daverich
Northwest Missouri
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cwrhnr wrote:I have a thermocell that I use when hunting that works like a champ. I have also used it at the campsite when the wind is low and love it. I am fixing to buy one made like a lantern like this one.. thermocell
I have one of these and it seems to work well. I have used it twice.
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cp1971
Martinsville, IN
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I had a salesperson at Bass Pro Shops recommend one of these to me. He said he had never seen one until he startyed working there and bought one and loves it. I have not tried it yet. I was thinking he was just trying to sell me something but I may have to try it.
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Lucky Mr H
Creston, IA
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I agree with the listerine. Just spray it one the ground around you. We don't have problems.
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StanleyandIris
Louisiana
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bucky wrote:Hopefully that was Iris in the post above 
lol Yep. It is me.
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RangerJay
Northern Ontario
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Campsite location means a lot: lake side, open site, on-shore breeze in the evening - avoid deep woods sites like they had the plague - getting a preferred site obviously takes a little pre-planning (if we can't get one during the worst part of bug season then we simply don't go camping)
Time of day is important: plan your sittin' around activities when the critters are the least busy - plan alternate activities when they get hungry.
Get a screen tent - ours is worth its weight in gold during bug season - keeps us outside and bug free.
As a last resort: bug dope - we use skin-tastic - doesn't last as long as some of the others but it is not anywhere near as offensive.
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TomW2
Southwest Washington State USA
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They certainly aren't a cure but we find that cintronella oil (not candles) and the coils do a fair job. A few years ago we were in Alaska at a campground where the skeeters we prevelent. The campground had a couple coils burning at the open laundry door and sure enough nary a skeeter inside though quite thick outside the door.
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Guest
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Thermacell is now available at most Walmarts. Convenient and effective, but you gotta keep buying refills.
Worth it!
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martipr
Haltom City, Texas
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The Listerine really works. Buy a big bottle (the regular brown horrible tasting stuff) at Sams or Costco and a sturdy sprayer. Spray everything around your campsite really good. Will last for a pretty long time. It also works wonders to take the sting away when you do get bit.
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ak_traveler
Fairbanks, Alaska
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I have heard some pretty good things about ThermaCell devices and I was thinking about trying them - but our RVing season is about over now so it will have to wait till next year. But you might give them a try.
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GizmosMom
Central Texas
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Just returned from two weeks in Colorado. We had some beautiful sites in NFS campgrounds. Many pine trees=many mosquitoes.
After reading a forum recommendation about Thermocell I purchased two. They worked so well. Better than any citronella, fabric softener, or any other anti-mosquito product that I have every tried.
I recommend Thermocell 100%
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Smudge, (in photo) a Shih Tzu/Yorkie Mix and Gizmo is waiting at the Rainbow Bridge
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