The Pampered Introvert

Summertime is approaching and the bugs are back.  Living in Carolina, you are going to find yourself outside. Whether it is back acre, by the pool, playing corn hole in the yard or just relaxing at dusk on the deck,  those pesky little skeetzers come around.   I found the perfect way to reuse my wine bottles and deter the bugs too.                                                                                                                                 Source: Amazon

 

What You Need

 

1/2″ x 3/8″ copper coupling ($0.97)
Tiki replacement wick ($1.54)
Nylon thread seal tape ($.97)
Recycled wine bottle or beer bottle 

Citronella torch fuel (price not included)

Instructions

The construction is pretty simple:

1. Wrap the pipe wrap around the copper reducer many times. The opening on our wine bottle required about 15 times around so that it would stick and we actually inserted the smaller 3/8″ side into the bottle as the 1/2″ side didn’t fit (as compared to the original How-to). In the future, we’d also want to try it in beer bottles for smaller torches to place around the yard.

2. Insert the wick into the reducer.

3. Fill the bottle with Citronella and insert wick. Let the oil be absorbed into the wick before lighting.

4. Light and enjoy!

  It is a quick DIY project.  Only takes an half at the most to complete and you are set to enjoy that new bottle of wine on the deck as the sun sets.  No Bugs Allowed !