Aluminum Whistle

[brendonv]

Anyone know of a good, super loud whistle I can carry to get the groundies attention?

Any ideas on the best way to store it on/in my helmet for a quick draw?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I bought three of these and they are pretty loud... I wear it under my shirt on a rope.. Not aluminum... but....
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95463

 

[Dave Shepard]

Get a mini boat horn in a can. Seriously, they'll hear it.

 

[Frans]

http://www.stormwhistles.com/storm.html

 

[sotc]

what kinda ground help? this work?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I would definitely have to hide that one from the kids Frans
That thang sounds like it would really be loud.
And Dave.. don't think I did not think of doing just that... love dem friggen air horns !
Sometimes a specially selected stick cut especially for throwing has also come to mind

 

[NickfromWI]

Canadians seem to take their whistles seriously...

http://www.acmewhistles.ca/

I can't believe how fancy their website is. They have like 50 different types of whistles up there and you can click to hear what they all sound like!

 

[SkwerI]

A Fox 40 (I think that's the name) is an excellent inexpensive whistle. Very loud and no rattle ball inside.

 

[No_Bivy]

thats what we use when creekin'

 

[Blinky]

Yep, I have a Fox40 whistle but I forget to carry it... and I definitely keep it away from the kids.

I can usually get someone's attention with a good ole finger whistle... or whatever you call it... unless a chipper is going.

 

[Paul B]

Brendon, I have a spare Fox40, fire me your address, I will send it to you.

 

[NickfromWI]

I like the look of this one:

 

[brendonv]

Paul,

Thanks for the offer. I'd imagine sending it would cost 3x what it would cost me here. Don't worry about it, I'll find one here!

I never woulda thought there'd be so many whistle types.

 

[Paul B]

True, I get them for about $4 here, last time I went to the store I bought 3 or 4. Since its a 10 minute drive and they have so many gadgets.

 

[brendonv]

I initially thought aluminum so it wouldnt crack, do you think the Fox can be easily broken?

 

[lumberjack]

The Foxes are good to go B man.

 

[NickfromWI]

True, I get them for about $4 here, last time I went to the store I bought 3 or 4. Since its a 10 minute drive and they have so many gadgets.

I smell raffle! I'm in.

 

[Old Monkey]

I bought one from Bailey's and put it on a little key retriever inside my hard hat. It's cool, you can pull it out and blow on it and then let go and it zips up under your lid. I'll grab a pict later if I get my camera working.

 

[Paul B]

Nick, its the season to give to the needy, not the greedy

 

[brendonv]

That's what I was thinking Darin.

 

[NickfromWI]

Nick, its the season to give to the needy, not the greedy

That's BS! If he needy were a little more greedy, they might not be so needy. :roll:

How about this. You open up the raffle- I'll make the vid, and you ship it to the winner?

love
nick

 

[Stumper]

Just throw chunks of wood at 'em.

 

[Paul B]

ok, Nick, you got my heartstrings, set up the raffle.
The vid MUST be extraordinary of course, we expect nothing less from you.
Perhaps drop any names from 50 feet in a tree, the first one you get to on the ground is the winner? Australian rappel method might be entertaining...
Unless you have a more entertaining method.

I will post the item to the winner. My thoughts are a draw next saturday at 1900 my time (PST)
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[NickfromWI]

Okay- how's this sound: I put each name on a slip of paper. Insert them all at the same time into the bigshot pouch. Launch the names up, and whichever lands closest to the base of the bigshot is the winner?

I think it needs more...

 

[Paul B]

sure, crumpled names, bigshot, fire in the hole!!!