tick pants

[timbercruiser]

Hey gang,a few years ago I remember seeing a pair of longjohn looking pants that were supposed to repel ticks. Does anyone remeber these or have other suggestions for a similar pant?

[SilverBullet]

Not pants specificly, but working in AL for summers and doing escape and evasion night tactics with Aviation challenge, I will admit to wearing panty hose under my camo pants. While this may seem wired, it was a recomendation from our comander and i will admit, it worked great. Just food for thought.

[cowboy4x4]

Sooo.... silver bullet, I'm not sure if that's to much info or a neat idea.

[SilverBullet]

I would have thought TMI when I was there, but a pair of thigh high for $1.50 was too cheap of a solution. Besides, under pants no one knew... Until now

[timbercruiser]

The hose were tight enough to keep the little pests out, eh?
As I recall, the pants I saw were pantyhose/longjohn-like

[SilverBullet]

Yeah, and the metalic feel ( I never knew women wore modern chain mail until then) was cool to the touch. So it was a lot less insulating than long johns or leggings. In the humidity of AL, it was a requirement not to make you sweat every drop of water in your body.

As I said before, it sounds weird, but in this economy and depending on your situation, only you know and it works.

[haven]

Permethrin is an insecticide that is very effective against ticks. You can purchase a liquid form that can be sprayed onto your trousers, then left to dry before wearing. A pair of trousers treated with Permethrin will retain its effectiveness through six washings. In my experience, Permethrin works well for ticks and black flies, less so for mosquitoes.

Wearing women's undergarments is optional, of course.

[Sergeant_V]

Permethrin is an insecticide that is very effective against ticks. You can purchase a liquid form that can be sprayed onto your trousers, then left to dry before wearing. A pair of trousers treated with Permethrin will retain its effectiveness through six washings. In my experience, Permethrin works well for ticks and black flies, less so for mosquitoes.

x2 - Permethrin treated clothing is effective.

[timbercruiser]

permathrin treated pantyhose. hhmmm...

[Snarky]

I would probably wear something with a bit less stigma than panty hose. Probably Permethrin sprayed compression heatgear ala underarmour or the decent and cheaper competitors from Target or Academy or Ect.