DON’T BE THAT GUY: The Unwritten Rules of Off-Roading
About this episode
The episode discusses the unwritten rules of off-roading and the importance of trail etiquette.
If you’ve spent enough time on the trail, you’ve met that guy . The guy who shows up unprepared. The guy who rides everyone’s bumper. The guy who refuses to use four wheel drive because he wants to prove a point. The guy who tears up soft trails, ignores private property, blasts past hikers and horses, or decides a cliffside switchback is somehow the perfect place to pass somebody. This week on the CAMO Convoy Podcast, we’re talking about the unwritten rules of off roading and why trail etiquette matters a whole lot more than just being polite. One bad driver can wreck the vibe of an entire trip, create problems with landowners, damage trails, and give everyone else another reason to lose access. We get into convoy etiquette, showing up fueled and prepared, keeping your vehicle in decent shape, knowing what kind of trip you signed up for, giving people room, letting faster traffic pass, using four wheel drive when it makes sense, respecting hikers, horses and cyclists, keeping dogs under control, and understanding that public trails do not belong exclusively to us. And yes, we talk about the mountain biker who decided to pass a loaded truck on the outside of a Black Bear Pass…
Topics covered
- off-roading
- trail etiquette
- convoy etiquette
- vehicle preparation
- respect for nature
Keywords
- off-roading
- trail etiquette
- convoy
- four wheel drive
- public trails
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