I have mostly only good things to say about this product. On the one hand, if you didn't tell me what this thing did, I'd guess that it'd only cost $50. (They lowered the price from $63 to $58 after I wrote this review... HAH!) The plastic that forms the handle could be thicker. Everything else is pretty satisfactory, however, and I'm more than willing to overpay by $13 to get rid of these damn Asian Tiger mosquitoes, which I, after much careful study, have determined to be harbingers of the Apocalypse. I get about 10 bites a day and hate them with a passion. (For those unfamiliar with the Asian Tiger mosquito, imagine a normal mosquito that is more pervasive [they sneak inside your home with ease], more patient [they'll stalk you for hours], more intelligent [they will go away for 15 minutes if you swat at them and miss, and they will often just wait until you go to sleep], much more difficult to get rid of [the consensus seems to be that CO2 traps don't attract them unless supplemented with other attractants, citronella candles serve only as speed bumps, and they sometimes even ignore DEET], harder to see, and whose bite not only itches more than a normal mosquito, but also burns like an ant bite. In short, they are almost as annoying as fleas but far more difficult to get rid of. They are absolute b--tards and pose a more significant threat than al-Qaeda, Communists, mountain lions, mad cow disease, cyanide-producing grass, and even politicians [perhaps I got a little carried away with that last one.]) Seeing as how I got a West Nile notice taped on my door about 16 hours after my fogger arrived, I was even more confident in my purchase of this here brightly colored contraption. Upon declaring that this, amongst other incidents, was proof that I possess psychic powers, I got a few odd looks, but no matter. It needs 60-90 seconds to heat up fully, but after that, it's good to go. Wisdom acquired over the past decades has taught me to read instruction manuals prior to using products, but I figured with propane and poison involved, there wasn't much that could go wrong. In my first use, I learned three things: (1) don't go too crazy on the trigger because you'll start squirting liquid out instead of steam -- one squeeze every 4 seconds is about the fastest you'll want to go, (2) you can easily light a bush on fire with this thing so be careful (I didn't light a bush on fire, but I did spray it down a PVC pipe which had burs from being cut and almost instantly caught on fire, and (3) the Black Flag fogger liquid that I picked up at Lowes is (in)flammable and can produce a surprise fireball (I managed to make a 2' diameter fireball more near my face than I would have liked while bending over to part the branches of a bush. On the plus side, surprise fireballs make the work more interesting.) I've got a gallon of Bonide's fogger liquid en route, so I'll have to see how that compares. As far as the fogger's performance goes, it can produce a gloriously sized mosquito-killing cloud of joy. Any slight disappointment about the thickness of the plastic handle is quickly consumed by a thick, lingering, cascading cloud of death and subsequent elation. An Asian-tiger-mosquito hater such as myself has to make a conscious effort to not smile too broadly or cackle during application, as it may interfere with the airtight seal that a respirator mask makes with one's face. If this thing were for some other purpose, I'd give it 4 or 4.5 stars. Quite good, but not totally amazing quality where you will be asking how they manage to sell it for only $63. But it's for killing mosquitoes en masse, and it's good at the job, so it gets five stars no matter what. As a side note, I would be willing to pay $20-30 extra to get a stainless steel version of this fogger, as that should allow you to store the liquid without worrying about rust. Perhaps it would still evaporate and leave built up gunk behind, eventually clogging it, but maybe not. If rust is the only concern, though, then it would be nice to have a stainless steel version. I like to buy quality gadgets that will last 10+ years with as little maintenance as possible. In the grand scheme of things, considering the fact that you'll be using $50-200 in fogging insecticide a year (depending on the size of your yard and the severity of the problem), an extra $20-30 is a drop in the bucket, especially if it lowers maintenance and extends the life of the fogger by several years.
