Does thermacell work?

[jonwilson]

I don't go in the woods without it, especially during early deer season in Mississippi!

[David Mitchell]

Yep, definitely.  

[stagetek]

Worth every penny. Won't go early season in WI. without it.

[Terry Green]

Yes they work unbelievably well and not just for Skeeters but a lot more things I've had over a dozen none of my blown up I've had some of the quit working cuz I'll beat the crap out of them just generally going around in my car... I've also given away probably a half a dozen.... I wont hunt without one down here if I can help it

[Lewis Brookshire III]

A big YES on "does it work".

[ron w]

When I went to Quebec in June Bear hunting on Bear Quest #9 I took 2. Had one under my seat and one over my head. Hunted in a T shirt and no headnet. Never got a bite and when I did it was back at camp and the units were off in my truck. Great product. Skeeters and Black flies......

[huskyarcher]

They work most times. I've been in Florida a time or two where they didnt. I just simply hunt too much for them to be practical, I'd have a fortune in refills.

[monterey]

Mine won't stay lit, if it will light at all, at higher elevations of around 8 to 9 thousand.  It does light up and works at my house at 5600.  

I was planning on returning it but not until trying it on Florida trips.

[Ken Taylor]

I've been using them since they first came out and I like them.

Let me add to the comments already posted:

Once you light it, it takes about 15-20 minutes for it to clear most of the bugs around you.

Also, it's less efficient when there's wind - but then the more wind there is, the less bugs there usually are.

Once in a while when an animal gets a whiff of it, there is some sort of a reaction - ranging from indifference, to curiosity, to not liking it and acting nervous, to being spooked.

[akbowbender]

When I'm on the move, and the mosquitos are bad, I wear a head net. When I stop to stand for a while, out comes the Thermacell. Makes sitting so much more enjoyable not having the net on...

[David McLendon]

I take them to AK with 15 boxes of fuel for 10 days. They make a model now for high altitude that stays lit.

[Joeabowhunter]

yes.

[longstiks]

If you look it up on u-tube it will show how to refill the butane bottles. You can also find the mats on the big auction site a lot cheaper than the thermacell refills. The refills are almost as much as the appliance. Denny

[Gdpolk]

Yes it does unless you're in the wind or on the move. It's one of the few gadgets that I think actually live up to the marketing.

[Bowwild]

I made two bear hunts (Ontario) without the Thermacell. Fought the bugs with duct tape and special clothing.

Then I used this device in New Brunswick a couple of years ago. I was amazed...like magic they work!  One of the best values among all the hunting accessories I've used over the years.

[Terry Green]

I've had them not work a timer to but found the culprit to be pads left in a hot car then try to use them the next year....

I have a different approach.

 I simply hunt too much to die of mosquito bites....    

[Friend]

One of my sets in the lower bottoms is so thick with mosquitos and gnats that I am totally eaton alive at the end of a hunt. I would foregone hunting there and it is my best location.

Since using thermacell, I see the constant fog of bugs all around me but no bites.

[Friend]

One of my sets in the lower bottoms is so thick with mosquitos and gnats that I am totally eaton alive at the end of a hunt. I would foregone hunting there and it is my best location.

Since using thermacell, I see the constant fog of bugs all around me but no bites.

[Terry Green]

Yes sir and that was worth repeating

[MCNSC]

Yes,, they work amazingly well. They do have a slight odor but if critters smell it then they will smell you. Any not down wind, won't see you swatting at skeeters though.
 I bought one when they first came out, folks at the hunt club would smell it and would say "you can't kill a deer with that thing" I told them I can't kill one swatting at skeeters.