Product Overview

Colour choice on a windsock is a background question, not a taste question. Orange is the usual first choice because it separates from sky and concrete, but on a site ringed by rust-coloured steelwork, brick buildings, autumn vegetation or a low sun on the horizon, orange is exactly what disappears. This cone is solid red with silver reflective bands: it holds contrast on those backgrounds by day, and the bands return light from headlamps or floodlights after dark without any supply.

It is a replacement cone only — no pole, bracket or lamp — so it renews the fabric on a mast already in service.

When Red Is the Right Choice

• Warm-toned surroundings – brick, rust, terracotta roofs, autumn canopy and dried grass all sit close to orange in tone; red separates further.

• Low sun on the horizon – at sunrise and sunset the sky turns orange; a red cone keeps a visible edge where an orange one merges into the glare.

• Sites that already use orange elsewhere – cones, barriers and vests are usually orange, so a red sock reads as a different class of information rather than more of the same.

• Same reading as any other colour – the shape and the amount of extension still indicate direction and approximate strength; only the contrast changes.

Reflective Bands, No Power

• Nothing to wire – no cable, no isolator, no lamp to fail; work at height needs no electrical isolation.

• Bright when it matters – vehicle headlamps and fixed floodlights aimed at the mast light the bands back to the viewer.

• Silhouette reads at distance – because the cone is a single colour, the eye judges extension rather than counting segments.

• Honest limitation – with no light aimed at it and no traffic, a reflective cone stays dark; a lit assembly is the right answer for an unlit mast.

Construction

• Solid red body – stitched along the taper with the hem turned against fraying.

• Silver reflective bands – spaced along the body so several catch light from any one direction.

• Red webbing straps – four straps spread the load around the frame.

• Swivel snap hook – free rotation on the frame eye, so the cone faces the wind.

• Reinforced mouth – stiffened intake edge that keeps the cone open in light air.

Technical Specifications

Choosing Colour and Size

• Stand at the point the sock has to be read from and look at the background behind it — that decides between red, orange, orange and white, or red and white.

• Measure the frame ring diameter and the distance from the frame to the cone tip on the existing mast.

• Match the mouth diameter first; keep the length close to the original so extension still relates to wind speed.

• State the light sources involved at night — vehicle headlamps, fixed floodlights, tower searchlight — when ordering.

Fitting

1. Access the frame using the mast's own provision; do not climb an unrated pole.

2. Unclip the old cone from the swivel and slide the straps off the frame.

3. Check the swivel turns freely and the frame eye is not worn through.

4. Fit the four straps evenly so the mouth sits square, then clip the swivel hook.

5. Check the cone hangs straight in calm air and turns into the wind; after dark, confirm the bands catch light from the main approach.

Care and Maintenance

• Monthly: check the mouth edge for splits, the straps and hook for wear, and the bands for lifting edges.

• Quarterly: wash the bands with water only — solvents and abrasives dull the reflective surface.

• After storms: check the seams and the swivel, and re-hang if the cone has twisted around the frame.

• Replace when the red has visibly paled or the bands stop returning light; either change alters how the cone reads at night.

Standards and Compliance

The cone is a replacement part for aviation-style wind direction indicators and keeps a high-visibility single-colour treatment with reflective banding instead of a light source. Compliance of the complete installation — mast height, lighting, siting and access — depends on what is already in place and should be confirmed when the sock is renewed.

Applications

Steelworks and rust-toned industrial sites, brick-built plants, construction sites in autumn or dry grassland, ports, quarries, and any mast where orange does not separate from the surroundings.

Ordering

Order by model RYWS-RR-01. Please state the cone length, the mouth diameter of the existing frame, and whether the site background favours red or orange — the same cone is offered in orange, in orange and white segments, in red and white segments, and as an illuminated red and white assembly with stainless pole and dual LED floodlights.