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<blockquote data-quote="Nanotech9" data-source="post: 1454040" data-attributes="member: 676">Small world Garand!!!&nbsp; Colorado 18 months ago... I&#039;ll bet you&#039;re one of the guys we heard stories about!&nbsp; Soo many stories though, i can&#039;t remember most of them.&nbsp; Just remember mention of Colorado recently.I&#039;d like to make a Colorado trip myself this year.&nbsp; Hopefully HF will invite me along sometime - i think i can be fairly self-sufficient and not be a burden on the other riders on a trip like that.&nbsp; The camera was a Canon 7D with the Canon 18-135mm IS lens.&nbsp; Just about the smallest package in a DSLR available while keeping a good quality lens with a good aperture range and good optics.&nbsp;&nbsp; Those night shots around the fire are all hand-held, and i think in the 1/30th shutter range.&nbsp; Impossible with a cheaper lens or camera i think.I used the smallest Tamarac bag i could find.&nbsp; Its triangular shaped and BARELY fits the camera and lens...&nbsp; Tamarac bags are good quality, and it held its shape well while empty, so i thought it would provide a good amount of protection in case of a get-off on the bike.&nbsp; The way i mounted it to the front of the tank/seat it would also provide ample rain protection.&nbsp; I doused it with a few coats of the rain-proofing spray as well just for extra peace of mind.I looked at my rear tire a few days ago... originally it was in decent condition, full height knobs, with rounded edges.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now it has half-height knobs, with very square edges.&nbsp;&nbsp; Too much power sliding.&nbsp; lol.&nbsp;&nbsp; Tires are cheap insurance.&nbsp; At $60 a pop i would rather change out new tires frequently than replace riding gear and get skin grafts...&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" />This trip totaled out 325 miles on the bike.&nbsp;&nbsp; I added up a little extra with all the cat-herding.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nanotech9, post: 1454040, member: 676"] Small world Garand!!! Colorado 18 months ago... I'll bet you're one of the guys we heard stories about! Soo many stories though, i can't remember most of them. Just remember mention of Colorado recently. I'd like to make a Colorado trip myself this year. Hopefully HF will invite me along sometime - i think i can be fairly self-sufficient and not be a burden on the other riders on a trip like that. The camera was a Canon 7D with the Canon 18-135mm IS lens. Just about the smallest package in a DSLR available while keeping a good quality lens with a good aperture range and good optics. Those night shots around the fire are all hand-held, and i think in the 1/30th shutter range. Impossible with a cheaper lens or camera i think. I used the smallest Tamarac bag i could find. Its triangular shaped and BARELY fits the camera and lens... Tamarac bags are good quality, and it held its shape well while empty, so i thought it would provide a good amount of protection in case of a get-off on the bike. The way i mounted it to the front of the tank/seat it would also provide ample rain protection. I doused it with a few coats of the rain-proofing spray as well just for extra peace of mind. I looked at my rear tire a few days ago... originally it was in decent condition, full height knobs, with rounded edges. Now it has half-height knobs, with very square edges. Too much power sliding. lol. Tires are cheap insurance. At $60 a pop i would rather change out new tires frequently than replace riding gear and get skin grafts... :) This trip totaled out 325 miles on the bike. I added up a little extra with all the cat-herding. [/QUOTE]

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