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Old 04-15-2021, 10:57 AM   #11
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Is this thing better then Cutter or Off, like for camping, fishing or mosquitos?
Cutter and Off have historically used Deet as the active ingredient, but in the last couple years have started offering products with Picaridin.

Deet feels gross and melts plastic, whereas I feel almost nothing with Picaridin. There are lotions and sprays, but I prefer the spray. This is what I use almost exclusively: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sawyer-Pr...Ounce/54778302

For some reason, finding Picaridin-based products early last year and the year before was difficult, but this year it appears they're everywhere.

As I mentioned above, I've never bought Permethrin to treat my own clothes, but the hats I have that are pretreated have worked incredibly well, especially when paired with a spray.
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