Thermacell?
06-14-2007, 06:11 AM
#22
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: May 2005
Location: One mile east of West Podunk Tx
Posts: 5,973
RE: Thermacell?
I lay mine on the platform or use the strap on the holster to strap it to a tree limb. I'll be using it in my climber this weekend when I hog hunt. I'll take a few pics of different options for use.
06-14-2007, 06:34 AM
#23
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location:
Posts: 543
RE: Thermacell?
Arrowmike,
Thermacell's are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! They work just incredibly. We took them to Canada bear hunting and spring turkey here. When we get to a sight and set up, we would be covered in bugs and in about a minute or two of turning on the thermacel all the bugs were gone. They are quiet, and hardly any smell. I used them when I got my bear last fall, and he did not seem to notice it.
Thermacell's are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! They work just incredibly. We took them to Canada bear hunting and spring turkey here. When we get to a sight and set up, we would be covered in bugs and in about a minute or two of turning on the thermacel all the bugs were gone. They are quiet, and hardly any smell. I used them when I got my bear last fall, and he did not seem to notice it.
06-14-2007, 06:40 AM
#24
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 21,043
RE: Thermacell?
I used them when I got my bear last fall, and he did not seem to notice it.
06-14-2007, 07:33 AM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location:
Posts: 1,438
RE: Thermacell?
GMMAT,
I just lay mine towards the back of the bottom platform on a climber. Haven't had a problem. I guess depending on the climber there could be issues with knocking it off, but nothing that can't be rigged.
I just lay mine towards the back of the bottom platform on a climber. Haven't had a problem. I guess depending on the climber there could be issues with knocking it off, but nothing that can't be rigged.
06-14-2007, 09:08 AM
#27
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pickering Ontario Canada
Posts: 153
RE: Thermacell?
They are Awesome. The lodge I used to guide at for Bear and fishing uses them all the time for the bear hunters. The season up here starts August 15th so the bugs are in full swing and it can be hot out. Not a problem with one of these!
06-14-2007, 10:20 AM
#30
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location:
Posts: 1,438
RE: Thermacell?
brucelanthier,
I think the butane cartridge is rated to last for 12 hours and the mat (with the active ingredient) for 4 hours. That's why the kits come with 1 cartridge to 3 mats.
They get about the advertised hours. The effectiveness does start to decrease as it gets closer to 4 hours. You can usually tell when the mat is used up b/c it turns from blue to white.
Depending on how bad the bloodsuckers are, I sometimes only use it near dawn and dusk, and then I only use 1 mat for a whole day. You can reuse the mat if you use it the next day or so but after that it dries out.
I think the butane cartridge is rated to last for 12 hours and the mat (with the active ingredient) for 4 hours. That's why the kits come with 1 cartridge to 3 mats.
They get about the advertised hours. The effectiveness does start to decrease as it gets closer to 4 hours. You can usually tell when the mat is used up b/c it turns from blue to white.
Depending on how bad the bloodsuckers are, I sometimes only use it near dawn and dusk, and then I only use 1 mat for a whole day. You can reuse the mat if you use it the next day or so but after that it dries out.