2018 New Years Challenge

[Bob Carriere]

The government wimps have cancelled the live entertainment New Years Eve...... everyone interviewed by the TV stations make fun of the cancellations by saying we are suppose to be Canadians accustomed to the cold.

Yet they played a 3 hour outside hockey game in Buffalo.... 3 hours near minus 20 C and Canada lost.

Spent the last hour on the tractor and froze my fingers....gloves are no good in this weather you need mitts.

That said I will live up to the challenge.....forecast is minus 27 C New Years eve and minus 30C for New Years night.

Will take out the battery for a warm up on Sunday morning although I may need a hammer to open up the sea can doors.

Snow is slightly over q foot and very fluffy with no ice crust so plowing in the back field with the belly dragging should not be a problem......just need a volunteer to take the pictures......

Cheers

[Lang]

Well, it is 0700 on the last day of the year in Brisbane.

Just drove the GPW to the shops. It is a bit overcast. Temperature is currently 26C predicted to be 30C then falling to 25C at midnight.

I thought of you northerners yesterday while we were water skiing on Sommerset Dam with the kids.

Lang

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

Well BEAST started this morning, I waited till about 10AM, with temperatures up from -8F/-22C over night and windchill that was just plain ridiculous. Inside BEAST's winter den it was 10 F the recording thermometer said it had't been any warmer or colder since I drove it last.

2018 Challenge.jpg

https://youtu.be/V8TvfKUYW14

Video is a little longer than necessary but the batteries on both cameras died before the ride was over.

So I hope this is the start of a good CMP driving year.

Cheers and Best Wishes

[Alex van de Wetering]

Best Wishes for the new year, Phil!

I really like your initiative of the new years Challenge and really enjoyed the video. I will try to do my part for a next new Years challenge when my project is done.

Alex

[Jordan Baker]

I planned on taking the jeep for a spin today. But it didn't happen. 2017 ended with a house fire and 2018 started with two.

[Bob Carriere]

Is using Utube the only way to attach a video to the Forum???

Got some good shot of Rob's M37.....upside down........ will paint a white UP arrow on my cell phone for future use.

What software package are you using for your videos????

Were you wearing you GoPro camera on your forehead????

Cheers

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Bob

I've done some searching on the vBulletin web site and user forum and we are not the only users of this software/platform unable to embed video even with later versions.

As getting to Rob to stop driving upside down, there is an ap for that.

Putting a big broad arrow on your phone would be appropriate.

I use the gopro software to edit videos and you can import non gopro video into it to edit. one that bend you can correct the upside-down video issue, along correct slight off angle shots.

Yes for this video was using the head strap with camera middle of forehead.

I've got to get new batteries for the gopro, even freshly charged it ran out in the cold in less than an hour.

Cheers Phil