1990s/2000s/2010 chase vlogs?

[Mike Thornton]

Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone knew of any YouTube channels that feature "chase vlogs" from the 90s, 2000s, or early 2010s. I absolutely love watching channels like Chaotic Horizons, Chroniques Chaotiques, Scott McPartland, Shane Adams, and Tony Laubach (I know you're on here!!) that showcase older storm chase events in a vlog format.

As a kid who grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s, I’ve always been fascinated by severe weather events from that era. I find it incredibly interesting to watch old footage of people chasing storms long before high-resolution model data and social media existed—it just feels more authentic!

I know Silver Lining Tours has some content, but I’d love to find more. Any other recommendations? Thanks in advance!

 

[Jamie H]

Angel Escobales Jr (who is on here) posts up scaled versions of old chases. You'd enjoy!

Angel Escobales Jr.

Weather enthusiast and video archiving hobbiest. Email: [email protected] BlueSky: AngelAndHisWx

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[Dan Robinson]

Back in that era, the chase highlights DVD was a big thing. They were basically a series of chase vlogs before vlogs existed. Many chasers put them together and sold copies, sometimes every year. I'm not sure how hard it would be to track any of those down these days. I'd think many who did them might still have copies and/or be willing to start a Youtube channel with them.

 

[Jamie H]

Someone added Tim Samaras' Driven by Passion collections to archive:

＂ Driven By Passion＂ By Tim Samaras ( 2006) : Tim Samaras : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

A DVD compilation of Tim Samaras' chases from 1991-2005 Credits (via University of Oklahoma library): Tim Samaras, Carl Young, Brad Carter, Pat Grant Porter,...

archive.org

Tim Samaras Driven By Passion 2 DVD Full : Tim Samaras : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

I do not own any of this content the creator is Tim Samaras. No version of this movie is available online. It was a miracle that I found this dvd in the first...

archive.org

 

[Mike Thornton]

Back in that era, the chase highlights DVD was a big thing. They were basically a series of chase vlogs before vlogs existed. Many chasers put them together and sold copies, sometimes every year. I'm not sure how hard it would be to track any of those down these days. I'd think many who did them might still have copies and/or be willing to start a Youtube channel with them.

I used to have Shane Adams's whole collection. Unfortunately, I was too young and didn't realize storm chasers sold DVDs and such back in the 2000s or else I'd have an unnecessary amount of Storm Chaser DVDs. Lol. I mainly collected old Nat Geo/Life magazines showcasing storm chasing and tornadoes.

 

[Mike Thornton]

Someone added Tim Samaras' Driven by Passion collections to archive:

＂ Driven By Passion＂ By Tim Samaras ( 2006) : Tim Samaras : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

A DVD compilation of Tim Samaras' chases from 1991-2005 Credits (via University of Oklahoma library): Tim Samaras, Carl Young, Brad Carter, Pat Grant Porter,...

archive.org

Tim Samaras Driven By Passion 2 DVD Full : Tim Samaras : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

I do not own any of this content the creator is Tim Samaras. No version of this movie is available online. It was a miracle that I found this dvd in the first...

archive.org

YOU FLIPPING ROCK OH MY GOSH!!!! I have been looking for Driven By Passion 1 FOR LITERAL DECADES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jamie H]

I used to have Shane Adams's whole collection. Unfortunately, I was too young and didn't realize storm chasers sold DVDs and such back in the 2000s or else I'd have an unnecessary amount of Storm Chaser DVDs. Lol. I mainly collected old Nat Geo/Life magazines showcasing storm chasing and tornadoes.

Shane's uploaded all of his to YouTube!

 

[Mike Thornton]

Shane's uploaded all of his to YouTube!

I was actually looking for his content recently and it looks like he went on another hiatus because I can't find anything anymore. He deleted all of his social media and websites as well.

 

[Jamie H]

Ah that's a shame, sorry to hear that. There was some great stuff on those.

 

[Dan Robinson]

I hope those Samaras DVD rips are approved by his family though. Those won't pass into the public domain until 2083. If they did OK those, great, but they way things are online these days, I am doubtful.

 

[James K]

Was tempted to download Driven By Passion 1 because it'd probably be an interesting watch ... but then I saw it was 4.7 gigs in size..