Originally Posted by
spinnaker
Don't set out on your 700 mile trip till you have done a weekend say 75-100 miles.
+1 - and I'll add also do a long trip in Rain/Wind/junk to make sure your gear (and you) can stand up to that also. I guess as far as video shots, you can do a survivorman trick and do stuff twice (once to set up the camera, then go back and do it again).