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Permethrin doesn't repel them or kill them on contact. I have been bitten while inside my permethrin treated silk sleep sack. I use the permethrin because it does kill them over time because I don't want to be the pilgrim who is transporting...
This is 100% the right answer. I ran my silk liner through a hot drier as often as possible along with my ‘sleep set’ (usually every day) with no issues. With my backpack in a plastic bag and sealed and everything else in closed dry bags the only...
I painted silk scarves for years. The colour is fixed with steam, i.e. at more than 100 °C. Since then, I no longer worry about washing silk in hot water
A professional exterminator tried 4 days at -40 degrees, and the bugs revived after they warmed up. Freezing apparently doesn’t work as well as we would like.
Hello all, I know many people do not like to talk about chemicals, but I stand by the use of Permethrin if one follows its instructions and regulations properly. I have been hiking, and camping for over 30 years, and Permethrin has been the best...
And that is also true for our merino wool items. I was scared to do this but found no shrinkage when my merino clothing was DRY ( also getting rid of bed bugs)
I got bedfbugs on the Norte in 2017 and ran my silk liner and all other gear through a commercial dryer for 90 minutes at the highest heat setting. Killed the bugs without damaging my pack or other items as far as I could see. I'm still using...
I put my silk liner in the dryer without a problem. I also put my down sleeping bag in the dryer. As @trecile says, the key is to dry it first as that is what kills the bedbugs. You can wash it and hang it on the line after if you feel it needs...
I have dried my silk sleep sack on high heat as bed bug treatment. The key is to do it while it's dry. Shrinkage is more likely to occur when you put wet fabric into a hot dryer. To kill bed bugs all you need to do is to dry on high heat for...
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