Following on from my other piece about choosing our drone, here’s a more technical look into the finer details of using the drone day-to-day. Casual readers will find this monolithically uninteresting!
Category Archives: gear
Pardon me for droning on
Quite often when people have seen some of the videos we’ve been making the first question is often “What drone do you use?” So here’s a post to answer that very question.
Carry on Camping (in a car)
I never went camping as a child. Indeed, to this day I don’t think I’ve ever seen my parents within 50 metres of a tent. I can recall setting up camps in my brother’s and mine bedrooms and the fun that ensued. A few times we even ventured out into the garden with some makeshift […]
Forgive me for I have sinned
Yesterday I broke one of the four wheel driving commandments: thou shalt not attempt to cross an obstacle without first performing an inspection. In short, we got stuck in the mud! My confession follows.
Final practice – Nikkō
This weekend we got in our last practice camping mission before we set off for real in 2 weeks time! We went to Nikkō (日光) and spent a few days randomly driving around in the mountains. We also got to put in a few flights with our new toy, Brian. We bought him 2 weeks […]
First video
For a bit of practice video editing I cut together some of the video we shot on our practice camping trips in and around Japan. Locations include Tokyo, Saitama, Okayama, Sagaminohara, Boso Peninsular. Filmed on a hodgepodge of DSLR, GoPro and VHS.
Vehicle electrics: interior installation
Having worked up a design and installed the battery, isolator and circuit breakers I managed to get the last few bits finished off over the last few weeks. Inside, the plan was: • 12V to power our fridge • 3 x 5V USB outlets • Mains power via a 300W inverter • A meter to monitor the battery’s voltage […]
“We are literally on top of a mountain!”
So having bought a 4WD car we thought it might be a good idea to make sure that the 4WD actually works. We had obviously tested that the switch worked but hadn’t taken Totty over anything higher than the odd kerb or two. After a bit of internet research we found a 4WD centre just […]
Hey Mr Postman…
Exciting deliveries keep arriving. Foremost is the fridge; a Japanese design called Engel. We decided on the MT17F which gives us enough room for milk, a small amount of fresh produce and beer – a total capacity of 15 litres. We oohed and aahed about whether we needed a fridge but in the end decided […]