Keeping the bugs off?

[Hanr3]

Never used thermacell, never needed to and to be honest not sure its worth the money, especially since my current methods are cheap and highly effective.

Sweat has very little to do with it. What initially draws in mosquittos is the carbon dioxide that you expell while breathing, the heavier you breathe the further away tehy can sense you. Once they pick up on the carbon dioxide they zero in on your motion, and when your sweating your body is in motion. Its not the sweat, the sweat is the result of your activity and breathing.

My number one bug deterent is campfire smoke. The smoke disorientates the bugs senses and they avoid it. I build a campfire and stand in teh smoke, letting the smoke saturate my clothes. The scent alone is enough to keep the bugs away.

I have a theory related to soda, in that the bugs, especially bees can pick up on the sweet odor comeing from your body after you drink soda. I avoid soda on campouts and even a couple days prior. My only supporting evidence is 15 years as a Scout Leader, watching the kids who drink soda verses those that don't. Seems every kid who drinks soda always has problems with bugs, and when tehy quit during the campouts, the bug problem stops.

When not camping, I use 100% DEET in a hand pump spray bottle. Recently I found Coleman makes a Citronella Candle that looks similar to there old style lanterns. They call it Coleman Citronells Candle Lanetern. Label says it will burn for 40 hours, based on my use so far, I'm betting it will last a lot longer. First time I have used citronella, so the jury is still out on how effective it is at detering bugs. Not sure if it's teh smell or the smoke that is more effective. Maybe it is a combination of both. Similar to campfire smoke and not drinking soda.

[feeshrman]

A thermacell can't be beat, Hanr3, i'm not gonna differ with you about skeeters in your part of the world, but i don't think that knocking off the sodas, and campfire smoke would do a lot to deter these buggers we got around in our neck of the woods. I overheard one skeeter say to the other once "do you want to eat him here or take him away before the big ones show up?" Besides i'm just to durned purty to walk around smellin like a smokehouse

[Rees Guide]

Even if you need a second Thermocell Spawn its worth it. I havent been to Nania Wayia fishing in years but would love to test a Thermocell there, if it will work there it will work anywhere. I have used em in the Yocano River bottom in the Yalobusha bottom and they do the trick no doubt.

[feeshrman]

They work in Nania Waiya, also work in washington county

[Rees Guide]

Then they is tuff for sure!!! I personally cant use Deet so I have to have something else, Deet makes me sick like alot of other chemicals do.

[skiptomylu]

Thermacell for me too and we have a lot of bugs here! Works great and no smell or any negative things! The bugs have been just outside my boat many time wen none inside with it on. Stick you head out of the boat and you can breath for bugs!

[Donald@CrappieLogic]

A thermacell can't be beat, Hanr3, i'm not gonna differ with you about skeeters in your part of the world, but i don't think that knocking off the sodas, and campfire smoke would do a lot to deter these buggers we got around in our neck of the woods. I overheard one skeeter say to the other once "do you want to eat him here or take him away before the big ones show up?" Besides i'm just to durned purty to walk around smellin like a smokehouse

AS BIG AS HUMMINGBIRDS HERE IN SIPPI FEESH

[RCC]

Used the thermocell yesterday before daylight. While launching we were covered up. We anchored and lit up the thermocell. Not one mosquito bite and no smell of bug repellant.

I also use the thermocell if I clean my fish at night.

[Spawn]

What other bugs should i worry about?

[Rees Guide]

Dont think anything fly will bother you while using a thermocell