| Author | Message | ||
     Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 659 Registered: 11-2002 |
Hey all... I am a high school teacher. Many of the students are into 4 wheeling, and asked if I could start a school off-road club. Sounds like fun, but what kind of things could we do when we aren't riding? I live in Myrtle Beach, and there aren't really any (legal) areas to go with a group of trucks, so we would have to plan weekend trips to Uwharri-type places. Anybody have any ideas? | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 579 Registered: 02-2003 |
Work on broken trucks? | ||
| Axel Haakonsen (Axel) Moderator Username: Axel Post Number: 624 Registered: 02-2003 |
Work on trucks is one thing, another idea would be to set up some kind of obstacle course on school property to teach proper driving techniques. You could have the kids build a teeter-totter, too. - Axel | ||
| Will Cupp (W_cupp) Member Username: W_cupp Post Number: 230 Registered: 07-2003 |
Please teach proper winching. Maybe your class could teach a class at MAR on this. I saw some people at MAR who did not have a clue. The University of Texas has an Off-Road class. Maybe they could give you some insight. Try www.longhornoffroad.com or call 512-469-7401 I think this has something to do with the people at texas University. | ||
| Lewis Jones (Cutter) Senior Member Username: Cutter Post Number: 320 Registered: 10-2003 |
Texas A&M has a pretty good thing going, i've wheeled with them many times and they don't embarass themselves to much....well they ARE aggies  they have a nice web site, too. http://www.tamor.org/ | ||
| eric w siepmann (Cdn001) New Member Username: Cdn001 Post Number: 34 Registered: 12-2003 |
I agree with above posts. There is more to off-raoding than driving. Preparation, safety, driving technique, winching, preparation (what essential tools and items to carry and how to properly carry them), etitique, and the "Tread Lightly" philosophy. A local club would be a great place to start for advice, activities and resources. With so many topics, you could easily fill a school year! | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 970 Registered: 09-2002 |
One of the local 4x4 clubs here also does charity stuff like Santa drives during the winter delivering gifts to those less fortunate...if you're looking for ideas beyond the norm. | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 582 Registered: 02-2003 |
trail maintaince | ||
| Sergei Rodionov (Uzbad) Member Username: Uzbad Post Number: 230 Registered: 08-2003 |
And dont forget to get everyone to sign little liability release bit of paper, if you dont want get sued.. | ||
| BW (Bwallace35) Member Username: Bwallace35 Post Number: 81 Registered: 07-2002 |
In addition to all the great ideas mentioned above: Map reading. How to use a compass. The possibilities are endless. Whatever you do, don't forget to make it fun. | ||
| Erik Olson (Jon) Senior Member Username: Jon Post Number: 518 Registered: 02-2002 |
I second the suggestion of introducing all club members to the Tread Lightly! guidelines from the beginning. When put to use in the field, their philosophy for responsible use goes a long way toward keeping trails open for all of us. Trail maintenance at Uwharrie is conducted regulary though CROC and The Old North State in conjunction with the Park Service. Perhaps you might get in touch with them and participate in their regularly scheduled projects? http://www.carolinarovers.org/index.html http://www.theoldnorthstate.org/ Trail maintenance days offer a good chance to meet more experienced drivers, and learn safe off-highway skills under their watchful eye. I picked up some good pointers my last time out. In my mind, learning the basic skills for spotting, jacking and winching in the school parking lot is certainly more desirable than in the field. Sounds like the beginning of a good program, good luck! e | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 660 Registered: 11-2002 |
Thanks everybody. I had some of those things in mind. Others I had not thought of. All are great ideas. |
