RE: Free cover scent
Man oh man, that would have been very bad. Skunks spray a mixture of dilute sulfuric acid, methyl mercaptan and butyl mercaptan. These mercaptans are what is used to odorize natural gas, only in ppm (parts per million) levels. Skunks spray in the % range of these compounds and they are extremely hard to get off. Basically you have to get some sort of acidic solution to help neturalize them, and then the acid concentration must be strong enough yet weak enough for your skin. Ultimatly, you will probably be sleeping in the barn for a couple of days or weeks. [:'(]
Sorry, but I am a research chemist and I actually work with various mercaptans and other sulfur compounds in gasoline and diesel fuels. Maybe I went to far...LOL....but the bottom line is peeewwwwww!!