Meet Ewie

I have tried just about every mosquito deterrent known to man over the years - Skin So Soft, 10-100% deet, mosquito coils, smoke, those little watch things that emit frequencies that supposedly keep the mosquitoes away, clothing infused with mosquito repellent, and head nets and none of them work. Sure, deet will keep mosquitoes off of the skin you apply the carcinogen to, but the little fuckers still buzz in your years, get sucked up into your nose and mouth and fly right into your eyeball when you least expect it. I thought all hope was lost until I came to 3PPI. Packing my field gear for the trip, I came across these little green boxes called Thermacells. Looking at the contraption, I asked, "What the heck is this?" "Oh, that's a mosquito repeller." This little box is going to keep the mosquitoes away? Yeah right. I decided to pack it along one day and give it a try. Entering the most mosquito infested place I have been to thus far in Alaska, I fired it up. 1 minute. Nothing. 2 minutes. Nothing. 3 minutes. Nothing. Like, I said, this thing isn't going to work. Why do people buy this crap? 5 minutes...wait...where the heck did the mosquitoes go?!?!?! I immediately thought the wind must have picked up but the air was calm. I crouched beside the little box of heaven, gave it a kiss, and immediately had to give it a name. Ewie (pronounced "E-Wee) was the first name that came to mind because it looks like an Ewok from Star Wars. Little Ewie runs off of a butane canister - when you ignite the butane, it heats up a filter than contains a fragrance from a flower that is a natural insect repellent. Genius!

Meet Ewie




See the resemblance? Sure you do. Use your imagination.