I need a new wind meter

[my82cam]

My old/cheap wind meter broke, worked good for several years but is now dead. I have been looking at the kestrel 2000 and wanted to know what you guys thought or if you had other suggestions. I am wanting to keep it around $1000 and would like it to do wind and temperature. I don't plan on shooting past 1,000 yards. I am using a custom 300WM with huskemaw blue diamond 5-20. I use a ballistic program in my IPhone and seems to work very well.

 

[pyroducksx3]

I'm assuming you meant 100$ as 1000$ would get you anything you want. You at least want the 2500 as that one measures barometric pressure. I believe the 2000 is not able to. And when you get it, whatever you do don't try to calibrate it. Just leave the baro and altitude alone and at factory settings.

 

[my82cam]

Oops, yeah, I mean $100! I will check into the 2500, sounds like it is better for not much more money

 

[Timber338]

+1 what Pyroduck said. The 2000 does not give barometric pressure, so step up to the 2500. Ups the cost to $150, but you'll want to have pressure data.

Pyroduck - just curious, did you have a bad experience trying to re-calibrate?

 

[jonthomps]

Kestrel is always a great choice. If you can pick up a used one in the classifieds it would serve you well. I just sold a 3500 for $150.

 

[my82cam]

curious, it says it can measure temperature of water and snow. Do you just dip it in the water? I have a hard time sticking electrical items in the water!

 

[jonthomps]

curious, it says it can measure temperature of water and snow. Do you just dip it in the water? I have a hard time sticking electrical items in the water!

I think they make something that can link wirelessly to BT Kestrels.

 

[my82cam]

If someone has a used one they want to sell me, I would be a buyer

 

[pyroducksx3]

+1 what Pyroduck said. The 2000 does not give barometric pressure, so step up to the 2500. Ups the cost to $150, but you'll want to have pressure data.

Pyroduck - just curious, did you have a bad experience trying to re-calibrate?

You don't want to recalibrate your barometric pressure. You want it from the factory settings. With the 4000 series you can return to factory settings but with the 2500 series once you change it, it's changed. When I first started shooting I thought you wanted the altitude to match where you where But for us shooters the altitude feature is worthless. As shooters we want true baro station baro pressure. So once you change it it's hard to find a true baro reading because all weather stations use corrected baro depending on altitude. So it's best to just never touch it.

 

[my82cam]

Midway had them for 154 with free shipping, it is on its way. went with the 2500NV, Thanks guys

 

[Len Backus]

We sell the Weatherhawk Skymaster SM-28 weather meter here at the LRH Store. It was my very first wind meter. I misplaced it and bought a Kestrel 3500. Found this one years later in my basement and started using it again. It's worked perfectly for me for many seasons now. Same quality as Kestrel 3500 for less money. I prefer the jackknife style of folding case that the Weatherhawk Skymaster SM-28 uses.

 

[Bravo 4]

The Skymaster SM-28 is a good unit for the money, I have one as well.

OP, I sent you a PM.