Trail rating system

[cruiseroutfit]

Originally posted by SammiGrrl
... People with 4X4's are the ones that will be using it primarily, so it makes sense.

Yes and no...

I like the RR4W 1-5 scale... it is simple and well understood by our community (4x4ers)

For RS and Con, I think that the 1-5 would work, but thinking towards the future, we do need to incorporate ATV's as well... Alot of ATV's use the RS trail.. (I did take my YZ on CON )

If in the future, we are able to designate more trails in the area, the ratings are going to have to be easy to understand by all users... (4x4-ATV-etc)

So the question is... do we make them learn the 1-5 or do we adapt to something more universal?

Do ATV'ers have any rating system now?

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by cruiseroutfit
Do ATV'ers have any rating system now?

yes, ski colors

 

[Hickey]

Originally posted by Shawn


yes, ski colors

I refuse to learn a new rating system! Leave me alone in my little close-minded world!!

I just had to get that out.

 

[RockMonkey]

I think we should use the Lucky Charms rating system:

Pink Heart=Easy, will not cause heart damage
Purple Horseshoe=Many tight turns
Orange Star=Expect very steep climbs
Green Clover=Do you feel lucky?

Maybe not...

 

[Hickey]

Originally posted by RockMonkey
I think we should use the Lucky Charms rating system:

Pink Heart=Easy, will not cause heart damage
Purple Horseshoe=Many tight turns
Orange Star=Expect very steep climbs
Green Clover=Do you feel lucky?

Maybe not...

That one apeals to my senses. At least the taste one.

 

[RockMonkey]

Originally posted by cruiseroutfit


Yes and no...

I like the RR4W 1-5 scale... it is simple and well understood by our community (4x4ers)

For RS and Con, I think that the 1-5 would work, but thinking towards the future, we do need to incorporate ATV's as well... Alot of ATV's use the RS trail.. (I did take my YZ on CON )

If in the future, we are able to designate more trails in the area, the ratings are going to have to be easy to understand by all users... (4x4-ATV-etc)

So the question is... do we make them learn the 1-5 or do we adapt to something more universal?

Do ATV'ers have any rating system now?

You can't do that though. A trail that is easy to a Jeep may be impassable to a four wheeler, and a trail that is easy for a four wheeler, may be impassable to a jeep. You can't just put a rating on a trail and expect it to apply equally to all users. So we need to decide who we are making these trails, and these signs for. I think we are making them for four wheelers, and that's who the signs should be made to apply to.

 

[Shawn]

I think we are loosing the sence of direction. If the sign is going to be directed at the 4x4ers and talking about body damage, lockers, and such. Then why should the rating be directed at another source???

Sorry I didn't read all of the 80000 pages in land use.

 

[Lazarus401]

How about a colored 1-5 scale. 1 can be Green, 3 can be blue, and 5 can be black.

 

[Hickey]

Originally posted by Shawn
I think we are loosing the sence of direction. If the sign is going to be directed at the 4x4ers and talking about body damage, lockers, and such. Then why should the rating be directed at another source???

I agree.

 

[RockMonkey]

Originally posted by Shawn
I think we are loosing the sence of direction. If the sign is going to be directed at the 4x4ers and talking about body damage, lockers, and such. Then why should the rating be directed at another source???

Sorry I didn't read all of the 80000 pages in land use.

Yep.

 

[James K]

Originally posted by Shawn
Can't you just make a small notation on the sign that say

Scale Rating:
1-5


??????

exactly

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Originally posted by Shawn
I think we are loosing the sence of direction. If the sign is going to be directed at the 4x4ers and talking about body damage, lockers, and such. Then why should the rating be directed at another source???...

Good point...

The reason this is an issue is because of the high ATV use in the area. By far there are more ATV's users than 4x4s on any given weekend.

The "masterplan" for the 5 Mile-Pass area is to make an entire system of trails, not just RS and Con. While the 1-5 system works great for those two trails, it may not work for other trails that we establish in the future.

RS started as a ATV trail and is still widely used by them... does our "trail maintaince" program aim to keep them from stacking rocks as well as our own?

Too many questions...

 

[Shawn]

wow,,,,,,, you guy's agree with me????




that's a first

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Originally posted by Shawn
wow,,,,,,, you guy's agree with me???? ...

I always agree with you Shawn, just not online...

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by cruiseroutfit


I always agree with you Shawn, just not online...

hahahaha,,,

 

[EZRhino]

What colors will 2 and 4 be? Are you an odd numbered biggot, or do you just have a thing against even numbers? (Inquiring minds need to know!)

EZ

 

[Lazarus401]

Any dad gum other color they want it to be, or, 2 can be 1/2 Green and 1/2 blue. and 4 can be 1/2 blue and 1/2 black. Just like your eye is gonna be next time you can me a biggot.

I am not a Biggot or a Racist. I hate every one and thing equally.

 

[EZRhino]

LOL!!!!

So we are agreed to ban all women drivers and Samari's from RS then?


EZ

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by EZRhino
LOL!!!!

So we are agreed to ban all women drivers and Samari's from RS then?


EZ

Well since YOU drive a Sami,,, ya..

 

[EZRhino]

oh, and ban any Toyota Landcruiser driven by someone who's first name starts with S.

EZ