Where to get inexpensive wind guards for chaffing dish

[Shadowdog500]

Does anyone know where to get inexpensive wind guards like this that doesn’t have exorbitant shipping. I usually use aluminum foil, but this looks a lot quicker to use, and are reusable.

 

[PaPaQ]

You might try looking for a chaffing dish skirt, I had one that kept the wind out really good.

 

[ModelMaker]

A suitable sized piece of cardboard, a sharp utility knife and a bit of Elmers glue and Bobs' yer Uncle.
Ed

 

[Curt.P]

What about something like this? They're available in different colors too.

https://www.amazon.com/Wind-Gard-Resisting-Reusable-Catering-Accessories/dp/B0C9FMG5GJ

 

[TravelingJ]

What about something like this? They're available in different colors too.

https://www.amazon.com/Wind-Gard-Resisting-Reusable-Catering-Accessories/dp/B0C9FMG5GJ

That's awesome. Looks way better, too.

 

[Shadowdog500]

The spandex looks great, but they are $20 each plus shipping, and are unavailable.

The cardboard ones are 10 for $15 but the shipping is more that twice the cost of the product. I’ll be dammed if I’ll pay $30+ in shipping on $15 of cardboard from a mail order place that is only an hour drive from my house.

I just looked and I could easily get two wind guards out of one $1.98 The Home Depot 21 in. L x 15 in. W x 16 in. D Medium Moving Box with Handles. I’ll try making a couple this weekend.

 

[Shadowdog500]

Not too bad. I bought a medium moving box from Home Depot for around $2 and cut it in half mid height with a pocketknife to make two wind guards. I thought about cutting the box apart and redoing the folds to make it fit better, but this is good enough to block the wind. I also plan to print what’s in the chafer on a pice of legal paper and tape it to the front of the box. I plan to get a few more for the other chaffing dishes.

 

[ModelMaker]

I would disassemble and re-assemble with the non-printed surface on the outside.
Ed

 

[Maylar]

I would disassemble and re-assemble with the non-printed surface on the outside.
Ed

Or wrap them in PSA shelving paper.

 

[Shadowdog500]

I would disassemble and re-assemble with the non-printed surface on the outside.
Ed

I thought about that, but I plan to put a piece of legal paper on the front indicating what’s in it.

If I broke them down to turn them inside out I’d probably redo the fold to make it a couple inches narrower to fit better.

I do 3 or 4 big bbqs a year for lunchtime work functions at my job, so it doesn’t have to be dressed up like a wedding. The typical crowd is about 50 people, but I have cooked for 150.

 

[Shadowdog500]

Or wrap them in PSA shelving paper.

That would work too! I do have a roll of brown paper to cover the table for crabs that would look good.

I may use some of this tablecloth that I bought for a luau in 2019.

 

[Shadowdog500]

I can’t delete this post. I started a new thread in an improved box