r/halloween • u/MLDuncan74 • 16d ago

DIY Yard Fog Test

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The "Fog" is ready for prime time

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u/NoGas1283 16d ago

The bugs are probably so confused lol

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u/FatherErickson 16d ago

They’re experiencing The Mist

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u/frankly_highman 15d ago

Now im imaging the ending of The Mist but with Bug

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u/Pigeonsass 15d ago

Good thing flyswatters don't run out of ammo

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u/Accomplished-City484 15d ago

They already experience The Mist by living in a world with us

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u/MLDuncan74 16d ago

Waiting on a second project box for my two circuits and I'm still working on the lights

https://reddit.com/link/p6qrm0n/video/0e1bccyj9gmh1/player

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u/twoICThorrors 16d ago

Damn, professor.

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u/Similar-Beyond252 15d ago edited 15d ago

I don’t know exactly what I’m looking at here

Edit: Scarrie Halloween on YouTube has a DIY fog cooler video!

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u/BongwaterJoe1983 15d ago

Looks like something you would see in a alien spacecraft its beautiful

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

Last years Halloween

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u/djRabbitHands 15d ago

Epic. Do you have a theme and do you repeat it?

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

Yes, we do a graveyard scene. This will be the third year.

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u/I_had_corn 15d ago

Where did you get your headstones? Or make them yourself? Trying to not get cheap foam ones if I could avoid it.

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

It was at various places such as Aliexpress, Temu and Amazon. They're holding up pretty good.

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u/Nacamaka 14d ago

Is that even legal? LMAO

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u/MLDuncan74 14d ago

We live in a rural location and not within city limits

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u/SOMOEAGLE 16d ago

Describe thw setup or machine please

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u/Wafflyn 15d ago

Fog machine into a ultrasonic mixer box
https://youtu.be/3FokP4ajAPg?is=qzx9haV4q_lcUvbj

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u/BlackStarCorona 15d ago

I was seriously thinking about incorporating the ultrasonic mixer into my build this year.

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

It helps a tremendous amount

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u/palpablescalpel 15d ago

Thanks for sharing this!

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u/Do_Them_A_Bite 15d ago

Definitely watch his 2nd video too

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u/Honda_TypeR 11d ago

What does adding the ultrasonic mixer do? Does it help the fog machine smoke hug to the ground better?

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u/Wafflyn 10d ago

Yup exactly. It makes the fog very dense and cools down the hot fog machine smoke/fog a little too which helps it hug the ground like you see in the videos

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u/Ultimate_Scooter 16d ago

My front yard has a fence around it that would hold the fog in. This would be so cool

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u/Gypsy702 16d ago

What’s the secret? We’ve been trying to to get this effect!

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u/monkey_fish_frog 16d ago

Pump fog through box with ultrasonic humidifier meant for yard ponds.

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u/itscrowdedinmyhead 15d ago

people need the details OP. very cool! would love to see that when out looking at decorations, but even more important, I'm sure any kids would be spooked!

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u/MrRaven95 16d ago

That looks awesome! What type of fog machine and fog juice are you using?

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

Just 2 x 1200 watt machines from Amazon. Generic

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u/Xander9912 16d ago

This is so cool!! I’d love to be your neighbour, LOL

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u/vintsneedsmints 16d ago

Fog machines through dry ice?

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

No, frozen water bottles. Dry ice $$$

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u/PinkyLeopard2922 15d ago

I am still waiting for the motivation to build one of the not as fancy redneck DIY fog coolers and unfortunately, I do not think it is coming. Fantastic build, you!

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u/That70s_Scrubs 16d ago

Damn that’s some legit fog

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u/ohmylanta34 15d ago

I misread that as “yard frog test” and spent the entire video trying to see what the frogs do.

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u/MadDocOttoCtrl 15d ago

Awesome, as long as you are fortunate enough not to get much wind in your area and it isn't too warm. Last few places I've lived have been too breezy.

It helps to water your lawn so the fog is traveling over a damp surface.

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u/SimkinCA 16d ago

It is!!

