Pacific Northwest Backroad Adventures

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Contact: Michael Anello
Telephone: 321-698-2340
Email: offroadatlas@gmail.com

OFFROADATLAS.COM LAUNCHES WIKI-STYLE OFF-ROAD CLUBS MAP

More than 1,300 clubs already mapped, users invited to check them out, add and update entries.

More than 1,300 off-road areas throughout the United States are pinpointed on the interactive Google Maps(tm) map at OffRoadAtlas.com thanks to off-road enthusiasts nationwide who have been adding and editing information about clubs in their areas. The site now uses wiki-style club maps so anyone can easily update any content, anytime, and the information appears instantly on OffRoadAtlas.com’s map. The site has a cleaner interface with faster, more interactive map generation and automatic map centering on each user’s region.
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If you’re interested in building an off-road camp trailer to tow behind your expedition vehicle, you have many options to choose. You can purchase a top of the line trailer with all the bell and whistles like a Adventure Trailer (drool) or you can do as Brandon over at OlympiaFJ60 is doing and build your own.

You can follow along with the build at Off-road Tent Trailer Build.

I found this freebie posted on another site and thought I would pass it along.

Right Channel Radios is giving away complete Uniden Off-Road CB Kit that includes everything you need to install a CB in your 4×4 vehicle.

All you have to do is submit your email HERE by June 15, 2008.

Good luck.

NOTE: I am in no way associated with this give-away or the site.

You’ve seen indoor carting and even some indoor motocross tracks, however this is the first indoor 4×4 course that I have heard of. I’m not sure if it is the first worldwide, but it probably is in Australia where this course is set up.

Just like in many of the indoor carting facilities, you pay for 30 minute sessions on the course, just this time, its well equipped (44 inch tires and 350 Chevy power) 4×4 buggies that you get to play with. It looks like a fun time whenever you visit Melbourne, Australia.

Maybe this concept will catch on in the United States.

Read more at Ragged Edge 4×4.

On Saturday, 02.16.08, I made the 170 mile trip from my home to participate in the All Wheelers Off Road Club Presidents Day Run at the Slab near Zillah, Washington. After meeting up with the Backroad Drivers Northwest group at the McDonalds in Zillah, we made our way to the area outside of town known as The Slab.

With a name like “The Slab”, one would think that it is a rock crawler’s haven. Well the slab is exactly…a slab of concrete from an old pole building. That’s it. Well anyway, everybody uses the area around the slab and meeting place before heading out to go play in the surrounding countryside.

The surrounding area is on private land and consists of several hundred acres of rolling hills and sage brush. There are dirt roads and trails that cross every direction, something to challenge everybody.

The members of the All Wheelers Off Road Club are a great group of people. Very friendly and helpful when somebody gets stuck or breaks down.

The photos I shot are posted at All Wheelers Off Road Club Play Day at the Slab

You can view additional photos and read the write up of the trip on the forum at All Wheelers President’s Day Slab Run

Lets say that you are out on an off-road adventure with a group of other people and the vehicle in front (or back) slides into you and causes damage to your vehicle. What is the right thing to do? Should the person who slides into you pay for the damage? Should you take the responsibility because you should have recognized the situation and waited for the other vehicle to clear the obstacle? Do you call it even and move on?

What are your thoughts? Join the discussion on the forum at Accident Protocol.

LAS VEGAS, Nov 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — Columbus Geographic Systems (GIS) Ltd. (”Columbus”) (OTC Pink Sheets: CGSE) today unveiled Ranger - its latest off-road navigation application. This is a robust navigation system aimed at the fast-growing market for recreational, off-road and outdoor enthusiasts - whether off-road driver, skier, hiker, mountain biker, or camper.

Ranger is a cutting-edge navigation software providing location-based, Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping, navigation, and information solutions for the off-road environment. Ranger works on a range of devices including Car PC, PDA, and Personal Navigation Devices (PND). Columbus will offer Ranger for cellular phones by the first quarter of 2008.
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Anybody who ventures away from well-maintained forest roads will eventually be faced with the decision to attempt a water crossing or not.

Before you go out for your next overland adventure, you should learn a little about your vehicle, its capabilities and some modifications that will help you in case you are faced with a water crossing.

Once you’re about to make the water crossing, you’ll need to do some planning to increase your chances of a successful water crossing.

Then after you successfully made your water crossing, there are some maintenance items that need to be dealt with.

All these topics are discussed in a great article titled Water Crossing How To over at Offroad-Adventure-Travel.com.

This information will help you safely make water crossings without major damage to your vehicle.

You can read more off-road adventure travel tips at http://www.offroad-adventure-travel.com/tech.html.

If you’re new to GPS (like me) and want to use your GPS unit for vehicle dependant expeditions and exploring, paddlenbike over at 4wdtrips.net has a great post titled “Thinking about GPS? Some things to consider”. He reviews what configurations are available and what actually works for backcountry off-road travel. Enjoy.