What is the best bug repellent?

[Ol` Joe]

Originally Posted by Swift

DEET, the more the merrier!

Yep, DEET, just plain DEET.

I used to get 1 oz applicator bottles of it around here some years back. It did work better then anything I`ve tried before or since. It also desolved fishing line, nylon jacket cuffs, took the finish off gunstocks, and made my wife break out where ever she applied it. No bug bites though.
I now get by with Deep Woods Off or a similar product and a head net. If that doesn`t work I`ll just try to swat them as best I can.