thanks for all the info Ian! great pics.

this is really quite funny. I went back to the beginning of this thread and was reading it thinking... who is this other "globe" person - must be someone else... a thread copied from a different forum?

I don't remember taking any geo/meteorology classes...

good thing we have these forums to ...

missed your message, many thanks ian -
and thanks for the links jl

thats funny I was just looking at new plymouth

all great suggestions but I forgot..
somewhere that my girlfriend could get a job preferably.

So I am contemplating setting up a base somewhere warm for a few months next winter while I study for an exam in the spring. I figure why live in victoria, not that I dont love it here, but why not live somewhere else for that time. So I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to where a ...

thats a cool looking helmet ned, not quite as cool as the dreads though - but for straight functionality... I would suggest the gath helmets and the retractable visor is nice for bright days. (ive always hated helmets mainly for the chocking factor on impact)
little bit on the dorky side but ...

I'd vote for the rise.

hey cj I sent you a message - got a place you can crash for a month or so if you need it

what the heck??! why would someone do that?

when cj and I stopped and climbed up there to see if anyone was in there, I saw that you'd left your bags and whatnot there and I thought about collecting up your stuff and storing it for you. We weren't sure if you had been taken to the hospital or what ...

Thats too bad...
It would be nice to make use of those big southeasters to generate some power - although a lot of turbines top out at a given wind speed, don't they? I guess some of that power would end up going to waste.

Does anyone know if a wind turbine is economical in this area?
Specifically at the spit in comox - based on archived data? It would be fairly useless in the summer - but in the winter when electricity demand is greatest it would be fairly active.
Any thoughts?
thanks

wind belt ... very cool
http://montaraventures.com/energy/2007/ ... d-harvest/

Awesome video!!