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Does any one have a review on this fog machine?

Ground Fog Machine < Halloween Props < Fright Catalog, Inc.

I've seen them at wal-mart and garden ridge. Now I wonder how long the ice will last in the fog machine. I mean would you be adding ice all night. I think you would be better off making a fog chiller. Thats what I did last year. I was able to get a 55 gallon drum from work and use it. Oh just to let you know the drum is plastic.

My church bought one of these and honestly I think funrs is right. You are WAY better off buying your typical fog machine and building a fog chiller. I built my fog chiller for less than $10 using instructions from this website. I can't really vouch for the quality of this product, but I know that it runs on dry ice based juice which can be a money hog! Homemade fog chillers actually look better too. Fog juice can usually be picked up for a couple bucks around Halloween and you can get a descent fog machine for around $30. As long as you store it correctly and are careful not to let anything clog it, even the cheapest "party" fogger will do the trick.

Do the math... 18.99 for ground fog juice + 69.99 for the ground fog machine = $88.99 OR $29.99 for 400W Fog Machine + $5 for fog juice+$10 to build your own chiller+ $5 for a large bag of ice+ half an hour of your time= $49.99

Having fog that looks WAY better for almost $40 less... PRICELESS!

I bought this one a few years ago for my first yard haunt, and as far as cooling the fog goes, it's worthless. The fog still rises at there isn't nearly enough capacity for ice to make a difference, which also means you have to reload it often. The other downfall is that it is fairly low power, so not much fog comes out before it shuts off to cool down.
If you are not looking for much output, and don't care if it lies low, then this machine is OK.

Everybody's right. I have this machine and as a cheap fogger (I got it at Wal Mart for $15) it's decent, but as far as the chiller goes, it's useless. Building your own fog chiller is the way to go.

Originally Posted by star_girl_mag

this website. !

How would I hide to large sized trash cans?

I got some ideas from Fog Machines - Your Guide to using Fog Machines for Halloween

I made a chiller by using a metal dryer hose and a planter that was used as a cauldron for my witch.

I painted the hose and the planter black.

I cut a hole in the bottom of the planter, glued in a pvc fitting that fit snuggly with the dryer hose and placed ice inside the planter. The fogger was hidden behind my witch's skirt (draped with black plastic so it looked like a continuation if anyone noticed it at all), with the hose leading up to the planter filled with ice. The fog would travel about 5 feet to get to the planter, and then swirl around in planter and flow over the lip and out of the drain holes at the bottom of the planter itself. It worked pretty well for what I wanted (some fog rose and some came out of the bottom giving off the effect of a bubbling brew and smoke rising).

There are ways of hiding stuff in plain sight; incorporating it into the scene as a prop, hiding it behind something (like a shrub or tombstone) and also keep in mind that if your yard/haunt is lit dimly that black cloth and plastic can hide quite a bit.

Spay paint, fabric, cobwebs, fake ivy, moss, tree branches are good things to help blend it in. You can also hide it behind a bigger prop or turn it into a prop like Frankie's Girl suggested. Because of weather I'll be using mine indoors this year other wise I would have turned it into a well. I like the cauldron idea but the more time the fog spends going down the hose the colder it will be and the better the result. The only cauldrons I find seem to be too small to get the job done. In an ideal world, a very large cauldron would give you the best of both worlds.

Hey star_girl_mag:
addressing your "BIG Cauldron" request... I recently found a great way to make a HUGE cauldron.
I happen to stumble upon a concrete company that uses a concrete activator that comes in 55 gal barrels. I asked the people that ran the concrete company if I could buy a couple of the many many empty ones in there yard and they said how many do you need we will load them for you.... (freebee)
Also said if I needed any more to come back anytime....
These plastic drums are heavy duty and have thousands of uses, one being a HUGE cauldron. They also may have metal ones if your into welding...
This is the exact kind of drum I have used to make a cauldron..

ScareFX: Witch Project: Cauldron

and if you look to the right of that page, there are places you can purchase them. But I would recommend calling a local concrete company and asking if they have any them might want to get rid of firsts.. ya never know... I have 8 for $0 now. lol
Good luck...

WOW that is perfect! I may just use that idea for my own this year and try incorporating it somehow with my crystal ball/ tarot card table stuff. That's awesome! Thanks a heap load!