Do remember that permethrin can be carcinogenic in liquid form. Spray your clothes before your trip (outdoors or in a very well-ventilated area) and let them dry thoroughly before wearing. Spray your hat, too.

Use Deet on your exposed skin. At least a line around your wrists at the cuff line, around your neck at the collar line, around your hairline.

Also, wearing shortie gaiters (sprayed beforehand) means the ticks won't crawl up your legs underneath your pants! Tucking pants into socks helps, but isn't as effective (I find they keep pulling out).

The permethrin sprayed clothes will also zap any mosquitoes that come after you. However, it doesn't work against biting flies.

Since permethrin can kill a lot of helpful insects (like butterflies, bees and other pollinators essential to agriculture), don't spray it around indiscriminately, please.