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By: Randy Halvorsen - 8/2000
Day Two
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| Students are given the chance to drive a very tight
course, requiring excellent driving skills to avoid driving over the
'trees' and 'rocks'.
photo by: the author |
After the time-honored tradition of disconnecting and airing down, Dora instructs the class members in the art of 4x4 driver technique, strategies and vehicle recovery..
Types of obstacles are discussed, along with the strategy for surmounting each one. Different recoveries are covered, whether it be with a snatch strap, winch, or self-recovery. The staff wants to be assured that after the class sessions are concluded, that the students will be capable of not only helping themselves out of tenuous situations, but also able to help others in need.
Conclusion
If you are new to off-road driving, or feel the need to increase your performance under the skilled direction of experts, then this class is for you. So many people who go off-road have only learned by the school of hard-knocks, and sometimes we get knocked harder than need be. This class offers a means to ease into the sometimes mysterious world of off-road driving, without getting too far in over your head.
There is so much material to be covered, that I would suggest Let's Go Jeepin consider adding a third day, or possibly covering the material in two weekends, instead of just the one. When the students have never been off-road before, the whole experience is completely foreign to them. It just takes a certain amount of time for all the new things, which they are learning, to sink in.
I have already recommended this course to a personal friend, and will do so again. If you are interested in learning how to drive your 4-wheel drive vehicle off-road, and live in the Midwest, then this is the best way to do it.
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| The Badlands offers drivers a chance to test the limits
of each vehicle. Here the author flex's his Jeep.
photo by: the author |
Dora Fang, the owner of Let's Go Jeepin, is a Chief Instructor for the United Four Wheel Drive Associations in the MidWest, and has received First Aid and CPR training from the American Red Cross. She is a member of numerous organizations including Tread Lightly!, Illinois Four Wheel Drive Association, Indiana Four Wheel Drive Association, and many of the four wheel drive clubs around the MidWest.
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