You're only 8 hours from the western plains. If you can sit out the May insanity and wait 'till July, the storms will come to you!
The Hot Pepper
Geonerd
juanitos
you can come visit me lol
Pariah
Haha, we don't have much as far as severe weather here at the base of the rockies besides hellacious winds. Provided I have the fundage, I really would enjoy making a trip down to KS/NE area this spring. In my car, it wouldn't really cost much. Motels would be the big expense because I refuse to stay at another dumpy Motel 6 or Super 8.
Pariah
Juanitos, I would love to meet up with any THP members along the way! Chasing a tornado while on a chile induced endorphin rush would be sick!
juanitos
chiles and tornados what could go wrong.
Geonerd
There are a number of state parks, national grasslands, and other recreation areas scattered around the plains. If you're up for it, you could pitch a tent on the down days (camping during a severe weather outbreak is not recommended!) and save a fair bit of money.
Someone needs to breed a super-hot with a tapered, spiral structure. Call it the 'F5.'
Someone needs to breed a super-hot with a tapered, spiral structure. Call it the 'F5.'
Pariah
Oooooh no! I like my a/c, comfy beds and showers! I still have hail damage on my car from driving through Kansas in 2013. I drove through the core of a supercell dropping golf ball sized hail in a U-Haul box van on that one with my car on a dolly behind it. It was so loud that my wife and I couldn't yell loud enough sitting next to each other to hear one another. I still can't believe I didn't lose a windshield.
Geonerd
Golf balls? PFFT! Is that all?
Besides, REAL chasers drive something like the Meatwagon! http://www.stormeyes.org/tornado/vehicles/meatwag2.htm :)
Besides, REAL chasers drive something like the Meatwagon! http://www.stormeyes.org/tornado/vehicles/meatwag2.htm :)
Pariah
Hey now, you gotta keep things in perspective here. I swear my car is made out of recycled pop cans. It wasn't meant to take a beating from anything larger than pea sized hail and survive.
Geonerd
You could spray your entire tin can car with truck bed liner goop.
(I seem to recall someone actually doing that!)
(I seem to recall someone actually doing that!)
Hybrid Mode 01
Use polyurethane foam instead.
Pariah
Reed Timmer coats the Dominators with Rhino-Lining. 
Geonerd
Timmer's gigantic ego repels most hail that comes his way. And if that doesn't do the trick, his hysterical screaming is loud enough to shatter the hailstones in mid air.
Pariah
True, but you can't argue with results. Discovery is pretty slick about editing to make more drama than there really is. I've spoken to him multiple times and he is actually a pretty cool guy.