Thermacell Mosquito Repellent Refills; Compatible with Any Fuel-Powered Repeller; Highly Effective, Long Lasting, No Spray, No Scent, No Mess; 15 Foot Zone of Mosquito Protection
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These replacements aren’t cheap but this product does work well. Save yourself some money if you find that you are running out of butane before the mat needs replaced. What a waste with all those little containers being dumped in the garbage. TAKE A SECOND AND LOOK FOR A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE FOR HOW TO REFILL THESE. BUY SOME BUTANE AND SAVE YOURSELF SOME MONEY.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Not to be used with any wind.\nNot to be used when food or drinks in the area.\nNot to be used indoors, including in a tent.\nShould not be used with bare hands.\nTake 10 minutes to start working.\nNot to be used near open flames.\nYou will have to wash or throw out anything that touches this product, BUT will have to refill to keep it working every UP TO 4 hours.\nIf you happen to spill this product, you should not let the run off from cleaning it get anywhere living things go...so horrible for the environment, fish, water, etc.\nYou can get burnt from it when it is working properly.\nEtc. Etc Etc.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was extremely skeptical when I purchased the lantern but was desperate enough to try anything. See, we share an easement with a park that produces mosquitoes year around. As a matter of fact, we have such an issue that our friends don’t like to visit during the summer because they get eaten alive! Well, I’m elated to report that this will no longer be an issue because this contraption WORKS!!!!!!! Just this morning I had 4 of the little buggers swarming my coffee and 5 waiting for a chance to land on my legs. Within two minutes of turning the lantern, on they were gone!!!!!!! I will be purchasing a few more lanterns to go around the pool and the workshop.\n\n[ I bought the lantern from Lowe’s and just purchased the refills from Amazon on Sunday; got them within a day of ordering and I originally chose the two day prime shipping......so thanks for the fast shipping Amazon! My legs, coffee, and friends thanks ya]'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought 3 of the lamps (torch, campfire light and lantern) after reading the reviews - and wow it does work great when it works. I went along with the belief the cartridges last 12 hours after the first day got a couple bites and thought hmm must have walked out of the protected zone. But the next day after 3.5 hours staying in the zone I got more bites (you should see my arm swollen up at least 25 percent and a week later still 10 percent swollen). I walked over to two of the devices and checked the mats (not all the way white yet so they work as promised) then checked the cartridges - both empty. So I put new ones in and sure enough 4 hours later - same thing. So we conducted a test with 3 cartridges in 3 devices and clocked them all = average time 3.25 hours. Here is the upsetting thing - Thermacell claims on their website and on Amazon store they 100% stand behind their products and guarantee them - umm no they don't. I bought cartridges both on Walmart.com and Amazon and when I went to complain and return them, I was told by both sites they are unreturnable due to flammable something. Hmm well I am trying to return them empty... oh and uh why doesn't that apply to shipping them to us?"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Heat triggers the dissipation of the mosquito repellent saturated in these mats--and seems to work well for the majority of mosquito types that go after me. Each pad tends to last 4 hours total. Sometimes, I\'ll switch the heat source on for an hour at a time, come back and light it again the next day, and it\'s still effective though the exposure to the air and elements may decrease the 4 hour total "lifespan" of the mat\'s repellent. The mats are easy to use, easy to swap out (on the fly), and easy to keep a stock of extras on hand.\n\nI use these with the Thermacell MR-BPR Backpacker Mosquito Repeller, which I really like and use two at a time. And I use these for at least a couple of hours every day when it\'s not cold outside, because the mosquitos around here are aggressive and pervasive. I like the simple setup with a propane tank to fuel the heating element.\n\nNo mosquito repellant eliminates 100%, since different types of them respond to different things. But this one gets rid of most of the ones that exist where I am and go. For the few mosquitos around me that have no response to this particular repellent, I either apply a different type of repellent spray or use my handy The Executioner tennis racket zapper, which is a gratifying way to get rid of the other ones.\n\nMy only complaint is that the naming of this product confused me. There must be some reason why they did this, but... These are neither 24-hour pads, nor 48-hour pads. They are 4-hour pads sold in quantities of 6 or 12. I\'d prefer the package read more clearly "6-Pack of 4-Hour Pads" or "12-Pack of 4-Hour Pads" and less on the total 24-hr/48-hr time of coverage. I would also like to buy in in larger bulk, as I\'d buy a 100-Pack of 4-Hour Pads" in a heartbeat.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The product works. In South Florida, the "No-see-ems" are horrible at dawn and dusk. This product keeps them away.\n\nHowever, unlike the sales pitch, one of the wafers lasts about an hour before beginning to turn white, and has gone completely white (exhausted) within two hours. The ads claim "12 hours of protection" ... even with three recharges included, this is not true. You might get six.