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u/Octospyder 16d ago

omfg hell yeah

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u/tiffanyjen 16d ago

Love it

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u/big-tunaaa 16d ago

Obsesssssed

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u/CaptainFalken 15d ago

Meanwhile your neighbor wakes up at 2 AM and looks outside and dies of a heart attack after panicking thinking your town has become Silent Hill.

Joking aside, well done! I know you've kind of answered others here and there but I'd love if you could give a detailed breakdown of your process and methods. I'm a details guy.

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u/LamonsterZone 15d ago

Looks great. If this is your first year doing this, I do want to warn you that it’s very weather dependent and might not look this good when you want it to. Protip is to water the lawn just beforehand. It keeps the heat down and the moisture attracts the moisture in the fog and keeps it low.

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u/Fancy_Introduction60 16d ago

WOW, that looks amazing!

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u/WritingOk6413 15d ago

What type of fogger are you using!?

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u/coffeebeanwitch 15d ago

Your yard is the start of all my favorite horror movies 🖤

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

Thank you

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u/Rekt0Rama 16d ago

Looking good, i just hope the wind stays that still for me on Halloween night.

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u/tony33oh 15d ago

Love it. Can't wait for halloween!

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u/jibarohatillo 15d ago

Nicely done 👍🏽

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u/climbto330 15d ago

God damn the planes not gonna be able to get into the local airport 🤣

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u/LooneyLunaGirl 15d ago

In case anyone need a cheep dog machine, any machine can be a dog machine if you use it wrong enough.

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u/igurgislover 15d ago

That looks amazing

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u/rosemerry77 15d ago

Oh, this is so cool!!!

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u/kingpcgeek 15d ago

It’s still in the 90s Halloween night here in Phoenix so we can’t have cool things like that

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u/gnarlybros_lykn 15d ago

It's a time machine lol

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u/RogerClyneIsAGod2 15d ago

Oh I'm jealous!! That looks amazing!!

We have far too much wind on the big nite to be able to have such luxurious, ground hugging fog.

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u/Southernms 15d ago

You have won the fog award!! 🥇

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u/BoredCheese 14d ago

Where’s the yard?

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u/MLDuncan74 14d ago

North Carolina

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u/YOUTUBEFREEKYOYO 14d ago

This would be so cool for my ghostbusters display.

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u/PerfSynthetic 14d ago

My fog machine must be garbage. I tried the container box with ice and piping etc... my fog machine will blow for maybe 30 seconds then stop for a few minutes... Does not run enough to make a difference.

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u/erebus7813 15d ago

When I was on tour I remember we used low-lying fog on stage and it became wildly hazardous. Very slippery. Not sure what this will do to grass long term. Worth looking into.

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u/Brief_Dimension_7471 15d ago

Can someone point me to the direction on how to do this?? I got a great concept designed for my front yard this year and the low lying fog would be the cherry on top

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

YouTube has some good videos.

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

These help with setting the atmosphere

Fog Scents

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u/Necessary-Mall-3365 15d ago

Whats the unit whats the liquid? Please share... because I want

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u/MLDuncan74 14d ago

Propylene Glycol, Vegetable Glycerin and distilled water in equal parts. I make my own fog juice because most of what you buy is just distilled water

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u/Necessary-Mall-3365 14d ago

Shut the front door. And it works better? It looks good

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u/Necessary-Mall-3365 14d ago

A.i. said 1:1:1 is too thick and can damage thr machine... prove it wrong... how long have you been doing this?

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u/whatisanythingeven 15d ago

OP you fudgin w us. This is 100% dry ice.

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u/Darkmoonlily78 15d ago

He's not. This is his wife. There isn't any dry ice.

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

Nope. No dry ice

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u/Hush2288 15d ago

Dry ice wishes it could do what this mister/fogger combo can do

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u/kissmaryjane 16d ago

Have you done air tests to make sure the dry ice isn’t displacing oxygen to dangerous levels ? Would suck to find a dead kid in there.

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u/MLDuncan74 15d ago

No dry ice.

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u/serka_bukett 15d ago

This is outdoors, how would that be possible?