Avanteone
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Auburn, WA
This has been an issue in the past, both with this group and others, so I thought I'd offer a brief refresher course on proper technique's for following each other through the woods and keeping together as a group. It's amazing how simple it is and how often it gets screwed up and groups get split up, lost, etc.
1. Keep the rig that is behind you in your rear view mirror. If you don't see him, stop and wait for him to catch up. If everybody does this, the group will not get split up. If I'm a trail leader, and I see the rig behind me, I am assuming we are all together because 2nd in line sees 3rd in line, 3rd in line, sees 4th in line, etc. If the LAST person in line slows down or stops for some reason, the person in front of him will stop, then the person in front of him will wait, etc. This will keep the group together.
2. When you get to a turn, split, "Y" in the road, etc. Wait for the rig behind you to see which direction you go. IF you are following #1 above correctly, this shouldn't be an issue.
3. IF you have to stop or slow down for some reason, get on the CB and notify us AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Don't stop, get out of your rig, kick tires, etc. and THEN radio ahead that you have an issue. We may be a mile or three ahead of you by that point. Again, IF you are following #1 above correctly, this shouldn't be an issue.
Hope this helps and splitting up groups is a non-issue this year.
John
1. Keep the rig that is behind you in your rear view mirror. If you don't see him, stop and wait for him to catch up. If everybody does this, the group will not get split up. If I'm a trail leader, and I see the rig behind me, I am assuming we are all together because 2nd in line sees 3rd in line, 3rd in line, sees 4th in line, etc. If the LAST person in line slows down or stops for some reason, the person in front of him will stop, then the person in front of him will wait, etc. This will keep the group together.
2. When you get to a turn, split, "Y" in the road, etc. Wait for the rig behind you to see which direction you go. IF you are following #1 above correctly, this shouldn't be an issue.
3. IF you have to stop or slow down for some reason, get on the CB and notify us AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Don't stop, get out of your rig, kick tires, etc. and THEN radio ahead that you have an issue. We may be a mile or three ahead of you by that point. Again, IF you are following #1 above correctly, this shouldn't be an issue.
Hope this helps and splitting up groups is a non-issue this year.
John