Thermacell

bigsy · Post by **bigsy** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:06 pm

Anyone use them? Do they work as they claim?

subneural · Post by **subneural** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:12 pm

I haven't used one yet, but I'm planning on picking one up as soon as I find them in stock somewhere. One of the instructors at the Turkey Seminar I attended this year swears by 'em (which is why I'm buying one). I'll report back once I've had a chance to try it.

bigsy · Post by **bigsy** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:16 pm

Walmart carries them, not in camo however, 30 for the unit 25 for the refills, I don't want to be chased out of the woods again this year

pdislow · Post by **pdislow** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:16 pm

i have used them and they work down here in the southeastern N.C. swamps, my $0.02

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:19 pm

Work awesome, takes 10-15 minutes (to warm up) and the bugs are gone! The wife and kids got me one last year, with a leg/arm strap, extra cells and pads, we took it with us everywhere!
One morning I turned it on on my way to my turkey tree, sat down and after the sun started to rise I figured there were no bugs so I turned it off, instantaneous bugs everywhere, flicked it back on and they were gone. It works that good.
We also bought one for the table top, a little fancier looking but made to sit on an outdoor table, looks like a lantern.
Buy one, you will not regret it.

fogducker · Post by **fogducker** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:21 pm

i heard rumors..and i,ll repeat rumors.

.that you can buy the heating cartridges for them a lot cheaper if you just buy the ones ,that are used in curling irons..
can any one confirm this?

NewGuy · Post by **NewGuy** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:24 pm

i picked up some butane cartridges on clearance at shoppers drug mart. Only problem is how do we refill the mats when they run out. I was gonna try it with a little doe pee this season and see what happens

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:32 pm

I LOVE mine

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:36 pm

fogducker wrote:i heard rumors..and i,ll repeat rumors.

.that you can buy the heating cartridges for them a lot cheaper if you just buy the ones ,that are used in curling irons..
can any one confirm this?

This is true, hardware section too.. I have a thermacell cordless glue gun that uses the same cell.
Nice thing about the ones packaged for the actual unit is they come with the pads, and I think it would be real hard to duplicate those, they just work way too good.

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:38 pm

NewGuy wrote:i picked up some butane cartridges on clearance at shoppers drug mart. Only problem is how do we refill the mats when they run out. I was gonna try it with a little doe pee this season and see what happens

I have read somewhere that someone had success by doing some sort of concoction to replenish the pads, I don't remember what it was.
The smell of burning doe pee doesn't sound very attractive though.

fogducker · Post by **fogducker** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:46 pm

Pydpiper wrote:
NewGuy wrote:i picked up some butane cartridges on clearance at shoppers drug mart. Only problem is how do we refill the mats when they run out. I was gonna try it with a little doe pee this season and see what happens
I have read somewhere that someone had success by doing some sort of concoction to replenish the pads, I don't remember what it was.
The smell of burning doe pee doesn't sound very attractive though.

ive read that also..but i think if the deer can smell it a bit..you will get a ever lasting memory of the odor

munch · Post by **munch** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:02 pm

subneural wrote:I haven't used one yet, but I'm planning on picking one up as soon as I find them in stock somewhere. One of the instructors at the Turkey Seminar I attended this year swears by 'em (which is why I'm buying one). I'll report back once I've had a chance to try it.

i was in tsc store yesterday in tillsonburg and they had some.i hacve had mine a couple years and would hate to go without it now

fletch · Post by **fletch** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:18 pm

They work great. I had my doubts but once I tried it I have no more doubts.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:57 pm

where can you get the table top one

one shot scott · Post by **one shot scott** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:53 pm

Pydpiper: you said you had a leg/arm strap. Do they work while your walking as well?
Its funny this post came up, I was fishing today at the local creek and the bugs were all over me. I was thinking to myself, perhaps its time for a thermacell because I dont want to go through what we had last year. I think it was a record as far as I am concerned for the number of mosquitoes in the woods.