Terms and Conditions

• Client vehicle - Client(s) agree to provide vehicle in safe working order and with full insurance coverage.
   
• Vehicle Space - Client(s) agree to reserve the vehicle's front passenger seat for the guide, and space for all related equipment and gear.
   
• Liability - Understanding the hazards of severe weather, client(s) assume all liability during the full duration of the expeditions. Client(s) must agree to sign a liability waiver prior to expedition departure.
   
• Fuel, hotels and tolls - Client(s) agree to pay for their own fuel, hotels, tolls and any other related travel expenses.
   
• Hotel room for guide - Client(s) agree to pay for a nightly hotel room for the tour guide.
   
• Meals - Client(s) agree to pay for meals for themselves and the group. Guide will provide his own meals.
   
• Weather Unpredictability and Equipment Contingencies - Due to the unpredictability of weather patterns out of our control, Appalachian Skies Media, LLC offers no guarantee of the sighting or intercept of tornadoes, severe storms, lightning, supercells or any specific form of weather. Client understands that a scheduled guided storm chasing trip may result in no storms observed at all if weather patterns are not cooperative. Client also understands that storm prediction and interception is often a difficult and imprecise process, and may result in missing tornadoes or storms occuring close by. While we make every effort to keep all equipment in working order during an expedition, client also agrees to hold Appalachian Skies Media, LLC harmless against any unanticipated equipment failures, loss of data, and innacurate or incomplete information.
   
• Payment Policy - A non-refundable 50% deposit is required at the time of reservation, with the remaining 50% due within 1 week of the date of departure. If an expedition is booked less than 7 days in advance of departure, the entire guide fee is due at the time of reservation and is non-refundable. We accept all major credit cards and checks (payable to Appalachian Skies Media, LLC).
   
• Smoking and drinking policy - No alcohol, smoking or drug use is permitted while on a guided chasing expedition.

Media Rights

• Client photography and video - Client(s) retain all rights to all photographs and video recordings acquired with the client's own photographic and video equipment. In other words, you own the exclusive copyright to all photographs and video that you shoot with your own cameras during the expedition.
   
• Guide photography and video - Guide retains all rights to all photographs and video recordings acquired with the guide's own photographic and video equipment.
   
• TV and Media Interviews and Appearances - Television interviews, video feeds and other media activities may occur during an expedition. Client(s) understand that they (or their voice) may appear on television in the event of an interview or if media outlets use footage filmed by the guide.

Transportation to and from base city

Reduced or waived guide fees for starting/ending transit days
For expeditions of four days or longer, there are no guide fees charged for the two travel days (by highway or air) to and from our home base in West Virginia (a little less than one day's drive each way, or 12 hours from Charleston, WV to Kansas City, MO). For expeditions less than four days long, a $50 per day travel fee is added to the total guide fee.