Indoor-Outdoor Thermometer - any good?

[Gonzo42]

I see these Indoor-Outdoor thermometers which apparently stick on to a window or windshield.

Are they any good?

[mmiille]

I have three of the remotes. Place one in the water tank area and one where I keep the water filter and one behind my refrigerator. Helps me monitor the temps during the winter.

[Ron3rd]

downtheroad wrote:
They work, but I suggest a wireless thermometer. There are a ton of them available...Walmart, etc.
Here is an example.

That's similar to the one I have from Oregon scientific. Works great.

[Bumpyroad]

spend $10 at walmart and buy a wireless one. it is certainly adequate for your proposed use.
bumpy

[D_E_Bishop]

I had an Oregon Scientific unit with Atomic Clock and Indoor/Outdoor and memory. It died due to extremely high temps while RV was in storage for a couple of months(maybe 5 or 6 months). Loved that unit but OS added features to it and added features to the features and all I wanted is time and i/o temps with memory.

Switched to Lacrosse and have the one mgirardo linked in his post, model TS-9160TWC-IT and transmitter(included with above model)TX29U. Actually I have three receivers but I only have two transmitters. I had mounted one transmitter in the propane bay, and during heavy rains and on a rough Missouri road and transmitter fell off the factory mount.

So now I have a new Model 9160 and transmitter at home and I took the old receiver and a new Model 9160 and transmitter setup to our condo. One receiver upstairs and one receiver downstairs and one transmitter under the cover over our balcony, which feeds outside temp to both receivers.

I also have a ACU-RITE model 00754W4 which I purchased from a Walmart after losing the transmitter during the storm. I use it on the road and do not mount permanently on the RV. It's like the antenna, listed on the pre-trip checklist, BRING IN TEMP SENSOR. DW wont't let me sit down until the check list is complete and we have a green board. That's submarine talk for having all the hull valves shut so we don't flood.

For home I bought a white housing that looks like a bunch of paper plates stacked upside down and about an inch apart up on our old OTA antenna mast. Temp is much more accurate than mounting the transmitter anywhere else.

[GaryKH]

mgirardo wrote:
We have this one made by La Crosse. It gives us inside temperature and outside temperature as well as the time. It also stores the min temp and max temp for both indoor and outdoor.

At the house, I have it mounted under an eave on the south side of the house. It is in shade all the time and gives an accurate reading. On the motorhome it is mounted under the awning, about as high up as I could get it. As long as the awning is out, it does not get hit by the sun and gives an accurate reading.

For $30 it works well. I changed the batteries back in November in both units and they are still going strong.

-Michael

That's the one we use also. It does work good. I mounted my outdoor sensor in under the spare tire cover. It keeps it in the shade & weather protected.

[mgirardo]

We have this one made by La Crosse. It gives us inside temperature and outside temperature as well as the time. It also stores the min temp and max temp for both indoor and outdoor.

At the house, I have it mounted under an eave on the south side of the house. It is in shade all the time and gives an accurate reading. On the motorhome it is mounted under the awning, about as high up as I could get it. As long as the awning is out, it does not get hit by the sun and gives an accurate reading.

For $30 it works well. I changed the batteries back in November in both units and they are still going strong.

-Michael

[Bill_Satellite]

Move the indoor unit to the dash? That's really all it would take. I've used an Oregon Scientific unit for awhile now and really like it. Especially when I had to spend last Winter in Detroit, MI. The outdoor sensor was placed in the wet bay and if it looked like the heater was not going to keep up due to the extremely low temps I would turn on the 2 light bulbs and I was able to sleep without worry.

[gatrdave]

I have a wireless weather station that works great for inside and outside. However, it's not anything I'd like to use while driving. I was looking for ideas on this site and came across this thread. Does anyone have any suggestions for an outdoor thermometer that can be used while driving? We drive a 2011 31' Sunseeker and want to see the temperature rise as we drive from Maine to Florida this winter!

Thanks,

Dave in Maine

[goducks10]

There only work great until you leave the outdoor sensor on the RV bumper and drive off. 🙂 BTDT

[Veebyes]

Wireless are cheap & work well. The only problem is finding a good outdoor sensor location where it is not going to drop off.

Not the best of locations but mine is in the propane compartment.

[Kit_Carson]

pasusan wrote:
We've had this this one for years:


The outside unit is attached under the camper on the frame. It works great - the only problem is the inside unit needs new batteries every couple of months!

This is the same one I have used for years. The outside sensor is kept inside a storage bay. I put new batteries in both units at the beginning of each season.

[pasusan]

We've had this this one for years:


The outside unit is attached under the camper on the frame. It works great - the only problem is the inside unit needs new batteries every couple of months!

[JJnLilly]

We have a combination 'atomic' alarm clock/indoor/outdoor thermometer. Hang the outdoor sending unit under the fifth wheel hitch. Clock is nice in that we don't have to set it all the time and thermometer gives a good reading, nearly matching The Weather Channel's numbers.

[Ron3rd]

downtheroad wrote:
They work, but I suggest a wireless thermometer. There are a ton of them available...Walmart, etc.
Here is an example.

That's the one I have from Oregon Scientific. I use it at the house and take it on the road when we go camping. Very good unit, comes with one outside remote temp sensor, and you can add other sensors like wind, etc. Got it on Amazon for around $60 after seeing them at Bass Pro. There's a lot of other brands that cost less, and Bass Pro even has their own house brand. I've found it to be very handy at times.