Avants Off-Road Event at Dirtfish (Nov 8th)

Autocross

Nov 18

After a week of relentless downpour, the sun finally showed up just in time for last Saturday’s Avants Off-Road Day at DirtFish! Members took to the course to get muddy and sharpen their recovery skills, and in true Avants fashion, member Jeff Jones even handed his keys to our Seattle Director so she could join in on the fun.

Branden Ben Powell led the hands-on recovery training, covering fundamentals for heading off pavement. From managing air pressure, when and how to use traction boards, and the most critical gear to have on hand to help you get out of just about any situation that comes your way. Attendees even got to try their hands at performing their own Kinetic Recoveries with what looked and acted like a giant rubber band.

Here are links to the gear Ben recommends, along with some discount codes that support Search & Rescue for some of them:

The standard recovery kit (in the 3/4x20' option) is the best option for almost everyone (use code SARPINZ at checkout): https://sandycats.com/collections/recovery-kits/products/standard-recovery-kit
If you want to add a bridle, as demonstrated, add the 10' (use code SARPINZ at checkout): https://sandycats.com/collections/recovery-tools/products/3-4-x-10-bridle
For rear receiver shackle block, any of the options from Agency 6 work great (no code). https://agency6.com/collections/shackle-blocks
Small traction boards recommended: https://a.co/d/49xV9kw and the storage bag for them: https://a.co/d/3ALza2u (no code)

Huge thanks to our incredible volunteers for keeping things running smoothly, and a special thank you to member Josh Hansen for capturing all the action behind the lens.