Things You Won’t Do While Vlogging

scooterwuf

scooterwuf

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On my way back from a trip to Canada I made the decision to turn my camera on and off while riding (yes, at highway speed). The decision was dangerous, but I found pulling off to the side of the freeway to --

Turn my camera on and off

Change the battery

Change the SD card

was sometimes as dangerous too. I was also almost ticketed (or arrested) by a state Trooper who suggested (strongly) that I pull over to a rest stop to do so. Knowing that my trip would take 8-10 hours, my goal was to get home before dark. So ... turning my camera on and off while riding was the best way to meet my goal.

Looking back at my footage I was reminded at how risky that was. Or is this common? It also go me think are there other things riders won’t do while Vlogging?

- Wuf
 
I don't know how complicated your set up is to use but my gopro is 1 button to start or stop recording. I can't see how on a freeway/motorway it would be anymore dangerous than changing radio station in a car unless you were unable to control your bike while doing so?
 
I've heard of US cops being a bit over zealous when it comes to bikers and tickets i.e. videos of people getting ticketed for using a Sena, thats just daft.

Me though, I turn the camera on and off while riding. The Session on my helmet is one touch so thats simple, and the Hero 4 is mounted on the bars so I don't feel I'm too distracted when turning that off.
 
The Drift Ghost is a little complicated. You have to hold it for a few seconds to turn it on, wait for it to essentially boot up. After a few seconds you hold down the start button for it to start recording, but if you hold it too long it shuts off. A colored light will flash to tell you which mode you are in -- video, burst, time-lapse, etc. ... but if I have it mounted on my helmet you have to check your side view mirror to see if the proper light is flashing.

All of that means your eyes are off the road while losing situational awareness. I suppose the same could be for a GoPro if mounted in a way where you can't see any indicator light or screen -- chest, chin or helmet. All in all it came across as dangerous to me.

- Wuf
 
In the UK it is illegal to stop on the motorway unless you have a breakdown, you are not even allowed to stop to help someone who has broken down (as I found out when I stopped to help a stranded biker at the side of the M25 when I had a van. Highways Agency pulled up and told me to move on, was only when I said a stranded biker waiting for recovery for hours would be more dangerous than me getting him and his bike off the motorway there and then. Turned out he lived in the next village from me so I gave him a lift all the way home!) :-)
 
In hindsight it wasn’t the best decision, but in the midst of a 10 hour trip it made things faster compared to pulling over and possible getting a ticket, or stoping at a rest stop which wasn’t always available.

I have a wrist remote but it only turns the camera on and to record, but not stop or off. And using it while driving is also equally as dangerous. Anyway, this isn’t really about me, or what I’ve done, but if there are other acts or activities riders won’t do when Vlogging.

- Wuf
 
What’s your mpg? I think I had more gas stops coming back from Canada, but it was a little difficult converting liters to gallons to know how much to put in (the tank) Canadian money-wise.
 
I was thinking similar. Don't know how long your battery lasts, but considering comfort and tank range of many bikes, you could probably link up fuel stops and battery changes.

Other option is, if your cam can record while being powered, is to run it off a. Ig powerpack and drop resolution to maximise card capacity.

Camera is good as a witness in an accident, but the oddsof getting content is lower than riding about town.
 
The ride up took 12 hours, and the one back was 10. I didn’t need 22 hours of footage (wouldn’t want to go though and log all of that if I could avoid it too). Having driven the route several times I knew what key parts I wanted to record, while allowing time for scripted and observational narration recording. My scooter gets 70 mpg (I made it to Ottawa on just 9 gallons, or three fill ups). Stopping for gas was an opportunity to change things, but I only had two batteries for each camera I had, counting my helmet one with the mic. Each battery lasted three hours so I had six hours for a 10-12 hours trip. I had to be conservative when using the camera. Sometimes pulling over was just too dangerous, and sometimes a gas or rest stop was too far away. That’s why I risked running the camera on and off while riding

I do have a better feel for my camera in terms of turning it on and recording just by feel, and especially with my riding gloves on.

- Wuf
 
scooterwuf said:
On my way back from a trip to Canada I made the decision to turn my camera on and off while riding (yes, at highway speed). The decision was dangerous....

was sometimes as dangerous too. I was also almost ticketed (or arrested) by a state Trooper who suggested (strongly) that I pull over to a rest stop to do so....

Looking back at my footage I was reminded at how risky that was.....
- Wuf
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You answered your own question in the original post, I'm not quite sure what the point in the thread is tbh but I have had a long day so may not be getting it?
 
Just get a remote. I run my gopro with a battery eliminator kit so I don't have to do that. I could record for more than 8 hrs straight without having to touch the camera. I have ran my drift this way as well basically running an external battery (or plugged into the bike) to it so it will charge while recording so there is no need to worry about conserving battery.

Also remember riding safe comes first over recording so if you personally feel like what you are doing is unsafe then it probably is and isn't worth doing.
 
Thanks, I agree. The thread isn’t going where I expected. I was interested in knowing if others had done anything risky while Vlogging, or are there things they’d never do -- highway riding, with a passenger, at night, etc. ... .

- Wuf
 
ahh soz.

When I ride I sometimes do stuff I may regret after and think it was a bit dodgy but I don't go out to do stuff that could be unsafe intentionally. (don't know if that answers the Q or not).
 
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