Bummed out for the months of May and June? If you’re a thrills seeker, you might want to consider this tour of the lifetime…storm chasing! Every May and June, there is a handful of companies that offer storm chasing tours that usually lasts for at least a week (six days and seven nights).
If you’ve seen the home made videos that terrify people, National Graphic and Adventure Channel can tell nothing compared to these companies has to offer. You will be up close and personal with the storms that rake usually across Colorado and Oklahoma.
This is certainly a dangerous tour and the operators know that. However, the people that operates them are professionals in their field and have years of experience to back up their claims to give you the thrill of your life. If you’ve seen in the movie “Twister” the bizarre trucks that are reinforced for your protection, yes they really exist. These companies not only specialize in spotting the best routes for storms, but they also do a great job in protecting you from these storm. Reinforced steels and high powered vehicles are combined with the latest in storm predicting technology are all in the same car.
Aside from chasing storms across the states, these companies also play a vital role in weather updates for the government. With super computers in their sides, they update the weather bureau on the latest of the storms, especially on the damages as they are always on location to monitor what happened. In helping the government get updates on the storm, they are also given access to information on where the storms will hit next time.
For your accommodation, you don’t go out camping. I think it’s quite crazy that you’ll be in a tent while the storm is trying to destroy everything else in its way. Usually the accommodation will be on simple hotels such as Holiday Inn, Red Roof and Super 8 or anything that has the same rates as these hotels. It may not be the five star hotels for perfect vacation but you’re out there to get a glimpse of the storm. You might be chasing storms until 11pm in the evening so the hotels are just temporary “camps” for you to rest until the new day of storm chasing starts.
The fee? Most of the tours are being offered more than $2000 so you better save for these seven days of travel. The price that they quote will only be applicable for the lodging and the thrill of your life. You need to bring extra cash to pay for the food.
Traveling light is essential in this tour. Since you’ll be running most of the time, having a big luggage is ok, but you’ll have a hard time to carry them around. And if you’re flying in, you have to add the tickets on top of the reservations as well.
Chasing storms is definitely a thrill of the lifetime. All you need is a little budget and you’re on your way for this once in a lifetime experience.
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