Analog thermometer?

Small Axe

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Jan 11, 2019
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One of the goals I'm working towards is calculating firing solutions without the aid of electronics. Obviously a big part of that is collecting atmospheric data without turning on the Kestrel. I've got an analog barometer that I'm pretty happy with, but I'm having a hard time finding a couple of types of analog thermometers. The stuff I'm finding is like those zipper pull ones and ones on emergency whistles. What I'd like is a rugged & accurate one for ambient air temperature and also hopefully one that's sort of credit card shaped for ammo temperature. I'm using the Tab Gear bullet binders to carry ammo into the field and if I could find an accurate thermometer that slipped into the clear dope card pocket I think I could get a good ammo temp, at least when I first pull it out of the bag and open it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to try to attach a picture of dope card pouch for those who don't know what I'm talking about. Thanks!
 

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Or go "Old Skool" with a belt weather kit that we used in the field during brush fires. It has wind meter and a heavy-duty wet/dry bulb thermometer to get ambient temp and humidity.

Damn! Now that that is cool! That's real instrumentation. Technology de-reliance without comprise. Right on. Thanks!
 
You could try the peel and stick ones they use for fish tanks.
Thanks again for the tip on the fish tank strips to get my ammo temp. We'll see what happens in the field, but in my kitchen it seems like it's pretty close. They fit in there perfectly and I just have to slide a couple of bullets back till I see the highlighted temperature.
 

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