Gotta Have Gadget

When sitting on the deck, there are a few guests you don’t want…..no not your in-laws, mosquitoes!  One item you will find on my Country Living Patio Set is the ThermaCELL® Mosquito Repellent Lantern.  This DEET-free, flame free lantern keeps the bugs away safely and uses a repellent that is a man-made copy of a natural insecticide found in chrysanthemum flowers.  The ThermaCELL® Lantern gives you a 15 x 15 foot zone of protection, which is perfect for your deck or patio.  If you are working out in your yard, or hiking, ThermaCELL® also makes an appliance  Mosquito Repellent, which is virtually odorless and completely portable   creating a 98 percent effective bug force field.  Both products operate on a single butane cartridge which heats up a repellent mat which keeps the mosquitoes away!  Another nice thing about ThermaCELL® is they are a New England company.  ThermaCELL Brands is a division of The Schawbel Corporation located in Bedford, MA.  These products are great to keep the bugs away; however they do not work on in-laws!  For all the ThermaCELL products and specifications, visit www.thermacell.com.

I love to have friends and family over for a cookout and hang out on my deck.  To make sure everyone is comfortable, I turned to Sears and the Country Living Ashmore 7-Piece Dining Set.  There are several things I look for when I shop for a patio set, the first and most important is how easy the set is to assemble.  Picked up at my local Sears warehouse, on my deck and assembled within 30 minutes!  I really like the fact that the top of the table are tiles instead of glass.  The tiles give the table a much nicer look and more “deck appeal” than a traditional glass top.  The other six pieces are of course chairs.  Four traditional chairs, and two that swivel and rock back, and one of those is of course saved for me.  There is nothing better than when the sun goes down, grabbing an ice cold beer and sitting back, rocking the stress away.  I was very impressed with the selection from Sears!  Take a trip to your local Sears or check out the selection online at www.sears.com.