First day of EDC was amazing, music and venue was to die for, but very hot. Couldn’t stay under the Circuit Grounds to long cause of the heat trapped under the tent. I stayed well hydrated and had to step away from the stages a few times to cool down. Wished that my GoPro battery hadn’t died, or invested in a second battery pack, because I was unable to capture as much video as I would have like. I did miss the large meet up yesterday at 9 and was disappointed about that, was in the middle of R3hab’s set where I lost the track of time. Anyway, had a blast and still have 2 more days of amazing experience to look forward to!
Category: Vlog
Pre EDC Journey
Wow! What a day full of events and a journey it was to getting to Las Vegas!
Started the day off by dropping of my GF and her cousin at Oakland Airport, then headed over to Fremont to see my niece graduate from high school, headed over to Dublin to catch a ride to Vegas where I caught the end of the Spurs Heat game 7 Finals, and then finally hitting the road. To top things off, Instagram has a new video feature! Goodbye Vine.
Going to take a power nap for now before I get this party train rolling!
DIY GoPro Pole for EDC
Hey all!
As most of you know, if you didn’t know now you know, that I’m going Electronic Daisy Carnival (EDC) this coming weekend. Last year I experienced EDC for the first time and it was amazing! I brought my GoPro (GP) to capture the experience and this year I decided to bring my GP with me again! This year I don’t have a pole to extend my GP over the crowd so I decided to build a pole for my GP.
There are tons of YouTube videos that demonstrate how to build a GP pole but none that had the dazzle of what I envisioned of a GP pole that would be perfect for EDC and raves. So I decided to do a vlog post on a DIY GP pole project for 2 reasons: gain experience at building things and vlogging, the second was to show what you can do to a GoPro pole if you add some imagination into it.
Below is my DIY vlog post of myself putting together the GP pole.
You can purchase a pole for your GP or small point and shoot camera with prices ranging from $24 – $70 and up! I made my GP pole for roughly $35 but had to purchase some items that I know will pay dividends later down the road such as spray paint.
Here’s a list to what I purchased:
- Insulation $0.97
- PVC Cap $0.32
- PVC Female $0.49
- Pipe $0.99
- Threaded $0.75
- Cement $4.24
- 1/4 – 20 bolts/nuts/washers $1.18 ea.
- Drill bit $2.97
- Black All Purpose Paint $0.97
- Satin Paint $3.87
- Sand Paper 320 $3.97
- Para Cord $2.99
- EL Wire$6 – $8
- GoPro Tripod Mount $6.99
- Learning and gaining confidence in building stuff: Priceless
I hope that you enjoyed my DIY project and that you found it useful. If you have any suggestions to the parts that I used, the way the GP pole was assembled, or how I speak (with the lack of articulation), or anything, feedback is always welcomed so let me know what you think! Also if you see a guy walking around with a GP attached to a pole that is light up, stop me and say hi!
*ps. I struggled placing the EL wire onto the pole so it was difficult to record. I basically followed Stormdrane‘s video on how to do A Long 4 Bight Paracord Turk’s Head Knot.
Time Lapse Test Drive
Went for a test drive around the City to with my GoPro to see the different qualities of the recording.
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below.
Thanks!
My First Vlog!
Hi Folks!
I have had a GoPro for quite some time and recently just decided to start vlogging. After some trials and errors, I finally decided to just record and post my first vlog. My first vlog is unedited but in the future I’m sure that I’ll pick up a video editing software to make future vlog post appear more polished.
Enjoy and feed back is welcomed.
johnydecali 