My commute to work and back home in 2:20

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I call BS.  I lived in the LA area for a few years and the drivers there are by far the worst I've ever seen (and I've seen some really bad ones).

haha drive in Massachusetts, you may change your mind.

[Nefarious]

dam...didn;'t know they did video that well. how did you mount it?

First I tried a little mini-tripod I have, but the potholes and bumps kept turning the camera off which was frustrating. So then I tried some packing foam that came in a TV box, and cut it up to fit the camera inside of it.

Worked like a charm although I wish It sat higher like the tripod did.

[Nefarious]

At 0:58 he could have turned right to come and pick me up.

Bah, you can walk... 

[VonMessa]

You could have made that light @ 1:07 

If I posted my commute, it would consist of a lot of yelling, driving over curbs and traffic violations.

Pretty cool, Nef

I'll have to try that foam idea.  I have the same camera, but my hi-lift is mounted on the hood and gets in the way. 

On the way to work...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuPGY6PS-Mc

[Tyrannis]

You could have made that light @ 1:07 

If I posted my commute, it would consist of a lot of yelling, driving over curbs and traffic violations.

Pretty cool, Nef

I'll have to try that foam idea.  I have the same camera, but my hi-lift is mounted on the hood and gets in the way. 

On the way to work...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuPGY6PS-Mc

funny story to go with this...

this past winter, me&my cousin was trying to make it to the bank, in the middle of a snowstorm,before it closed.

he was going about 50mph on icy snowcovered roads, hit an ice patch lost control (was a chevy)

he allmost powersteered her back on course, but at the last second it just ditched itself, we allmost went over the side of the hill.

a couple people stoped to help us out, a ford ranger, a toyoto sequoia. nether one had the power to get us out of the mud snow and ditch.

then comes along this guy in a beat up old 1992 jeep cherikee, asks if he can give it a try, we say sure.

we all thought he couldnt do it. (i mean, the toyota couldnt, surely this beat up old jeep couldnt, right?)

man, he gave that thing a little gas and it pretty much yanked our car right out of the ditch and slingshot it back on the road.


i'll never doubt a jeep ever again 

[VonMessa]

funny story to go with this...

this past winter, me&my cousin was trying to make it to the bank, in the middle of a snowstorm,before it closed.

he was going about 50mph on icy snowcovered roads, hit an ice patch lost control (was a chevy)

he allmost powersteered her back on course, but at the last second it just ditched itself, we allmost went over the side of the hill.

a couple people stoped to help us out, a ford ranger, a toyoto sequoia. nether one had the power to get us out of the mud snow and ditch.

then comes along this guy in a beat up old 1992 jeep cherikee, asks if he can give it a try, we say sure.

we all thought he couldnt do it. (i mean, the toyota couldnt, surely this beat up old jeep couldnt, right?)

man, he gave that thing a little gas and it pretty much yanked our car right out of the ditch and slingshot it back on the road.


i'll never doubt a jeep ever again  

LOL, wish I could have been the guy to first introduce the Jeep to the DoD in this manner  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15807254@N08/5764693217/in/photostream/

[Tyrannis]

LOL, wish I could have been the guy to first introduce the Jeep to the DoD in this manner  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15807254@N08/5764693217/in/photostream/

awe, an  iconic moment.

wasn't this public display of the jeeps ability ultimately the thing that lead the army to look at it for possible use?

[VonMessa]

http://www.hrja.org/jeep.htm

[VonMessa]

Nef, I really have an urge to do this, also.

I have some interesting commutes to say the least.  It is only 8 miles, but there is always some road under construction/closed between my house and work.

I'm just afraid that my insurance company might see it and raise my rates   

[CAP1]

First I tried a little mini-tripod I have, but the potholes and bumps kept turning the camera off which was frustrating. So then I tried some packing foam that came in a TV box, and cut it up to fit the camera inside of it.

Worked like a charm although I wish It sat higher like the tripod did.

oohh!!

 i had never thought of foam like that.

 i keep asking these questions, as i used to have one of those cheap arsed dash cams you can buy on ebay...the quality sucked. i got what i paid for though. then i left it stuck to the windshield last summer when the outside temp was over 100F for a week straight here.......kinda cooked it.

 what i was trying to figure out, is a way to mount either my sony handycam(i just replaced that with a jvc everio), or my old non-hd video camera.

 so another question.....how did you keep the foam from moving on the dash? that video was rock steady, almost as if the camera was mounted directly.

 and thanks dood!!

[Nefarious]

It was the softer more sponge like packing foam, so this allowed me to wedge it in between the windshield and the dash. It was solid as a ship.

I have some other roads locally that would make interesting videos... twisty, turny, hilly West Virginia back roads.

EDIT: I'll take a photo of the setup later.

[CAP1]

It was the softer more sponge like packing foam, so this allowed me to wedge it in between the windshield and the dash. It was solid as a ship.

I have some other roads locally that would make interesting videos... twisty, turny, hilly West Virginia back roads.

EDIT: I'll take a photo of the setup later.

groovy!! thank ya sir!

[VonMessa]

It was the softer more sponge like packing foam, so this allowed me to wedge it in between the windshield and the dash. It was solid as a ship.

I have some other roads locally that would make interesting videos... twisty, turny, hilly West Virginia back roads.

EDIT: I'll take a photo of the setup later.

Just drove around the Covington/Hot Springs area near The Homestead on our road trip.

Wish I had another vehicle besides the Jeep, that time.

Told the wife:

"Sit down, strap in, shut up and hang on!"

  

[Nefarious]

The Packing mount I rigged up. I had another piece taped over the hole, only leaving the lens, so the camera would stay locked in.

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http://www.chinabuye.com/1280-720-pixels-digital-dvr-black-with-2-3inch-tft-lcd-screen