Vintage

        I am now Overland Certified so you must obey me in all things expeditionary! Well there is about as much truth to that as when I was a new grad RN and folks thought I had all the answers. Overland Certified for me means more of a foundation or framework from which to build my future expedition adventures.

Getting setup for the recovery

Extreme Outback sends in air support for Disabled Explorers

Now before you start looking for pictures of bombing raids and explosions, that wasn’t the kind of air support I was talking about. Instead I mean onboard air and all the cool things that does for anyone with mobility issues, from ease of airing up tires, to impact wrenches for lug nuts to dusting off gear to pressurizing fuel & water tanks to save lifting them to get the fluids out.

So what do you get when you mix up 3 amputee’s into a group of well experienced overlanders who want to show off the wonders of the outdoors? What happens when you promise a group some fun in the sun, splashing in creek crossings and fire roasted hot dogs for lunch? Well you get a Disabled Explorers Ride-A-Long event and it was a blast.

For the price of a couple of lunches a month you can let family know where you are, get help from friends instead of tow charges or call in the helicopters if things really go bad, all with a little orange and black puck called the Spot.

So you have your perfectly wrapped & sealed pocket first aid kit, there is a forest of raw materials around you, there was that CPR class years ago and suddenly none of it matters when you are listening to your buddy moan all night in his tent with stomach cramps or looking at a forearm that seems to have a new bend in it. Who needs air transport? How do you wrap up that arm? These questions and more can be dealt with once you have the voices of Pete & Marc your Wilderness First Responder Instructors firmly planted in your brain.