Thermacell
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From: bigwoodsbucks22
30-Jul-19
In just about a month from now I will be up in a tree again, much earlier than I ever have before. I assume I will likely be sharing the space with hundreds of mosquitos too. There are a lot of things on the market to keep the bugs away, what do you guys think is best for keep the bugs away while in a tree?
From: WapitiBob
30-Jul-19
Had one for years and finally used it. I'm a believer.
From: nmwapiti
30-Jul-19
Thermacells work great. Better if you are in an enclosed area or no wind. Skeeters definitely avoid the vapors.
From: SaltyB
30-Jul-19
Not sure what that thing puts off but it works! In 20 years we will all find out it causes cancer and I wont be surprised at all. It works that good.
From: Brotsky
30-Jul-19
I'll risk the cancer, that's how good it works.
From: Will
30-Jul-19
Dan, it works. The only time it doesnt work, is when a solid breeze is blowing, thus the "stuff" is blowing downwind of you. Then again, in that situation, there tend to be fewer mosquito's out. Other than Permithrin, it's about the best "bang for your buck" that you can spend regarding bugs.
Do it.
Oh, but if you do, and you think you are smart and figure out how to use it while fly fishing, watch where your line goes, so you dont melt apart a section of 80 dollar line. Dont ask how I learned this valuable bit of info :)
From: spike buck
30-Jul-19
They are going to come in handy in our woods. Mosquitoes are JUST CRAZY here. I suggest 2 of them....
From: bigswivle
30-Jul-19
Simply the greatest invention ever
From: Elite 1
30-Jul-19
You can take away my fox north and Minnesota Twins but don’t mess with my thermacell oh damn they did take away my fox North and Minnesota twins!!!
From: White Falcon
30-Jul-19
Best thing since sliced bread!
From: trakman
30-Jul-19
I used one first time this year to hunt black bear i could not have hunted with out it it work well.
From: Dale06
30-Jul-19
What trakman said. I used them in Alaska for brown and black bear, and they worked great.
From: Boatman71
30-Jul-19
Told my wife when I kick the bucket to throw my Thermacell in the casket, just in case! Don't leave home without it and also use it while hunting early deer season in IA. I hunt a section of river bottom and it is a must.
From: Woods Walker
30-Jul-19
Not only do they actually WORK AS ADVERTISED (and even more so), but even a backwards Luddite, technologically handicapped crabby old man like me who yells at clouds, can operate it without screwing it up!
And maybe best of all.......there's no BATTERY or Heaven forbid MICROCHIP involved in any way, shape, or form!!!
The only way I can screw it up is to leave it at home.
From: stagetek
30-Jul-19
Does exactly what it says it does...keeps the bugs away.
From: Loghouse
30-Jul-19
It appears as if I may be the only desenting voice but I am not impressed with their effectiveness. I have tried three different ones over the last several years and do not find the nearly miraculous performance that most folks seem to have experienced. Camping, Fishing and Hunting multiple attempts, I don't find they work at all let alone well.
dgb
From: BULELK1
31-Jul-19
I like mine for when I am boning off the meat on an elk or muley harvest (hang it off an antler) in late August or September as it Really helps keep those damn wasp's and fly's away.
Sure, depending on how strong the breeze is, it works great.
If it's windy I got no wasp's or fly's.....ya know.
Good luck, Robb
From: Slate
31-Jul-19
Thermacell is awesome. I use for hunting and in the yard.
From: Two Feathers
31-Jul-19
Anybody refill their fuel bottles rather than replacing them?
From: bigswivle
31-Jul-19
Feel free to mail me yours loghouse:)
From: Feedjake
31-Jul-19
I'm a user, believer, and unpaid salesman.
From: Boatman71
31-Jul-19
Two Feathers Yes, then all I do is buy the mats.
From: SteveB
31-Jul-19
Never leave home without it!
From: Snag
31-Jul-19
If my wife is nearby I don’t worry about skeeters...she’s a skeeter magnet! I bought her one and it works fine. When by myself I have put a few drops of Deet on a handkerchief and tied around my neck. This keeps them away from my head without having to put it directly on my skin.
From: SmokedTrout
31-Jul-19
Two Feathers I haven't refilled mine but the old lady's curling iron uses the same damn butane canisters for a significantly lower cost.
Was just up the North Fork of the Flathead and ran out of butane canisters, refilling would have been a nice option.
From: Woods Walker
31-Jul-19
loghouse: Did you turn it on? ;-)
Seriously, if it doesn't work AT ALL for you, then something major is amiss.
From: t-roy
31-Jul-19
Another firm believer in them. It doesn’t take long to know when the butane cylinder has run out! It’s generally about the same time as when a shooter bear is about to come in to the bait :-(
From: svrelk
31-Jul-19
Bought one this spring ..... Only thing I regret was not buying one sooner..
From: EMB
01-Aug-19
You can refill the butane bottles. Here's how:
1. Pull out the brass valve with pliers; 2. Using a small drill bit that is a little smaller than the hole the valve came out of, drill it out. 3. Reinsert the valve. 4. You'll need to use a dremel to sand down the diameter of a butane refill bottle to fit the valve hole. There needs to be a slight angle on the end of the refill tube. Insert and fill. You'll get 6-8 bottles out of one regular butane refill bottle.
From: Boatman71
01-Aug-19
If you can find Clipper brand butane refill cans, they come with a plastic nozzle that fits perfectly down the brass nozzle of the cartridges. No dremmel needed then.
From: wildwilderness
01-Aug-19
Works great for me, especially in a ground blind. Can't hunt without it when the bugs are out.
From: bigswivle
01-Aug-19
My lips get numb in a ground blind, but that’s how I know it’s working!!!
From: Deerplotter
01-Aug-19
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From: 7mm08
02-Aug-19
They work great where I hunt in Missouri. They do not work at high elevations.
From: 7mm08
02-Aug-19
They work great where I hunt in Missouri. They do not work at high elevations.
From: 7mm08
02-Aug-19
Just llomed, they now make the "Thermocell Backpacker" that will.work up to 7500 ft elevation. I need it at 11-12000.
From: 7mm08
02-Aug-19
Just looked, they now make the "Thermocell Backpacker" that will.work up to 7500 ft elevation. I need it at 11-12000.
From: Junior
02-Aug-19
The Thermacell Patio Torch works great at camp to!
From: petedrummond
02-Aug-19
going to lake of the woods always burn 2 on floor of boat to keep biting flies at bay.
From: JL
02-Aug-19
I vote for thermacell too. I used one on my last bear hunt for the first time and it works well chasing off the skeeters while I was in a ladder stand. The wind was blowing from my back to the drum and it didn't seem to alert the bears. The only time it didn't seem to work was when we did the tracking job (ie...moving) and loading the bear that was down in a swampy area. I think the amount of skeeters overwhelmed the thermacell and a few kamikaze skeeters got thru.
From: ELKMAN
03-Aug-19
Love mine
From: BowmanMD
03-Aug-19
I’ve used one for years and love it. Just upgraded to the new backpacker model because I can use the same butane canister that I would use for my backpacking stove ($4 at cabelas) and it lasts 40 hours. It uses the same pads as the old one but now I don’t have to mess with those stupid little expensive butane things.
From: jjs
03-Aug-19
Just bought one today, with all this rain we had here it will be one big suck out there unless an early frost.
