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Sawyer Permethrin Aerosol Insect Repellent - 9 fl. oz.

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Sawyer Permethrin aerosol not only repels insects but it will actually kill ticks, chiggers, mites, mosquitoes and more than 55 other kinds of insects.

Aerosol spray bottle allows for easy application on shirts, pants, socks, hats, backpacks and other camping gear; contains 9 fl. oz. of repellent
A single treatment will last up to 6 washings or 6 weeks before clothing has to be treated again
Repellent should be applied outdoors and before clothing is worn; hang clothing, spray and let dry 2 hrs. (4 hrs. in humid conditions)
Permethrin is odorless when dry and it will not damage your clothing or gear
Avoid contact with skin and eyes while treating clothing

Active Ingredient: Permethrin (0.5%)

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Item 799524

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Sawyer Permethrin Aerosol Insect Repellent - 9 fl. oz. Customer Reviews

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Sawyer Permethrin Aerosol Insect Repellent - 9 fl. oz.

2.2

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25%

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May

2010

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

too small size

By pay_it_forward

from Sunnyvale, CA

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Comments about Sawyer Permethrin Aerosol Insect Repellent - 9 fl. oz.:

I don't know yet if this stuff actually works. however I can tell you that this aerosol can size is just enough, maybe, to treat one top and one bottom, depending on how heavy your clothing is and how big you are. Their website suggests that you have to apply enough that the surface of your clothing is visibly wet.
The aerosol may be a little more convenient than the pump but not having enough to treat what you want is a problem. So I would suggest buying the larger and more economical (per ounce) size pump rather than this aerosol can. You'll always find another article of clothing or mosquito net that you'll want to treat...

Jun

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Product good bottle terrible

By MThikr

from Missoula, MT

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Comments about Sawyer Permethrin Aerosol Insect Repellent - 9 fl. oz.:

I have used permethrin before and found it to be a great product reasonably effective at repelling mosquitoes. The delivery system of this particular brand is absolute crud! I purchased a bottle and started to use it only aerosol came out of the sprayer, all the chemical leaked out of the base of the sprayer. I returned it and got an other bottle and it had the same problem. After making a choice not to fight back through traffic to try again I tried to use the defective product and got more of the chemical ooze on myself than the shirt. This spray can is worthless!!!

Sep

2011

2.0

Worthless aerosol can

By PT2

from MO

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Comments about Sawyer Permethrin Aerosol Insect Repellent - 9 fl. oz.:

Glad that I read reviews before using. Not sure about the product yet. Will be out in tick and chigger country in a couple of day. I whole heartedly agree with the comments and concerns regarding the aerosol delivery system. In a word it "stinks". More chemical leaked out of the nozzle than sprayed out. Glad that I wore rubber gloves. The chemical was everywhere, some of it even got on the clothing that I was attempting to treat.

Jul

2011

5.0

This is an awesome product.

By Fishmagnet

from Wilson, WY

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Durable
Easy To Apply
Effective
Long Lasting
Nontoxic

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Backcountry
Beaches
Day Trips
Strong Sun
Travel

Comments about Sawyer Permethrin Aerosol Insect Repellent - 9 fl. oz.:

Highly recommend this product. We fish, hike, bike and just hang around outside and we have no issues with biting insects of any category. Used it in the Amazon when everyone else said nothing worked and it was awesome. No bites, the others had plenty of bites without Sawyers. Thank you for having a save and effective product!

Jul

2011

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Bad at Spraying

By RicoSF

from San Francisco, CA

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Comments about Sawyer Permethrin Aerosol Insect Repellent - 9 fl. oz.:

I agree with MThikr — the spray can I got has trouble actually spraying. I followed the directions, but what I got were uneven splatters on the fabric, while at least as much of the product was quickly oozing out at the nozzle and flowing down over the can and my hand. Less than half probably made it onto the fabric, and what got there wasn't applied evenly.

I can't comment on the bug-repellent, because the strange 2011 Sierra Nevada spring had delayed onset of heavy mosquito populations and I simply didn't see the density I'd expected.

I'm going to take back the remainder of this can and try switching to the 12oz manual pump, which I now notice has a much higher average user rating.

Sep

2010

(0 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

This stuff doesn't work

By jessica5

from San Francisco, CA

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Bad Smell
Bulky
Hard to use
Messy
Not effective

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Comments about Sawyer Permethrin Aerosol Insect Repellent - 9 fl. oz.:

I bought a bunch of this stuff for a three-month trip through Mexico and Central America. My boyfriend and I each treated a few T-shirts, shorts, and socks, as well as the mosquito net we used over our bed when it was particularly buggy. We both got bitten by mosquitos through our clothes several times. A few times, in the middle of the night, we found giant bugs just hanging out on the outside of the mosquito net.

There was one hike when he, in non-treated shorts, got three ticks, and I, in treated shorts, got none, but that could easily be coincidence.