Thats not bad! Wish there was a Walmart around here. Wouldn't fix with what i'm currently planning, but that would be perfect for my larger PSK.

Here's an online source.

-john

but the question I ask is what is the other 2%?

From Checklists, Edition 62
Outdoor, Travel, and Emergency Preparedness Checklists

"WARNING: More plastic coated equipment (knife and tool handles), synthetics (Gore-tex, polar fleece, nylon with waterproof coating), painted/laquereed finishes (bikes, lighters), leather (driving/shooting gloves, handlebar wraps), rubber (gloves, grips, wraps) and plastic ware (like compasses, GPS cases, iPod/music devices, and eating ware) has been ruined by DEET than by animals or rough handling. The contents of DEET or its dispensing agent dissolves synthetic materials. Even when the DEET container is double bagged in plastic zipper locked bags, after traveling for a while, the DEET container/bottle seems to leak and the storage bags seem to acquire at least one tiny hole which allows the liquid to get out. It is wise to try to carry DEET at the lowest point in a bag / pannier / box / container. This is particularly more of a problem on Bicycles and ATVs as they tend to have many more bounces per minute than other forms of transportation (thus a higher risk factor for causing both a DEET container leak and a puncture in the outer container/bag)."
[ http://www.struck.us/CheckList/ClothingChecklist.html ]

Sue

Yikes!!!

So is there a complete replacement for DEET?

Picaradin comes as close as I've seen. The only US brand I've seen for it is Cutter Advanced. I tried it last year, and I'm using it this year. No damage to nylon that I can detect- I've got some nylon scraps in a mason jar, along with a heavy blast of picardin. Hasn't weakened in a year, I'm going to call it good.

What it doesn't to much with is ticks, but I keep a peice of flea/tick collar in the laces of my boots.

Permethrin for ticks?

Yeah, the picaradin is new to me. The GoReady brand has that in addition to DEET. The 20% is relatively new to the US.

According to the Medical Letter, it seems to be as effective as DEET without the plastic munching appetite of DEET.