ranger351w Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) Good day I was wondering what all you people have or use to cover the targets when it starts to rain? Cheapest and or best.We have small coffer so our pockets are shallow. Mike Found at (seipsg.net) Edited February 26, 2010 by ranger351w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Those very thin and very cheap clear plastic bags from the dry cleaners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open17 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Cheap bags from Costco. They come 2 rolls in a box, box is blue. 200 bags in a box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hefta Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Those very thin and very cheap clear plastic bags from the dry cleaners. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Aah, I wish I had a more technical mind as the person who invents a waterproof USPSA target that allows pasters to stick would own the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Aah, I wish I had a more technical mind as the person who invents a waterproof USPSA target that allows pasters to stick would own the market. +1,000,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Spray the targets with lacquer. That keeps them for getting damp and the pasters will stick better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 A trick I learned at a cold - rainy - snowy match in Phoenix was to slit the bags on one side and reach in from the side to tape the target. Lifting the bag up just gets the targets wet faster and pulls the tape off on the way up. It does make a big difference Later, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger351w Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 Those very thin and very cheap clear plastic bags from the dry cleaners. So where do you go to find those bags? do the cleaners normaly sell them? Costco you got to be kidding this is the sticks man . Iowa Mike Found at seipsg.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hefta Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I am sure that your local drycleaner would sell you some, I did find a online supplier. I just typed in "drycleaner plastic bags" and there were a few websites to choose. Here is one of them http://www.bagbarn.com/all_purpose_poly_bags/garment_dry_clean_bags.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Those very thin and very cheap clear plastic bags from the dry cleaners. So where do you go to find those bags? do the cleaners normaly sell them? Costco you got to be kidding this is the sticks man . Iowa Mike Found at seipsg.net If not a Costco, the a Sam's or Walmart. They're on every other corner now a days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleDelta Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-1738/Poly-Bags-Flat-Open/18-x-30-2-Mil-Industrial-Poly-Bags We use something like these at our monthly matches. A word on sliting the bags:don't. At least in Iowa rain comes with wind and just blows them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Ayers Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 We use to own a dry cleaners.... the poly bag you are looking for is a 38" or 40" - they are used for shirts or suits. Find a good local dry cleaners, most of the time they will sell a roll. The roll weights about 40lbs. Should run you between $30-$40 for the roll and there is approx. 1000 -1200 bags per roll. @ the top of the bag you might want to use alittle packing tape because there is a slit in the top for the hanger to go threw, just will help protect from the rain coming down from the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Wish I caught this earlier. Anyway, Scott D. and TGO came up with a solution a few years ago at Drillmasters. Steady rain, nasty. Worked really well. TWO targets instead of one. The exposed target which never gets taped gets a crease below the head about an inch below the shoulders. No staples on this outer target below the crease. Plastic covers the heads and the top of the shoulders ONLY (on both targets). Flip up the top target, score and tape. Very very cool. Now, if it's a howling wind and a driving rain pretty much everything is soaked and you probably deserve it anyhow. Go home. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 A trick I learned at a cold - rainy - snowy match in Phoenix was to slit the bags on one side and reach in from the side to tape the target. Lifting the bag up just gets the targets wet faster and pulls the tape off on the way up. It does make a big difference Later, Chuck Wish I caught this earlier. Anyway, Scott D. and TGO came up with a solution a few years ago at Drillmasters. Steady rain, nasty. Worked really well. TWO targets instead of one. The exposed target which never gets taped gets a crease below the head about an inch below the shoulders. No staples on this outer target below the crease. Plastic covers the heads and the top of the shoulders ONLY (on both targets). Flip up the top target, score and tape. Very very cool. Now, if it's a howling wind and a driving rain pretty much everything is soaked and you probably deserve it anyhow. Go home. Jim Now there are a couple experienced based practical solutions I'm going to try at my club. Another tidbit for the drycleaning bags. The ones we've used are a bear to pull open (dont have that fancy bagging frame the dry cleaners use). What works well is two bits of patching tape. Just a little bit in each hand, gently applied to either side of the stuck together bag at the opening. Pull apart gently. Don't use a lot of tape 'cause it will stick to the plastic too much to get loose afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino_aki Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I dunno...one of them domed stadiums after they've brought the dirt in for a Supercross event sounds about right...oh, wait he said cheap, never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I got mine off E-BAY . Best investment I have ever bought for the match . Are 1st year bought from a dry cleaner but wasn't cheap per bag . That was the only way they would sell them and rained a lot that year. Next year bought off E-Bay and never rained on a match all year !!! We will see how this year go's . Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfd147 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Now all we need is a way to keep the range from turning into a mud pit too. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Tischauser Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 The best way is to shoot the match at an indoor range, hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Wish I caught this earlier. Anyway, Scott D. and TGO came up with a solution a few years ago at Drillmasters. Steady rain, nasty. Worked really well. TWO targets instead of one. The exposed target which never gets taped gets a crease below the head about an inch below the shoulders. No staples on this outer target below the crease. Plastic covers the heads and the top of the shoulders ONLY (on both targets). Flip up the top target, score and tape. Very very cool. Now, if it's a howling wind and a driving rain pretty much everything is soaked and you probably deserve it anyhow. Go home. Jim Tried this at our last match - worked pretty well. A couple observations: The face target was scored on the back side - made for a clean crease and an easy lift. The face target stayed put better (we get swirling winds on occasion) with a clip on the bottom. The face target will warp as front gets wet. Prolly stay flat if coated, but that's a lot of trouble... Like a bagged target, loose tape edges will stick to whatever lays over the target face, and can pull off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aglifter Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 It might take USPSA to convince them to do it, but http://www.rynonepackaging.com/ makes cardboard ice cream and seafood boxes (They make our 2.5g ice cream boxes.) I suspect they could make a waterproof target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 It might take USPSA to convince them to do it, but http://www.rynonepackaging.com/ makes cardboard ice cream and seafood boxes (They make our 2.5g ice cream boxes.) I suspect they could make a waterproof target. Waterproofing the target itself is only part of the solution. The tape has to stick as well. Most patching tape seems to have a water soluble adhesive, so that if the target face, the taper's hands, or the tape itself is wet, the tape won't stay on. Keeping the target face dry helps a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherryriver Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Our solution to keeping the bags in place in windy conditions is ordinary clothespins. This works for the side-slit bags as well. A few 'pins get shot, but it's for a good cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorch Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 We are working on a Vinyl envelope for our targets. can tape the Vinyl with clear tape. Not cheap at this moment about 3.00 ea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JxMAN25 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 targets made out of realestate board would work good. the stuff that people put by roads and in yards or the crigated plastic board. But its really expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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