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Mounting gopro to random shit

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snowboardersrule
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I'm about to get a gopro and am curious how easy and how well they mount to random surfaces. any tips, experience, warnings, yada yada?
Jan 20 2011 10:45PM
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mr.skierman
Posts: 442 - Karma: 11
Not a gopro, but a similar helmet cam: bike, scooter(gay), my dog, car, rc car, rc plane, A ceiling fan... But that didn't work, a swing, my leg.... Didn't work to well either... Ski, friends snowboard, ski boot, longboard/skateboard, bb gun, boat, mast(boat), rollerblade, kayak, canoe, paddle, soccer goal, swimming pool
Jan 20 2011 11:02PM
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SeanTom
Posts: 7936 - Karma: 1,747
Epic footage
Jan 20 2011 11:36PM
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array.
Posts: 2439 - Karma: 202
the toilet
Jan 20 2011 11:50PM
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rewand0
Posts: 315 - Karma: 14
A bed post.
Jan 20 2011 11:52PM
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[evan]
Posts: 5628 - Karma: 117
Pelvic mount.
Jan 21 2011 12:02AM
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PJS.
Posts: 11943 - Karma: 895
oooooooooh yeeaaaaaaaaah
Jan 21 2011 12:03AM
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willy_baller
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I want to see the footage of this, if you get it to work...
Jan 21 2011 12:38AM
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Shredability
Posts: 2756 - Karma: 501
poop cam
Jan 21 2011 12:46AM
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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
Im gonna try it on the tip of my ski soon, only worry is losing it. Gonna try getting a key finder and sticking that on the gopro so i can find it if it pops off already had a close call with it.
Jan 21 2011 12:59AM
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eheath
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The ski tip wont work, too much vibration. I mean, you can still try but just sayin
Jan 21 2011 1:01AM
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CrunkNugget
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Penis mount
Jan 21 2011 2:41AM
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Yorio
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lol good 1
Jan 21 2011 7:48AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
this summer i mounted one on my lawnmower and had it take a picture every second, then played those back in FFW, it was sweet ^^

makin the best of a boring job :)
Jan 21 2011 8:04AM
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Blamparek
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Right in front your boot looks dope as hell
Jan 21 2011 12:27PM
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cwillygood
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what a boss
Jan 21 2011 12:30PM
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Mr.Huck
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... so you can post epic edits of your hand in action. 
Jan 21 2011 1:40PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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hahahaha
Jan 21 2011 1:51PM
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RubberSoul
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haha
Jan 21 2011 2:14PM
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skicowboy
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It is possible, but I don't think with any of the gopro mounts. I bought a fat gecko mount for my camera that has two beefy, maneuverable suction cups and pretty well sticks to any non-porous surface and can support up to an 8 pound camera, but I have to put it on while the surface is still warm. It was 100$ at Henry's in Ottawa. I don't know how the other suction cup mounts would hold up.
Jan 21 2011 2:49PM
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Legion
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http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1528970263274

works out awesome... check it
Jan 21 2011 2:57PM
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ChucklesNorman.
Posts: 1197 - Karma: 718
I REALLY want to stick my gopro up a wasp/hornet nest. How cool would that be??
Jan 21 2011 3:00PM
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Psychonaut
Posts: 19 - Karma: 10
you're a boss. I like your style.
Jan 21 2011 5:39PM
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guargum
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cat...
Jan 21 2011 5:42PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
owned
Jan 21 2011 5:56PM
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connory998
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i was looking at those at henry's and they are the exact same suction cups as the gopro one.
Jan 21 2011 6:17PM
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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
Thats the clip that made me want to try it out, and yes I did figure that vibration would knock it off, i was gonna try it one day and just as i dropped my skis onto hardback the mount flew off. Just hoping with a decent recovery system and soft snow itd be doable.
Feb 1 2011 3:35PM
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Shark.
Posts: 3158 - Karma: 270
yea i tried to do this the mount came off even without the cam on it. too much vibration. maybe if you super gorilla glue that shit
Feb 1 2011 4:08PM
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Dr_Hobo
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That'd be sick. Good luck getting it there though...
May 6 2011 12:33AM
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Idahoskier420
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i like holding my gopro on the ends of beer cans while I'm swilling, tall boys and forty's work the best.
May 6 2011 12:42AM
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.RYAN66
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put the mount on your boot! no vibration and it can see over the tip of your ski, i love fhe way it looks especially with some sick nose grabs.
May 6 2011 6:24AM
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^BEANS^
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tip/tail of a longboard would be pretty cool and it would probs be pretty stable.
May 6 2011 6:40AM
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DrZoidberg
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If I had one I'd mount it to whatever tool I'm using while making a longboard. And somebody try attaching one to a bike rim, so it just spins around. It probably won't fit through the fork...
May 6 2011 12:31PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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car rim? a spinner!
May 6 2011 12:40PM
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General_Ripper
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Put it inside a battle bot I made for my engineering club. Shit almost got destroyed. Footage was pretty cool though.

yea this is a nerd alert
May 6 2011 1:42PM
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.AR6rider.
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I'm probably gonna try to mount mine to the front of my wakesurfer and/or the top of our tower to film some wakeboarding this summer.
May 6 2011 1:53PM
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Z-Juice
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I used the headstrap while i wakeboarded and that turned out well

May 6 2011 2:14PM
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Crispy.
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hahahahahahaha 10/10
May 6 2011 5:18PM
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monkatizer
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definetly mount it to a rc boat and have a flashlight next to it. then drive it thru the sewers and see what there like!!!!!

but i would recommend having a line attached to it so if it gets stuck you can pull it out!
May 6 2011 5:22PM
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crab_pretzel
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is the adhesive or suction mount? or a different one?
May 6 2011 5:25PM
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EmperorKuzco
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i have one on my car, and my longboard. Im scared to try out the car though
May 6 2011 5:37PM
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