Hello all,
Newbie from VA that joined to discuss the "permethrin solution"...may stay awhile as I found other interesting topics as well.
I have a question...Sawyer used to sell a "permethrin soak" which was a 6 oz bottle of 0.5% solution that you poured into a bag. Then you would fill the 6 oz bottle twice with water and add that to the bag (effectively giving you 18 oz of 0.17% solution). Add an outfit (pants, shirt, socks) and let the solution soak in. I suspect you need 18 oz of fluid to completely saturate the clothing.
Whiskey appears to be doing the same with his dip process - but he is dipping at 3x the strength...the identical strength as the spray that Sawyer still sells.
If I was to mix the Martin's 10% concentrate 19:1 (to get a pure 0.5% solution) and opted to soak an outfit in a bag, would you suggest following the Sawyer approach (6 oz 0.5% solution + 12 oz water) or use 18 oz of the 0.5% solution?
This is on my mind as my wife and I recently brought back 30 ticks from a Blue Ridge Mountain hike. That cannot happen again.
Snakebit12 (aka John)
