I REFUSE TO PLAY!

MY OFF ROAD WISH...by Del

I refuse to play; but if I do play, I refuse to play hard and break. But if I do break, I refuse to whimper.  Hey, but if I whimper, I refuse to do it where anyone can hear me.  On the other hand, if someone does hear me whimpering, I refuse to let them see my face.  So my wish is that I can always hide when I break my junk!


If you wheel or ride hard, you're going to break junk.  It just happens.  Be prepared as best you can to fix it when you do.  Be considerate of others when you do break (don't block the trail unnecessarily).  Be ready to spend some bucks with businesses who support keeping our trails open when you have to buy stuff to fix your junk. Be an example for others to follow, even when you break -- whimper in private and thank the heavens that you have the opportunity to ride, wheel, boat and break!


Rambling...Del

Reflecting on Our Changing Off-Road Sports

Reflecting on our Changing Sport.  As I sit in Wyoming, hunkered up in our motorhome struggling to get a good WiFi connection, I find myself reflecting on our off-road sports and how they are changing -- evolving.  Everything has to change, right?  So it is with our sports.  The picture here shows "Red" a few years ago on the Rubicon Trail -- about two rebuilds back it seems.                                                  Rock crawling competitions like Cal-Neva and W.E. Rock give us new innvovative modifications we can all use.  Tire size changes more than, well, ok..my socks!  "Red" started on 33's and now rides on 37's.  Recently we saw Top Truck Challenge (TTC) where 54's were the tire of choice.  Motors are trendy too.  Name me a JK owner that does not want a Hemi???  :) So what does all this mean?  Is it just change?  Is it good or bad?  What do we do about it?

I think it's just a normal part of any sport.  It's going to change.  Our Jeep is changing (again).  Many of you are doing mods and improving the performance of your rig -- which probably was pretty good to begin with.  But that's ok.   The KEY thing is that we embrace all aspects of our sports -- and the machines that take us there.  We learn and help each other do our sport responsibly.  We stay on the trails.  We pack it out.  We teach our kids the right thing to do.  My reflection tells me to not fight the change; but to embrace it and make it work for a positive future in off-road sports.  I hope you'll join me.

For more on how to get involved in saving our sport and making sure we have a viable future, try this link from my website: http://www.delalbright.com/index2.html

And let's not forget to do the BASIC first step -- JOIN BlueRibbon Coalition and all those groups that make sense to you.  BRC website at http://www.sharetrails.org/

Thanks...

Del

Charity Christmas Auction in Full Swing on eBay

The BlueRibbon Coalition charity Christmas Auction is in full swing and tons of goodies are going for great prices (while we build up landuse money to help save trails and keep our sports alive). It's awesome.

GenRight Off Road just became the big boy donor for a single donation with a Jeep TJ Roll Cage Kit in the mix. Sweet. Learn more about GenRight at http://www.genright.com

And here is the list of goodies for sale on eBay right now to help you keep enjoying the great outdoors. All the proceeds go to keeping our trails open around the country.
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/sharetrails/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=

Del

CAUTION:Funny Signs Ahead

CAUTION: Funny Signs Ahead

Book Review by Del Albright

RoadTrip America has hit my funny bone with this new release of their book, CAUTION Funny Signs Ahead. Authors Mark Sedenquist and Megan Edwards scored high on my laugh list with this howler of highway delights.

You have got to have one of these in your book collection (reading room, guest quarters, restaurant, library, etc.). This cute book has stuff that will just plain make you smile and even laugh out loud. (Read more of my review here)

Del

Support Our Off-road Businesses as Best You Can this Season!

Do Your Christmas and Holiday Shopping "Off-Road"

Times are tough all over and some of our off-road businesses are going under -- or about to. Some are just keeping the lights on. We still have stuff that needs work; and we still have a Christmas list (of off-road goodies). PLEASE try to help keep our supporting businesses going. You can HELP.

Please buy from, and patronize those businesses that are helping us keep our lands and riding areas open. It's our way of helping them continue to help us.

Great Christmas and Holiday shopping deals are going on right now. We can help our partners.
Read more from me about this right here on my website:
http://www.delalbright.com/Access/holiday_shopping.html

thanks, Del