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BAROMETER (Read 6557 times)

Lune Inukshuk Offline Posts: 18 Location: ga Joined: Feb 23^rd, 2009	BAROMETER Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 1:05pm	Quote Print Post
	Anyone had experiences using a barometer on a trip? Was it helpful for weather forecasting or not? What make and brand? Thinking of adding to my equipment weight.


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wally Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1987 Location: Minni-soda Joined: Apr 3^rd, 2003	Re: BAROMETER Reply #1 - Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 1:24pm	Quote Print Post
	I considered that once Lune. But never got one. I figur'd a weather VHF was same size, weight, and heck...a voice even comes out of it and tells me the weather. There's a couple a "dead spots" in the Q...but I've managed to scare up a report out of it in the most remote places up there. I'd be interested to hear from the barometer crowd....I've always wondered....other than seeing a shift in pressure....how does it help? How far will the pressure drop....can't you see it coming anyway? Maybe it'll be mild, will I get wet...etc? How do you take the "apparant guesswork" out of it for a newb like me?


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marlin55388 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1230 Location: Watertown, MN Joined: Mar 6^th, 2009	Re: BAROMETER Reply #2 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 1:55am	Quote Print Post
	Lune-I have belayed to the wind in the summer BW for years. East winds I equate to rain/storms-esp. if they are following a day or two of south and southeast winds. Think about the rotation of Lows and Highs. For me the barometer is more attached to the immediate-with weather and esp. fishing. Also clouds-IE mares tails are a good indicator of coming moisture....I have not tried the radio thing yet maybe someday. I wish I had some good links for you for forcasting weather through cloud formations and wind direction-I received this info from vet. guides. Hope it helps.


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DentonDoc Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3468 Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 27^th, 2003	Re: BAROMETER Reply #3 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 2:06am	Quote Print Post
	The GPS I carry has a built-in barometer. I've checked the barometer a time or two on backpacking trips, but have yet to consult it on a canoe trip. Come to think of it, the GPS unit has a "fishing outlook" feature ... which I've also never used. dd


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Snow_Dog Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1858 Location: Twin Cities Joined: Jul 11^th, 2003	Re: BAROMETER Reply #4 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 2:20am	Quote Print Post
	"Fishing outlooks" crack me up. Just let me get my lure in the water and I'll know the "outlook" in an hour or less. More than that and the outlook is "poor"! I've never taken a barometer simply because I'll be fishing anyway regardless of the reading...but then I'm kind of a diehard.


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Old Salt Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4871 Location: Crossville, TN Joined: Jun 17^th, 2004	Re: BAROMETER Reply #5 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 2:37am	Quote Print Post
	The weather is what it is...fish on!!!


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Lune Inukshuk Offline Posts: 18 Location: ga Joined: Feb 23^rd, 2009	Re: BAROMETER Reply #6 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 3:35am	Quote Print Post
	Radio? yea and duh, thought never crossed my mind. Good solution for predicting weather, but gets into the miniscule of druthers. Part of the reason I love to trip is I'm independent and no one is telling me anything. Radio seems to defeat that purpose, so I leave at home, as with all electronics except my watch. Yes, predicting the weather from signs in the sky and wind is a developed art that I don't have - my hats off to you. But I can tell its raining when its raining. There is a really good page on this site with wind directions and cloud pictures and all kinds of good info. I guess the weather is going to do what it is going to do and we will have to deal with it. So far no barometer addicts!


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Yellowbird Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1239 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN Joined: Apr 19^th, 2004	Re: BAROMETER Reply #7 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 5:25pm	Quote Print Post
	Barometer readings are valuable when you note the trend. Is the pressure rising or falling, and at what rate. If the reading is dropping fast, you will notice the change visually (building overcast). Sharp rises and drops will also be accompanied with wind - think barometric charts with the isobars very closely spaced. If you'd enjoy this type of thing, it adds to the fun just as any other gadget. Note the measurement and trends on the days you have exceptional fishing and I'd bet you would see a pattern. -YB
	« Last Edit: Mar 25^th, 2009 at 1:58am by Yellowbird »

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Lune Inukshuk Offline Posts: 18 Location: ga Joined: Feb 23^rd, 2009	Re: BAROMETER Reply #8 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 5:54pm	Quote Print Post
	Ok, I confess to being a gadget freak.


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Old Salt Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4871 Location: Crossville, TN Joined: Jun 17^th, 2004	Re: BAROMETER Reply #9 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 7:49pm	Quote Print Post
	Lune wrote on Mar 24^th, 2009 at 5:54pm: Ok, I confess to being a gadget freak. Hi Lune! Now repeat after me, "I'm a man, I can change if I have to, I guess."


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