the reason i am looking into the battery operated one is that it is supposed to keep a pest free zone around you for 225?sq ft, i believe it is. and the bugs are just unmerciful once they hatch, so that's why i am looking into, plus i will be able to use it at night when fishing, or in the fall while bowhunting, or when i hit maine for bear in spet., or when.. well, i bet you get the picture, lol. tell you what, bring some grits, i'll meet you in pa for breakfast, give them another try. but i bet it wouldn't beat a breakfast of moose steakes and french toast, w' the french toast drowning in real vt maple syrup( best in the country, just ask me, i'll tell ya so!) beats the fake stuff hands down. or you could just skip pa and hit vt so i won't have to travel for the gritts, waddaya say? but bring your winter boots, you are just as likely to be hunting in a snowstorm in early may as you are warm temps.
Pat