Living out in the country surrounded by trees and ponds, we get our fair share of those pesky little flying insects. It seems like the hot humid weather along with all the trees and bushes and adding in the ponds is perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes. I was recently sent a ThermaCELL Mosquito Repelling Lantern and I was super excited to give it a try.
Setting up the lantern does involve a few steps and I’d highly suggest you read the directions. The lantern does require 4AA batteries that are NOT included. The first step is to remove the battery cover on the bottom of the lantern and insert your batteries. The batteries should provide light for 200 hours on the low setting and 150 hours on the high setting. The second step is to place one ThermaCELL mat on the grill on the top of the lantern. One mat will last a maximum of 4 hours and you can tell when the repellent has been exhausted when the mat turns a pale blue. Make sure the ON/OFF button is in the OFF position before you put the mat on because the grill will get hot very quickly.
After you have your mat in place, you will need to remove the top of the lantern from the base by squeezing the latch tabs on the bottom and gently pulling up. Take the butane cartridge and remove the top. You will then need to screw the cartridge into the center of the lantern clockwise until it stops and then replace the lantern back onto the base. One butane cartridge will last a maximum of 12 hours.
The ThermaCELL Mosquito Repelling Lantern can be used as a mosquito repellent as well as just a lantern. You can use the lantern on a low light setting and a high light setting just by flipping a switch on the base of the lantern. To activate the mosquito repellent you will need to turn the switch to the “ON” position and wait approximately 5 to 10 seconds before pressing the button 3 to 5 times pretty quickly. You can then verify the mosquito repellent is working by looking in the circular hole in the top of the lantern. If you see an orange light, then your lantern is working properly.
I know it looks like there are many steps, but setting up the lantern is actually pretty easy. It only took me a few minutes and it was up and running in no time. I’ve used many mosquito repelling products including spray, bracelets, candles, etc. and the thing that I absolutely hate is the scent they put off. The ThermaCELL Mosquito Repelling Lantern doesn’t really smell at all and it still works! The only precaution is that if you have small children, keep this out of their reach. The grill gets extremely hot, I know because I touched it just to see, and it will burn. This product is to be used outdoors and one lantern will cover a 15′ x 15′ area.
All in all I highly recommend this product. It doesn’t make any noise, it’s portable so if you move it can go with you and it works! If you love to be outdoors but are bound indoors by mosquitoes, I’d definitely give this a try.
Buy:
The ThermaCELL Mosquito Repelling Lantern is available to purchase for $31.99.
Lorie Shewbridge says
I’m glad you reviewed this because I wanted to try it but didn’t want to spend the money until I knew how it worked.
Thanks for the info.