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First off, my hubby and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary yesterday, the 18th, so we are celebrating this weekend. I love my man and am so happy that the Lord sent him to me! Next week, I’m going to do something a little different from my normal posts and do even more giveaways, which I think you’ll be excited about. So, stay tuned for that next week!
There are going to be TWO really, really great giveaways going on, starting Tuesday, so you will NOT want to miss them! PROMISE!
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I’m not sure how bad it is in your neck of the woods, but mosquitos here in Alabama and in the South are positively horrible. And they love me. Must be something about my skin that they like, because I get attacked every single time I’m outside with no protection. I get so tired of the red welts, itching and slapping those little critters when I’m outside trying to enjoy myself.
With my new porch on the deck, there are no screens to protect against mosquitos, but I have found something that works and can’t wait to share it with you.
A guy in my small group at church mentioned this product to me and I had never heard of it before. Later that week, I got an email from Thermacell, the company who makes this mosquito lantern, asking me if I’d like a sample to try out at my house. Would I? You can imagine how fast I said yes to that one. I knew this might be the answer to my porch sitting and fending off those pesky ‘skeeters.
I got it in just in time to try it out on my new porch and guess what?
It totally WORKS!!
I was so happy that it does work can’t tell you how much better sitting on the porch is going to be with this lantern around. It works off butane and batteries and emits a repellent that those mosquitos don’t like and it covers a 15 x 15 foot area, plenty big enough for my needs. There are different sized lanterns too.
I am just thrilled to find something that really works and couldn’t wait to pass it on to all of you too. That’s one of the worst things about having an open deck or porch, so with this problem taken care of, it will make sitting outside so much more enjoyable. I hope you’ll give it a try too!
And the good news! Thermacell is going to send ONE of you a Thermacell lantern of your own to try out too. Just leave a comment and tell me about your mosquito problem.
Do they love you too and is it a constant battle during the summer?
Here’s more info from the company on all the facts:
ThermaCELL mosquito repellents products are 98% effective and can help protect against mosquito borne illness. The handheld and lanterns are odorless, flameless and portable making them perfect for all outdoor activities and are available at Wal-Mart, Home Depot and other outdoor stores.
ThermaCELL products ward off biting bugs, black flies an no-see-ums in a 15x15ft area according to test conducted by the US Department of Defense.
The only Lanterns and Handheld Devices that are 98% Effective Mosquito Repellents. Experience bug-free outdoor enjoyment from ThermaCELLL, utilizing patented technology for warding off mosquitoes and other biting insects. Used by US troops for years, ThermaCELL products are popular throughout Europe and are gaining popularity in the Unites States, growing by double-digits last year.
How does ThermaCELL’s patented technology work?
ThermaCELL is powered by a butane cartridge which provides the cordless, portable heat to operate the device. A mat saturated with allethrin, a copy of a natural insecticide found in chrysanthemum flowers, is heated by the butane cartridge and vaporizes the repellent allowing it to rise into the air, creating a 15 x 15 ft (225 sq ft) “Mosquito-Free-Zone.”
Choose a mosquito repellent that has been tested by the experts.
According to tests conducted by the U.S. Government, ThermaCELL Mosquito Repellent hand-held devices and lanterns are both up to 98% effective in fighting mosquitoes, black flies and no-see-ums. ThermaCELL does not have an open flame and is EPA approved.
Suggested retail price is $29.95.
{Disclosure: I was given this product to use and keep for free, but my opinions about the product are entirely my own. Not getting paid to say this and I wouldn’t rave about it if it didn’t work for me!}
If you’d like to try this product, here’s a link to a $5 rebate, so hope you’ll try it out!
i live in Mississippi and they are terrible! this would be great on our uncovered patio!
Would love to win the lantern! I live in Texas and sitting out on our uncovered patio I’m always fighting those pesky mosquitos.
Oh I hate mosquitos so much! Can’t even enjoy our deck without getting eaten alive. Thanks!
I live in Florida and we can’t cover our pool are because we have a palm tree that must be 40 years old growing right outside the back door. So no way to keep those pests from bothering us at the table out there. I’d love to win this lantern and be able to sit outside at the table at dusk.
We live in Florida. ‘Nuff said!! lol The mosquitos get quite bad here in July and August! This sounds wonderful!
How I’d love to start enjoying my Missouri backyard again – this sounds like it would really do the trick! Thanks!
Would love the mosquito eliminator.
Sounds like such an interesting product. We live in KY and between the mosquitoes and the chiggers it makes enjoying outdoors difficult. Not to mention try working in the yard!
If I walk out into my backyard in the evening I’m typically bitten by at least three mosquitos in under a minute. There’s no fighting them off, it’s a lost battle. I have even bruised myself trying to kill one before. It’s absurd!
I refuse to bath in deet just to go outside. I have a 1/4 acre and I want to be able to enjoy a small portion of it!
I live in Arkansas and we have lots and lots of little pesky critters too. I also have an open back porch with two very lonely rocking chairs sitting on it. Too bad I can’t enjoy them. Would love to try out this product.
We live on the Largo, FL. located on the SW coast of Florida. It’s HOT, muggy and has tons of mosquito’s!! My poor husband and little daughter are magnets for these creatures. We have an enclosed pool area but they still manage to find their way in. Any help would be great 🙂
Kimmie
The flooding in Nashville have created lots of places for mosquitos to breed this year, so we are having even more than normal. This device would be great. I hate smelling like bug repellent just to go outside. Thank you for this opportunity.
I’m in SC and just came indoors because I couldn’t sit out on my unenclosed patio any longer. I opened your blog and my hubby and I said what timing is this!!
I need one of those “terminators” badly. I, like you draw those “suckers” straight to me. lol
What a great giveaway for this time of year!! Thanks!
We live in St. Louis. Between the pool, terrace and side porch…we are “dinner” for those pesky things. Would love a product that looks good and works!!! Not into those “fogger” things.
I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and the mosquitoes are terrible. I love to work in the yard and be out there with my grandsons, but hate to think about them getting some mosquitoe bites. I would love to try the lantern and see how well it works. Thanks, Lynn
This looks like a great, affordable product. I live in Tennessee & for all my life I have been one of the lucky ones that mosquitos LOVE! I can’t even go to the stinkin’ mailbox without getting bitten! I’d love to get to try one, but even if you don’t draw my name, I’m going to get one on my own!! Thanks for the info on this product. Ann
Living in East Texas means lots of pesky mosquitos! I would love, love, love to have this!
The mosquitoes are prolific this year! I bleed every time one bites me, so I can only stay out for a few minutes before I have to come in and wash my legs. This would be wonderful!
My daughter is allergic and gets HUGE welts when she gets bit. Unfortunately the queeters love her. I’d love to get one of the lanterns.
Oh – I am with you. They love me. Seriously – if I am outside with others I am their mosquito repellent. They munch on me and leave everyone else alone! It is a very itchy problem! I would love to have one of those for my lil patio!