I'm not too impressed with the GoPro so far, glad I didn't buy it. A friend saw all the videos I was taking and "lent" it to me.

It has 2 sound levels, the first one I can't hear a thing and I can't narrate the video because it wont pick up my voice. I set it to the second level and the sound was soooo bad it makes my little camera sound good.

It creates HUGE files and I find them annoying to try and work with and I'm not too sold on the picture either. I'm not sure I like the "panoramic" view and the camera also eliminates any sense of angle that you are either climbing or descending. I took some footage yesterday and went back because I though it would look good riding along and all of a sudden the trail dropped off pretty steep and I had to look twice on the replay to try and figure out where the hill was.

CanAm used the same camera to shoot a lot of their new Commander footage. Maybe it's over my head. (wouldn’t take much LOL)

 

That's a big part of riding Moose.

I saw your pictures and liked you video too. I really like your little stove.

 

The stove is pretty old at this point but still is good enough for what I need. If I go cramping on someone's land and am going to cook pancakes or something for the gang I resort to my old Coleman stoves. I still have the old pump up the pressure ones. I'm admittedly stubborn. I'll keep using them until they don't sell the fuel for them.

 

I noticed that with the digital video cameras hills don't really come out like they are in real life and rocks that are skid plate scrapers look like they are only a few inches tall on video. I've found if you can get off and video someone else going up the hill or over or through an obstacle that it gives a tons better perspective.

 

Made me laugh Moose, I resemble that statement. LOL

 

I am surprised that my regular camera does better than this one.

 

I gave up on the GoPro and I am going to try another one, I just can't remember which one.

I hate to duplicate previous posts but I might with these so bare with me.

We're adding on to the resort and we are going to make suites out of old cabooses. Here's a couple of videos to give you an idea of what we are doing.

We have the first caboose here, kind of the proto-type and there are currently 4 more being finished up and should be delivered by April 2011.

ride to the caboose video
This video takes you from my front door to the caboose. The RR tracks that you see on the right just prior to reaching the caboose are the "pads" where we will set 3 more cabooses. They are transported less their axles on flat bed trailers.

looking around our caboose village video
I took this video up on one of the RR Xing warning signs

inside the caboose video
It's kind of a mess inside. It was vandalized a bit before it was brought here and there are still a few things needed to finish it up. They will be nice from the jetted tubs to the scenery that surrounds them.



Each set of axels weigh 8000 pounds, 2 sets of axels per car.


The first caboose arrived Oct 30, 2009. The caboose alone weighs 16,000 pounds so with both sets of axels each caboose weighs 32,000 pounds.


Here it is getting lifted off the trailer and set on its axles. This was a great day I was way impressed.

 

Looks like good progress.

 

Hey, .............I didn't see a bed in that there Caboose. Where am I gonna sleep when I come down to see ya!
HA!

 

There's no matress' on the bed but it is boxed in and sitting about at my feet. The head board sits in the "bay" window on the right.