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I would be game

Wasn’t pointing finger’s just figured would address the specific topic at hand

So neither of those last posts answered your question. Blankets pack small but need to be large enough to cocoon yourself in to keep in warmth if you get into cold weather. I use a down bag rated for 20Deg, it works down to about mid 30's and packs very small, it is well suited for most of the seasonal camping i do having using it into the teens where I froze my ass off, bag not warm enough, you can use a liner to add 10Deg of warmth and those pack small as well. If you looking at mostly summer camping the blanket might be the ticket, winter I would go with a quality down bag, you can find them on clearance usually for a decent price, waterproof is the best way to go and I think these days they have a synthetic down that works really well I just don't know. Determine how much you want to spend, then that will dictate what you can get yourself into. If able try the bags at REI or such some are deceptively small and hard to move in while sleeping, if you toss around that is a consideration. You wont have that issue with a blanket, like shutterrev said the base layer (pad) is critical for comfort and warmth.

I mean have him do the Ducati as well if he works on those bikes, unless your implying thats already in the works.

Don’t waste your time if George works on it have him do it mic drop

George is the only person I will use from now on as long as he is in business. I have had stuff done by Precision Concepts Super Plush Cogent Dynamics Another guy I dont recall that was up at the top of the grape vine. They all did the full boat service and hands down George delivers a result they all failed to come close too. To say it was transformative in how the bikes ride is an understatement, simply put EVERY bike of mine he has worked on and every one of them have been 1000% better for the experience in performance and all around handling. HE might cost a little bit more but you get exactly what you are paying for and then some. As of now I think he has done a total 5 bikes for me over the last 5 years, some more than once trying to get it right for me.

Contact motoventures that what they do might have everything you need for them to try riding

I am going but still vasilating between big or little bike lots of snow so no idea whats going to be open out there this year

There is another event in April up in Kernville called WARPED. here is the link if you want to continue your adventure riding experience with like minded people. https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/warped-xvii-2023-the-next-generation-april-27-30-2023.1606989/ @tntmo I did not know you never been to DV would have brought you along on one of the tours I ran thru for Dan Diego and others like him.

Give up riding and take up hiking, delivering food in your spare time when not working as an uber driver?

I think we are going to end up doing a small section of it between the 10 and DV tomorrow not sure what part I am just following along on this ride

This is a much better explanation of the process flow, mine was much more myopic in regards to just SAR.

Yes they call about 40 minutes after I had activated the SOS button, might of been the first chance I had reception or ???

Wow that is a loaded question it really has a huge dependency on the SAR in the area where it is requested. Yucaipa back in the day has a very well staffed and organized volunteer SAR program and they were able to respond same day to events that took place in Big Bear and other areas I would say within a 100 mile radius of Yucaipa. In Death Valley it can be hours before you would get help to arrive because there are only a few rangers that patrol the area and depending on the service they might send out a ranger, or a sheriff it is hard to say. This is my personal account of the one time I uses the SPOS SOS feature. Wife went down and lost consciousness on the dirt road that takes you the back way into Ballarat from Panamint springs. I hit the button, and did a quick assessment, knowing where we were I decided since she came too but was disoriented I knew I had an hour at most to get her to the hospital that is in Ridgecrest. I was going to turn her into a backpack and take her there on my bike, leaving her's behind. At that moment a jeep shows up, I explain the situation and they agreed to take her to the pavement, in the amount of time it took them to get to pavement i rode back to panamint and got the truck and met them at the road, they waiting at most a few moments. On the drive too the hospital I got a call from Spot on the cell phone, they did not send any help because they were trying to get ahold of me first. That should tell you something. I told them I was already enroute and to stop any actions on their part, since they did not start anything nothing needed to be stopped. So it seems a lot depends on where, who gets the call etc.. This is where the 2 way communication ones have an advantage. As far as costs go, with the SPOT insurance if they issue the call then you are covered if someone else gets to you first it may not cover you, so it makes sense to have your own coverage somehow via an umbrella policy rather that depend on just the one for coverage. That's if your the type that spends a LOT of time in those kinds of stations that put you at high risk. Example

Someone left behind a viasat fleece

Oh forgot to tell you I moved.... 🤣

@aaronq

So far it looks like there are only 4 people that are showing up on the 18th, it's going to happen regardless but it looks like most of the gear that will be getting shown off is mine, regardless I can at least share with you what I have learned over the last 20 years from my time spent, commuting, dirt bike riding, adventure riding and general fukery on a motorcycle riding...

There is a mod that uses a shock off a quad I think it is a heavier duty one that the stock and has more features. I looked into it when my wife had one as it could be lowered. I dont recall the details.