If you treat the hammock with permethrin will it cause the fabric to break down, or cause any difficulties with the mfg ?
Thanks
If you treat the hammock with permethrin will it cause the fabric to break down, or cause any difficulties with the mfg ?
Thanks
Good question, I can't wait to see a reply on this. I've been hesitant with my DIY for that reason.
"We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it."- G. W. Sears
My forum name is Fish<><; I'm in the navy; and I hate sleeping on the ground. If I didn't need ground to walk on or measure resistance to, I think I could happily give it up.
To my knowledge, there has never been a report of fabric break down.
Some have reported objectionable smells in their gear.
Many users praise the bug free benefits of treating with permethrin.
I treat my clothes and gear annually and will be treating my newest pieces of gear within a week or two for an upcoming trip.
This year, my son will be carrying a WBBB and that will be treated with the rest of our stuff.
Thanks papa smurf.
"We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it."- G. W. Sears
My forum name is Fish<><; I'm in the navy; and I hate sleeping on the ground. If I didn't need ground to walk on or measure resistance to, I think I could happily give it up.
I sprayed my hammock down with permethrin... although its only been a little over a month, haven't noticed anything... Maybe not enough time?
I also sprayed my rain tarp down... Trying to bypass a bug net altogether
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I have one of the ORIGINAL Non-Asym Hennessey Expedition hammocks, it has been sprayed net and all every season, sometimes TWICE.... The hammock has been used HARD....setup and taken down many hundreds of times...no issues.
permethrin should be fine-
BUT there have been reports of DEET (human bug spray) doing nasty things to synthetic fabrics, so you might have heard about that.
TH
my hammock gear weights total: 2430g (~86oz)
Winter: total 2521 (~89oz)
(see my profile for detailed weights)
gram counter, not gram weenie!
I have seen deer melt my fingerprints into some plastics. I steer clear of that stuff now. Permethrin and piccardin only.
SkunkApe
http://skunkapeblog.com/
I started using Permethrin on my hammocks (and everything else) during the summer of 2007. Used a hammock on the AT for 6.5 months in 2008 while treating it with Permethrin like a madman. That hammock still goes out on trips regularly and has been treated with Permethrin every summer since I got it in 2007.
Fast forward 5 years and there is still no sign of any damage from the Peremethrin. I treat all of my hammocks, but that one has seen 10x the use and I've had it the second longest of any of my rigs. So, five years of near constant use and treatment with zero issues related to Permethrin. You can make your own judgement.
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Yep, DEET is a solvent for most polymer-based fabrics. So, if you use DEET (especially the higher concentrations--above 20% or so), it's probably worth taking a field bath with a bandanna and some water before getting into your hammock for the night (I find this helpful with trail hygene anyway, but...).
As to Permethrin, my experience agrees with everyone else's. About 30 nights, total, in my hammock over the last year, treated with Permethrin before every outing, and no issues as of yet.
Hope it helps!
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