Best head cam

[Old WoodChip]

Hi Rich

I think the Drift comes with everything. Mine had curved and flat brackets for surfaces like a helmet (curved) of surf board (flat) also handle bar bracket which I used on a strimmer, you can turn them all shapes so it covers almost all the likely events. It does fit a helmet well and after a rock hit me from about 20 feet I was glad I didnt stick it on the top of my helmet and went for the side instead but it could just as easily hit the side, its down to luck then. All I can say is if the rock did hot it direct I think the Drift would stand a better chance than the GoPro.

There is a smaller Drift out maybe worth looking at, the GoPro seems to be used on programs like Ice Road Truckers but if they were given them free to try out it would have been a good advert for them. The plus side of gopro is you can use on a harnes on your chest facing forward but if your climbing it wouldnt work for that, you have to know what you want it for.

I got a bigger battery for mine and now getting a good few hours recording unlike the gopro which was I think 2 & 1/2 hours tops. And with the new Drift is it easy to change lens if they get damaged but I never seen one wrecked yet despite them looking like they would be vulnerable.

recording quality is swings & roundabouts, so what maybe good for one thing is not for another.

To end with I think the Drift with bigger battery will out record the latest gopro also it is much more streamlined. If your climbing you dont want anything sticking out 9 inches (yer you wish:lol:) and it's sure to get snagged at some time. I am happy with my Drift 170 stealth, havent tried the new smaller Drift but would look into that if I was getting another cam.

 

Good luck, look around for the best deal

[Salix babylonica]

I got the go pro hero2 over a year ago and have used it for mountain biking mostly, but I have used it for road cycling, motocross, tree climbing... I even strapped it to my dog and threw a frisbee down through the woods. That is the best part about the go pro- the mounting possibilities and attachments that come with the camera. I had it mounted to the side of my tree climbing helmet (best location for a great video) and barely bumped it or even remembered it was there. It is fun to take time and get a really cool video edit done too.

[DrewB]

The extra battery on the gopro2 gives you 4hrs of 1080 footage. And the low profile mount means its ticks up way less. Hd2 are now pretty cheap as the hd3 is out. Unless your going to go crazy on editing, slomo etc the hd2 is great val for $$