A question about permethrin

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Am packing, am packing! And printed out the packing lists for Baitcon and SwingOut New Hampshire*.

And wandered over to the ticks page, and was reminded that the Off people are lying about deet and ticks, and am now staring at the permethrin bit, and wondering, "my plan was to be wearing socks with leggings or tights. Is this insufficient, given that the permethrin bit is talking about spraying said socks if over pants?"

Does the intended strategy, sans permethrin, simply risk bringing ticks back into my tent?

(I'm assuming I can get some at Home Depot, but I'm actually leaving town Wednesday...)

*btw will be briefly in Bostonish between and an unknown amount of time in Bostonish after Labor Day

Comments

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Agh, based on this it doesn't look like spraying permethrin on tights is a valid strategy. I don't have time nor a space to pretreat clothes...

http://sectionhiker.com/treating-your-clothes-with-permethrin/

[xuth.livejournal.com]

Other than the time issue, what was wrong with spraying on tights? Also, when I played with permethrin in June, I found that a) they dry relatively quickly (just get things damp rather than soaked) and dried even quicker still when I hung a bunch of clothes on hangers on a bar and then had a box fan blowing on them.

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Evenly spraying tights seemed....difficult, and far easier to do whilst wearing said tights.
I'm functionally leaving in a couple hours. Might be able to spend some permethrin time at my first stop south of Albany.

Also...not fully sure what I'll be wearing at Baitcon. Although I guess if I just get the socks and tights.

Also a bit worried about the cats until washed 6x issue.

Although I probably can get some at rei on my way out of town today.

Repellent should be applied outdoors and before clothing is worn; hang clothing, spray and let dry two hours (four hours in humid conditions)
Avoid contact with skin and eyes

[blk]

> Also a bit worried about the cats until washed 6x issue.

General consensus that I can find on the 'net from product information is that once the permethrin is dried from initial application, it poses no more danger to cats.

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Or not. The college park rei is the only one in the area where it isn't available.