wind socks

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Anyone out there selling or know where a guy can get those blaze orange, 5" mouth wind socks? I saw some once at a R/C airplane event and thought they'd really be useful at the more windy ranges.
 
About ten years ago,Jay Lynn Gore made some small wind socks out of a light weight material. They seemed to work as long as the wind blew steady at a rapid pace. If the wind calmed down, or the socks got a little damp,you were just SOL! I have not seen those wind socks in about ten years. I will ask Mr Gore why he quit using them.


Glenn
 
Grouper

Jay still has those wind socks. He says they work. He doesn't use em now because they draw a lot of attention from fellow shooters.

If you're still interested in a wind sock design,Jay would be delighted to talk with you about his experience using them. I believe he said one of his relatives made them for him.


Glenn
 
About 90% of our group of shooters use wind socks made out of the cheapest in door garbage container liners. Cheap equals thin, thin equals sensitive. they are 5 to 6 inches in diameter with no taper and they a scotch taped together as you don't want to add weight. I cut rings out of a 1 gallon empty plastic paint can to attach scotch tape the sock to and the socks are 40 inches in length. When you tap the sock together turn it inside out so the tape is in the interior of the sock and use your imagination to have them rotate freely. They are one dimensional as you get speed and direction with just one look. I have tried just about everything out there including wind probes and I always go back to my windsocks. If they do happen to get wet you the water runs right off the plastic liner as it doesn't absorb it and it hasn't been an issue for me to date.

J.Louis
 
Something like this?

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I made a set of these several years ago. One side is orange and the other side is black. They are made of 1.3 oz. silnylon, cut to a taper and sewn together. I mounted them on a one quart plastic paint cup with the bottom cut out. If you know someone that can sew, they are fairly easy to make. I'd suggest making a paper pattern first to get the size correct to fit over the plastic cup.

These react very quickly, they're lighter than any vane type flag. When the wind blows, the hang angle is the same as a Sail Tail.

Jerry
 
Jefferson - Thanks, but I'd probably have to make 100 sets to make it financially worthwhile. They do make a good do-it-yourself project, though. I'd be happy to send some more pictures if needed.
 
Thanks to all. Very helpful indeed.
Wonder if we could get enough interest here to get those first 100 sets in the works!?
 
well if they were 200$ for a dozen shipped anywhere in USA I would take a dozen, how is that (no stand just the sock put together)

Jeff
 
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