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Some of you might have read my previous thread about my plans earlier but with the new touring forum, I figured it would be more appropriate here:
The trip will begin in Toledo, OH at a location to be decided in the future, to a location in New York, NY, continue to a location in Los Angeles, CA, and then back to the original starting location in Toledo, OH for a 5,716 miles in an attempted 5 days.
Google Maps calculates a 3 day, 21 Hour journey.
I will be recording every second of riding footage to a series of SD cards with a mounted camera. (Something like a Go Pro, or any other I find that I like)
Additionally, at my stops I will be recording a video log.
Originally, I thought about seeking sponsorship and whatnot for this but since, I have decided against it. I want the footage, the journey, everything to be my own.
So far I have planned my route Map and I am planning what I will be taking.
One of my big concerns was the amount of memory cards I would be needing to store all the footage. Lucky for me I am decent with computer technology and found this which will let me take my SD memory card out of my video recorder and download all of the data onto a large hard drive, erase the information and put it back into my video camera.
Now I am debating on having a front facing and rear facing camera...
Trying to stay as cheap as possible on hardware because I know the trip is gonna cost me a decent amount too.
Other items:
GPS (most likely in cell phone)
Cigarette lighter adapter
cell phone mount
Video Cameras
Camel bag
Fun stuff:
I am going to buy an app for my phone that allows people to track my location by GPS when I turn it on so you can watch where I am at while I travel.
Im trying to leave end of may or early june.
The trip will begin in Toledo, OH at a location to be decided in the future, to a location in New York, NY, continue to a location in Los Angeles, CA, and then back to the original starting location in Toledo, OH for a 5,716 miles in an attempted 5 days.
Google Maps calculates a 3 day, 21 Hour journey.
I will be recording every second of riding footage to a series of SD cards with a mounted camera. (Something like a Go Pro, or any other I find that I like)
Additionally, at my stops I will be recording a video log.
Originally, I thought about seeking sponsorship and whatnot for this but since, I have decided against it. I want the footage, the journey, everything to be my own.
So far I have planned my route Map and I am planning what I will be taking.
One of my big concerns was the amount of memory cards I would be needing to store all the footage. Lucky for me I am decent with computer technology and found this which will let me take my SD memory card out of my video recorder and download all of the data onto a large hard drive, erase the information and put it back into my video camera.
Now I am debating on having a front facing and rear facing camera...
Trying to stay as cheap as possible on hardware because I know the trip is gonna cost me a decent amount too.
Other items:
GPS (most likely in cell phone)
Cigarette lighter adapter
cell phone mount
Video Cameras
Camel bag
Fun stuff:
I am going to buy an app for my phone that allows people to track my location by GPS when I turn it on so you can watch where I am at while I travel.
Im trying to leave end of may or early june.
Sounds tough,but what a great adventure. best of luck and God's speed.
, ever though of getting a 50 CC tag from the Iron Butt Assoc (IBA). Thats Coast to Coast in 50 hours and back in another 50 hours to get a 100 CC Tag. Most who do this start in Jacksonville, Fla and go to San Diego, Cal (or Vice Virsa). It's 2,500 miles one way and most do a 4 hour rest stop :sleeping: in Junction, Texas. Just look up the IBA site and read how and who has done this. 
: . From a voice of experience, that's a VERY OPTIMISTIC number even for just road average plus fuel stops, unless your planning on doing some VERY high speeds for most of the way. Generally speaking, a 58 mph average using interstates is about right (and that's with quick stops and a smig :nono: 
over the posted speed limits) without including sleep time. Just curious, what average did you plan on ? That of course includes stops for food 
:eatchicken:, fuel and Sleep :sleeping: . 
