cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/45283933

If you ride in during the summer (who doesn’t???), there may be times when you’re putting bug repellent spray on.

DEET-based products harm synthetic fabric, so opt for a DEET-free bug spray if you don’t want any surprises.

I’ve used picaridin-based products, and they seem to work as good, if not better, than DEET.

  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Like I said in the OP:

    Use DEET or picaridin on skin.

    Use Permethrin on your gear (just keep the liquid you use to treat your gear away from cats).

    DEET will melt a lot of other synthetic stuff too like tents, tarps, straps, etc.