Quad Blog Archive

Do sleepless nights keep you from camping more often than you’d like? Or, make your time on the trail harder to enjoy and recover from?
According to Dr. Mary Susan Esther, president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, sleep patterns take months to establish and trying to fall asleep and stay asleep outside of your normal routine causes insomnia.
Even mild dehydration can cause sleeplessness; so does being cold before you get into a sleeping bag. It seems if you want to fall asleep you need to go to sleep at your normal time, do a few jumping-jacks to warm up your body before you slip into the sack and it helps to keep your socks on. A Dutch study proved wearing socks helps to regulate the body’s core temperature.

I couldn't wait to see the reviews on the Brute Force 750i. This is one of the ATV's that we use on the trail and it is as bullet proof as they get. Just a little summary on the improvements

The biggest one is the Power steering. When other ATV's were coming out with this the only thing I could say was that it was adding weight to an already heavy machine, that it was a convenience more than anything. I am still of that same opinion and at this point welcome the convenience and stability it gives to this machine.

Here's an interesting article in the Salt Lake Tribune today:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51598239-78/trail-canyon-broads-blm.ht...

By Brandon Loomis

The Salt Lake Tribune
First published Apr 09 2011 09:12PM
Updated Apr 9, 2011 11:24PM

Monticello • Four-wheelers, dirt bikes and Jeeps rumbled up Main Street to a protest rally outside federal land managers’ offices here Saturday, where about 200 riders dismounted and cheered speakers demanding motorized access to Recapture Canyon and other parts of San Juan County.