Anyone use this stuff?
Does it keep the chiggers, ticks, mosquitos, and biting gnats off you?
https://rynoskin.com/collections/all-products?srsltid=AfmBOor24BknJQ8GBdeGURhzTQ0V67jZLi7TrZhCtHTWx2mrtKAsEXlp
It has been around for a long time! Never tried it, a friend of mine who is a stout fella had it years ago, he looked like a tick about to pop with it on ;D
Don't remember if it worked or not.
Top Secret scents had a clothes wash and spray that I used for a long time in spring and summer working on food plots, smelled really nice and worked well, they seem to be gone.
Take ALL of your favorite clothes, hang them on a clothesline or hangers outdoors buy some 10% Permethrin online or your local Tractor supply, Rural King or Feed and Seed store. Mix 1 ounce to 19 ounces of water and spray away. Spray everything that goes in the woods, let dry and you'll have complete protection. You can use Bifen, as well, with a longer kill time. Both are pyrethroids and will accomplish the same purpose.
I do not spray my base layers or gloves with permethrin, I don't care if they say it's safe. Outerwear gets treated just before season and then again in the middle!
That is what was nice about the top secret clothes wash and body wash, smelled good, all natural and definitely worked well.
I see other soaps advertised for ticks but mostly bar soap, would rather have liquid soap for traveling!
I just spray all of my outerwear , but not my gloves and hat or facemask...
I just buy the 18 oz. spray can of permethrin from the camping part at WalMart ... 10.95
I just took the easy route in buying the can one ... LOL
I'm to paranoid to use permethrin. No way something that kills bugs like it does is safe for humans. They use to say roundup was perfectly safe as well.
Quote from: 2flyfish4 on March 15, 2025, 05:35:42 PMI'm to paranoid to use permethrin. No way something that kills bugs like it does is safe for humans. They use to say roundup was perfectly safe as well.
Think of it this way a tick bite could kill you also... So I will take my chances and use it myself...
I am not really going to say how well it works with bugs, but I use it in the blind (Black mask and gloves) and it is very lightweight and breathable. I always have clothes sprayed in Permethrin so that keeps everything away. With the gloves the fingers can run rather long since it is a one size fits all deal.
Quote from: Greg Massey on March 15, 2025, 05:45:03 PMQuote from: 2flyfish4 on March 15, 2025, 05:35:42 PMI'm to paranoid to use permethrin. No way something that kills bugs like it does is safe for humans. They use to say roundup was perfectly safe as well.
Think of it this way a tick bite could kill you also... So I will take my chances and use it myself...
I agree with Greg, the minimal time I use it (May 1-31) for turkey season and of that I do not get out but perhaps 10-15 days I would rather take the chance of the cancer than the tick bite. If it was something I wore everyday I would be much more worried. I also use it on my trail hiking clothes.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on March 15, 2025, 08:11:57 PMI am not really going to say how well it works with bugs, but I use it in the blind (Black mask and gloves) and it is very lightweight and breathable. I always have clothes sprayed in Permethrin so that keeps everything away. With the gloves the fingers can run rather long since it is a one size fits all deal.
Quote from: Greg Massey on March 15, 2025, 05:45:03 PMQuote from: 2flyfish4 on March 15, 2025, 05:35:42 PMI'm to paranoid to use permethrin. No way something that kills bugs like it does is safe for humans. They use to say roundup was perfectly safe as well.
Think of it this way a tick bite could kill you also... So I will take my chances and use it myself...
I agree with Greg, the minimal time I use it (May 1-31) for turkey season and of that I do not get out but perhaps 10-15 days I would rather take the chance of the cancer than the tick bite. If it was something I wore everyday I would be much more worried. I also use it on my trail hiking clothes.
THIS! I spray EVERYTHING! This stuff works! I've seen it firsthand. A buddy and I hunted Wisconsin several years ago together on a couple of buddy hunts side by side. I had Permethrin on my clothes, he did not. While setting together I saw ticks literally crawling up my pants getting drunk from the effects of the Permethrin and falling off my pants. When we got back to the truck my buddy had them all over him. He immediately took a shower, checked himself from head to toe and sprayed everything he had with some of the spray I had brought along. To this day, we both spray our clothes down prior to the season. LYME and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever diseases shouldn't be played with. They can kill you or give you some debilitating neurological symptoms for LIFE. By the way, this is the same stuff that many pet owners use in small concentrations, .5%, and completely dip their dogs in for flea and tick protection. I'll stick with the .5% Spray, IT WORKS.
Quote from: 2flyfish4 on March 14, 2025, 09:17:01 PMAnyone use this stuff?
Does it keep the chiggers, ticks, mosquitos, and biting gnats off you?
https://rynoskin.com/collections/all-products?srsltid=AfmBOor24BknJQ8GBdeGURhzTQ0V67jZLi7TrZhCtHTWx2mrtKAsEXlp
Honestly I would look for something that is skin tight. Something like this would work just fine. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Reebok-Men-s-Base-Layer-Pant/177686528?classType=VARIANT&adsRedirect=true
Quote from: 2flyfish4 on March 15, 2025, 05:35:42 PMI'm to paranoid to use permethrin. No way something that kills bugs like it does is safe for humans. They use to say roundup was perfectly safe as well.
I agree with your paranoia. However, not strongly enough to not use permethrin and Insect Shield clothing. Toxicology is all about dose/response. I don't wear treated clothes next to skin full time.
I'm more paranoid of the potential tick borne diseases. Particularly Alpha Gal Syndrome. I met a guy who got it from a turkey tick. His case was so bad he could not be down wind of a a grill cooking meat. The airborne animal proteins were enough to trigger his symptoms.
Quote from: 10th Legionaire on March 17, 2025, 08:57:45 AMQuote from: 2flyfish4 on March 15, 2025, 05:35:42 PMI'm to paranoid to use permethrin. No way something that kills bugs like it does is safe for humans. They use to say roundup was perfectly safe as well.
I agree with your paranoia. However, not strongly enough to not use permethrin and Insect Shield clothing. Toxicology is all about dose/response. I don't wear treated clothes next to skin full time.
I'm more paranoid of the potential tick borne diseases. Particularly Alpha Gal Syndrome. I met a guy who got it from a turkey tick. His case was so bad he could not be down wind of a a grill cooking meat. The airborne animal proteins were enough to trigger his symptoms.
https://projectlyme.org/resource/types-of-ticks/
He got bit by the Lone Star Tick, it is known best for making it so people can no longer be around meat. They are even here in NY now. Edit: I did not realize we were talking about the same tick, I had never heard it referred to as anything but The Lone Star Tick. I found this and thought some might find it interesting.
What does a turkey tick look like?
Types of Ticks - Project Lyme
Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)
It may also be referred to as the northeastern water tick or turkey tick. Both the male and the female ticks are dark brown, but the adult female has a white dot (or lone star) on the back.Mar 10, 202
(https://i.imgur.com/pbcf4v7m.jpeg)
Here is a great resource put out by the CDC. I shows the illnesses, the ticks that cause them and the areas in which they are prevalent.
https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/media/pdfs/2025/03/tickborne-diseases-manual-508.pdf
I would highly recommend you review the area in which you live or travel. Take a moment, read up on the diseases that are present in your area and make an informed decision. I have taken care of people with many of these diseases and have seen the short and long term consequences. I absolutely will not enter the turkey woods without treated clothing. JMO