Anyone wanna help out a new chaser?

[Evan Hawkins]

I've been studying meteorology for a while now (from a distance) and I wanna start actually chasing, the problem is, I don't know where to start, I already have a truck picked out and owned (2012 dodge ram dually [3500]). I want to turn the truck into a chase vehicle, I have a vision but I'm not sure if it would work (I'm a twister fan and want to remake the dodge from the new movie) I also want to remake a working replica of Dorothy from twister. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction, thank you, please reply whenever possible, I'm in a pickle here.

 

[Evan Hawkins]

also if anyone wants to email me please do so here: [email protected]

 

[John Farley]

IMHO how fancy a chase vehicle you have is the last thing a new chaser should be worrying about. What is much more important is to learn as much as you can about weather, storm dynamics, understanding what is going around you, and forecasting. You don't have to be a great forecaster starting out, but you should try to understand as best you can what are the conditions and processes behind forecasts you see. There are lots of good resources for this in various parts of StormTrack, and I would also encourage you to read as many chase report threads as you can, to get some sense of what actually occurs out in the field. Going out a few times with more experienced chasers before you go yourself and/or starting out with a knowledgeable chase partner can also help. If you do these things, you can chase with most kinds of vehicles; if you do not, the fanciest most decked-out chase vehicle will do you no good.