@ColeSloth I had the same thought! I also have to assume that it’s just a happy coincidence that one of the marketing pics features a woman spraying it onto her chest
I haven’t tried this version but have had several of the previous old school top pump models and while they often have various issues they work really well as far as a nice cooling mist. Incredibly useful to cook off at places like amusement parks while in hot stifling lines.
I’m not sure these versions are good or not, and being here on meh mind is makes me worried a little lol, but I’m grabbing some in hopes that live to to their older versions.
“This system has been designed for use with clean, distilled water (H2O) only. Using any substance in the MISTPRO 3™ other than clean distilled H2O may present additional risks and will void any MistyMate® warranty on the product.”
So, no free tap water usage. You gotta “Pay to Spray”!!
@MrGoodGuy I may take my chances - it looks like a nice means of ‘mopping’ ribs in the smoker. I use a mix of water, cider, and/or vinegar (no solids) in a spray bottle; this looks like it may be an improvement.
Still thinking about how to use the other - maybe replace the first when it’s ruined due the use of impure H2O?
@rpstrong Depending on how much liquid you use for mopping the ribs, you might need to refill these frequently as they only hold 3 ounces! BTW, I’ll take a rack of the ribs when they’re done!
@MrGoodGuy I put ‘mopping’ in quotes because I don’t mop at all (until maybe a bit of sauce on pork ribs at the end) - I only want to moisten the ribs so the smoke will stick. A misting is what I’m looking for.
@MrGoodGuy@rpstrong I gotta say, that seems like a pretty stupid use for these, when you can get a normal spray bottle for a couple bucks that would do much better for misting ribs.
@ColeSloth@MrGoodGuy The operative term is “mist” vs. “spray”. The spray bottles that I’ve used put out an irregular spray, not a mist. If I was using the mop to add flavor, I’d grab the sprayer. But I’m mainly using it to collect the smoke - hence the attraction of the misting approach.
Why would you think that a spray is at all better than a mister for the purpose of “misting”?
I have something like that, it is an Insulated bottle, with a pump and a short hose with a sprayer that you can control that’s good enough for me. I believe I picked it up at a ham, radio show and sale.
@PooltoyWolf So true. Most of the time I put on my SciFi Con badge my call sign aka mycya4me! I am currently a General!
Oh BTW I was at a Hamfest, & I picked up a Hayes 1200 baud modem (then 2400 was the rage) No the Internet as we know it today was NOT available to us the common people! It was the Time of CompUserve (CompuSpend) & RadioShack aka RadioShark!
@colesloth You ninja’d me, and this seems like a solution in search of a problem.
And it looks like a dildo!
I already have one of these anyway, it’s called a spray bottle. Plus you can go slummin’ with it, tap water is OK. It’s my white trash version of this, it’s much cheaper and far less fussy!
Don’t need these, 'cause I got the pocket hoses for my back deck, so will mist out on this deal.
'Sides, humidity has been quite high lately, anyway.
/showme guy sweating profusely to stay cool
Used to be $45 for one of these things? The failed Kickstarter campaign to Meh pipeline would make for an excellent Shoddy Goods article. (Assuming it hasn’t already been created)
@ciabelle The Amazon link provided didn’t work, removing the leading “us.” from the URL fixed it and while it might have been $45, it’s currently available there – for $50 each!
@paulnp I found the size of the box to be ridiculously wasteful. Several sizes larger than it needs to be. You could easily fit five of them in the box they use for one.
For something that claims to use “premium, high-grade materials”, these seem to be under-engineered. The little plastic tabs that lock the pump handle in the closed position both broke off after the first use, on the first one I opened. Hopefully the rest of the product is engineered to a higher standard, as it otherwise works as advertised.
@PooltoyWolf UPDATE: Said pump handle locking clips both broke off on both units less than 24 hours in, with NO abuse whatsoever. Either these guys used inferior plastic or it was stored poorly and degraded. Hopefully the rest of this plastic doesn’t follow suit. I can see crazing both around the spray nozzle and in the clear plastic body.
