Do you have a Thermacell and does it work?
10-09-2008, 01:23 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Do you have a Thermacell and does it work?
After a few negative posts and a bunch of positive posts, I thought I would try an unscientific poll on the subject.
Do you have a Thermacell and does it work or not on keeping away mosquitos and other biting insects?
The second tier of the poll is whether you feel that you have had an animal smell the Thermacell and react negatively (blow and run away). This would be only if you are certain that the animal would have otherwise not smelled you - practicing very good scent elimation, not sweating, etc. - Just because an animalsmelled you doesn't mean you can blame the Thermacell unless that is the only difference in your huntingpractices and you normally wouldn't have been smelled.
Hope that makes sense.
I'm curious if there are folks that don't reply to some of the threads that might reply to a poll on the subject.
Oh well, at least it keeps my mind off the stock market! [&:]
Do you have a Thermacell and does it work or not on keeping away mosquitos and other biting insects?
The second tier of the poll is whether you feel that you have had an animal smell the Thermacell and react negatively (blow and run away). This would be only if you are certain that the animal would have otherwise not smelled you - practicing very good scent elimation, not sweating, etc. - Just because an animalsmelled you doesn't mean you can blame the Thermacell unless that is the only difference in your huntingpractices and you normally wouldn't have been smelled.
Hope that makes sense.
I'm curious if there are folks that don't reply to some of the threads that might reply to a poll on the subject.
Oh well, at least it keeps my mind off the stock market! [&:]
10-12-2008, 11:57 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Do you have a Thermacell and does it work?
Well, I know 1 guy that posted that his didn't repel insects and it scared the deer away. I guess he hasn't voted in the poll yet though! 
10-13-2008, 07:04 AM
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Spike
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RE: Do you have a Thermacell and does it work?
Hunting here in the Swamps of south Louisiana at this time of year, it's next to impossible to be out there without something. Yesterday I was using my ThermaCell and started getting some bites so I looked down and the pad was still blue but found the butane had run out. Switched it out and re-lit and BAM, no more bugs within 5 minutes. I totally agree, one of the best things that's ever come out for hunters. I can smell it though and suspect the deer can as well, just don't know if it'll spook them.
10-14-2008, 10:27 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Do you have a Thermacell and does it work?
I'm going to bump this back to see if we can get a few more votes. I would have thought we would have gotten an "it doesn't work" vote by now.
