We're pretty confident in the durability and rugged fortitude of Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters. Heck, we're so confident we give a 5-year warranty on the little electronic weather monitoring device- knowing it gets tested in some of the harshest conditions.
Considering our customers range from firefighters to snipers to pilots, we've seen Kestrel Meters put through the ringer. Kestrel Meters have arrived in manila envelopes at our office burnt to a crisp, mangled from being run over by large vehicles or a high altitude drop. We practically have a wall of fame for Kestrel survival models.
However, sometimes a customer "Kestrel survivor" story still manages to fascinate us. Cue Gloria Gaynor...Check out this cool story from a Kestrel customer. Of compost and ice picks!
"As an avid gardener and long-time composter, I wanted to better understand the temperature fluctuations in my compost heap during the late summer, and then monitor how long it stays active above freezing in a Calgary winter. I placed my well-worn 4000 in a can pieced with holes and buried it about a foot down in the heap, recovering it every week or so during the active compost season. Then I reset the data interval to two hours and left it to freeze solid in the heap.
Needless to say, it took some hard work with a pick-axe on Christmas Day to exhume the can, which took a direct hit in the process! Unfortunately the 4000 display ended up a bit the worse for wear with an indirect hit during the onslaught, but it is still legible to the trained eye. For the record, the maximum temperature recorded was 43 degrees Celsius, and the lowest temperature recorded was -12.4 degrees Celsius.
The compost season is right around the corner, and guess where "Old Faithful" is heading next - right back in the pile to monitor how fast the compost heap comes out of hibernation."
Thanks for sending us this story. Keep us posted on your compost adventures with the Kestrel Michael!
