SacredSteps
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2021
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I will look into this at my local sports store that does sell it. The price seems high since it claims 70 washings what then?After much waffling (for I have yet to make a purchase for my upcoming Camino without a considerable amount of waffling) I decided to buy this very liner a few weeks ago with an REI credit I had ... and this review is making me very glad that I didThanks for sharing your experience!
The price seems high since it claims 70 washings what then?
Bedbug armageddon.what then?
Nor does it repel bedbugs (though I believe that it repels mosquitoes, and possibly other bugs). It will kill bedbugs with prolonged exposure, so if they do get into a permethrin treated bag, if they don't make their escape within an hour or two they should die.It's useful to remember that permethrin does not kill instantly. I've been bitten while using a permethrin treated liner.
From the Sea to Summit websiteNor does it repel bedbugs (though I believe that it repels mosquitoes, and possibly other bugs). It will kill bedbugs with prolonged exposure, so if they do get into a permethrin treated bag, if they don't make their escape within an hour or two they should die.
For those of you preparing your packing lists for the Camino, I come to sing the praises of the Sea to Summit Traveller Adapter Bed Liner with Insect Shield from my previous experience on the Camino and from backpack trekking in hostels worldwide.
The STS Traveller Adapter is a great liner for warm/hot environments like a summer Camino. The Coolmax material is a wicking poly that feels like a soft cotton shirt and could (easily) be mistaken for cotton or bamboo. The genius in this liner is that it is pre-treated at the thread/yarn stage of production with permethrin to repel bed bugs, midges, ticks, fleas, and other bitey crawlies. Since it is treated at the yarn level, there is 182% less exposure than if you were to treat the liner yourself, plus it retains its protection for up to 70 washes.
The entire thing packs down to the size of a soda can, weighs 11 oz. yet opens to give you an 89"x36" rectangular bag, with a little pocket to keep your pillow away from crawlies too! In all the really dicey places I've spent an overnight, I've NEVER ONCE been bitten by a bedbug.
Here's a google link for the Sea to Summit Traveller Adapter Bed Liner with Insect Shield (you can choose where you might view/buy it online).
Here's a google link to learn more about permethrin treatments
Here's a link to my in-depth review (including photos) and my Camino packing list on the my blog
And... here's to no bed bug bites!
Not always! Many people do not react to bedbug bites, so they will "never be bitten" (as far as they know).Keep yours finger cross Islander, there is always a first time.
If I had not been able to see the bites on my leg, I never would have known.Not always! Many people do not react to bedbug bites, so they will "never be bitten" (as far as they know).
After much waffling (for I have yet to make a purchase for my upcoming Camino without a considerable amount of waffling) I decided to buy this very liner a few weeks ago with an REI credit I had ... and this review is making me very glad that I didThanks for sharing your experience!
I will look into this at my local sports store that does sell it. The price seems high since it claims 70 washings what then?
Keep yours finger cross Islander, there is always a first time.
Nor does it repel bedbugs (though I believe that it repels mosquitoes, and possibly other bugs). It will kill bedbugs with prolonged exposure, so if they do get into a permethrin treated bag, if they don't make their escape within an hour or two they should die.
We get bitten but don't feel it and it doesn't itch.Not always! Many people do not react to bedbug bites, so they will "never be bitten" (as far as they know).
Starting in April may be the most important factor. I believe that later on in the Camino "season" as more pilgrims go through the albergues the incidence of bed bugs rises.I have walked the Camino Frances twice. Both times I started in april and I have never found any bed bugs on the bunks - believe me, I look very closely before putting my sleeping bag on a bunk. May be, I have just been very lucky!
Correct. There is no need to wash things in hot water. It's the heat from the dryer that kills the bugs and their eggs./ put everything in a dryer, shoes included. 15-20 min spin on high temperature will eradicate the critters. Note that everything is to do in the dryer already dry. It's a heat treatment. It also will prevent your more fragile fabrics from being destroyed
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