Rain Gauges

[ilexcassine]

I'm looking for a good, (hopefully) attractive rain gauge that won't break the bank. A lot of the ones I'm finding are too small for my tastes, too. Five inches minimum, preferably seven is what I'm looking for and sturdy.

I found this one which is neat but a bit pricier than I'd like and not as functional as I'd want either, more than likely

Comments

[mallt]

I like both of these, which are from the same site:
http://www.hayneedle.com/sale/conantcustombrassvermontraingauge.cfm
http://www.hayneedle.com/sale/spibirdraingauge.cfm
If I was looking for one I'd probably go with the bird one as it's cute & we don't get a huge amount of rain. I'd have to get it shipp to my Mum though as they don't ship to Canada.

[ilexcassine]

The bird one is cute, thanks for pointing it out, but not quite the rain gauge of my dreams. I'm picky, unfortunately.

[ersatz_read]

That is a gorgeous rain gauge. If you're gadgety, you could make one similar to it using a large test tube, an outdoor watch hand or similar from a garden shop, and some flat pretty piece for carrying the numbers.... Garden centers, places that sell birdfeeders, hobby stores, etc., might have good-looking parts.

You could also just get a nice big tube and mark it off yourself and decorate it however you liked. http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Rain-Gauge.

...Assuming you're interested in that sort of tinkering, of course.

There are some options here: http://www.weatherinstruments.com/rain-gauges/analog-rain-gauges/2876+2880+4294292398.cfm.

If you have any local high-end nurseries, often they'll have a gift shop attached. Likewise a Wild Birds Unlimited or similar store.

[ilexcassine]

Cool, thanks for the links/ideas. That weatherinstruments shop is fun.

I had thought of making one (I had been using a seashell, its not like high tech is needed here) but one more project however small is too many right now, I haven't even finished planting.