Instinct and DEET

Former Member
Former Member

Is the Garmin Instinct affected by bug sprays which contain DEET?

  • I would say any watch would probably be affected one way or another. On the bottle of deet that I have, the deet is actually melting away the cap of the bottle, pretty badly. This was kind of a wakeup call for myself to stop using it. If it's melting plastic, what's it doing to my clothing/skin/watch etc.?

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago

    I don't know if it's necessarily DEET that would cause harm, but I wouldn't use any type of insect repellent that could make contact with my watch.