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Reddit mentions of Sawyer Products SP541 Premium Insect Repellent with 20% Picaridin, Pump Spray, 0.5-Ounce

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Sawyer Products SP541 Premium Insect Repellent with 20% Picaridin, Pump Spray, 0.5-Ounce
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Long-lasting repellent effective against Yellow Fever Mosquito, which can transmit the Zika Virus; 0.5-ounce pump sprayReviewed by Consumer Reports as the Fisherman's Formula in its list of safe and effective insect repellents (February 2016)Fragrance-free topical insect repellent with 20% Picaridin -- more effective at repelling biting flies than DEET; repels disease-carrying mosquitoes and ticks (Lyme and Powassan), chiggers, and moreSpray is effective up to 12 hours against mosquitoes and ticks (14 hours for lotion); up to 8 hours against biting flies, gnats, chiggers, and sand fliesSafe to use on the whole family; won't harm clothing, backpacks, fishing line, firearm finishes, watches, sunglasses, or other synthetic fabrics; color of bottle may vary
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Found 2 comments on Sawyer Products SP541 Premium Insect Repellent with 20% Picaridin, Pump Spray, 0.5-Ounce:

u/dameerkat ยท 3 pointsr/Ultralight

We used the generic DEET-based repellant. I brought some picaridin-based repellant, but since my dad only had short-sleeved t-shirts we decided to take the larger bottle. Funny enough, I found another one of those bottles on the trail, so we had two bottles of repellant!

u/DisastrousExplorer ยท 2 pointsr/Ultralight

Hi!

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I am the same, always bring a flask of whiskey. I also always bring a pipe and tobacco, cob pipes are pretty light.

Anyways, here are my suggestions:

  • Your backpack is very heavy. You might be able to find one on the gear exchange or something so you could potentially do that before the trip. You could also get the Osprey Levity which would save you about 2 lbs. The 3F UL Backpack is also a quality, very inexpensive, UL Backpack that would save you some weight.
  • Lose the sleeping layers. You can use your hiking layers to sleep in as long as you keep them dry.
  • Lose the camp shoes.
  • You can get a flask like this and save a few oz.
  • Camelbaks or hydration bladders in general are really inefficient for carrying water as far as weight goes. Consider just bringing another smart water bottle is you feel like you need more storage.
  • You will need a wind screen for the BRS
  • Your tent is on the heavy side. If you aren't ready to splurge on something else, The 3F UL 1 person tent is a great, fairly light, tent for a great price. Also, I have never found a footprint to be needed. You can also get similar tents on amazon if you are on a time crunch but I can't attest to their quality.
  • First aid kit and hygiene kit is very heavy. For the first aid kit you could probably bring less of each thing to get it down to a little over an ounce. You probably don't need deodorant. For hygiene I only bring a toothbrush and little 15ml eye dropper of Dr. Bronner's soap, I brush and wash with it. Maybe consider the weight difference between bringing glasses and the contact solution? I don't wear either so i'm not sure.
  • If you bring the Dr. Bronner's you don't need hand sanitizer.
  • Looks like you have a heavy knife. There are much lighter options. I really like my Opinel No.6, weighs 0.9oz
  • You could save weight by bringing a Picaridin spray pen.
  • I don't know about you but I have found that I can get 5 days on one full charge from my phone if put in airplane mode and only used for photos and minor navigation. If you were confident and didn't absolutely need your phone you could go without the power bank.

    All together these adjustments would save you around 10.4lbs. Hope this helps!

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    Good luck and have a great trip!