It sucks because I really like this concept, but the manufacturer has botched it pretty badly.
The clips on the bottom broke. The plastic looks like it may have sat in the sun. It works though, it can keep you cool for about 2 hours before needing a refill, results may vary. The foam in the box can be used for several things including cat blockades.
The Mistymate back in the day was made with metal pump bar and could hold much more. This one is cute and all but just like the two people above me. My little tabs broke on two of mine (stupidly I bought four)
These things are completely unhinged. The packaging is extremely excessive and the manual is complete rubbish printed on super thick, glossy, high quality card stock in full color. But the item itself has the build quality of something from Temu. I can see exactly how these things ended up on Meh.
Specs
Product: 2-Pack: Misty Mate MISTPRO 3 Personal Mister
Model: 731687110231, 731687110439, 731687110330
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
Was $90 (for 2) at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Friday, May 15 - Monday, May 18
So we’re selling dildos now?
@ColeSloth
Wowzers… if you can take that… hmmm. , seems pretty girthy, but hey, if it’s yur thing
@ColeSloth @jonjen2 and two is extra girthy!
@ColeSloth it looks that was hehehe
@ColeSloth @jonjen2 @soxnabox Did someone mention DP?
@ColeSloth That’s why they’re labeled “Personal”!
@ColeSloth I had the same thought! I also have to assume that it’s just a happy coincidence that one of the marketing pics features a woman spraying it onto her chest
@cafeface @ColeSloth Even better: it’s a “Personal Mister” (Mr.)
@Thinkerer Screwing up the quotation feature is indeed a fail. Was this meta by design?
[This is not a pipe.]
I haven’t tried this version but have had several of the previous old school top pump models and while they often have various issues they work really well as far as a nice cooling mist. Incredibly useful to cook off at places like amusement parks while in hot stifling lines.
I’m not sure these versions are good or not, and being here on meh mind is makes me worried a little lol, but I’m grabbing some in hopes that live to to their older versions.
@scilynt
ISWYDT… Albeit (probably) unintentional
@chienfou lol yeah that was supposed to be “cool” but I’ll stick with the freudian slip
@scilynt
Go to admit, that was what I figured. Just couldn’t resist such a golden opportunity to be a smart-ass.
Only holds 3oz. of water? Seems like a rather small amount. I can put a lot more in my 360 mist sprayer.
@heartny So that it “Meets current TSA carry-on guidelines”?
@cafeface @heartny
Given that my wife generally always freezes on airplanes I don’t think that would be a “feature” for her!
Added expense listed in the user manual:
“This system has been designed for use with clean, distilled water (H2O) only. Using any substance in the MISTPRO 3™ other than clean distilled H2O may present additional risks and will void any MistyMate® warranty on the product.”
So, no free tap water usage. You gotta “Pay to Spray”!!
@MrGoodGuy And don’t be using any of that dirty distilled water neither. Nope.
@MrGoodGuy I may take my chances - it looks like a nice means of ‘mopping’ ribs in the smoker. I use a mix of water, cider, and/or vinegar (no solids) in a spray bottle; this looks like it may be an improvement.
Still thinking about how to use the other - maybe replace the first when it’s ruined due the use of impure H2O?
/giphy economic-cheap-root
@rpstrong Depending on how much liquid you use for mopping the ribs, you might need to refill these frequently as they only hold 3 ounces! BTW, I’ll take a rack of the ribs when they’re done!
@MrGoodGuy I put ‘mopping’ in quotes because I don’t mop at all (until maybe a bit of sauce on pork ribs at the end) - I only want to moisten the ribs so the smoke will stick. A misting is what I’m looking for.
@MrGoodGuy @rpstrong I gotta say, that seems like a pretty stupid use for these, when you can get a normal spray bottle for a couple bucks that would do much better for misting ribs.
