Digital temperature gun FYI

Never leave home without my IR gun!!

It was extra fun at Yellowstone to take the temp of the mud bogs and stuff! The looks people gave us was priceless

Chris

Check EBay...$10. Point it straight up on a clear day.

Harbor Freight is your friend.

The cheap IR guns are great for letting you know if something is warmer or colder than it was last time you checked. Just don't count on the reported temperature to be accurate. Reported temperature is a function of surface emmissivity (for all IR measuring devices) and the cheap guns don't let you adjust for this.

That said, I have a couple of the cheap ones from HF that I use frequently.

I now carry one in every vehicle. I did preorder the Android Flir one. That's not so cheap.

The title should have included 'for Canadians'. Harbour Freight is good, same with Amazon.com, but may not be available north of the border. Amazon.com here redirects me to Amazon.ca, different products, different prices.
If a U.S. based company (including Camping World.ca) does ship to Canada, extra fees could range from 0% - 200% depending on company and shipping method. (does not included current $ exchange rates.

In the end, $30 is a very good price for us.

Ken

Another Two Thumbs Up for Canadian Tire! We only ever buy there when the item is On Sale!
Compared to Harbor Freight they are Much more Up Town and compete with the likes of Walmart in many departments.
Prices in Stores here in Canada are priced slightly higher in Canadian Dollars than the same merchandise south of the border, but because of the current exchange rate Americans will save a bundle by shopping here right now!
Just fill up on Gas in the U.S. ...Its Cheaper and You will experience Long Waits at the Border!

I use ours at every stop. Get other RVers who come over and ask what I'm doing. When I explain, I'm amazed on how many say "Hey, that's good idea."

There's often talk about using an IR gun on tires/wheels, but rarely have I ever seen an answer/explanation as to what the safe temperature range should be. Is it a cool novelty? Perhaps. Is it necessarily useful? Probably not.

Here in south, in the summer, the tires on the "sun side" will be hotter.

I use mine to find any outlier. Either a tire or a hub. I'm not looking to find exact temps - just find the one that sticks out. That one will be the problem.

I have twin axles and if the two tires and hubs on each side are close to each other in temp, then I'm a happy guy.