DIY REM Pod parts
Home brew REM POD on the cheap
You’ve seen them on series like Ghost Adventures and Ghost Hunters. Rem pods are devices that use proximity sensing to set up colored lights and a small alarm to warn paranormal investigators that a person or… someone unseen is near the device.
It really is just a common proximity alarm design and the components used are VERY inexpensive. Such devices can be built for next to nothing out of scrap parts for those with the skills.
We will show you a video of just how easy it is to make your own REM Pod with cheap parts and a little know-how.
The Expensive Spread
The price of the ONLY rem pod device on Amazon available in 2022 runs just shy of $180. It is a nice looking device with quality on it’s side , but the cost to make it is likely only about $15 to $30 per unit. Overpriced would be the understatement of the year
So the profit to be had in selling this device to the unsuspecting consumer is huge. To be fair, it looks to be well made and has temperature sensing circuitry as well. But the price is just too high to justify such a device unless you really want all those features. Frankly, the device being sold should be priced at around $50 to $60 or so. $180 is outright theft.
With the economy in a tailspin due to Resident Joe’s mishandling of the country it is clear that people wanting to do paranormal investigation need inexpensive tools that WORK. So certain compromises are in order. It is our purpose to help you save those hard-earned dollars and maximize your investment.
For $25 for a home-brew proximity device and less than $15 for a temperature sensing LCD display system, one can get similar functionality for $40 without the temperature alarm.
For your money you get a temperature sensor and often a remote sensor to give you the temperature in another area, extending your capabilities. A camera focused on the readout replaces the “alarm” and gives a long duration log of the temperatures. You can even buy a USB temperature logger for $25 to log data for use in your reports. For $65 or $70, you get more capabilities with a home-brew pod, digital thermometer and the logger.
DIY REM POD
The video below shows how to build a rem pod on the cheap. You might be able to get away with a cost as low as $12 for the alarm unit and use parts on hand to finish it off! Enjoy!