bitslammer
Enlightened
Alright campers/hikers/ranchers etc. I know we have a good deal of folks here who spend a lot of work and recreational time outdoors. I wanted to know if anyone has tried those Vitamin B1 (thiamine) patches that claim to fend off mosquitoes. If you have, were they effective?
I switched from DEET to the more mild Picaridin and found that just as effective for me but you need to reapply a bit more often than DEET. I still use DEET on the pants legs if going into high growth to fend off ticks. Picaridin is what I use for those evening when I'm out in the yard at dusk and want to keep the mosquitoes off.
The appeal of the patch would be the long term protection they claim to have.
I switched from DEET to the more mild Picaridin and found that just as effective for me but you need to reapply a bit more often than DEET. I still use DEET on the pants legs if going into high growth to fend off ticks. Picaridin is what I use for those evening when I'm out in the yard at dusk and want to keep the mosquitoes off.
The appeal of the patch would be the long term protection they claim to have.