In the Four Dice 4 Wheel Drive Club we promote
responsible 4 wheeling. We follow the Tread
Lightly rules for trail etiquette as taken
from the www.treadlightly.org
website.
T - Travel and recreate with minimal impact
R- Respect the environment and the rights
of others
E- Educate yourself, plan and prepare before
you go
A- Allow for future use of the outdoors, leave
it better than you found it
D- Discover the rewards of responsible recreation
Never drive off trail. Creating illegal bypasses
is not an option. If you have a winch, use
it to safely advance yourself on the trail.
If you winch to a tree, make sure that it
is large enough to handle the loads you are
putting on it and always use a tree saver
strap. If you can not safely advance, carefully
turn around in the nearest open place without
destroying vegetation.
Respect fire restrictions. They are there
for a reason. When fires are permitted and
safe, keep it small. Standing close to a small
fire is safer than standing 10 feet away from
a bon fire. CDF says hot embers can travel
as far as a 1/4 mile. For
current information.
If you have a fluid spill clean it up. If
on the rocks take an oil soaking pad and soak
up everything you can. If in the dirt take
all the dirt that has been contaminated with
you. Remember, leave no trace.
Four Dice 4x4 Club continues to use a portable
toilet system on all club runs. There are
many options too choose from with a wide range
of pricing. We use the PETT toilet system
but there are others that are available. www.thepett.com
We always pack out what we pack in and then
some.
"Pack it in pack it out" is one
of our creeds
We support the Blue Ribbon Coalition at www.sharetrails.org
We are also huge supporters of Friends of
the Rubicon otherwise known as FOTR.
See how you can help at www.delalbright.com
Our yearly project is the
Clean Up of the Fordyce Creek trail in Northern
California. It's usually planned for the end
of the wheeling season and consists of trail
maintenance, picking up trash, re-routing
the trail if directed by the forest service
and general trail work. We have officially
adopted the trail along with the help of the
Webilt four wheel drive club as well as the
Sacramento Jeepers. If you are interested
in helping in our efforts click the link to
the Four Dice bulletin board.
And finally our club motto
KEEP IT CLEAN, KEEP IT OPEN