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Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:28 pm
Posted by ChenierauTigre
Dreamland
Member since Dec 2007
34738 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:28 pm
Everybody on here seems to think they are effective. The box claims that it repels mosquitoes and black flies. Does anyone know if it works on gnats? The gnats are so bad here that you inhale them when you breathe. It sucks.

And does it really work on the biting flies? I want to try it in my kayak.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
72255 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:28 pm to
Buy one just because they are fricking awesone
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
Member since Mar 2012
61759 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:29 pm to
Get some amber romance from Victoria's secret
Posted by Boats n Hose
NOLA
Member since Apr 2011
37248 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:30 pm to
quote:

biting flies


Only thing I've found that ever worked was spray a shitload of deep woods off on, and then reapply it every 30 minutes or so.
Posted by deaconjones35
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2009
9899 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:30 pm to
quote:

I want to try it in my kayak.


I have thought about this also. I bought that Swamp Swatter gnat repellent, but the results were inconclusive when I used it last month. Thought I would try it out yesterday at Cocodrie, but when the wind is blowing 100 mph, gnats are a non issue.
Posted by ChenierauTigre
Dreamland
Member since Dec 2007
34738 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:31 pm to
In a yak, if the wind is blowing really hard, gnats are the least of your worries.
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
85590 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:33 pm to
Id rather deal with the bugs than the wind in my yak

Posted by Nascar Fan
Columbia La.
Member since Jul 2011
18588 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:35 pm to
I keep one in my boat & can say after it warms up nothing bites me
Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
Member since Oct 2007
24206 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:45 pm to
quote:

And does it really work on the biting flies? I want to try it in my kayak.


Just paddle faster
Posted by gmrkr5
NC
Member since Jul 2009
15145 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:46 pm to
i know when i turn mine on in the evenings nobody gets bit by any mosquito, gnat, fly, etc...
Posted by Longbeard
Member since May 2010
123 posts
Posted on 4/30/12 at 4:51 pm to
Thermacell - top five greatest inventions of the last decade and possibly half century.
Posted by xenon16
Metry Brah
Member since Sep 2008
3614 posts
Posted on 5/1/12 at 12:51 am to
haven't had luck with the thermacell keeping the gnats off me. skin-so-soft works though
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59571 posts
Posted on 5/1/12 at 1:24 am to
quote:

skin-so-soft works though
It does work but so goddam oily.
Posted by Da Hammer
Folsom
Member since May 2008
5997 posts
Posted on 5/1/12 at 6:22 am to
Thermacell is awesome on mosquitos, but non effective on gnats unfortunately.

+1 on Amber romance
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59571 posts
Posted on 5/1/12 at 6:26 am to
You thimk Phil and uncle Si wear amber romance?
Posted by DuckManiak
Member since Nov 2011
3851 posts
Posted on 5/1/12 at 6:36 am to
quote:

You thimk Phil and uncle Si wear amber romance?

They should... Shite works better than thermacell I fish marsh a lot and am stocked up on the smell good.
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59571 posts
Posted on 5/1/12 at 6:56 am to
How much is that VS stuff?
This post was edited on 5/1/12 at 6:59 am
Posted by lsugerberbaby
baton rouge
Member since Mar 2008
3067 posts
Posted on 5/1/12 at 7:00 am to
quote:

+1 on Amber romance


I feel like this is a trick
Posted by beHop
Landmass
Member since Jan 2012
14608 posts
Posted on 5/1/12 at 7:24 am to
Even after the mosquitoes aren't an issue when it cools off, you can take used pad (or whatever the thing is that has the repellent on it) and douse it with some vanilla. Deer smell the sweet aroma and usually come check it out if nothing else has their attention...
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59571 posts
Posted on 5/1/12 at 7:55 am to
quote:

+1 on Amber romance

I feel like this is a trick
Nope. It really works from what I've heard.
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