Bug suit/Mosquito Net
 

Last year I got killed by the skeeters in bear country. I was getting smoked so bad I ended up using Bens200 insect reppelent even though the stuff stinks. I will be going back up this year and definately need @ insect netting for my head/face neck. I will be shooting using a scope so it cant obstruct my view or shouldering the bow. Anyone have any recommendations??

RE: Bug suit/Mosquito Net
 

Get the Thermacell they are like 25.00 bucks. Best money you will ever spend. . You won't need a bug suit.

RE: Bug suit/Mosquito Net
 

Ya thats what I thougth when I went up there. Thermacell wasent that affective, not saying it didnt help, but I was still ready to jump outta my tree and roll around in the dirt I was getting eaten alive by them.

Trust me, I need a bug suit.

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You got to be kidding me.. The Thermalcell works great for me in the swamps of Mississippi.. I can't imagine it not working in Canada..

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LoL, no dice. I bought 2 of them after all the reviews. 1 for me and 1 for my hunting partner. We both used them straight out of the box (new pads,butane), thankfully we both tagged out (1st morning/first evening). My buddy asked me what I thought of mine after our morning hunt (diff locations). I told him I wasent even sure if it helped cause I was still getting killed and he said the same thing.

Funny thing is, when we got back to camp and had the bear hung up to dress out. I was holding a thermacell while my guide was cutting it open. There were skeeters everywhere! Not a word of a lie, 1 skeeter landed on my hand while holding out the thermacell, i was trying to get my gf to get a shot of it on my hand with the thermacell.

Trust me, the far north of Ontario the skeeters smell blood and the thermacells were overmatched.

RE: Bug suit/Mosquito Net
 

Are you sure you turned it on??? :D:D:D:D

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Lol, com'n now. That was my initial reaction when the skeeters wree smoking me!! It was turned on, had the glowing light out the top and there was a faint cloud comming out from the pad. I was using it for an hr b4 I snapped and had toadd the Bens200 repellent and neither worked (hence ready to jump outta the tree!).

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;)Note to self. If I go hunting in Canada, do not pack Thermacell..

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Like I said, im not saying it didnt help... just not sure if it did or not. LoL. I will be packing it again this summer, but def not relying on it or any deet.

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if there is a breeze, the Thermacell will lose effectiveness.