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After an unfortunate situation I just had where a bottle of 100% deet leaked in my pack and literally melted a brand new pair of swarovski swarovision binoculars (see the story in the optics forum), I'm reconsidering my choice of skeeter repellent for obvious reasons.
Have you fellas found anything that is not so caustic that works? Holy cow, I do not want to be carrying around a bottle of acid in my pack when I've got $5 grand worth of optics in there. I'd love to see if there are other alternatives.
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Really?? DEET melted your binos? I did not think that was possible. I carry 100% DEET (Ben's) and have never had a problem. Maybe ziplocs in the future.
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I saw your other thread..... bummer. I've (knock on wood) never really been bothered by them, from AK to AL. my wife, otoh, is a magnet. Some lotion she uses, "skin so soft?" seems to work for her. warning! : it smells "chick-y" 
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Thermacell. Flying with it presents some problems, but it works.
Really works.
You can use dryer sheets, if you can't use a Thermacell.
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Thermacell, best product ever.
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I use this stuff. It's got less DEET in it, but stays put a long time, and is less likely to leak in cream mode. I haven't done a specific plastics test, but plan to after reading the bino thread. ![[Linked Image]](http://media.rei.com/media/mm/88ab75f1-0a23-469d-b0ab-141b88f9a6ff.jpg)
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While I too have experienced positive results w/the thermacell ........... but how will it work while hiking/moving??
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I did find this holster accessory for the Thermacell. I haven't tried it myself, however. ![[Linked Image]](http://media.midwayusa.com/ProductImages/Large/188638.jpg)
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The more DEET the better.
Bens for me also.
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Even some of the "unscented" skeeter repellants smell highly like cheap perfume. A deer could smell them from 200 yards away.
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Repellents with Picardin (Europe's version of DEET) will not affect bow/gun finishes or dissolve plastics.
I like the Cutter or Sawyer brands.
I like the effectiveness of DEET but once it's on my hands it will remove the finish from my traditional bows.
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Repellents with Picardin (Europe's version of DEET) will not affect bow/gun finishes or dissolve plastics.
I like the Cutter or Sawyer brands.
I like the effectiveness of DEET but once it's on my hands it will remove the finish from my traditional bows. Yeah, and I have a Marlin 39a, for squirrel hunting, that doesn't have much finish on the stock left, because of DEET- but I still use it!  maddog
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That Ultrathon is very effective. It's somewhere around 40% DEET, but there is a slow-release technology to prolong the effect (get the 12 hour version). There is a military version that is the same mix, I've heard, and quite a bit cheaper (civilian prices are about the same as an excellent single malt). The cream comes out into a hard sponge that you use to spread it; no need to use your hands. I've used gallons of 100% and now use Ultrathon.
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I have tried Ultrathon, Ben's and Thermacell. Ben's seems to work the best for me.
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WOW sorry to hear about your glass, I've had it spill and mess up the rubberized part of a knife handle. High concentrations of DEET give me head aches...allergic?? I don't know... but since I've discovered the thermacell I haven't missed the DEET at all.
I'd still put the thermacell and refills in a zip-loc, no telling what they would do if they leaked.
I once visited a place where BBQ was a verb, Canadian whiskey was the norm and no sweet tea on the menu. Hell on earth for a Southern boy!!
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About DEET- Google is your friend: Overuse of DEET can have lethal consequences. Even so, data from 1961 to 2002 shows only eight DEET-related deaths. Three were from deliberate ingestion, two from dermal (skin) exposure and three were children receiving heavy and frequent applications of DEET [source: ATSDR]. The EPA stresses that DEET is perfectly safe when used in accordance with the directions on the label. Incorrect application can lead to health issues such as skin irritation, disorientation, dizziness and, in extreme cases, seizures or death [source: ATSDR].
You hear rumors that DEET causes cancer. This may partly be due to the fact that people confuse DEET with DDT, a known carcinogen. In truth, scientists have not established a direct link between DEET and cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies DEET as a group D carcinogen -- meaning it's not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity. In simple terms, that means that they can't say it causes cancer, but they can't say it doesn't, either.
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That is the exact same stuff the Army uses in the same tube colored OD. Works great. Thermacells are great but the skeeters would have to be AK-bad to backpack it.
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