@ColeSloth @MrGoodGuy The operative term is “mist” vs. “spray”. The spray bottles that I’ve used put out an irregular spray, not a mist. If I was using the mop to add flavor, I’d grab the sprayer. But I’m mainly using it to collect the smoke - hence the attraction of the misting approach.
Why would you think that a spray is at all better than a mister for the purpose of “misting”?
I have something like that, it is an Insulated bottle, with a pump and a short hose with a sprayer that you can control that’s good enough for me. I believe I picked it up at a ham, radio show and sale.
@mycya4me Amateur radio swap meets are the bomb!
@PooltoyWolf So true. Most of the time I put on my SciFi Con badge my call sign aka mycya4me! I am currently a General!
Oh BTW I was at a Hamfest, & I picked up a Hayes 1200 baud modem (then 2400 was the rage) No the Internet as we know it today was NOT available to us the common people! It was the Time of CompUserve (CompuSpend) & RadioShack aka RadioShark!
@colesloth You ninja’d me, and this seems like a solution in search of a problem.
And it looks like a dildo!
I already have one of these anyway, it’s called a spray bottle. Plus you can go slummin’ with it, tap water is OK. It’s my white trash version of this, it’s much cheaper and far less fussy!
@robson You use a spray bottle for personal time? I guess they do have a flared base…
Counterpoint, you can fill it with vodka for your flights…
Don’t need these, 'cause I got the pocket hoses for my back deck, so will mist out on this deal.
'Sides, humidity has been quite high lately, anyway.
/showme guy sweating profusely to stay cool
@phendrick Here’s the image you requested for “guy sweating profusely to stay cool”
@mediocrebot 40% humidity? I wish!
Used to be $45 for one of these things? The failed Kickstarter campaign to Meh pipeline would make for an excellent Shoddy Goods article. (Assuming it hasn’t already been created)
@ciabelle The Amazon link provided didn’t work, removing the leading “us.” from the URL fixed it and while it might have been $45, it’s currently available there – for $50 each!
https://www.amazon.com/MISTY-MATE-Ultimate-Eco-Friendly-Portable/dp/B07CSRW32C
4.0 rating, with some rather dubious looking 5 star ratings and a lot of 1-3 star ratings saying it leaks.
What happened to the predecessors Mistpro and Mistpro 2?
@PooltoyWolf Turns out they were only good for amateur misting.
“Tequila Mist” was my Eagles cover band name.
How long (seconds) will one burst last?
$3 spray bottle
High humidity here all summer. Don’t need more.
Wow, the seems like the quintessential (quintunessential?) Meh product!
Two misters?
@jweber1145
they’re boxed like apple products
@paulnp I found the size of the box to be ridiculously wasteful. Several sizes larger than it needs to be. You could easily fit five of them in the box they use for one.
For something that claims to use “premium, high-grade materials”, these seem to be under-engineered. The little plastic tabs that lock the pump handle in the closed position both broke off after the first use, on the first one I opened. Hopefully the rest of the product is engineered to a higher standard, as it otherwise works as advertised.
@PooltoyWolf UPDATE: Said pump handle locking clips both broke off on both units less than 24 hours in, with NO abuse whatsoever. Either these guys used inferior plastic or it was stored poorly and degraded. Hopefully the rest of this plastic doesn’t follow suit. I can see crazing both around the spray nozzle and in the clear plastic body.
It sucks because I really like this concept, but the manufacturer has botched it pretty badly.
The clips on the bottom broke. The plastic looks like it may have sat in the sun. It works though, it can keep you cool for about 2 hours before needing a refill, results may vary. The foam in the box can be used for several things including cat blockades.
The Mistymate back in the day was made with metal pump bar and could hold much more. This one is cute and all but just like the two people above me. My little tabs broke on two of mine (stupidly I bought four)
These things are completely unhinged. The packaging is extremely excessive and the manual is complete rubbish printed on super thick, glossy, high quality card stock in full color. But the item itself has the build quality of something from Temu. I can see exactly how these things ended up on Meh.