I got this a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it. I live in the south. The mosquitoes and bugs are horrible. I assembled it, which was very easy, then turned it on. I have an 11 ft by 10ft patio. When I say there was little to no mosquitoes I mean it. I will definitely refer this product to my family and friends. It will really come in handy this summer when my family and I go fishing and camping.

I got this during the winter and am just now using. It is excellent. I am a mosquito magnet and for the very first time in my life, I am able to enjoy my deck with my morning coffee and evening wine without being swarmed with nasty mosquitos or dousing myself with smelly chemicals. I have tried everything and this is the best solution. Thank you so much. I am ordering refills now.

I have used our Thermacell several times. Within 10 minutes the mosquitos were gone and I was not being bit anymore. There were still some gnats and some other flying insects around but if they went near the Thermacell they would quickly fly away. There was minimal smell and the surface area the Thermacell was on did not get hot. It did have a small amount of smoke at the release site and a small bit of smell so I would not recommend putting it on a picnic table in front of you or near your food. I was able to wash the car without any bites...so happy.

My mini horse loves for us to sit out on the patio with him but the mosquitos would bite us a lot now we can enjoy sitting outside with my mini horse. It works so well that my mini horse gets on the patio with us. Guess he'll want a Thermacell for his stall.

I was pleasantly surprised at how well this worked.We put it in our backyard on our deck and the kids were outside on the swing set and the adults were just sitting down by the fire pit talking. And normally we have a lot of problems with the mosquitoes due to living in South Georgia with lots of lakes around us. And we did not have issues with mosquitoes at all. My grandson and I are both mosquito magnets and get a lot of bites when we are outside but using the thermocell has definitely helped us to not be eaten up. I am thankful that we were able to use this without having to spray harmful chemicals on our body.

I bought this with extra pads and butane thinking yes finally mosquito free. We started it up 45 minutes before we got outside by my fire chat and within 10 minutes we both had gotten bit more than once. It is now cold so I don’t think I will have another’s chance to try it so I don’t know if I should keep it or return it. I want it so badly to work and my uncle has one and it works great

We recently were given a Thermacell Patio Shield and we immediately tried it out on our patio from 6PM to almost midnight! There were 5 people hanging out around it and no one was bothered by mosquitos! We can see from the pad that we have more time left to use it before it turns all white. We are very impressed and happy with this device. We were unaware prior to getting this that our friends up in Northern Maine swear by their Thermacell for all their outdoor summer activities! Don't hesitate to purchase one and give it a try!

I bought one a few months ago cause everything I tried to keep those pesky things away didn't work and was tired of getting attacked. I love thermacell products definitely keeps the skeeters away. I highly recommend to any who has a problem. The only thing I can complain about is me wishing the refills were less costly but I still love it.

I recently bought one of these in hopes that it would help combat the mosquitoes that seem to live my apartment patio. I decided to try it without the candles and sprays to get a good test and feel for the device. I made sure the kid was off, the gas was on tight, that I seen the orange glow and the mat was fresh and blue. I waited the suggested 15 minutes on a calm day (no wind) before walking outside. It took me about 20 minutes of being a buffet for those little blood sucking vampires before I realized that I wasted $30-$40 on this unit and the refill pads and fuel. lol

I bought this about a week ago and have used it over the last couple of days for camping. It worked great the first day and a half and now it won’t stay lit. I’ve tried changing the tank and the mat but nothing seems to be working. Sometimes it will stay lit for a bit but it doesn’t last long