Fly dope

[johndavidjr]

I dursn't mention the publisher, but the 6th ed of "Freedom of the Hills" (1997) says that insect repellents with ethyl-hexanediol and dimethyl phthalate are much more effective against flies than DEET but that these ingredients don't deter mosquitos. Also says DEET is not very effective against flies, which seems correct. What (if any) bug dope has this fly stuff?

 

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[pnut]

just keep running...don't slow down

[glacier]

There's always Skin So Soft - Keeps off the little gnats that seem undeterred by DEET.

[b-rock]

but then you smell like a french whore, no?

[K_Y_L_E]

b-rock,

We now refer to them as FREEDOM-Whores.

Thank you

[Dustin_B]

I dursn't mention the publisher, but the 6th ed of "Freedom of the Hills" (1997) says that insect repellents with ethyl-hexanediol and dimethyl phthalate are much more effective against flies than DEET but that these ingredients don't deter mosquitos. Also says DEET is not very effective against flies, which seems correct. What (if any) bug dope has this fly stuff?

 

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Sawyer makes some stuff that keeps away flies too. They sell it at REI. see here sawyer products page also contains some other (probably biased) info on various insect repellants.