J Alper
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Great Idea, i have Coral Draw if someone need the artwork I can draw up a template, and then can use a company like vista print,
Just an idea if you dune alone sometimes...
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Reece Pettersen
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I frequently dune alone, but people know I am headed out and where I am going. @acefuture knows when the helmet and neck brace goes on I don't want anyone following me for their own safety.. Besides Ace, that dude could hang!
stonehenge
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I have 41 years dunning in glamis
Never used or had a gps
Never had or used a radio
I have never owned a lighted whip, nor have I owned a machine with more than one whip
I learned the sand on a 2-wheeler, did some stick time on 3-wheels and quads, now I'm in a ghazyer mostly, someday I suppose I will up grade to a buggy
And I spend 150 days or more during the season
I dune alone all the time, day and night. ( I also dune with others and in groups occasionally)
I have rescued, saved, towed out, rendered first aid literally dozens a time every season, day and night. Many times I was solo when I rolled up on a scene.
Perhaps this side of me has the karma stacked in my favor, or not, only God knows. One thing I will admit, I do carry the full MacGyver kit, and the kitchen sink. I even carry hand held flares, pop-up flares, orange smoke, signal mirror, air distress panel.... just to name a few items I have on hand. But when your number is up, your number is up, period. Even if I'm with 20 people or solo, in the dunes or sitting on the crapper at home.
Is it the safest rid'en solo, probably not.
But it sure is liberating!
Never used or had a gps
Never had or used a radio
I have never owned a lighted whip, nor have I owned a machine with more than one whip
I learned the sand on a 2-wheeler, did some stick time on 3-wheels and quads, now I'm in a ghazyer mostly, someday I suppose I will up grade to a buggy
And I spend 150 days or more during the season
I dune alone all the time, day and night. ( I also dune with others and in groups occasionally)
I have rescued, saved, towed out, rendered first aid literally dozens a time every season, day and night. Many times I was solo when I rolled up on a scene.
Perhaps this side of me has the karma stacked in my favor, or not, only God knows. One thing I will admit, I do carry the full MacGyver kit, and the kitchen sink. I even carry hand held flares, pop-up flares, orange smoke, signal mirror, air distress panel.... just to name a few items I have on hand. But when your number is up, your number is up, period. Even if I'm with 20 people or solo, in the dunes or sitting on the crapper at home.
Is it the safest rid'en solo, probably not.
But it sure is liberating!
In the past my spouse and I have made trips by ourselves with the buggy, sometimes we just had no one else to meet up with so we loaded up and went to the dunes. When we're by ourselves we try to keep it toned down a notch or two, we've never had an issue that we couldn't get out of.
I think radios are critical when your group drives fast. When you dune without radios, how do you ever know if the last guy hasn't cartwheeled and is on his lid? I know I'm not paying too much attention what's behind me, I take for granted all is good until someone gets on the radio. When we used to ride quads, our group's rule was you are always responsible for the person behind you, of course on a quad it's way easy to just look behind you, in a buggy not so much.
And for Christ's sake don't stop your group for a break in the bottom of a bowl you're just asking to get ran into, find a nice flat area out in the open to stop and get out.
I think radios are critical when your group drives fast. When you dune without radios, how do you ever know if the last guy hasn't cartwheeled and is on his lid? I know I'm not paying too much attention what's behind me, I take for granted all is good until someone gets on the radio. When we used to ride quads, our group's rule was you are always responsible for the person behind you, of course on a quad it's way easy to just look behind you, in a buggy not so much.
And for Christ's sake don't stop your group for a break in the bottom of a bowl you're just asking to get ran into, find a nice flat area out in the open to stop and get out.
Crusty
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Dune alone is fine, know yore limits is all. Accept the consequences. Life is short, enjoy it.
"Yore lack of preparation will not become my emergency" a good friend told me.
"Yore lack of preparation will not become my emergency" a good friend told me.
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