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I’m considering buying an ozonics. But with how much they cost I’m weighing the pros and cons of them to see if they will truly be a benefit to a hunter or just another gimic to suck our hard earned dollars out of our pockets!! I know all the people on tv shows are paid to say they work so buy or products!!! So please feel free to share your opinions and thoughts and any relevant comments. Thanks.
I have no experience with them, but have done reading on them from unbiased sources and I've decided not to waste my money on one. Guys that have them have mentioned they still need to "play the wind". If that's the case, I do that for free anyway. Just my opinion on the reading I've done and I started reading with optimism that this could be a great device.
I've used one for 5 seasons now and I know without a doubt that it works
yes I still play the wind but in marginal situations I've seen countless deer come in from downwind
Dan
Pretty sure Skeeter is a big fan.
Cheers
Smitty Shhh!Quote:
Originally Posted by smitty55
I was very, very, successful for many, many, years without it.
but I'm more successful with it. I still hunt like I always have. playing the wind and we all should.
There are times when my best laid plans just don't seem to happen and the ozone gives me that added edge.
I've seen it fail sometimes but I've seen it work more often.
The current sticker price in CN funds is a small mortgage.
Being a retired designer I have since designed and make and use my own ozone creators.
Mine are 4 oz lighter, and 50% smaller and put out 2x's more ozone.
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I could definitely see the need for one especially in a pop up blind after having had pickled wieners and eggs washed down with beer the night before. However, this would be more for a health and safety reason....;)
Skeeter, do you have any posted plans/directions on making one? I'd be up for trying a DIY project.
oh man another must have. I'll play the wind until I can afford one... lol
I was wondering the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by sierra
Without a doubt it works. My only concern would be the safety of ozone to humans... not enough testing done IMO.
Lots of testing. I worked many years in close proximity to corona wires that produced ozone. It was vacuumed and discharged into active charcoal filters to minimize its effect but still very unpleasant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hardrack
https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quali...d-air-cleaners
"How is Ozone Harmful?
The same chemical properties that allow high concentrations of ozone to react with organic material outside the body give it the ability to react with similar organic material that makes up the body, and potentially cause harmful health consequences. When inhaled, ozone can damage the lungs. Relatively low amounts can cause chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath and throat irritation. Ozone may also worsen chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and compromise the ability of the body to fight respiratory infections. People vary widely in their susceptibility to ozone. Healthy people, as well as those with respiratory difficulty, can experience breathing problems when exposed to ozone. Exercise during exposure to ozone causes a greater amount of ozone to be inhaled, and increases the risk of harmful respiratory effects. Recovery from the harmful effects can occur following short-term exposure to low levels of ozone, but health effects may become more damaging and recovery less certain at higher levels or from longer exposures (US EPA, 1996a, 1996b)."
Interesting report on Ozone;
This ozone forms the ozone layer, which shields everything on the planet's surface from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. But when ozone forms at the surface (when pollution from cars reacts with UV rays), it is a pollutant itself, and can damage forests, crops and can irritate human lungs.Dec 12, 2012
Is Ozone Good or Bad? - Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/32339-is...od-or-bad.html
And More;
Why is Ozone Dangerous?
Ozone is a tiny molecule which is composed of three oxygen atoms. It is highly reactive which makes it an unstable and potentially toxic gas. Ground-level ozone is considered to be a major component of smog which plagues larger cities during the summertime and has been tied to a variety of potential health risks.
Health Effects of Ozone
The EPA has reported there is a variety of health effects associated with high levels of ozone. This may include decreased lung function, throat irritation, severe asthma symptoms, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, irritation of lung tissue, and the higher sensitivity to respiratory infection. They went on to note that there were additional risk factors which can perpetuate the side effects of ozone such as undertaking activities which raise breathing rates (such as exercising indoors), certain pre-existing lung diseases, and greater duration of exposure.
Further to my post above, after reading more info on " Ozone " and it's harmful qualities, there is no way that I would purchase a product that can harm my quality of life and perhaps shorten it , just so there may be that " nnth " possibility of increasing my chances of getting a deer .
No Way Josie ! stay away from it.
I bought one after Christmas last year and used it this season. Opening morning I had a fawn standing below my stand but I'm not sure if that was do to the Ozonics. I saw so few deer this fall that I can't judge whether it helped or not. I've shot lots of deer without one, all by playing the wind properly. I could afford to buy it so it was a present to myself. More time using it will probably give me a better opinion.
Well thenQuote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
Glad to hear you abstain from any sex, alcohol, tobacco, tap water, prescription pills etc etc.
If you can smell it then it's not set up correctly.
Like using power tools. If you feel pain then you just cut off a limb!
sierra shawn pm me
Are you in the habit of putting words in people's mouths, where did I say I abstained from any of these , tobacco, most definitely yes, but the others,Quote:
Originally Posted by SK33T3R
# 1- sex is good for you , cause it's centrally located!:goodstuff:, keeps people happy
# 2- alcohol in moderation is also good.:happy:
# 3- tobacco is for me , no no , it has killed too many people .
# 4- absolutely nothing wrong with our tap water, our own well.
# 4- prescription pills cure a lot of ills and keep people alive , and also extend their lives.
as for etc. etc. I don't know about them.:confused:
Well then, now that I have your attention.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
If a little ozone will help you get a big buck or bear ........ then what's the harm.
Seems by your own admission that there's a little risk is in everyone's life in one way or another.
Don't forget this little truth .... doctors have killed more people then all the world wars combined!
Alas ... Some guys would cut off an arm or give away their 1st born to get a trophy animal.
For me anyway. I'd rather die looking at a wall with accomplishments on it then staring at wallpaper!
I'm just stirring the shyt pot anyways. You should know me better by now.
Merry Christmas to ya.
PS I told Santa to bring you Ozonics!
Thanks, but I will pass on that one , have been very successful without it, more deer and moose that most people have seen, I will stick with "my old ways ".Quote:
Originally Posted by SK33T3R
Thanks again ! and have a " Merry Christmas ". :santa: