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STORM CHASING TOURS IN AMERICA?

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  • 26-07-2010 2:29pm
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    Iancar29
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    Hey People ,

    Just wondering does anyone know about any of the Storm chaser tours over in America?

    IM planning on going over next year for one and i just want to get some info on reliable ones that dont rip ya off.

    BUt ye if anyone has gone on any or knows anything about them please let us know, and if and when i do go id be sure to keep ya s all informed on the happenings :)

    At the moment ive been looking at these lads.
    http://www.stormchasing.com/schedule.html


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    maquiladora
    Registered Users Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    Something I am planning to do myself in the next couple of years.

    The one that I've known about the longest and seen in many documentaries is Roger Hill's Silver Lining Tours. http://www.silverliningtours.com/


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    19VanD87
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    Heres Reed timmers site for tours aswell http://www.extremetornadotours.com/


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    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    Thanks lads... lots of good info on both of those sites.

    Makes me really want to just book it now ha


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    Danno
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    Contact CIDK on the IWN. He goes almost every year and helps out with the organising of the Netweather Tour.


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    BEASTERLY
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    Would it be alot cheaper to get flights over , rent a car , bring your laptop and get a three week trial mobile broadband over there to view information , stay in motels on the way , away ya go. Split the cost between 3 or 4 , prob 5 time cheaper than going with a tour:D.

    Prob not the safest at all now, but sure ya win some ya lose some;)


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    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    BEASTERLY wrote: »
    Would it be alot cheaper to get flights over , rent a car , bring your laptop and get a three week trial mobile broadband over there to view information , stay in motels on the way , away ya go. Split the cost between 3 or 4 , prob 5 time cheaper than going with a tour:D.

    Prob not the safest at all now, but sure ya win some ya lose some;)


    haha, ye wouldnt think it would be so safe to do, considering the fact that i cant drive! ha

    But ye, it would be cheaper if i convinced my mates to go wit us and do the driving while ill do the searching ha.

    ....PS, anyone want to go to america for a "road trip" ? :D


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    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    Danno wrote: »
    Contact CIDK on the IWN. He goes almost every year and helps out with the organising of the Netweather Tour.

    Cheers , ill go do so now.


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    Iancar29
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    Anyone wanna tag along? ha


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    maquiladora
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    Anyone wanna tag along? ha

    Im thinking of going maybe the year after next.


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    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    BOOKED MY PLACE YESTERDAY WIT NET WEATHER TV!

    BRING ON MAY 2011 ! WOO!


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    maquiladora
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    BOOKED MY PLACE YESTERDAY WIT NET WEATHER TV!

    BRING ON MAY 2011 ! WOO!

    Jealous. :D


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    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    maquiladora wrote: »
    Jealous. :D


    haha.... Watch this and ya mite be a tad bit more jealous!

    ITs one of their videos from the season just gone.!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1qSvtqZyKY&feature=player_embedded


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    weisses
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    Just keep us all informed how you went .....

    I am saving for a 2012 chase ( we could all die in december that year ;):D )... was thinking of silverlining tours myself


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    maquiladora
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    weisses wrote: »
    Just keep us all informed how you went .....

    I am saving for a 2012 chase ( we could all die in december that year ;):D )... was thinking of silverlining tours myself

    Might do that same meself!


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    weisses
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    maquiladora wrote: »
    Might do that same meself!

    After some searching i was thinking to go somewhere in June .... fly into Denver

    There is always a lot of discussion on when to go ... any better suggestions ?

    Maybe MTC would like to join as well :P


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    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    ill keep ya s all informed as much as i can over ther people!

    Saving up to get a new HD cam corder and everything! :D


    YAS REALLY SHOULD COME ALONG TOUGH! theres still places left! ha

    :D:cool::D


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    weisses
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    Maybe this link could be helpful in picking who to go with

    http://www.stormchasingusa.com/


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    BEASTERLY
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    Is there any chance of organising a boards.ie weather forum tour?

    But heres the clever bit, we use any advertisement revenue boards gets from the weather forum to pay for it! That way we all get to go for free which is fair because we generate that revenue for them anyway.:D:D:D:D

    OH I WISH.....


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    crazygeryy
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    im looking to go on a storm chasing tour in america.has anyone been on any of them?


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    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    crazygeryy wrote: »
    im looking to go on a storm chasing tour in america.has anyone been on any of them?

    Hey Crazygeryy, i booked my first time tour for next summer wit the lads from net weather tv.com.

    they are really helpfull with querys and wat not .

    Theres still some places left for the last 2 tours if ya wanna have a look at least

    its http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=other;type=stormchase;sess= .

    There also the cheapest tour company that ive seen when i looked around.
    Hope that helps .


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    crazygeryy
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    id love to book it for next year! but im waiting until my 40th when ill be allowed go lol thats about 3 yrs away so im doing a bit of research.

    what id actually love to do is rent a car and see some action myself.been to the states many times and drove there but as for chasing storms in the rental car.dont think thats a good idea somehow.lol


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    maquiladora
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    Anyone going chasing this year?

    Just noticed on the Netweather stormchasing page, 5 places available for a 10 day stormchasing tour with Michael Fish!

    Expensive but I'd love to go on that.


    One day...one day...


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    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    maquiladora wrote: »
    Anyone going chasing this year?

    Just noticed on the Netweather stormchasing page, 5 places available for a 10 day stormchasing tour with Michael Fish!

    Expensive but I'd love to go on that.


    One day...one day...

    I had to change from tour 4 to tour 3 due to a wedding happening.
    Too bad tough .. I'd say it would be great to go wit MF


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    maquiladora
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    I had to change from tour 4 to tour 3 due to a wedding happening.
    Too bad tough .. I'd say it would be great to go wit MF

    Yeah, and it sounds like there could be a BBC documentary crew going along with Michael on that tour too.

    Man am I jealous of you Ian! You counting down the days?


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    sunbabe08
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    WELL I'M Waiting after i finish college and i'm going travelling in 2013. my 30th year, and the twister tour is one of my stops


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    maquiladora
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    sunbabe08 wrote: »
    WELL I'M Waiting after i finish college and i'm going travelling in 2013. my 30th year, and the twister tour is one of my stops

    I was thinking 2012 or 2013 myself.

    Wonder how many others on the forum here might be interested? :pac:


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    sunbabe08
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    maquiladora wrote: »
    I was thinking 2012 or 2013 myself.

    Wonder how many others on the forum here might be interested? :pac:

    ohhhh i'm finding it hard to get any of my friends to come with me on a twister tour. cant for the life of me figure out why


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    Redsunset
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    I would simply love it and i will do it,one day.I can just imagine myself so excited watching a monster spinning out of control.


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    sunbabe08
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    as long as it's out in the middle of a field, i would be happy.


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    Iancar29
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    maquiladora wrote: »
    Yeah, and it sounds like there could be a BBC documentary crew going along with Michael on that tour too.

    Man am I jealous of you Ian! You counting down the days?

    A BBC crew?! .. Wer did u hear that?! , don't be makin me feel bad about switching from tour 4 to 3!!! ... :(
    Ye can't wait... 147 days! :)

    Got my new camera and all on Christmas. Full hd recording and everything :):):) to keep all of u's involved in the action! :)


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