I honestly wouldn’t even want to imagine life outoddors without one. Early bow season, turkey season, fishing, just sitting on the back porch, thermacells rock. I generally turn mine on in the truck when I hit the property and by the time I park and get to my stand I’m good to go.

Always hunt with mine. Keep plenty of refills with me also

I can't believe Beav ain't started in on his whining about them yet. lol

Did the same thing tonight. Clouds of them before hand. Standing directly over the thermacell with it between my legs, and got a few bites on my ankles and legs. Zapped one after another with my zappy mosquito executioner wand. It had been on for a half hr, and you could smell the repellent smell. Was definitely not as bad, but was still getting bit. Went from clouds of skitters from all angles to ones and twos.

You can't get them for free,ADC.

In my experience, they cut down on mosquitos and sand flies, are not 100 percent effective, and do little if anything at all against black flies and white socks.

Jim

Yes James as I see it, it is effective but not perfect. And the blackflies could not care less. With bug spray mosquitos generally buzz around but don't bite, the thermacell lowered the numbers of them in the general area. I figure combining it with a bit of bug spray would be the best method based on what I've seen.

When the pads turn light blue I just put drop 3 to 4 of permethrin on them.

I don't think those blue pads last very long.

I have to say I use mosquito coils more often than the Thermacell. The coils seem to be about as effective.

The best repellant, though, is a fine cigar.

Jim

The best repellant, though, is a fine cigar.
Bingo!
But the wife still likes Thermacell

The blue pads last 3 and 1/2 to 4 hours if it's turning white slowly than it's working if it's not turning white then it's not working I would turn it in and get a new one either way... You shouldn't have had any mosquitoes within 5 minutes of it being on

Well I am currently in the tent camping with the wife and dog. Had a campfire tonight and put the thermacell between me and the wife, right on the ground between our two camp chairs. Last night I didn't use the thermacell. About as dead calm as it gets here, sheltered behind some cedars on an outer island on Georgian bay. There is never a mosquito on these islands during the day. Just as night falls you get driven into the tent by the skitters. Turned the thermacell on a half hour before dusk and had some marshmallows. Coil was lit, it was making heat and that odor it makes and got lots of bites, although it seemed we maybe didn't get swarmed quite as bad. Still though, got a lot of bites.

I figured maybe there were just too many at my house so I would try here where there are fewer, at least during daylight. Not much difference!

Maybe I'll try an exchange.

I turned believer in the one I got. I hadn't used it till this year and I think I have had it for 10 years. I been using my picking berries. They are so bad before I light it that yo don't dare open your mouth. I light hang it close to where I'm picking and they disappear. I have been amazed how well it has worked.

Good Luck.

Before any of the chemicals and other gadjet stuff was invented,a smudge was used-still by far the best bug repellant,and once your clothes start to smell like a smudge-no bugs will bother you.And for clothes,long sleeve light baggy clothes with tight neck and cuffs,same with the pants.And you can handle and cut meat and not worry about contaminating it with chemicals.
For sleeping a bug net is great.Worth its weight in gold here in the lowlands.

During the deer rut in November soak a used pad with "Doe in heat" and light it.

The heat really gets it going. Maybe try some coyote gland lure & urine for calling

coyotes?

I used two of them around the campfire last night. It was pretty brutal without them. They have completely changed the sport of bear hunting. I'm amazed at how well they work, I use them for camping and hunting all the time.

Thermacells Rock!

I'd rather leave my bow at home before leaving my Thermacell at home.

You need new chemical pad I suspect. Never known a Thermacell not to repell mosquito.