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Let's sit down and pick out a date next weekend while we are sitting around a campfire

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So pardon my engineering brain at work here...  If we are out wheeling in a "sensitive area" somewhere and we have a leak on the ground which is more likely than on an impervious paved surface how do we keep our fluid from soaking into the ground before we can get this absorbant product in place...?  Something just isn't connecting for me.

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Option 1 - use your handy trail shovel, scoop up the contaminated soil, dump it in a trash bag with a helping of Peat Sorb, transport to a safe disposal location.  I have been told that moving "used" Peat Sorb does not constitute transporting a hazardous material through the national forest (and other similarly governed federal lands).  Technically doing the same thing with kitty litter can result in a fine

Option 2 - Drop the PS on the spill, crush it into the contaminated soil with your boot and walk away.  I am not an expert on this stuff, but I have been told since it is hydrophobic and encapsulates the hydrocarbon-based spill this is a bazillion times better for the environment than doing nothing.

Jim Mazzola did a great deal of research before settling on this product and recommending it to UFWDA a number of years ago. They used to sell "Trail Pails", but I do not see them in the UFWDA store pages any longer.

I finally found a distributor that will work with small retail customers.  If you are familiar with Peat Sorb, I will resell it to you at cost (pick up only) in whatever quantity you need/want/desire for your Jeep/shop/farm/home.   

If you are not familiar with Peat Sorb, it is a modified Peat product - highly absorbent, it encapsulates hydrocarbons,  will not absorb water, and renders your spill safe for land fill OR SIMPLY LEAVE IT IN THE WOODS.  One pound will absorb 1 gallon of oil, and does not leach anything back out - it remains inert until it naturally biodegrades.  Thuis will meet the requirements of sensitive wheeling areas that require a spill mitigation kit.  The manufacturer claims a 34# bale will replace 600-900# of kitty litter.

Sound too good to be true?  I will bring a sample for demonstration to a meeting as soon as it arrives.  Until then, go Google it.

Price?  Your first guess is about 300% too high.  I am thinking I should get about 25 1gal zip lock bags out of my $80 order.  So start saving your coffee cans, coffee creamer jugs etc.  Twist on lids work best based on my unfortunate personal experience.

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Looking to gauge interest in the following:

1. I have to maintain my CPR/First Aid certification to teach the UFWDA 4WD Awareness program and I expire this year.   Jonathon has never had CPR/AED instruction.  That makes 2 participants.  We probably need 6-8 to make it worth someone's time to come train us.  Anyone interested in participating?  Anyone certified to teach? I specifically need CPR (adult and infant) plus Basic First Aid.

2.  Speaking of 4WD Awareness training, is anyone interested in attending a full day (6 hours or so) class in basic 4wd driving, safe winching & extraction, and trail safety?  The UFWDA 4WD Awareness training is broad enough to give a newbie enough instruction to stay out of trouble, a modestly experienced 4 wheeler the confidence to be a trail leader and coach to newbies, and we usually can find a couple of bad habits to help experienced off highway users "unlearn".  You also ned to participate in this course if you wish to become an instructor yourself.

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You must bring it to the meeting, need new stuff to drool over!

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No experience with any of them, sorry

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Sold!  Let me know when you will be in town for me to come get it.

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You typed all that from your Samsung phone Paul?  Your fingers must be bleeding!

I knew I recognized his name from somewhere, I didn't connect the dots until the Battle of 73 Easting came up in my search. 

I actually took a lunch break today, and once I started typing it just sort of flowed...


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Can I mount a 50 caliber to my roof?

Jarhead has a pair of air cooled .30s on his hood of his H2, I don't see a single 50 on the roof as overkill. 

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How are the new National Security Advisor and two tracking connected?  Capt McMaster commanded a cavalry unit in the first Gulf war, and was the victor in a decisive, lop sided victory against a numerically superior Iraqi unit.  He used speed, excellent tactical planning, and a secret weapon unknown to the Iraqi forces...GPS.  Much like the Allies in WW2 who assumed the Ardennes forest was too tough for German armored formations to negotiate, the Iraqi commander assumed the Coalition forces would be unable to navigate in the open desert  away from the roads.  He set up a text book defense (he had previously trained in the US) of a small town using several almost  imperceptible  hills for cover and positioning his forces in depth.  What he did not expect was a US Cavalry officer travelling cross country with a small but powerful mechanized force guided by satellites.  The Battle of 73 Easting was short and intense, and McMaster was awarded the Silver Star for his conduct of the battle. 

Just somerhing to keep in mind this weekend as we head into the woods guided by affordable, reliable GPS  receivers and satellite-based maps to attack the Hills of Montezuma with our recreational vehicles.

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Glad you and Laura were able to make it.  The recovery of Ed's Jeep was actually anti-climatic, a fresh layer of fluffy snow overnight helped with traction and it was a really great drive in to where he parked it.

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I need to borrow a set this weekend, anyone have a set?  My Harbor Freight set gave up the ghost today and I am on half done

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Nice ride along video!

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I just got out of work, and need to head home to get some rain here. I should be there before 4 o'clock.

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Looks like our clean up crew is a little thin, but our early morning crew is solid.  Jonathon and I are going to sleep in  and stick around to break down and clean up, dinner @ Gramma's is not until 3pm