That's an interesting idea Richard, thank you. I've just ordered a Camo ve=
rsion ( from China ). Even if I only end up using the elasticated headband =
part of it to mount my own top canopy ideas onto, it's worth =A32.
On Monday, August 3, 2015 4:33 PM, "'Richard Youell' =
g [naturerecordists]" <> wrote:
=A0 As Dan points out the =91hogs hair=92 filter material is very effect=
ive at removing the loud plop of a raindrop.=A0 It is however, not waterpro=
of =96 so it needs a backing of something to stop the water filtering =A0th=
rough to the windshield or microphone.=A0 I find novelty =91Umbrella Hats=
=92 very useful for this purpose. They are cheap, pack-up small and are ver=
y light.=A0 They fit perfectly on binaural dummy heads and can be easily mo=
dified to fit a Rycote or Rode blimp. =A0See for example http://www.ebay.co=
.uk/itm/FOLDABLE-NOVELTY-UMBRELLA-SUN-HAT-GOLF-FISHING-CAMPING-FANCY-DRESS-=
MULTICOLOUR-/181748953909?pt=3DLH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=3Ditem2a5114f335 =A0=
In the UK =91hogs hair=92 filters can be most easily obtained as filter mat=
erial for fish tank pumps.=A0 Larger sections can be obtained from The Foam=
Shop who call it Reticulated Foam - http://www.thefoamshop.co.uk/category/=
193/RETICULATED--FOAMI find the 10ppi reticulated foam which is about an in=
ch thick to be very effective at dampening the noise of raindrops. =A0Richa=
rd =A0 =A0From: [naturerecordists@=
yahoogroups.com]
Sent: 24 July 2015 23:20
To:
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Weatherproofing Mics? =A0=A0
I've found that faux fur will keep one night of rain away from my WL183 ele=
ctrets. The problem for me has been the thudding that drops on the fur make=
.
=A0Exactly my experience. A good solution is a rainshield made of =93hogs =
hair=94 air conditioning filter material. That stops the plops. =A0-Dan =A0=
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