how much an how do they work
 

the thermacells how much are they an hoe do they work

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I bought one last season after hearing how neccesary they are to keep the mosquitos away during early season. The Olive unit is roughly $22 and the realtree hardwoods unit is $30 and each refill last up to 12 hours and cost $6. It's powered by a butane cartridge, this convenient unit creates an invisible, odorless protection by heating a chemically treated repellent mat. Covers up to a 15' diameter area.

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Home Depot has them, they are around 25 bucks ,sporting good stores are a little bit higher. THEY WORK GREAT!;)

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if you dont have one you need to get one..To me this is the best gadget you could ever buy..Thermacell rocks..;)

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A must have here in Tx. Get one and you won't be disappointed.

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All of the above is correct. I wouldn't go into the woods in early fall without one.:)

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I may go get one, today......haven't decided.

Hunting from a treestand......where would I put it? There's not much room on the platform. Also....how much trouble is it to light? How can it be totally scent free if it's burning? Can YOU smell it? If it has a smell.....and it's below you.....I assume you, too will now smell like whatever it smells like (assuming it does have a smell to it......which may not be accurate)???

Lil help???

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Jeff, I use one of the available holsters. I strap that to a limb or the platform of my stand. They light with the push of a button. Turn it on, let the gas run for a couple of secs and then hit the ignitor button. Yes they do have a smell. I can smell mine so I'm sure the deer can too. It is not very strong and I have never noticed it having an effect on deer. How many went around me that I never knew were there? Who knows. I do know that I've had deer 5 yds away while I had it on. I think, and this is JMO, that deer in my woods don't yet equate the smell to danger. How long that remains true is anyone's guess. My offer still stands if you want to test drive one and don't like it I'll take it and pay you for it.
EDIT: When I strap it to the stand I make sure it is well under the seat to keep it out of the way.

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They are awesome. Best hunting invention in years.

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Jeff,

I've been thinking about getting one myself. They seem to be a very popular item with everyone on here.

I wouldn't have to use one too long since my season starts the first part of October. Maybe a couple of weeks then I pack it away until spring gobbler.

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Jeff I use a small bungee on the platform tucken in back under the seat and close to the tree,it's out of the way there. There's obviously a slight odor,but it's supposedely related to naturally occuring pyrethrins (from crysanthemums) although the thermacell I think uses a synthetic. Haven't noticed it spooking the deer at all. I t smells a lot less than any DEET containing spray.

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I drove to Gander Mtn.......picked it up and held it......then just couldn't do it. It's just something else to carry in, to me. I might regret it.....but I go through last year just fine.

I'm sure they're great....I just don't want the hassle.

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I went through the same thing when I was looking at them GMMAT. I passed on them the first time around. But after being swarmed with mosquitos a few weeks later I went back and bought one. And have been using it ever since. As an alternative I have previously used No-Stinkin Bugs and that worked ok. But the deet smell was still pretty strong.

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The little smrell it has rises as it's hot fumes. I wrapped a bare copper grounding wire around mine and wire it to either my stan or sometimes my day pak depending which way most of the fumes are going. You don't want to be breathing it in, after all it is poisionous.