Leather Fly Swatter Set (1 Pack) – 17” Amish-Made Fly Swat w/Real Leather Paddle – Fly Swatters Multi Pack w/Metal Handle – Bug Swatter, Mosquito Swatter, Wasp Swatter (Chocolate)

If you are like me, you are reading these product reviews and wondering to yourself, "do I really need to spend ~$15 on a military-grade heirloom-quality flyswatter?" The answer, my friends, is yes. Let go of the urge to buy a multi-pack of the cheap plastic kind for about the same price. Do you really need more than one flyswatter at any one given time? Besides, those cheap ones are made to die. This one is made to live in glory, its destiny written in the sands of time as one of the greatest household defenders ever to slap the life from the annoying invaders that you seek to vanquish.

Fly swatters are another of those dying breed of products like rotary dial phones, TV’s with picture tubes, cassette players, etc. that used to be found in every home but these days not so much. If you walk into even the big mega department stores looking for one you likely won’t even find one. And when you do, like here at Amazon, they are almost always the one-piece molded plastic things that are stamped out by the billions in China.My great-aunt from Pennsylvania had an Amish-made fly swatter. She was 92 and when she aimed for a fly she could have been Annie Oakley … she never missed a shot. Her fly swatter, which she probably had all of her life, was a supple piece of perforated leather with what looked like a bent metal coat hanger attached to it.Here are some little-known things about fly swatters that you probably never knew:1. The device really shouldn’t be called a fly swatter at all. Swatting flies is what you do with your hand or what a horse does with its tail. Your mission with one of these things is to KILL the fly, not just swat at it. A much more appropriate name should be a Fly Whapper.2. The cheap plastic things are designed all wrong for whapping flies. First off they are usually brightly colored. Flies have hundreds of thousands of “eyes”, in fact fly eyes have the fastest visual responses in the animal kingdom. So, bottom line is that if you want to surprise them the last thing you want is a neon pink piece of plastic flailing at one of them.3. Plastic fly swatters are also too rigid. My great aunt’s fly whapper had a wire handle just like this Amish one does … and for a good reason. The thin wire minimize the disruption of air currents, which can be detected by the fly and allow it to escape, and also reduce air resistance, making it easier to hit a fast-moving target such as a fly. The thicker, more rigid plastic handle is like sending an engraved warning notice to the fly that you’re about to hit it. It’s the same reason that a rolled up newspaper rarely actually hits a fly.4. There are some other (similar) handmade fly whappers with a leather pad at the end but they use a wooden handle. Same thing … the wooden handle isn’t whippy enough, to be able to flex just before the moment of impact for maximum squoosh with minimum damage caused by hitting other objects.5. Finally, the business end of the fly whapper, let’s call it the “pad”. For absolute maximum whippiness there is nothing that beats natural leather. There was another kind of pad that’s hard to find now that was a fabric mesh like a dense window screen. They were a close second to natural leather in whippiness. The cheap plastic pads aren’t even in the same league as either of the above.So, you’re shopping for a fly whapper and you now know that those bright neon colors that attract your eye also attracts all of the thousands of eyes on the fly and destroy your chances of a stealth approach. You’ve also learned that a stiff handle can be your worst enemy when whapping flies … the whippier the handle the better. You’ve also learned that my 92 year old aunt had a batting average that makes yours look like junior league and she did it with an old Amish fly whapper that wasn’t too different from this one.And now you know the full story why I believe this fly whapper earns a full 5-stars.

Am I really writing a review for a fly swatter? Yes. Because it’s one of the best things that I’ve ever purchased for my house. For the last several years it seems like the only swatters that I’ve found in store are flimsy and are made of 100% plastic. The angle is wrong, and for the life of me I couldn’t seem to hit a fly... So I went searching and found this. I was hesitant to pay this much for a swatter, but the reviews got me to add it to my cart.I’ve had it for a few weeks now, and let me tell you, it’s a joy. I had a fly and wasp problem, and now I don’t. This is an incredible killing machine. The metal handle packs just the right amount of “whip” and the leather flap can liquify a wasp. Yellow jackets, horse flys, and mosquitoes are no match.It makes me feel old, but I now carry this with me when I’m out in the garden or just sitting on the patio. It’s something my grandparents did, and now I finally get it. Why shoo a fly when you can lay waste to it?I’m buying more of these to give to my family and boyfriend. Then, they will finally understand just how nice it is to have a quality fly swatter. I don’t even care if this makes me sound like a loon, it’s worth it. Just buy the damn thing.

Great at killing Amish flies. At first it was difficult to determine which flies were Amish and which were not, but eventually got that all figured out.

If you are hesitating, at all, about purchasing this item based upon the price, let me assure you that it is worth every penny. This is, hands down, THE best fly swatter I have ever used, and it is absolutely worth the money. It packs a nice wallop - the ONLY flies that escaped it's wrath were those that I missed. It is a very high quality item, and well made, and that is rare to find in this day and age. I also hesitated because of the price, but after reading the reviews, I decided to take a chance. I am so glad that I did. The Amish certainly know how to manufacture quality items. As a different reviewer stated, do not get the swatter with the wooden handle as it will not cut through the air well, and will probably break. The wire hanger handle on this is sturdy and very aerodynamic. The natural color is also a major plus versus the cheaper (and yes, I mean cheaper versus less expensive) plastic neon swatters that are truly just a waste of money. The flies see them coming with their incredible vision, and the solid handles just do not cut through the air well, I have broken more of those than I have killed flies with them. I would HIGHLY recommend this swatter to anyone and everyone who wants to efficiently eradicate nasty flies with ease.