ThermaCELL® Named Fish Alaska Magazine Field Favorite for 2007 and Makes Top 10 Gear List

Bedford, MA (April 2007) -- ThermaCELL®, the leading manufacturer of area mosquito repellent portable appliances, has been selected as a Field Favorite by Fish Alaska Magazine and made the publication’s 2007 Top 10 Gear List.

The Field Favorite award is given to products that have been tested and evaluated by Fish Alaska Magazine (www.fishalaskamagazine.com) and meet high standards for usefulness while fishing. These items are the ones the editors "found indispensable on our best excursions of the year." Regarding ThermaCELL, the magazine notes that "Besides being cordless, these units offer odor-free relief, and in certain areas up to 98% effective performance."

In addition to the Field Favorite award, ThermaCELL was also included in the Top 10 Gear List. Fish Alaska Magazine’s Gear Tech, Scott Haugen, compiles the Top 10 Gear List after reviewing the "new technologies in the fishing industry that allow anglers to be more comfortable, maximize fishing time, master methods and techniques and above all else, catch more fish." Haugen noted that lotions and sprays can emit odors that are offensive to the incredible sense of smell of anadromous fish while ThermaCELL works on butane and burns a natural-smelling repellent patch.

Found to be up to 98% effective by the US Government, ThermaCELL has been described as an absolute necessity by outdoor enthusiasts across the United States, from Alaska to Florida. Whether hunting bear in the Northern Territory of Canada or fishing in the Everglades, there is no longer a need to worry about swatting mosquitoes or using pungent smelling repellents. Fishermen, hunters, and campers find the ThermaCELL device easy-to-use, durable, and most importantly, effective.

"We have found fishermen love ThermaCELL products because they bring added comfort to the fishing experience. When wading ThermaCELL can be strapped to a vest or when boat fishing anglers set it upwind to deter biting insects from ruining a fishing trip," said William Schawbel, chief executive officer for Schawbel Corporation.

ThermaCELL operates on a single butane cartridge which heats a mat and releases repellent into the air, creating a 15ft x 15ft zone of protection that is up to 98% effective against mosquitoes and other biting insects. The engineers at The Schawbel Corporation patented the ThermaCELL technology, which heats a repellent and disburses it in the air. The repellent, allethrin, is a synthetic version of a natural insect repellent found in chrysanthemums. ThermaCELL Mosquito Repellent is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The most effective area repellent available, the device is as small as a television remote control (7 1/2" long) and is available in a few colors. The Camping Lantern utilizes the same technology and high level of effectiveness. ThermaCELL Mosquito Repellent products and refills can be purchased at mass merchants, hardware stores and outdoor specialty stores. For product information or a store location, contact call 1-8-NO-SKEETERS or visit www.thermacell.com

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Shannon Salyer
Chevalier Advertising
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