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Old 05-24-2008 | 04:33 PM
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So the guys/gals that use Thermacalls how long do the fuel canisters and scent pads last?? I will be getting one this summer for scouting and was wonder how much stuff I'll need to stock up with??

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Old 05-24-2008 | 04:53 PM
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The seem to last most of a day. Amazing little item. You can havea ground blind crawling with biting insects - turn on the Thermacell, and in several minutes they have disappeared.
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Old 05-24-2008 | 04:59 PM
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Last quite a few hours. I can't remember using a full one up in a hunt. Most last a few hunts.

And they absolutely do work. Light it up and the bugs are gone in minutes.

The only things they don't work very well on are those nasty gnats. We call them bull gnats, but I have heard them called buffalo gnats too. The kind that buzz around your head and crawl in your ears, eyes and nose. The more you swat them the meaner they get.
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Old 05-24-2008 | 05:00 PM
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about 2 hunts
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Old 05-24-2008 | 05:23 PM
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Is this the fuel cells or the scent pads that you guys are talking about?? I thinking the fuel cells... How much did you guys pay for your set up??
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Old 05-24-2008 | 06:04 PM
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Is this the fuel cells or the scent pads that you guys are talking about?? I thinking the fuel cells... How much did you guys pay for your set up??
The fuel cells last about 2X as long as the scent pads. Maybe 8 hours or so.

I won mine at a NWTF Banquet.
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Old 05-24-2008 | 08:24 PM
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I've used a ton of them. You'll get about 7-8 good hours on the cell. You'll use 3 pads per fuel cell.
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Old 05-25-2008 | 06:38 AM
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The package says the fuel supposed to last 12 hours and the pads 4.
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Old 05-25-2008 | 07:24 AM
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The fuel will last me between 8 and 12 hours. 8 hours if I'm walking around, 12 if I light it when I get to my stand and set it down. The pads depend on how bad the mosquitos are. If I put in a fresh pad and the mosquitos are light it will last up to 8 hours if I stay out all day. When I go out after work and I'm only in the woods for an hour with maybe 2 or 3 days between hunts it'll only last for about 4 hours. When you run out of fuel but you still have a bunch of pads left you can buy the fuel separately. Wal-mart sells refill packs for cordless curling irons, they use the same exact fuel cylinder.
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Old 05-25-2008 | 07:49 AM
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Thermacells are Awesome!!

I wouldn't even consider hunting some areas without one!

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