Recent content by Soundguy

Did that at the beginning of last season, and was about 500# below my listed 8750# GVWR will all fuel, gear, and me on board. I'm getting ready to do the same thing this week with all new gear onboard, so I'm a bit worried about being overweight and will try to dump enough ballast to get under...

I'm trying to be 100% legal, believe me. To tell you the truth, I really don't know if I'm currently legal driving an 8,750 GVWR Sprinter with my training gear in back. According to my insurance company I am, and I've explained to them time and again what I was going to do. And according to the...

There's just so much conflicting info on this from state to state. So perhaps as long as I maintain a low profile, don't put any sponsor logos on the truck, keep all lights working and don't overload anything, I'll be safe and sound. This is in fact just a bunch of sound gear in the back like...

That's a pretty good lead. I've been looking for something like this built on a real truck frame, rather than a motorhome chassis with a garage or an expediter truck with a sleeper cab. If I can buid one under 26,000 GVWR then perhaps it could solve a lot of problems. I'll give them a shout and...

Do you mean the scales right there on I-70? Do I just stop by during a regular 9 to 5 day and say I'm interested in getting more information on weight limits and license classes? I've talked to the local DMV on Sharpsburg pike and they didn't seem to know a lot. Well.... since I spent $15,000...

Not shoestring operation to be sure, but every buck I spend is a buck I don't make. Plus i don't mind driving around the country, and as a soundguy I'm used to doing most everything myself. I actually taught a class on packing sound gear in trucks, so I know the things that can go wrong with...

Now I'm really confused.... So is 10K the magic number? Honestly, I've driven my 2500 Sprinter full of seminar gear all over the country, and always get waved by weigh stations. I've been stopped lots of times to check for fruit, illegals, convicts, and occasionally by a curious homeland...

Looks like I better start studying for my CDL. I checked at my local Community College last year, and unfortunately they only offer a 16 week Monday through Friday or even longer Saturday & Sunday CDL classes. There's nothing offered for someone that works Fridays through Sundays already. They...

So, I've looked around a bit and found this truck as a possible solution. http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/detail.aspx?OHID=1601189&guid=6C8E8273E9AC49A88EBBC2461298958A It's under 26,000# GVW, has hydraulic brakes, plenty of cargo space & weight capacity for my gear, and a nice sleeper cab...

Believe me, I've thought about it. And there's that dream of renting an appropriate sports car in each city. But alas, that wouldn't solve the issue of paying nearly $15,000 for 100 hotel rooms and road meals last year. That's some pretty serious money I could keep in my own pocket if I had a...

I would be Mike.... And yes, sound systems today are getting really complicated especially the ones in churches. As you've seen my primary gig is to teach church volunteers how to run their own sound systems. I've basically designed this seminar tour like a mini rock-concert tour. But...

Not to promote myself or sell anything here, but since you ask it costs $119 per person (at least 14 days in advance). For a link of where I'm gonna be go to http://www.fitsandstarts.com/registration-howto.htm

Actually, I teach sound system setup and operation in my workshops. So paying someone else to deliver and setup my presentation would be sorta cheating, don't you think??? Also in all seriousness, my gear is way too specialized and the setup is one of a kind. So unless I build it and bring it...

If I was single I would certainly just hang out in La Jolla or Miami for a week at a time, but since I have a wife and three teenage boys, I need to be home as much as possible. That's why I devised this Friday thru Sunday gig. I'm basically home Mondays thru Thursdays, then off on a mad dash...

Sorry for the confusion but here's the gig, crazy as it seems... About half of my gigs are day-drives, that is within 700 miles from home in Maryland. On those I drive out on a Friday, teach my class on a Saturday, and drive back on Sunday. The other classes are too far for a day-drive, so I'll...