Moto-Cam?

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Gaurav Jani has inspired me to risk a 30k handy cam on my trip to HP this year. I want to try and make a video travellogue on this trip. First things first though. Which means i'm going to try and spend some time in front of the camera to get comfortable.
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Fabricating the mount is going to be a nice little challenge. There won't be roads for at least the first half of the ride from Chamba till Keylong via Killar/Chery. The weather, given the kind of news thats pouring in, is going to be wet and wild.
Guess the requirements for the mount would be:
1. Sturdy and fixes firmly to the bike. Most likely on the handle bar.
2. Removable so that it can be dismounted it once back in the city.
3. If possible, adjustable in width & length to accomodate different sizes.
4. Mounting similar to the a tripod so that the camera can be screwed on top and removed. Remember, its the nut that needs to rotate cause the camera can't in the mount. :p
5. Rubber sides to absorb the vibrations and keep the picture from shaking too much.
6. Should allow me to open the screen and view the recording without having to take it out.

Hmmmm...let me think some more.

Opening Soon! -- Pune's Rain Museum

With the monsoon fast becoming an extinct season, at least from Pune, I see a potential in opening a "Rain Museum" at Lonavala. Lonavala is a small town perched on hills about 50kms from Pune towards Mumbai. It is the location I choose cause when the monsoon becomes extinct in Pune, i hope this place will continue to experience at least a drizzle. I know my idea is waaaay ahead of its time but if I start today, I will have an enviable collection on display in 10yrs time when the Museum opens its doors.
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A few things I've in mind as exhibits:
1. A Section to display just Rain Gear -- Umbrellas, Gum Boots, Rain Coats (Duckback & Transparent Polythene kinds)
2. A clothes Section to display variety of clothes splashed with muddy water -- Dhoti's, Sari's, Shirts, Lungi's, School Uniform, T-Shirts, Jeans, Skirts etc. All with a lot of daag-dhabbe. Framed ala the Emporer's clothes we see enclosed in glass at any museum.
3. Animal Section displaying -- Species of Frogs, Earthworms, Snails

4. A Motion Picture section -- This will show case all those ads, movies, documentaries, news clippings about or show casing Rains, Floods, Thunder Storms, Tsunami, Water Falls, Rivers. The news clips would give interesting insights into city life since the archives will be filled with how rains would maroon the urban life bringing it to a stand still in those golden years of monsoon!
5. Working exhibits displaying -- Roads full of pot holes, A Rain Shower simulating various degrees of down pour (You can rent rain coats, umbrellas etc and get wet in real!!), Working models of Water Parks, Working models of Dams & Bridges with Water flowing.

6. A Pictures section -- It would have pictures on display that would bring out the essence of monsoons. The experience will be enhanced to ensure people travel back to the days of monsoon with this section being softly fragrant with the smells of wet earth (Pretty hi-tech!). The pictures on display would show kids playing in puddles, people walking to work-kids to school with umbrella's, Vehicles sailing through knee deep water on roads, people flocking under the water falls around Pune, the green carpet around Pune, kids making paper boats, traffic jams on express highway due to accidents, pictures of walls collapsing. The list is endless!

7. A Food plaza -- The main draw that will allow people to sample the food/snacks that used to be a hot favourite amongst people during monsoons. Wada Pav, Bhajiya, Bhutta, Steaming Sadha Waran-Bhat-Kadhi with Ghee & piping hot Chai.
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I'll try to make sure that the entry fees are within the reach of the common man but without generous donations, the "Rain Museum" will only remain an idea. So donate generously! :-)