Thermacell MR150 Portable Mosquito Repeller, Black; DEET-Free, Scent-Free, Mess-Free Mosquito Repellent; 15 Foot Protection Zone with Fuel Cartridge and 3 Repellent Mats(MR-LJ)

I have mixed feelings about the Thermacell I bought to use at our cabin in Ontario, Canada a week ago. This time of year, the mosquitoes and biting flies have voracious appetites for blood and I felt the need to try something besides a spray with DEET on my skin that never feels particularly healthy or safe, but you have little choice other than wearing a body suit and face covering of netted material if you don't want to be eaten alive. I had to clean the outhouse back in the woods after many months of it not being used, an unpleasant job at best, but made even worse by relentless biting mosquitoes and flies. I set up the Thermacell 10 minutes before I started cleaning and it really did work and kept the pests away for the 30 minutes I was in the woods. I also used this repeller while sitting out near the lake and the flies left me alone.My problem with using the Thermacell is related to the warnings in the packaging. There's a lot of wildlife that visit our property-- from great blue herons to black and red squirrels, chipmunks, birds, raccoons, etc., and I had an uneasy feeling that the residue or whatever chemicals emitted from the repeller might adversely affect them as it disperses and perhaps lands on the vegetation they eventually may come in contact with in the 15 foot radius it covers while the Thermacell is working. I called the company before using it and asked the woman who answered my call whether I could eat and drink around the Thermacell and she said it should be okay, but when I read the warnings on the package later, although eating and drinking isn't mentioned, I can't believe it'd be safe considering all the other warnings. So I don't feel very trusting of this product and will probably only use it when I'm desperate.

My pitbull mix has always loved being outside as often as possible. A few years ago we were visiting my grandmother. There was a huge bee hive and we had to call a beekeeper. He came and took the hive and the queen bee. He told us the worker bees were going to be real angry for a few days. "Real angry"? That's an understatement. You couldn't go outside, front or back without bees haunting you. We couldn't keep my dog from going out to potty and he got stung. Multiple times.And that's how his PTSD started. The amount of times I've wished I just kept him home that weekend... Even years later every time he's outside and hears/sees/feels a flying bug he goes crazy and can't stop thinking about it. Even invisible ones... Looking all around, going in circles, checking his back/butt/belly/feet over and over again until someone runs him inside!! He couldnt enjoy the outdoors and neither could i without my best bud out there. Thermacell makes it manageable again. I lay a blanket down which minimizes him feeling blades of grass and thinking somethings crawling on him, and put the thermacell next to him. He can relax and even sleep OUTSIDE! It's amazing. He can get up and go play and run around our 6+ acres and then go back and lay in the safe zone.Thank you thermacell

A friend of mine who camps frequently recommended this product. We love to sit on the back deck but have a lot of mosquitoes and get eaten alive certain times of the year. Hate putting on spray and I've never had luck with any other devices including a very expensive mosquito magnet. The MR150 was on sale for under twenty bucks so I decided to give it a try though I was highly skeptical. We've used it multiple times now with excellent results. For example, we had 6 friends over last night, outside for 3-4 hours and nobody got bitten. I simply turn it on and put near the umbrella stand under our table a few minutes before we go outside. In terms of coverage area, our deck is against the house and we generally sit in roughly a 15x12 space on one side of the deck. I'm super pleased to finally have something that works for us. Just ordered a refill pack!

I'll admit, I was skeptical when I saw this and read some of the reviews about it. But, I was desperate, so I got it (I'm mildly allergic to mosquitoes, I'm a magnet for them, and there are a massive number of mosquitoes in my area -- not a great combination for me). Since I've started using this, I haven't gotten any mosquito bites! Granted, I'm also using Repel mosquito candles, so I'm not 100% sure it's just this. But, I doubt the candles are 100% effective. Maybe this isn't either. But, together, they're working like a charm. I had an outdoor party on the 4th of July and neither my guests or me got any bites in the small vicinity this covers. I got a lot of compliments about it too.UPDATE: so, three months of using it. I've tried it alone and tried the Repel candles alone. It's definitely the Thermacell that's so effective. With just the candles alone I still get bitten. With the Thermacell, no bites at all.

I bought this for use when I work out in my yard working in the garden or doing light maintenance. I already had experience with the ThermaCELL lantern which I find works very well. But since I was going to be moving around, I wanted something that would be portable since I would be moving around the yard. So I bought this and the holster that is available to hold it and clip to my belt. While I have only used it three times so far, it has met all of my expectations. Before getting it I couldn't be in the yard for a few minutes without being bit by multiple mosquitos. Since I have received and used this, I haven't been bit once (knock on wood) even though I do move around I find that so far it has been as effective as the lantern is when we are just sitting on our patio. I would recommend it and would buy it again.