This trip is the reason I bought my 80 9 years ago. Have I gotten it on the trip yet? no way.
But glad you did!
Enjoy the time, I'm living my dream thru your trip for now.
I'd like to see another shot of the flip screen and maybe your battery set up too.
What other lenses are you using for shots?
And what did you mean by window steel? Like bars?
What's the best food to keep in your fridge?
had any good beers yet?
when it's pissing rain and wind and your'e asking yourself "what the hell am I doing?" know that there's a guy out there waiting to read about it at his crappy job instead of doing real work that is eagerly awaiting the next post because he wishes he could up and go in a heartbeat, and experience what you are right now. you lucky bastard.
PabloVTA,
Sorry for the delayed reply
So each one in order. every time try to break down a post into differy quotes I screw it up so i'll just do one at a time.
One of my goals and reminders is that I am very lucky and grateful to be where I am and a lot of people can share my experience and fulfill a little bit of their dream vicariously. I'll do my best to keep the posts current and entertaining.
I took another deck shot but the dual battery is hard because it is tuck so tightly in there. Tomorrow i'll try another one...
here is the deck. if you check out my first ROTW in my sig you'll see my old one. the double din is far better for offroad purposed. i miss the pocket for my ipod but the glovebox works okay. not having a detachable face is the biggest downside but i prefer the new deck.
the friend who does my stereo stuff told me the other day that alpine just announced the replacement for my deck. I think he said it is the w210. it will play video from the ipod and display album covers. something mine cannot do. to play the video i have i need to plug it into the aux port which i rarely ever do. the quality is too grainy that way.
I only have one lens for the 20D. I don't know the exact math off the top of my head but the 18-200 essentially behaves as a 35-300 because the CCD on the 20D is not a 1:1 but like a 1:1.18 or something like that. i'm fairly new to the world of non point and shoot cameras and didn't have the skill or money to go the multiple lens route.
Steel for the windows. let me see if i can find a pic real quick. okay no luck. but i'll look again in the morning. it is midnight and i've been up far too long. basically it is used to prevent entry to the vehicle. actually i found one. more on the same site. one every cruiserhead should have bookmarked...
i would have done mine on the inside. i looked into security film but was told it will not work on curved glass. two installers told me the same thing. essentially you take expanded steel. bolt it to the body and then the glass is not the only thing keeping people out of your truck. they can shatter windows but need a torch to get through the steel.
Food for the fridge is milk for my cereal, cold water, gatorade, cherry coke (when i can find it) or other beverages. I was buying fruit in bulk but figured out it was easier to buy it everyday. once i hit the deserts and leave the small towns behind it will include things like cheeses, meat, veggies etc.
I don't drink beer. sorry no help. but colombiana is a pretty good cola and the juices down here are amazing. i get one almost every day for lunch. any kind of fruit you can imagine.
the pissing rain i love. sometimes the oppressive heat makes me question my sanity but yeah. i'm well aware of how good my life is right now. and if i forget i hope you remind me.
dmc
of course i did back down when the rain hit at the hardest spot on the trail. more later.
