So I splurged on a fog machine this year. A cheapie. My memory of fog machines is: so loud you have to yell over them, and basically ineffective. That was many years ago.
Before I even plugged it in, I looked for ways to make a cheap chiller. I found this:
Yep, just frozen water bottles and dryer duct. But does it work?
Well, here’s my test version:
I fit three bottles in there. If it works, I’ll paint the duct black. Here’s a before and after video:
Wow, does that ever work! Also, this fogger is much quieter.
What I didn’t know is that it shuts off after about 30 seconds to cool down. That’s fine, it produces more than enough fog in a few seconds. I wish I had a timer for it, but I’ll just have to peek out the window and start it every once in a while. I’ll have to make sure it has a dry box for outside, and that the transmitter is visible. Small challenge. I’ll figure it out.
I have also started gluing mausoleum walls. Woohoo!
Woah!!! I’ve been wanting to use a fog machine for years, but it seems like if you want GOOD results you either have to hack something together that takes a lot of work or spend hundreds of dollars. This just might be the solution I’ve been looking for…and easy enough that I could do it this year still!
What brand fog machine did you buy? And, silly question, you still have to buy the liquid for it, right?
I know, right? I was totally in the same boat.
It’s just a Home Accents fog machine from Home Depot. The cheaper one they sell. And yep, you still have to buy fog juice. My test used hardly any, so I’m thinking it goes farther than it used to.
Very cool. I’ve seen a tutorial before on Pinterest where you use a kitty litter bucket with ice to essentially make the fog go further. This looks like the same concept, SUPER simplified! Researching prices now – I might seriously need to make this happen for my party since I’m turning my backyard party space into a graveyard. 🙂