Best Chigger Repellent?

[mjhaverkamp]

In Alaska the only thing that would work was 100 % deet, there are some bad critters there, I think it may be a little harmful but will keep the critters away.

[quackaholic1]

PERMANONE. Can get it at Academy.

X2 But do NOT spray it on your skin.

[homegrown]

X3 on the sulphur in a sock. Been doin it for years.

HG

[DeerGeek]

Dumb question where do you get sulphur?

Good question....I have no idea either???

[Jease]

u can also use a dryer sheet it works too but need to ask the wife first lol

[Firecuss]

Deep woods off..?cheap and easy to store

[Charlie6Delta]

You can get sulfur at your local feed store. We sell a 4 lb bag for about $8 at the feed store I work at.

[Philip-TX]

Dumb question where do you get sulphur?

Good question....I have no idea either???

You get the sulphur from the sock.....

Actually I think I got my last bag in the garden section at Home Depot or the like.

[Sparkles]

We use flea collars around our boots at work.

We use these and they work. Just a side note the red ones turn pink but at own risk.

[wassaw]

You can also put some sulphur in a sock and dust yourself with it.
Put in a sock, tie a knot in it and hit your boots and legs with it.

we are gonna need to share a campfire some day!


I use the same thing. found it back in the early 90's and have stuck with it. Deet, when i sweat makes me feel ill. have not had a single chigger since using sulphur USP grade
I keep it in an old meat tenderizer shake bottle also.

[Gummi Bear]

We always used sulphur as a kid.

Dad kept a coffee can under the seat of the truck with a sulphur sock in it.

I definitely believe in it.

The last few years I have just used Deet, or Cedarcide. From what I gather, lavender oil is the most effective organic deterrent. Not sure how I feel about smelling like my wife's favorite bubble bath out in the dove field though....

I guess I need to swing by and grab some sulphur from the garden center.

[toddblue68]

I brew my own permathrin spray with a bottle from home depot at the same ratio as the commercial brands. It's what the army uses along side DEET for pest (mosquitoes) repellent on bare skin. ONLY apply it to your clothes. Once dry it's odorless and safe, not so much beforehand. It does NOT repel the chiggers, it kills them as they crawl on your clothes (as well as skeeters and ticks. Sulfur repels them.

Sawyer is another brand name version. If you spray your pants, socks and shirt the night before you'll be good to go the next day. Commercial brands have a chemical that helps bond the insecticide to the clothing, so it's good for several washes.

[manwitaplan]

I brew my own permathrin spray with a bottle from home depot at the same ratio as the commercial brands. It's what the army uses along side DEET for pest (mosquitoes) repellent on bare skin. ONLY apply it to your clothes. Once dry it's odorless and safe, not so much beforehand. It does NOT repel the chiggers, it kills them as they crawl on your clothes (as well as skeeters and ticks. Sulfur repels them.

Sawyer is another brand name version. If you spray your pants, socks and shirt the night before you'll be good to go the next day. Commercial brands have a chemical that helps bond the insecticide to the clothing, so it's good for several washes.

Can you explain what "Brew Method" you use. Where do you buy your ingredients?