Better then where's waldo

Spot service has released a "Track Me" page so now everybody can find out where I am

yeah thats right, cause all of you out there REALLY care about where I am

anyway I think its a pretty cool little function

Check it out!

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=047szCTbxT9DZ7REbx7Ixg2oV0EOOeixE

The Gear Weight List

I've been keeping a list of weights elsewhere on the internet but figured it would be a good idea to back it up here as well

unless otherwise noted weights are for a pair

Skis

160 K2 Sahale 2318g
160 Volkl V1 20/20 2460 g
180 Alpina Cross Terrain 2816 g
177 Atomic TMX 3260 g
177 Volkl G3 3500 g
180 Atomic Heli Daddy 3640 g
165 Volkl Explosive 3688 g
178 G4 3808 g
187 Bluehouse District 3984 g
179 K2 Public Enemy 4140 g
180 Volkl Explosive 4244 g
180 Atomic Powder Plus 4800 g

Bindings

Voile 3-Pin Mountaineer 432 g(3 pin + stock heel)
Voile 3 Pin Mountaineer on riser 740 g (using riser heel)
Dynafit TLT Classic 822 g
G3 Targas 1264 g
Black Diamond O3's 1440 g
Black Diamond O2's 1532 g
Silvretta 300 1660 g
Salomon 977's 2052 g
Fritschi Freeride(w/o toe shim) 1976 g
Fritschi Freeride(Stock) 2052 g
Fritschi Freeride(w/ heel shim) 2076 g
Naxo NX01 VRS 2280 g
Tyrolia Mojo 15 2360 g
Naxo NX21 2500 g
Marker Duke 2720 g

Salomon PS plate 728 g
Voile 3 pin Riser 352 g
Dynafit Rental plate 284 g

Boots

Scarpa F1 3196g standard
Scarpa F1 stripped down(no heel throw and removed all hardware except lower buckle assembly) 2680 g
Dynafit TLT 700 3576 g plus rear spoiler and WC booster 3676 g
Lowa Struktura Evo 3920 g
Scarpa T2's 3920 g (non thermo liner) 3432 g (thermo liner)
Dynafit FR Aero 4300 g Stock 4436 g modified
Dalbello Avanti V12 5284 g(standard liner) 4764 g(thermo liner)

Go Pro Helmet Hero

Just purchased a helmet hero from go pro



First impression is-"damn this thing is tiny"

Its incredibly small, and once out of the box it feels about the same as one of the toy spy cameas you would get when you were a kid

Photos/Video are saved to a SD card, suposedly you're able to shoot 2 hours of film with a 2GB SD card.  Camera is 3 megapixels, and is hyped to take fantastic shots, but I'm not buying it for the camera function.  I'd give a full rundown on tech specs but I'm lazy.

The entire camera can be encased in a plastic case that is waterproof to 100 feet, so taking photos/video underwater should be no problem.  The other cool thing is the plethora of helmet mounting attachments included with the camera.  From straps to glue I have no problem saying that you will have NO problem whatsoever finding a method to attach your camera.

 

On my Nine.9 I decided to use the glue, but on my G10 I went with the straps.  Not only is it quckly removable, but it doesn't interfere with the operation of the vents.  Operation is ridiculously intuitive: one button turns it on and changes modes and the other controls the shutter.  The buttons are very easy to find and I doubt there will be any problems with operation while wearing gloves, which is a major plus

Here's another pic to show just how miniscule this thing is

And one final one showing how the mount shouldn't interfere with googles

Sample footage, make sure to actually go to youtube and check it out in High Quality.  I can't seem to find any way to link to the high quality version.

The only drawbacks I can see so far are the batteries, the Helmet Hero takes 2 AAA batteries and my guess is that unless you upgrade them to lithium, you're going to run out of juice fairly quickly in the colder weather.  Another minor gripe is the lack of any kind of display screen, which makes it difficult to orient the camera, but having delt with large LCD screens sapping batteries in the cold, I can completely understand the reasons behind leaving it out.

I'd always wanted to have a helmet cam but was turned off by the hassle of running wires, the difficulty of finding a safe and secure mounting location, and the prohibitive cost of buying a video camera with imputs and a lens to attach it to.  If that wasn't enough, you then had to find someway to edit and upload your video.  The helmet hero is wireless, comes with numerous mounting options, and easily transfers video via SD card.  Add in the extremely reasonable price of $169 and I think this thing is a winner.

Bluehouse Taco Stand Flex Video

Sick skis, I can't WAIT to get my hands on my Mavens!

Boo Weekly is my hero

kick Westwood's prissy ass