\n\nSo, I did order the refills, and intend to keep using because it does chase the bugs away.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased the lamp to go along with these and we love them but unfortunately our package did not come as it should’ve we were missing one package of the cartridges that go on the top of the lamp the box had no wrapping so someone could’ve easily just pulled some out or they could’ve been lost somewhere along the line bc the box was damaged but it’s still aggravating that when u buy like we do almost everything online you end up with problems due to poor packaging so I would suggest requesting an extra box or extra tape to ensure you hve no problems but aside from that product itself is wonderful we use it for our toddler who is allergic to misquotes when he’s bitten the bite becomes very hard red and swells along with itching uncontrollably we’ve tried just about everything and these work like magic they provide about fifteen feet as promised but always make sure u give them about ten min to warm up before stepping outside we set ours in the middle of our yard and put all his toys within a few feet of the lantern and he hasn’t been bit once since using it (as long as it’s warmed up first) I would definitely recommend trying but just buy the starter kit and make sure it’s for you because it could be very expensive if it doesn’t work well for your needs'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought this to use while bowhunting in the early Fall. We have a terrible amount of mosquitos here that time of year. Normally even with DEET, you get eaten. I bought this in hopes of keeping the mosquitos at bay. I was shocked by how well this product works. The mosquitos literally formed a cloud around my head prior to turning this on. I turned on the Thermocell and it was like I was in a force field. The best part is it had zero effect on the game around my tree stand. I still ended up having white tailed deer walk directly underneath my stand while this unit was running. It works so well, we bought a second unit for my wife to use at home. We use one on our back porch too to keep the mosquitos away. The refills last about 3 or 4 days running them about 45 minutes per day. I turn ours on and let it run for 10 minutes or so and shut it off and turn it back on if the bugs get bad. Excellent product!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "We use Thermacells frequently during hunting season here in southeast Louisiana. We have always been leary of using bug repellent because we feel it spooks the deer. The thermacells do not seem to do that. As a matter of fact, I have killed them at close range while it was running. Whether or not they could smell it at the time I do not know but I have taken deer with it on. I have always used the traditional scent but when I saw the earth scented, I purchased these for my daughter who hunts also. The smell was a nice wet earth smell and definitely smelled authentic. We did not notice any difference in the ability to keep away the bugs between traditional scent and earth scent. However, we damn sure noticed the difference between having the thermacell on and leaving it at home!! The bugs knew too!!! This product is most effective when the wind is at a minimum and there are relatively fresh scent pads in the unit. I have gotten a little more use from the pads (longer time before changing) than the instructions suggest so that was a plus. It truly has worked well for us on the deer stand in warmer weather and I recommend them to people. I give them as gifts to my kids who deer hunt and they love them. We bring headnets as a backup, but thermacells have always done a good enough job on the deer stands to where we never had to wear them. Some people complain the refills can get pricey, but when stand hunting in a swamp in warmer weather and the mosquitoes are bad I'd argue they are worth their weight in gold."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I LOVE THIS PRODUCT. I cannot say that enough. We have two of the camping lanterns and two of the personal devices. Last summer I went camping with a group in Idaho and we were overrun by mosquitoes as soon as we got out of the car. We quickly dug out our Thermacell lanterns and turned them on and the mosquitoes disappeared after just a few minutes.\n\nUsing these devices is SUPER easy: place a Thermacell pad in the top of the lantern, small propane container twists into the bottom. Looking through a small hole in the Thermacell lantern you twist the top to hear a click until the orange light inside shows it is lit. All you need to do after this is keep watch to switch out the pads and/or propane when it runs out. One Thermacell pad lasts about an hour (or more) and the propane lasts quite a bit longer (I didn't time it but possibly through 5 or 6 pads).\n\nThis device with these replacements drives away mosquitoes in a radius of about 12-15 feet. At our camping trip in Idaho I would have spent a lot of time just sitting in my car to avoid mosquitoes if we didn't have these. The number of mosquitoes was possibly the most I have ever seen at a campsite. These Thermacell devices and refills allowed me to forget about the mosquitoes and enjoy myself completely during our week long trip. I HIGHLY recommend these as they work like nothing else I have ever seen. We have had them for a year and they still work just like when they were new. We just keep buying replacement pads and propane."}]