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07-04-2015, 09:36 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: East Texas
Posts: 2,269
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Need a Good Table-Top Insect Repellant
After all of these years, I've yet to find an outdoor insect repellant device that works well while sitting outside. I don't like repellant body sprays but I will resort to them as a last measure. I have found citronella candles to be somewhat ineffective. They can also be messy to store if the wax gets hot and leaks out. I'm primarily looking for something that I can put on a table while sitting under my awning. Any recommendations?
Thanks!
Craig
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07-04-2015, 02:12 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Wandering below the Gnat Line
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A Thermocell works great when there's no wind.
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07-04-2015, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Oklahoma
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Off Clip on Mosquito Repellant works great. These are non messy and work off a simple battery. I use them when I am using my telescope at night. You can lay it on the table or clip it on you cloths. They are cheap and work great.
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07-05-2015, 04:05 PM
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Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Today? Clayton, North Carolina
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I'm presuming you're talking about mosquitos. An oscillating fan. It doesn't have to be roaring. A 3-5 kt breeze is enough to overpower most small insects.
Fulltiming since '12
2002 DSDP 40, FL, Cat 3126
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07-05-2015, 04:08 PM
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I have a lot of experience with tent camping but just purchased a Class C. Thermocells work really well as Johnhicks stated. I will use one outside and they work great down south if you bring No-see-ums into a tent with you. Fire it up for about 10 minutes and no bugs left to bite you. Don't know if this is a problem in a motorhome staying in a very buggy area.
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07-05-2015, 04:43 PM
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We're in Michigan at present and the news is always mentioning the last new study on the subject. We listened with great anticipation of a new product that would make our outdoor life free of the Michigan Air Force! The scientific studys that tested all of the products that claim to be the best came down to a fan!
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07-05-2015, 04:56 PM
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Location: Bel Air, Maryland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JFXG
I'm presuming you're talking about mosquitos. An oscillating fan. It doesn't have to be roaring. A 3-5 kt breeze is enough to overpower most small insects.
Fulltiming since '12
2002 DSDP 40, FL, Cat 3126
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I agree with the fan it works for us, we use a small box fan on low.
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07-05-2015, 05:10 PM
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Just a fan of about any kind is what they said. We use a antique Westinghouse fan from back in the early fiftys. We also have a 1915 Wagner brass blade fan we use on the inside but not for misquotes. LOLOLOLOL
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07-05-2015, 05:39 PM
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Senior Member
Vintage RV Owners Club Fleetwood Owners Club Mid Atlantic Campers
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Frankfort, Ky
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New to rv, but, when I was sailing (actually at anchor) in Florida I used a coil that was lit. It stood on a little base and would put that in a metal cake pan for safety. Being at anchor, bow was to the wind, coil in the cabin me snug in the cocpit. basically saying I was down wind. They worked great especially off the mangrove islands full of skeeters.
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