MR 300F Portable Mosquito Repeller with Camouflage Holster | 15-FT Zone; Portable Outdoor Protection; 12Hr Refill; Camp; Hunt; Bug Spray Alternative; Patio Shield; Scent Free; DEET-Free

Best mosquito repellent available

This is a fantastic way to prevent mosquitoes!! My wife cannot walk 3' from the door without a bite - until we bought this little gadget. Works great - we can sit outside on the deck at night without citronella torches or bug spray. This was recommended to us by an Everglades National Park Ranger - he should know about mosquitoes!! And it works. Man does it work. Worth every penny for the replacement fuel and cartridges.

Advice at bottom: I’ve been using thermacells my whole life for hunting and my friend mentioned how good they were and that he wanted his own. I took to Amazon to get him one as a gift and out of curiosity read the reviews first. It caught me off guard and made me hesitate to see such split star ratings. After reading them, though, I understood AND disregarded the bad reviews and bought it anyway. I would also be critical if I had never used a product and my first experience was with one that didn’t work at all. However, having used these, I know that they’re finicky and do, in fact, just stop working sometimes. Usually they’re just finicky and you can relight it and carry on, but sometimes they truly do just take a crap on you. When they work properly, though, BOY do they work! They’re fantastic at repelling mosquitos, even– and especially– when the mosquitos are dense, hungry, and the size of birds. Not only do you not have to wear any stinky sticky bug spray, but you also don’t have to deal with the mosquitos buzzing all up in your business looking for a spot of skin that you missed. If the thermacell is on, you and your nearby friends can be unbothered completely! In areas that are bad with bugs, you can tell immediately when the gas or flame went out because you’ll suddenly be eaten alive without the peaceful bug haven. Having gone from peace to feast multiple times in these situations, I’ve only come to like thermacells more for how insanely well they work when they work correctly. P.S. they stay lit best if they’re sideways. P.P.S. My dad taught me that the trick if it isn’t lighting is sometimes to not screw the butane cartridge in too tightly. Just until there’s resistance. Also, wait a moment after powering it on to attempt to light it, just like a gas grill. Another trick would be to flip the repellant pads over before tossing them to get more life out of them. Once they ARE toast, it’s easiest to use the new pad itself to push the old one out. Otherwise they’re difficult to fiddle with sometimes. My best advice for those who own or are buying one is— refills of the butane are expensive but you can YouTube how to refill them. Not hard at all, they still work, and it’s MUCH cheaper. Moving around with it isn’t as effective as using it when stationary, like camping, sitting on a porch, in a shed, or in a treestand/nature watching. It’s also not the best with wind or if you’re using a fan for somewhat obvious reasons. The fumes build a bubble of protection around you so that you don’t even get “buzzed”, if you’re stationary. I’ve known all of those things and forgot to mention them, but stand by my 5 stars. If you’ve ever truly been eaten alive (ex: Everglades or Alaska), anything is better than no protection. And this one works.

Well made made keeps skeeters away!

we took it to our camping trip, and it did an excellent job! we camp up north by the boundary waters in Minnesota they were tons of mosquitos and the Thermacell protected us !