Hello, this is what I'm bringing to the table...

[Brian Davidson]

Hello, this is what I'm bringing to the table, my storm interceptor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFaUKNnXv1w

Hello, I am 21 and going to College. I have always loved storms and the weather. This year I went all out and outfitted my vehicle.

Any questions, let me know !

 

[Brian Davidson]

What I forgot to film. I have a canon 50d with a 70-200mm L lens and a 24-70mm L Lens. I also have just a normal camera tripod that I can use.

 

[Wes Carter]

I like the sunroof. You will be able to look right up into 'the suck zone'.

 

[Brian Davidson]

I like the sunroof. You will be able to look right up into 'the suck zone'.

or see hail come into the cabin lol

 

[Brian Davidson]

281 views and 1 real reply?

I was hoping for more feedback =/

 

[Chad Cowan]

281 views and 1 real reply?

I was hoping for more feedback =/

What was the question?

 

[Brian Davidson]

What was the question?

I guess I forgot to ask lol.

I was wanting to know what people thought. Good or bad and should I change if it was bad. I guess with the views I have gotten someone would have said something if I had something wrong or something.

I just wish I had a TIV lol

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

Hey, if it works for you, then it works. If you get out there and find something lacking or something too distracting, then change it.

Leave your gas can empty; unless you're chasing hurricanes, keeping gas cans in the car is not advisable unless you've always wanted to burn to death.

Also, keep your hail helmet up front. Consider safety glasses, too. The helmet is more for you in the car than outside the car.

 

[Brian Davidson]

Hey, if it works for you, then it works. If you get out there and find something lacking or something too distracting, then change it.

Leave your gas can empty; unless you're chasing hurricanes, keeping gas cans in the car is not advisable unless you've always wanted to burn to death.

Also, keep your hail helmet up front. Consider safety glasses, too. The helmet is more for you in the car than outside the car.

Yea, I keep the helmet up front as well as rain gear when active. Gas tank is also empty. I will use the hard hat if I need to leave the car. I didn't think about wearing it in the car.

 

[Mike Hollingshead]

Get a wider lens. Sell the mesonet and extra masts/equipment if need be to get it.

 

[Brian Davidson]

Get a wider lens. Sell the mesonet and extra masts/equipment if need be to get it.

Yea, I'm saving my money for a new camera that will let me stream. I like my equipment. Its pointless while moving but keeps me dry if I need to check wind speed. It also sorta looks cool and is a great ice breaking with the ladies.

 

[Rob Wadsworth]

Well; since you've are asking, apparently motivated to do it right, and have gone to great lengths so far:

*A wireless mouse is cheap, takes up less space, and is faster to work with.

*That sun roof might be a problem if you find yourself in a few big hail situations. Not much you can do about that one. Getting glass, water, and hail on your gear and yourself if/when it shatters might be an area you might want to re-engineer.

*The hail helmet, goggles, and orange vest is proper attire for SKYWARN activities. You've reminded me that I have to gear up too. Thanks!

*A CB radio can be helpful when traveling great distances - or not even great distances too. Truckers on ch 19 can provide a wealth of info in whatever area you might be in that a tomtom/garmin device just cannot. Local people in rural farm communities still use them. Decent way to get and give info. Not a necessity; but I have found it helpful more than a few times

*A disposable/second cellphone is a backup option. If you current cellphone is getting internet data for GR3 data; then having a disposable can be used w/o breaking the link.

 

[Connor McCrorey]

It also sorta looks cool and is a great ice breaking with the ladies.

Yeah man. Because nothing turns on a sexy woman more than an anemometer and a strange obession with clouds!

 

[Brandon Jenkins]

Yeah man. Because nothing turns on a sexy woman more than an anemometer and a strange obession with clouds!

You only bait them in with the anemometer. You seal the deal with the ham radio

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

Yea, I keep the helmet up front as well as rain gear when active. Gas tank is also empty. I will use the hard hat if I need to leave the car. I didn't think about wearing it in the car.

There should be no need for a hardhat outside the car; if you're walking around outside far from your car when baseball hail is falling, a helmet isn't going to do much to help. Getting hit anywhere on your body with a 2 pound chunk of ice going 150 mph is going to incapacitate you. The hail helmet is more to protect you in case a hailstone comes through the sunroof window or through one of the side windows and beans you. You put it on when you're driving and suddenly realize you're in 5 inch hail. Personally, I just chuck my old motorcycle helmet in the back seat; haven't had to put it on yet. In that vein, safety glasses to protect your eyes come in handy; side windows tend to explode when they break and even the front windshield will shed glass everywhere when pounded hard enough. I still occasionally find tiny bits of glass in my old camera bag and that hail incident happened almost 10 years ago.

These are items that you would rarely need, but they do come in handy when you get into hail trouble, which is something that is really easy to do when you first get into chasing.