Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Ammo Direct DPT


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 21
Like Tree30Likes

Thread: Wind checker powder

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Location
    Taupo
    Posts
    464

    Wind checker powder

    Anyone know whats the best powder/ingredient to refill up my little plastic bottle I keep in my pocket for checking wind.
    Wants to be fine & odorless ??

  2. #2
    Member 40mm's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Location
    North Auckland
    Posts
    5,921
    have a group of people stand in a circle.
    you stand in the middle of the circle and fart.
    loudest whinge = direction of wind.
    Tommy, WallyR, A330driver and 3 others like this.
    Use enough gun

  3. #3
    Member Marty Henry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Location
    Tararua
    Posts
    7,053
    Unscented talc is all it is

  4. #4
    Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Location
    Taupo
    Posts
    464
    Quote Originally Posted by 40mm View Post
    have a group of people stand in a circle.
    you stand in the middle of the circle and fart.
    loudest whinge = direction of wind.
    I don't have any mates to take into the bush with me to try it how you guy's from Auckland do it, so think I'll just stick with my way as it seems to work ok...
    40mm likes this.

  5. #5
    Full of shit Ryan_Songhurst's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    South Island
    Posts
    10,302
    Winnie Blues
    199p, 223nut and tanqueray like this.
    270 is a harmonic divisor number[1]
    270 is the fourth number that is divisible by its average integer divisor[2]
    270 is a practical number, by the second definition
    The sum of the coprime counts for the first 29 integers is 270
    270 is a sparsely totient number, the largest integer with 72 as its totient
    Given 6 elements, there are 270 square permutations[3]
    10! has 270 divisors
    270 is the smallest positive integer that has divisors ending by digits 1, 2, …, 9.

  6. #6
    Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Blenhiem
    Posts
    1,108
    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    Unscented talc is all it is
    Same that’s all I was using when bow hunting and a lot quieter than a bic light.

  7. #7
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    2,515
    Mate uses ash from his fireplace,I just use a lighter.

  8. #8
    Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Location
    Taupo
    Posts
    464
    Corn flour looks like it will work ok. cheers

  9. #9
    Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    330
    Quote Originally Posted by 40mm View Post
    have a group of people stand in a circle.
    you stand in the middle of the circle and fart.
    loudest whinge = direction of wind.

    would have been funny if it fitted the question, but the request of "odourless" kind of makes the joke mute

  10. #10
    Member chewy69a's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Location
    Tauranga
    Posts
    41
    Builders chalk,

    I'm still on the same huge bottle that I bought ages ago.

    $1 eye dropper from the chemist with a slightly enlarged hole.
    Hard on the gear...

  11. #11
    Member Pengy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Up in da hills somewhere near Nelson
    Posts
    9,750
    I piece of light, brightly coloured wool taped to end of the barrel works well.
    Sideshow and A330driver like this.
    Forgotmaboltagain+1

  12. #12
    Sending it Gibo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Location
    The Hill
    Posts
    23,469
    You guys are all way off track here, powder lasts a matter of moments, what you need is your kids bubble making tube. Small, compact and easy to use. The bubbles hang on the wind for a while and sometimes minutes.
    hotsoup and Daithi like this.

  13. #13
    Member Pengy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Up in da hills somewhere near Nelson
    Posts
    9,750
    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    You guys are all way off track here, powder lasts a matter of moments, what you need is your kids bubble making tube. Small, compact and easy to use. The bubbles hang on the wind for a while and sometimes minutes.
    wool on barrel lasts ages
    veitnamcam and A330driver like this.
    Forgotmaboltagain+1

  14. #14
    Member Pengy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Up in da hills somewhere near Nelson
    Posts
    9,750
    I guess if you take bubbles, you could also take a Nerf gun too
    A330driver likes this.
    Forgotmaboltagain+1

  15. #15
    Member Marty Henry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Location
    Tararua
    Posts
    7,053
    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    You guys are all way off track here, powder lasts a matter of moments, what you need is your kids bubble making tube. Small, compact and easy to use. The bubbles hang on the wind for a while and sometimes minutes.
    Plus it provides entertainment for those quiet times when glassing.

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. Wind
    By gadgetman in forum Reloading and Ballistics
    Replies: 16
    Last Post: 23-10-2016, 03:17 PM
  2. Replies: 88
    Last Post: 24-05-2015, 09:03 AM
  3. who will checker Laminate stocks in NZ?
    By karl200 in forum Gear and Equipment
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 30-06-2014, 10:27 AM
  4. Do You Know Your Wind?
    By Normie in forum Shooting
    Replies: 28
    Last Post: 01-04-2013, 02:31 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!