Thread: wind meter....whats good value for money?

something <$100 if possible unless there are have to have features...that are above that.

Even the basic ones start at like $180 a man

A bit of grass thrown in air would be excellent value for money

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Ill sell ya a wet finger for a couple Hundy?

Kestrel make good stuff but not cheap.
The 2500 is a good unit.


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Be interesting to see what suggestions you get Steven

IMO wind meters are not worth the money... They can only tell you what the wind is at the shooting position, not halfway to the target or at the target, where it really matters

They are good for confirming your wind estimation skills..., but between flags, vegetation and mirage there is a lot of info out there.

There is an iPhone app that uses microphone noise to calculate wind speed, must be an android version out there as well, not sure how accurate though.

Dave, we don't want to hear about your "wet finger" ok.... too early in the morning

Yea mine was handy to learn to gauge the windspeed on a whole.... generally my best wind estmations come from looking at destination vs shooting position and working it into shooting over a valley (must faster in middle) over the ground on flat (fairly constant) or over a spur (tendancy to push poi up) but u also have to remember wind at shooting posution had 100% effect and wind half way flight time wise has 50% effect... as winds not actually pushing bullet sideways its turning it and changing its direction of travel!!!

I use my ear. If i hear a brrrrrrrrrrrpppp it means someone has wind....
There is sound advice above about reading the wind from indicators between you and the target. I bought one. Played with it around the house and am yet to use it hunting. Have used it on the range the odd time to confirm estimation but bullet strike during practice tells you more about the accuracy of your estimation and gets you better tuned into subtleties and causes of variation

Anemometers can be purchased at dick smith electronics or jaycar, prices start at about $12 and go up from there.

I use a Kestrel 4500,
the wind meter is fine but its the temp/pressure/humidity i use the most
With the wind meter you can see what speed its doing around you and how the vegetation is moving then use this info to gauge how that may apply down range


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Originally Posted by baldbob

but u also have to remember wind at shooting posution had 100% effect and wind half way flight time wise has 50% effect... as winds not actually pushing bullet sideways its turning it and changing its direction of travel!!!

Interesting physics debate that one.

2 schools of thought

A) wind at start is more important, coz it kicks the projectile off its course, and sideways momentum does the rest

B) wind is like gravity, it has more of an effect during the later stages of projectile flight, when the projectile is traveling slower and takes more time to cover distance, giving the wind more time to have an effect.

I take option A as the bullet gets pushed at an angle by the wind so therefore the further it travels at that same angle the further off target it goes. If you believe the bullet travels parallel to the target then wind push would only affect the bullet when it pushes so therefore a 1" push sideways would always remain 1" no matter how far away the target is.

Originally Posted by ebf

Interesting physics debate that one.

2 schools of thought

A) wind at start is more important, coz it kicks the projectile off its course, and sideways momentum does the rest

B) wind is like gravity, it has more of an effect during the later stages of projectile flight, when the projectile is traveling slower and takes more time to cover distance, giving the wind more time to have an effect.

You are correct in option a ebf however as option b suggests the bullet is not effected by sideways momentum as such the wind changes the course of the projectile by slightly turning it in the direction away from the wind! Well thats how litz puts it and i think litz has solid backup to his theorys..
You will care to note i said half way through bullet "time of flight" not distance..

COMPOUND you are way wrong!

Yup, now we are getting warmer

C) it's all about drag and how it causes the bullet to face into the wind

Also consider that this is a 3D problem, wind can be left to right, front or back, and also up and down, or any combination of the above....

Well, I'm off to go and battle with the wind at Seddon range, shooting 900 yds today, it's pretty gusty, so should be an interesting afternoon...