Rose City bug spray?

[Red Dwarf]

Just wondering if anyone has tried the POC based insect repellent products from Rose City Archery?

Red Dwarf

[fireball31]

I have not tried the one from Rose City, but I've tried the cedar smelling repellent and although I enjoy the smell I was not impressed with the performance.  I would look into the dirt smelling stuff.  That seemed to work for me.

[dino]

I tried it many years back.  Smells good but really didn't bother the mosquites around here.  Not all that good IMHO. dino

[Red Dwarf]

Fireball31,

Dirt smelling stuff....???
Please elaborate if possible.

Red Dwarf

[Aeronut]

Permanone on my clothes.  Thermacell for the rest.

Dennis

[Paul Shirek]

I found it helped but had to use a lot. It was noticable help with a crazy amount of bugs.

[Curtiss Cardinal]

It worked great for me against skeeters and chiggers and ticks too.

[Red Boar]

Originally posted by Aeronut:
Permanone on my clothes.  Thermacell for the rest.

Dennis

Ditto for me.

[Ray Hammond]

I not sure I get why anyone would use any classic repellent product when the Thermacell allows you to eliminate insect bites almost completely without putting anything on your skin- that anything that's eventually getting absorbed through your skin and doing gosh knows what to your kidneys, liver, brain, etc.

Mosquitoes, blackflies- are GONE with the Thermacell and its smell is so slight the game that detects it will have detected you as well anyway.

I guess I shouldn't be suprised though, there's folks who think the moon landing was fake too!

 

[Toklat1]

The Thermocell does it for me too!

[BWD]

IMO the thermocell could very well be the greatest advancement one could pull from that big pile of stuff that you are led to believe  you must have before you can go hunting. I would just about as soon try to ride a bobcat thru a plum thicket than forget my thermacell during bow season.

[Rob DiStefano]

absolutely one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century .... if yer out in the woods, thermacell is MANDATORY ... i need to buy stock in that company!

now even home depot sells thermacell!

"ThermaCELL uses revolutionary, patented technology to dispense a small amount of repellent into the air over a long period of time. ThermaCELL is powered by a butane cartridge which provides the cordless, portable heat necessary to operate the device (batteries are not needed). It directs the heat to a metal grill. A mat saturated with Allethrin, a copy of a naturally occurring insecticide found in chrysanthemum flowers, is placed on top of the metal grill. The heat generated by the butane cartridge vaporizes the repellent allowing it to rise into the air, creating a 15 x 15 ft (225 sq ft) “Mosquito-Free-Zone” in minutes. The repellent is very unpleasant to mosquitoes, but when used as directed, will not harm humans or pets."

[Red Dwarf]

How effecetive is the Thermacell when the air is not completely still?
Do you guys use the holster or is there a better way to carry one?

Red Dwarf