I am looking to get a Gnome soon and would like to know , What would be the heaviest I could go on SL that mosquitoes wont bite through?
I am looking to get a Gnome soon and would like to know , What would be the heaviest I could go on SL that mosquitoes wont bite through?
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1.1... Treated with permethrin...
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Permethrin rocks. Barely use any deet anymore because of my treated hammock and clothing.
Thickness of material hasn't really mattered for me. Permethrin keeps me mosquito free in nearly anything. Sometimes I go camping in Bad ¥#% mosquito country, Atchafalaya Swamp. Killer Mosquitos
My hammock came with netting. I still was getting bit. I completely agree with using permethrin. It. Is. AWESOME! I treated my hammock and my clothes -including my fast-dry/duo-dry shirts and shorts that melt when in contact with Deet. I'm not brave enough to try sleeping without the netting though. Don't forget to treat your socks.
What schools need is a moment of Science.
Guys, I got some phobia against all chemicals(I exaggerate) and would not consider putting anything on my hammock or myself for that matter. I got problems with bug spray! Need options material wise.
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i have been bit through most fabrics that hammocks are made out of... the weave isn't going to be tight enough... your only option then is a net that fully encloses the hammock like http://www.dream-hammock.com/shop.ht...11&id=17335448...
i don't think any fabric stops the little buggers unless you get it thicker than their biter is long...
Last edited by Brute1100; 03-31-2013 at 05:02.
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For your health's sake, I think you need to get over it. Politically, I'm somewhere pretty far to the left of Hugo Chavez. I despise all pesticides and herbicides, since most were developed during the military's fascination with chemical warfare around WWII.
It took a long time for me to come to terms with using permethrin. After tons of research, I determined it's probably the least toxic pesticide on the market. There is no way to protect yourself against ticks, mosquitoes and other blood-sucking parasites by fabric alone. If you value your health, you will do a little more research.
I consider permethrin safer than DEET. I had a DEET reaction once that was truly horrific (it was like eating the brown acid at a Dead concert). I still use DEET, but sparingly. I've never had a permethrin reaction.
I've heard that a double layer helps prevent skeeters from biting through...something about them having trouble lining up two adjacent holes in the weave. I haven't personally tested this theory, but I'm sure I will this summer...
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