anyway to keep the mosquitos from biting through the netting. If they would just make the netting from cotton, it could be soaked in deet, avoiding constant application of carcinogenic deet to the skin. Nylon soaked in deet loses its repellant power quickly, as there is no reservoir in the fabric. There are some people whom bugs simply will not bite. Perhaps if science could figure out what chemical they've got in their skin, we could solve this problem once and for all. Doug Montgomery San Francisco *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 12 1999 - 07:46:46 PDT
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