Re: bug free cowboy camping

The typical dilution is to 0.5%, not 5%.  Damn decimal points!

The question of the difference between Sawyer's product and what you can find in garden centers has been vexing me.  It appears that the large majority, if not all, of the lawn and garden and veterinary products contain petroleum distillates in the carrier ingredients, even though the active ingredients are the same.  Sawyer products have no petroleum distillates listed on their labels.  I am reluctant to spray a petroleum-based product on my hi-tech clothing.  Would the petroleum impact the moisture transport qualities of merino wool?  Or the water repellent properties of a DWR coating?  I don't know.  

I have found one product (Martin's Permethrin concentrate) that claims to be petroleum-distillate-free, although I've not seen the label in person.  

The driver here is, of course, the large price difference between Sawyer's and garden/vet products.

Don

--- In [email protected], Coosa <coosa1944@...> wrote:
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> Not that I'm diminishing this risk but isn't this geared more to regular Industrial & Agricultural use & higher percent concentrations than the occasional use of the 5% solution used on backpackers clothing?
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> I use the pre-mixed Sawyer spray & don't mess with "industrial" or "agricultural" strength & the additives or lack thereof in them. 10% concentrate & add water to reduce to 5%?  What else is in that 10% for its intended use that's not in Sawyer's 5% which is advertised for clothing? 
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