Handheld wind meter/altimeter/weather stations

[Lefty-Canuck]

WSS has on sale the Brunton line of handheld wind meter/altimeter/weather stations currently.

Does anyone have one of these? How are they? Any other models in a similar price range someone can recommend?

LC

[sheephunter]

The Kestral is the best consumer model I've seen but have no experience with the Brunton...what are they on sale for?

[Lefty-Canuck]

The Kestral is the best consumer model I've seen but have no experience with the Brunton...what are they on sale for?

Just the "wind" model is about ~$55

The "summit" model is on for ~$89

The "Pro" model is on for ~$140

I think they are 15% off of regular pricing. I was looking at the Brunton website and the Pro looks like it goes for closer to $300!

They are waterproof, comes with lanyard and extra battery. The "Pro" has a ton of weather predicting features...I think I would personally go with the "Summit" model for myself.

LC

[killerbren]

I was going to buy the wind model, only because I don't need any bells and whistles. Just need to know the current wind, gusts and average but that's just me.

[sheephunter]

Caldwell has a pretty cheap wind meter that works very well.