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I've been trying to NOT buy one of these things and I've been successful to this point. Diesel PM's me and tells me to make sure I bring mine down east for our hunt Saturday. Says the skeetrs are DC-10 sized, there.

I cover up from head to toe....except for a small area around my eyes. Do I REALLY need one.....for a one-day hunt?

I hate these things.....and I've never used one....lol. To me it's just something else to carry in.

If you were me....would you bother with one for a one day hunt? I WILL NOT use one, here. Any learning curve on how to use one? Easily figured out in a few minutes?

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Yes, they are worth their weight in gold. I did not buy one until this year and would have needed a transfusion after leaving Maine if I didn't have one. They are awesome.

Where are you guys hunting on Saturday?

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We're hunting Bertie County.....near our coast (NC). He's afraid with all the Hannah rain that the skeeters are planning a billion skeeter march.

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YES!.....get one!

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For one day & you'll be covered to your eyes...no big dealto go without.

My take is that yea they are nice, and work when its dead calm. But throw a breeze in the mix & all bets are off.

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Anybody wanna buy a slightly used one? I swear I won't ever use it again.:D

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GMMAT.....If you can tie your own shoes, that's about how easy it is to use. And worth it, as advertised...I was a skeptic as well.

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If it's that bad you'll be glad to have it even if for only one day. I hunted down in Florida right after a hurricane once and thought I was going to get carried away there were so many around. It is $30 well spent.

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supposedly they are odorless but if i can smell it, obviously a deer can. I used one several times last year and it did work like a charm

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Projected winds of 10MPH.

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GMMAT.....I broke down and bought one last year to use here in MD where the skeeters can be thick in the early season. It definitely works and they are a snap to use (no learning curve) but where to put it in your treestand can become a bit of an issue. It has to lay flat with the grill portion facing up. It also puts out a little bit of heat. I duct taped mine to the base of my climber off to the side to keep it out of the way as much as possible.

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They are easy to use. If the skeeters are out in force (probable), it will be soooo worth it.
It only weighs ounces and it keeps away mosquitoes like magic. The bugs here are absolutely friggin relentless around all of this swampwater.

The extra movement to swat them is more harmful than than scent stream which should blowing away from the predicted deer arrival.

Advice from alternative geography should be ignored.

PER YOUR OUTFITTER, YOU WANT THIS PIECE OF EQIPMENT IN THE COASTAL NC EARLY SEASON.

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You are Anti-Thermacell and yet, you have never used one...

That's funny right there...:D

I grew up and still hunt in Gates County, near Bertie...Mine is strapped to my climber, don't go deer hunting without it...

Don't buy one...;)

Let us know how the trip goes, good luck...

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Come on down to good ole sunny Florida. i will put you in my swamp stand and take video of it. It is kinda neat watching someone break dance 20 feet in the air cause the skeeters are sucking the fluid from their eyeballs.


20 bucks? Just buy the damn thing then come on here and thank everyone.

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This coming from the guy that rips on guys for not liking Rage broadheads when they've never used them.....LOL.....Jeff, I guess you really are human after all! (I'm honestly just joking around here, I mean no harm)....

I would almost bet a nickel that if you used it once.......You'll continue using it. They're only real downfall is the cost of the refills. Not that they're expensive, it's just a recurring cost that won't go away.

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Yeah but at least I admit I'v enever used one....and "why".

I just hate the thought of carrying something else in with me to hunt. Hate it. Nothing against the product......just "something else". Could as easily be a pruning saw. I'd hate to take one of those in, too (and I HAVE used them!).:D

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for a one day hunt i would nnot worry about it... although if you were going to be hunting for a extended period of time then i would..

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Jeff, remember the offer I made LAST YEAR? it still stands.

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I think Jeff's story would be much more entertaining if he didn't buy one.

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You wussie:D

I have two;)

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When i went to canada bear hunting i HAD to have one. The first night i think i got malaria and west nile in just a few short hours![8D]

Back back here ive never had any use for one, maybe in late spring turkey, but they are hardly ever that bad...

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This runs a parallel to the self defense while bowhunting thread. Are all you big grown men THAT afraid of skeeters?
[8D]

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For one day I would just use skeeter spray.... It'll stink like hell but why waste the $30 bucks for one day?

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Your not on my team this year, soNO you don't need one. SWAT AWAY!!!:D


I have had mine for over 2 years. I won't go out early season without it. I killed my doe last year with it operating. They did a complete circle around me before offering me a shot. They never knew I was there.

I'll take it off your hands if you don't want it after this weekend. You take paypal?;)

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Spoken like a man that has never hunted the swamps of eastern NC...:D

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Id be eaten alive with out one. I fight bugs clear up until Dec. sometimes. Heck, I shot a rattle snake under my stand last Dec..

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OK...I'm picking one up on the way home from my bowshop.

How long does one "cartridge" last? How many come in the box?

How heavy is the worthlesspiece of ****gonna be to lug around in my pack?.....lol

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Are you scared of B-52 bombers?

Come to Minnesota!

Jeff, they aren't heavy. More akward. lol. I have mine straped to my Monester fanny pack, because I bought the carrier.

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With that wind, no.

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Jeff do it you will thank us.


T

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Man just buy one. You'll think that your completly covered untillthe skeeters fly off with you. Just break down and get one. Walmart has them pretty cheap. Where I hunt it's by a swamp, and they are brutal there.

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The billion skeeter march is true.........Jeff, If you do not get one you will seriously regret it. I can not hunt a day without mine now, since I bought it two years ago. These suckers down here dont play, I wen tin the yard for 10 minutes yesterday......got bit at least 10 times.

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Like I said....on my way out the door to pick one up, right now.

Thanks for all of your help, guys. I'll give it a review.....but I won't know how much good it will do. I've apparently never experienced anything like this since the Red Cross Blood drive I attended in the Spring.

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Anybody wanna buy a slightly used one? I swear I won't ever use it again.:D

Yes I would for 1/2 off

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Listen you knucklhead, youre surrounded by water and swamps, and a tropical storm just rolled thru days ago. Ive hunted these same farms before when it was dry conditions. You will have a much more enjoyable hunt if you have one with you, just my opinion which you can certainly not take. I'll buy it from when youre done, 50% discount of course cause its used, but we can hash that out later [8D]

Leave it off as long as you can just to see how much of a man you are tough guy. Heehee, this is gonna be great!! I'll make sure I get pictures of all the skeeter bites on Jeff. I tied to leave mine off down there and I was completely covered, buzzing my ears, getting in my eyes and mask, my wrist, F that. I didnt last 5 minutes no BS, that was like torture.

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I have to agree. lol

Jeff, let me put it to you this way, before I bought mine I was cover from head to toe also, but remember, there will still be a million of then buzzing around your body and even if you don't get bitten by any of then it will drive you nuts. With the ThermaCELL, you might see 1-2 mosquitoes every 30 minutes. IMO it's worth it.

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i bought one last year and it was one of the best purchases ive ever made.

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In the box there is, 1 ThermaCELL, 1 Butane cartridge, and three "felt" pads. The butane will last for 12 hours and the felt pads will last 4 hours each.

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Join the dark side Jeffo :D

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Glad you've seen the light Jeff. Using a thermacell is like finding Jesus.... you'll wonder how you ever survived before.