DIY wind checker?

[Daddy2four]

Anyone had good success making homemade wind checker? Tia

 

[Wrench]

Corn starch in a nalgene bottle (mini) worked...but isn't a cost savings until you refill. Get a small funnel and a straw or chopstick to "stir" the powder down.

 

[WoodBow]

Anyone had good success making homemade wind checker? Tia

They are so cheap that its almost not worth the trouble. Ive heard of guys using old eye drop bottles. If milk weed grows in your area, thats the best wind checker you can use. Just harvest the pods when they start to open up. Better than a puffer bc you can see where the wind goes. Ive been in a treestand and have a tuft come back by me minutes after having dropped it.

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[couesbitten]

If milk weed grows in your area, thats the best wind checker you can use.

Or pull some down from your $300 coat and use that!

I refill my own using cornstarch, works great, but I'm going to try and find some milkweed pods and try them.

 

[Jbehredt]

I use micro balloons to refill the same
bottle. A little puff after a shake and it comes out like smoke.

 

[cornfedkiller]

I use micro balloons to refill the same
bottle. A little puff after a shake and it comes out like smoke.

Same here.

I use milkweed when I'm treestand hunting - not really sure why I don't use it for spot and stalk?

 

[Wrench]

Have you found a cheap source for microbaloons? I use them in my stock rebuilding. ...but I can't afford to send them to heaven.

 

[Jbehredt]

Have you found a cheap source for microbaloons? I use them in my stock rebuilding. ...but I can't afford to send them to heaven.

Had to go back and look. I got an 8oz bottle on eBay for $10.95. I’ve refilled with it twice and it still looks full...

 

[Wrench]

That's awesome. I'm paying a lot more.

 

[dirtclod Az.]

Eye dropper and baking soda is my go to.Inexpensive and 2 or 3 in backpack
will last weeks.

 

[muddydogs]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015H1FDI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[a5sooner]

I had a guide that used mint gold bond. I certainly knew which way the wind was blowing.

 

[Bertlen02]

Milkweed seeds work better than anything I've ever used.

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[PSDBowhunter]

Another milkweed user here.

I harvest the pods when they are dry, shuck them in a plastic bag, and remove the seeds. Then you can put them in an old pill bottle or something similar.

 

[WoodBow]

Another milkweed user here.

I harvest the pods when they are dry, shuck them in a plastic bag, and remove the seeds. Then you can put them in an old pill bottle or something similar.

Remember these old coin purses? They work well for holding it. I tend to just stuff some in my vest pocket....assuming its cold enough for a vest.

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[NstihL]

I have a couple wind checkers that I refill with billard powder. It's scent free and works great!

https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Cup-Billiard-Premium-Powder/dp/B005U4A9KW?th=1&psc=1

 

[Boxerboxer]

Or pull some down from your $300 coat and use that!

I refill my own using cornstarch, works great, but I'm going to try and find some milkweed pods and try them.

If you don't find any I can send you some for cost of shipping. I have a shitload of plants at my in-laws' lake place.

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[couesbitten]

I can send you some for cost of shipping.

Thanks Boxer, I may take you up on the offer. We used to have plenty of it around here, but it doesn't seem so plentiful anymore. I know my girlfriend just pulled a couple out of the pasture a week or two ago.

 

[100percent]

I had a guide that used mint gold bond. I certainly knew which way the wind was blowing.

 

[Boxerboxer]

Thanks Boxer, I may take you up on the offer. We used to have plenty of it around here, but it doesn't seem so plentiful anymore. I know my girlfriend just pulled a couple out of the pasture a week or two ago.

Sounds good. I sent out a bunch last year and don't mind doing it again for you or anybody else.

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