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SFWDA Event Schedule for Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion 2020

SFWDA joins The Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion once again! That’s right, our friends over at Great Smoky Mountain Club have invited SFWDA. Just as we have in the past years and as part of core non-profit mission we share experiences and educate off road best practices, and what better venue than at this awesome event once again in 2020.

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2019_SFWDA_Volunteers

Several highly experienced, SFWDA Board of Directors Members have volunteered to conduct training classes, while we have a team of SFWDA Member Volunteers to moderate panel discussions and to man the SFWDA booths at this event.

 
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Michael Morrison of Morrison Outdoor Adventures will lead hand on Hi-Lift, Recovery Gear, and Winching Demonstrations.

Michael Morrison of Morrison Outdoor Adventures will lead hand on Hi-Lift, Recovery Gear, and Winching Demonstrations.

For the first time this year we are providing free HANDS-ON off-road education. That’s right we will have a Jeep JK in the parking lot where our the one and only Michael Morrison from Morrison‘s outdoor adventures will be showing off his skills as a professional off-road instructor. Watch and learn as he demonstrates best practices

FRIDAY

11 AM - Best Practices Off Road & TreadLightly! Introduction with Master Tread Trainers

1 PM - Off Road Navigation - From basic to advanced, we’ll cover it all with Jake White from Cartotracks

*2 PM - Recovery Gear - Learn about the different pieces of essential gear to build you own recovery kit.

SATURDAY

*10 AM - Hi-Lift Jack - Join us as we learn how to safely operate the Hi-Lift Jack and its many uses.

11 AM - Best Practices Off Road & TreadLightly! Introduction with Master Tread Trainers

1 PM - Best Practices Off Road & TreadLightly! Introduction with Master Tread Trainers

* 2 PM - Winching - Join us as we learn some advanced Winching practices hand on.

* Indicates Hand-On Outdoor Training Demo with Mike Morrison (in the parking lot)

All Classes are estimated at 1 hour.

SFWDA is sponsoring a team of certified "Master Tread Trainers" to lead a series of totally free classes, you won't want to miss! We'll explain what SFWDA does to protect our trails and discuss how Tread Lightly! is vital to that mission. We'll also have Cartotracks leading a Off Road Navigation class!

Stop by to sit down with us for a quick class and you can qualify to win a SFWDA prize pack and maybe even a Dixie Run family pass. Drawings daily in our classroom. #OffRoadEducation #Treadlightly! #Cartotracks #MorrisonOutdoorAdventures #SFWDA



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SFWDA returns to the Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion in 2020, even bigger and better!

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The Southern Four Wheel Drive Association - SFWDA.org is excited to once again host the Annual "Off Road Education & Environmental Stewardship Workshop” at the GSM Jeep Invasion.

We will cover Tread Lightly principles as well as best practices on technical skills, along with trail safety topics. Watch our video series of short films covering topics We will also cover topics like Vehicle Rollover Recovery, Spotting, Safe Hi-Lift jack Operation,Trail Etiquette, and discuss best practices in each scenario. Learn the techniques to safely navigate through your next off road adventure!

Jake White from CartoTracks will be joining us in our classroom for a special 1hr limited availability totally FREE Off Road Navigation Course.

For the first time this year we are providing free HANDS-ON off-road education. That’s right we will have a Jeep JK in the parking lot where our the one and only Michael Morrison from Morrison‘s outdoor adventures will be showing off his skills as a professional off-road instructor. Watch and learn as he demonstrates best practices #TreadLightly! #Cartotracks #MorrisonOutdoorAdventures #GSMJI #SFWDA

To learn more visit www.SFWDA.org

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BREAKING NEWS: Camping is now available at Windrock Hollow for Dixie Run 2020 for just $15!

This is not a type-o, or an accident. Windrock Park has said they are such a huge believer in our mission and is for the first time ever allowing primitive and dry RV camping inside of the Windrock Hollow. That’s right, it’s an exclusive just for SFWDA Members!

* $15 All Weekend *

$15 per person for the entire weekend is a bargain you can not beat. We understand times are tough but we want to make sure that everyone who wants to join us on the best trail riding festival around can.

Just simply add this onto your Dixie Run 34 Registration at checkout and you’re all set. We will also allow Camping Registration onsite but the entry fees go up.

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Dennis Woods of TERAFLEX Talks about the “Big Picture” before you Lift and Build

Dennis Woods talks with us about what you should and should not do when lifting or building your rig.

Season 1 Episode 16

On this episode of Tech Net LIVE we catch up with Dennis Wood of TERAFLEX. Dennis is quite a personality, and perhaps a bit of a off-road industry celebrity. Here’s what he suggested we cover, and anytime Dennis shares his Jeep and suspension experience with the world there’s sure to gems of knowledge involved.

In fact if you plan ahead well you can actually save a ton of money on your build project by eliminating replacement parts you will only use for a short time before you upgrade again. So your topic for the week is;

“What to consider and avoid when building / lifting your Jeep.

1) why did you buy a jeep? ( Meet chicks, commute, beach, trails/camping, rock crawling ….)

2) how will you be using the Jeep… daily driver, combination on offroad, long commutes, trailer rig crawler…..

3) budget…. The lift is just a small part of the $ layaout.. tires wheels, winch, gears, axles…….

4) tire size. Determines lift height, and impacts the budget big time..

5) ramifications of tire size gas, gears, lift, flares, legal?, highway manners, cost

6) use determines what is required for accessories.

7) overlander build

8) crawler rig

9) beach cruiser

10) the best way to build your Jeep… depends on how you plan to use it, always upgradable, but do it once do it right is a way to save money.

11) examples of some of my builds…JK’s with 6.4 hemi conversions, YJ crawler, 2 door JL, overland JK, LJ on 42’s and a 6.2 LS… and why” ?

That and lots more along with your questions LIVE on Facebook video and interactive through the comments section.

Can’t tune in LIVE? No problem. You can watch our archived video collection on our YouTube Channel Anytime. www.youtube.com/c/SfwdaOrg

Tune in LIVE Thursday, August 13th @ 7pm EDT / 6pm CDT

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