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<blockquote data-quote="Nanotech9" data-source="post: 1448675" data-attributes="member: 676"><p><strong>These pictures were all taken at 2am.</strong> After we all wet up camp at midnight, i stayed up a little extra late to shoot some frames of camp in the moonlight. The full moon was soo bright that they came out looking like daylight, but creepy. Notice how all the shadows are from concentrated directions, and the reflections are amazing:</p><p></p><p>HF's truck, bike (under the cover) and my Titan. 2AM. 8 sec shutter.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Fire at our camp, and OutlawSon's crew's fire:</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>OKDQ's tent - notice how the yellow is reflecting off of my tent (on the right) and back onto the near side of his bike, and the side of HF's truck. Amazing how light works, even in the dark. </p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>My KTM and Tent. I figured i would give it a go and see if it worked before i headed out the next morning. Hate to try and make camp hours away and find a problem.</p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is where i find out my 20deg bag doesn't really work well in 10deg weather. I nearly froze overnight. I think OKDQ did. I suffer through by moving one of those hand heat packs between my chest and my legs... Barely keeping warm enough to convince myself to stay inside the sleeping bag instead of venturing out to grab another hand warmer or even more clothes... I should have opted for the latter.</p><p></p><p>I get a late start on the morning because i'm so cold. I start packing up and Wayne reminds me that we still need to patch the hole in the top of his gas tank... I get out the JB Weld, but its frozen. I throw in in a little bit of water and start it boiling... At this point everyone is starting their bikes, and I still haven't eaten breakfast or finished packing my tent up, much less tried starting my bike. I put it in overdrive. No time for pics.</p><p></p><p>I'm nearly ready to go and try to kick start the bike. Its so cold all i get is a sluggish roll over, and no fire. Not even close. Everyone is already on their bikes, and zipping around chomping at the bit. I'm in a hurry and making mistakes. I have to pace myself to keep from wasting time.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>THIS IS WORTH READING:</strong> I almost forgot to mention this. When i got ready in the morning i piled on too many layers of socks. Between them and the extra thickness from the chemical foot heat pad, when i put my boots on completely opened up, they were too tight. I figured i would just deal with it. I had no idea how bad this would really be. My toes went from cold to freezing... Walking around finishing packing the tent i could hardly feel them. I realized it was a lack of circulation from all the extra pressure on my feet from all the layers. Not good. As i tried to kick start the bike, on the second kick, my toes went completely numb except for pressure sensation. I was in severe pain. Its like my foot stopped and i had no toes. While the truck was running to heat up the bike (see below) i pulled off all the layers, went back with just the thick MX wool socks, and the chemical foot heat pads. I was afraid i would be cold from the wind, but within minutes my feet were warmer than ever and i regained feeling. <strong>The warning is to not put on so many layers that your feet don't get circulation. This is much worse than having thinner socks and keeping some wiggle room. Consider yourself warned!</strong></p><p></p><p>OKDQ has decided that its just to cold to make the ride so i volunteer his services to hold his foot on the gas in my truck as i park my bike next to the exhaust and finish getting ready. It works... bike turns over a few times and roars to life with the force of a newborn kitten. Shes alive, and i didn't dare touch the throttle for fear of making her stall out. The Idle holds, i finish putting on the gloves, lock the truck, jump on and we're off... for all of 10 seconds. Time to take a quick headcount, and now we're really off!</p><p></p><p>Headcount:</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>..... stay tuned for the next post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nanotech9, post: 1448675, member: 676"] [B]These pictures were all taken at 2am.[/B] After we all wet up camp at midnight, i stayed up a little extra late to shoot some frames of camp in the moonlight. The full moon was soo bright that they came out looking like daylight, but creepy. Notice how all the shadows are from concentrated directions, and the reflections are amazing: HF's truck, bike (under the cover) and my Titan. 2AM. 8 sec shutter. [b][Broken External Image][/b] Fire at our camp, and OutlawSon's crew's fire: [b][Broken External Image][/b] OKDQ's tent - notice how the yellow is reflecting off of my tent (on the right) and back onto the near side of his bike, and the side of HF's truck. Amazing how light works, even in the dark. [b][Broken External Image][/b] My KTM and Tent. I figured i would give it a go and see if it worked before i headed out the next morning. Hate to try and make camp hours away and find a problem. [b][Broken External Image][/b] This is where i find out my 20deg bag doesn't really work well in 10deg weather. I nearly froze overnight. I think OKDQ did. I suffer through by moving one of those hand heat packs between my chest and my legs... Barely keeping warm enough to convince myself to stay inside the sleeping bag instead of venturing out to grab another hand warmer or even more clothes... I should have opted for the latter. I get a late start on the morning because i'm so cold. I start packing up and Wayne reminds me that we still need to patch the hole in the top of his gas tank... I get out the JB Weld, but its frozen. I throw in in a little bit of water and start it boiling... At this point everyone is starting their bikes, and I still haven't eaten breakfast or finished packing my tent up, much less tried starting my bike. I put it in overdrive. No time for pics. I'm nearly ready to go and try to kick start the bike. Its so cold all i get is a sluggish roll over, and no fire. Not even close. Everyone is already on their bikes, and zipping around chomping at the bit. I'm in a hurry and making mistakes. I have to pace myself to keep from wasting time. [B]THIS IS WORTH READING:[/B] I almost forgot to mention this. When i got ready in the morning i piled on too many layers of socks. Between them and the extra thickness from the chemical foot heat pad, when i put my boots on completely opened up, they were too tight. I figured i would just deal with it. I had no idea how bad this would really be. My toes went from cold to freezing... Walking around finishing packing the tent i could hardly feel them. I realized it was a lack of circulation from all the extra pressure on my feet from all the layers. Not good. As i tried to kick start the bike, on the second kick, my toes went completely numb except for pressure sensation. I was in severe pain. Its like my foot stopped and i had no toes. While the truck was running to heat up the bike (see below) i pulled off all the layers, went back with just the thick MX wool socks, and the chemical foot heat pads. I was afraid i would be cold from the wind, but within minutes my feet were warmer than ever and i regained feeling. [B]The warning is to not put on so many layers that your feet don't get circulation. This is much worse than having thinner socks and keeping some wiggle room. Consider yourself warned![/B] OKDQ has decided that its just to cold to make the ride so i volunteer his services to hold his foot on the gas in my truck as i park my bike next to the exhaust and finish getting ready. It works... bike turns over a few times and roars to life with the force of a newborn kitten. Shes alive, and i didn't dare touch the throttle for fear of making her stall out. The Idle holds, i finish putting on the gloves, lock the truck, jump on and we're off... for all of 10 seconds. Time to take a quick headcount, and now we're really off! Headcount: [b][Broken External Image][/b] [b][Broken External Image][/b] ..... stay tuned for the next post. [/QUOTE]
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