If you are considering coming to Florida and spending any amount of time outdoors for any reason (save for offshore fishing in the intercoastal or Atlanic), you’re going to want to protect yourself from the many critters that will inevitably cause you much pain and suffering. 

Thermacell is not like the mosquito repellents in aerosol cans you can purchase at any grocery store.

The creators of this product have combined the use of a dispersion fan and atomizer with rechargeable lithium ion batteries in all their units, sort of like the way an automatic or timer based air freshener works. The units can also be powered using fuel.

The active pest repellant in Thermacell is a synthetic form of allethrin which is found naturally in Chrysanthemum flowers and has proven its capacity for repelling mosquitos in lab studies. The product is EPA approved and independently tested to be safe for humans and pets, provided the user has known allergy to allethrin.

We recommend going to the manufacturer’s website and trying the nifty product finder tool which find the best Thermacell product for you based on how you plan to use it.

Unlike citronella based products and others that claim to be environmentally safe, Thermacell has been field tested by our own staff and patrons where it has proven its efficacy in the field time and time again, making it worth the price.

You can purchase Thermacell at St. Augustine Marina starting at around $35 for a personal unit that can be refilled and used each time you find yourself wandering mosquito infested areas. We carry units for personal and area use as well as accessories such as belt clips (also recommended.)

You may also purchase Thermacell directly from their website.