Category: Protective Gear
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I Think He Just Blew Up! – Part 1
I had just about turned twenty-two in 1974 and had been fortunate enough to be accepted into the Fire Department’s Training Academy for my city. There had been seven hundred qualified applications for what turned out to be nine positions that year, so I felt satisfied that I had succeeded when I was selected. When…
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The Inadvertent Road Less Travelled
Either bulldoze the Potholes – Or Create a Road Today, driving a motorcycle in some Canadian cities is like taking a trip to the badlands. I was driving along a pothole today, and almost hit an inadvertent Butte of road sticking up. Had I, undoubtedly I would have written off my motorcycle. One significant reason…
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Risk Aversion and Motorcycling
Are Younger People Today More Risk Averse, and what are the factors that will enhance their purchase and use of motorcycles in the future? Today, seeing a young person riding a motorcycle is almost a surprise. While I’ve been aware for a while that the motorcycling community seems to be aging, the argument was, for…
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Twelve Camping Technology Musts for Motorcycle Camping
When traveling by motorcycle and camping at my age of (72), shortly, there are a few technologically more advanced items that I require, particularly if I’m heading into the wilderness, which I plan to do. These aren’t your typical mainstream must-haves. You have the basics. A tent, sleeping bag, water, food, utensils, cooking heat source,…
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Life Safety
For those of you who venture into the outback, which as far as I’m concerned is anywhere where help will be unavailable to you, whether in the mountains, a desert, on the ocean, or the tundra. You must think through the ‘worst case scenario’. Planning will only take you so far. If you have never…
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The Best Tent, for Me
Motorcycle camping is something that I have enjoyed, however, now that I have a piece of steel that sticks out of my leg very close to my knee, I can no longer kneel down. It appears that a new tent that can accommodate me walking in and out, instead of crawling in and out, may…
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Simply, The Best Motorcycle Boot
At the end of last year’s motorcycle season, my Icon boots finally gave out and had to be replaced. I looked at pretty much every manufacturers boots on the market before deciding on a new pair. The boot, that for me, seemed to be the best, by far, was the Klim Outlander GTX. They are…
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Motorcycling and Diving: An Analogy
When Diving or Riding Becomes Deadly This article is about knowing your environment, including the people you ride with, and to some extent, that you may have to depend on at some point. Both motorcycling and diving can be hazardous. It pays to ensure that you have planned for the contingencies you think the particular…
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I’m Alive, that’s good…
This article is going to be about something very close to me, physically and mentally. It was originally going to be about motorcycle helmets, their technology and how important that can be to your survival. There are a number of reasons why I’m enamoured with the subject, not the least of which is that I’ve…