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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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Introducing SFWDA Tech Net - Join us tonight at 7 PM to begin our Summer 2020 Outdoor Experience

SFWDA Tech Net

Inaugural Edition - ” Summer 2020 Outdoor Experience “

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Southern Four Wheel Drive Association (SFWDA) is partnering with Morrison Outdoor Adventures (MOA) and BG Goodrich (BFG) to bring you our Summer Outdoor Experience series. Each Thursday evening at 7:00pm EDT this spring we will bring to you a live discussion via the SFWDA Facebook Page on a basic off-roading topic.

Covering diverse topics related to best practices off-road

These sessions are intended for both novice & intermediate off roading enthusiasts. We are sharing some of the essential basic skills that will help you better enjoy your next off-road adventure safely. Who knows, maybe some advanced off-roaders may even pick up a tidbit of useful information you can use?

Each week in May we will be giving away a great prize to one lucky participant in the Facebook Live session and everyone that participates in the Facebook live stream will be eligible to win a set of five BFG tires to be given away this fall.

On our first SFWDA Tech Net session we will share an overview of the SFWDA Tech Net concept, outline our giveaway program, and introduce Micheal Morrison and Al Sweeney, your primary hosts for the summer. Who knows we may even have a guest speaker Thursday evening.

Please share this with your club pages and invite your friends.

SFWDA Facebook Page

We will be LIVE streaming our series starting this Thursday, April 23 at 7 PM EDT.


Our SFWDA - Tech Net Hosts

Please tune in to the SFWDA Facebook Channel this Thursday, April 23 at 7:00pm EDT to learn more about our plans.

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