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I think the pony died on the way here.

Permethrin has been talked about pretty much everywhere (magazines, this forum, hunting/outdoor shows and videos, etc.) for a good while now as the best defense against ticks.

Hit the range this morning with both the Weihrauch and the Benjamin Marauder both are 25 cal, the Benjamin is a PCP charged rifle. When the dust was settled the Benjamin proved to be the hands down winner as far as performance goes. The Garmin chrono showed It's velocity topped the Weihrauch's by over 200 FPS and it also shot the tightest groups. That being said it does carry some significant disadvantages, being a PCP gun it had to be either pumped up by hand which is a nightmare or pumped up using a compressor which makes things much easier, good for a dozen full powered shots, it is also magazine fed. The Weihrauch just has to have the barrel broke down and cocked, loaded singly, it will build your muscles for sure. The Weihrauch prefers a heavy pellet, The Benjamin will shoot several weights half way decent. They are different but I like them both and they are fun to shoot at a reasonable price per shot. Al

As a general rule, I never buy premixed stuff. You never know how long it’s been sitting on a shelf in some warehouse. Get the concentrate and mix your own.

Check out this video. You can save a LOT of money if you mix your own. I use this guys method and it works. Same % concentration as Sawyers. One bottle of the unmixed stuff goes a LONG way. The Sawyer ready to use stuff is not cheap.

I agree with SportsmanNH, I take my clothes out and hang them on the wife's clothesline and spray them down good, once they dry they are good to go. After having a good dose of Lymes I will take my chances. Al

I think you are panicking for nothing NC . I have been using the same Sawyers .05 unscented mix for at least 15 years. Been spraying it on any clothes I use to go in the woods for summer checking cameras and cutting up fire pit wood, hunting in the fall, and and a very light spray for winter. I have no concerns. I spray it both in and out . For summer I wear a very thin coverall with a pair of jeans shorts and a tee shirt underneath. So the coverall is rubbing on my skin. Never a tick bite , No rashes of any kind , or any other issue . I actually put a heavy spray on that coverall and let it totally dry for a day. I know tons of people doing the same for hiking , checking cams , and camping . Never heard of any issues from anybody . The campers I know not only spray their clothes , they spray the inside of their sleeping bags . No concerns or ill effects from anyone. And its been years they have been doing this. A couple guys I know actually wipe a very light diluted mix on their dogs . No issues there either. But dont spray anywhere near a cat where they can get it on them while its wet. They could get sick from it. Its fine after its dry. I actually have sprayed our cats bed and dried it . Found dead ticks in there from them dragging them in when they go outside. Never affected any of the cats at all . Once the spray is dry , everything is good to go . One last thing . I spoke to the company a while back. One of their biggest clients is the military. Permethrin works on all kinds of critters. Sand fleas in the middle east , and all kinds of swamp bugs in the jungles. Do you think for one second they would let our soldiers use that stuff if they knew it was harmful to them ?

Had some friends over for breakfast! Flock looking good! About 20 Poults off to the right in the shadows.