OT-Thermacell-OT

saluki2007

Has anyone used any of the Thermacell mosquito repellent systems?  I love sitting outside, but I'm the guy that has tons of mosquito bites when no one else gets any. 

Jeremiah

Yup. They work, but the 15 foot advertised spread is a little imbellished, we usually use two. 

FrostyEgg

Just bought one based on rave reviews. The Minnesota state bird (aka the mosquito) isn't here yet, but i'll definitely keep you posted. They make the standard one as well as a bunch of different patio models.

Small price to pay if it actually works.

saluki2007

Thanks @Jeremiah. Do you have the patio or radius model?

Jeremiah

The patio and the handheld original. They both live in the camper, which is where we live most weekends. The thermocells, and a couple OFF candles, have kept us from being carried away by those little straight from hell bastards. 

bgebrent

They’re great for hunting.  It’ll keep em 3-5 feet away. 

Eggcelsior

My wife is their favorite prey. She'll get 10 bites before anyone else even hears the buzz. I'll need to check them out.

saluki2007

Ordered the radius.  Will be here Wednesday. Will update. 

tarheelmatt

Not sure about the large models, but the handheld ones work very good.  Use them when hog hunting in the SC swamp.  Skeeters everywhere, but on me with the Thermacell on.  Like Jeremiah said, the area isn't too large.  

This for your house?  

DoubleEgger

Around the house, a fan works great. Mosquitoes don’t fare well in the wind. 

StillH2OEgger

I am glad to hear those who find this works. Would love to spend more time outdoors in the evening, but the skeeters drive me nuts.

tarheelmatt

I spray this every 1-2 months and works well.  

saluki2007

Yes @tarheelmatt. This will be used for the back patio. 

tarheelmatt

saluki2007 said:

Yes @tarheelmatt. This will be used for the back patio. 

That Talstar P can be sprayed in and outdoors.  I spray the house, gutters, and the yard (prob 30ft out).  Also helps with other insects too.  I have a small spray bottle (Zep bottle from Lowes) with this stuff for quick hit on the decks.  

My wife and little girl get nailed constantly.  They don't bother me.  

Depending on how much rain you have is how long you wait to re-apply.  You can tell when you have to spray again, when you see more skeeters.  

saluki2007

tarheelmatt said:

saluki2007 said:

Yes @tarheelmatt. This will be used for the back patio. 

That Talstar P can be sprayed in and outdoors.  I spray the house, gutters, and the yard (prob 30ft out).  Also helps with other insects too.  I have a small spray bottle (Zep bottle from Lowes) with this stuff for quick hit on the decks.  

My wife and little girl get nailed constantly.  They don't bother me.  

Depending on how much rain you have is how long you wait to re-apply.  You can tell when you have to spray again, when you see more skeeters.  

Thanks for the info, I'll look into it.  Is it pet friendly?  The back patio is covered so it should last a while then. 

Focker

It's perfect early deer season in the tree. 
Mats and cartidges are not cheap, but I can sit all day comfortably.

Toxarch

I use one when hunting. Works great. 

fishlessman

does it work on black flies, these things are worse than skeeters. this poison is the only thing ive found that works and it was banned back in 1991. still have some   one drop seems to work. friggin black flies and no-see-ems are just starting here, deet doesnt stop them at all

tarheelmatt

saluki2007 said:

tarheelmatt said:

saluki2007 said:

Yes @tarheelmatt. This will be used for the back patio. 

That Talstar P can be sprayed in and outdoors.  I spray the house, gutters, and the yard (prob 30ft out).  Also helps with other insects too.  I have a small spray bottle (Zep bottle from Lowes) with this stuff for quick hit on the decks.  

My wife and little girl get nailed constantly.  They don't bother me.  

Depending on how much rain you have is how long you wait to re-apply.  You can tell when you have to spray again, when you see more skeeters.  

Thanks for the info, I'll look into it.  Is it pet friendly?  The back patio is covered so it should last a while then. 

Yes, though when spraying it's recommended to put them up. I keep our dog in the house while I'm spraying. 

Rascal

Some people say that taking vitamin B1 works for them...

saluki2007

Showed up yesterday. Got it going tonight. 

bgebrent

They work well.

saluki2007

Impressed with this.  Only issue so far is you have to order the refills directly from Thermacell. REI is currently selling the device cheaper than Amazon but it and the refills are not in stock there .

tarheelmatt

Trying this out. Thought it couldn't hurt. It's been too wet to spray Talstar P, but tired of the skeeters.  So I'll use this Spartan in conjunction with Talstar P.

I got mine from the local Southern States dealer. Not sure if you have that. 

So you fill a container with water. The container has sucrose and yeast (other stuff too). The skeeters fly in get some of the water, then fly out, and the yeast expands to kill them, eventually and supposedly