Our club's annual fall picnic was last weekend, and this was my son's first trailride and campout. We have two club members with property within 5 minutes of each other and it makes for a good time.
I took a couple of days off work just to get the Blazer set up for my son. I haven't had a back seat in years, was leery about putting him the front with no doors (too close to the outside, and getting smacked by tree limbs), plus I wanted to keep another seat available for an adult or for my other son in a few years.
All strapped in and ready to go. This is just a Jegs plastic racing seat with a regular booster (surprised it fit) and a Corbeau harness belt (4-point harness with automotive style buckle). Added the bars to the cage for more protection. It worked out really well, and the harness style makes it easy to buckle him in.
Just a little posing....mom wanted pictures.
He got a little nervous on some of the rougher stuff, but overall pretty good. Notice the relaxed stance with the crossed legs and HotWheels in his hands (don't pay attention to the booger weld on the upright of the cage....it's the result of messing with adding a gusset).
This is about the spot where the above picture was taken...this nasty obstacle is an uphill ravine with a spring at the top (i.e. always wet) affectionally called Samurai's Revenge:
The final exit hill, tried twice now and can't make it...all grass and loose topsoil, off camber, and the tires get wet and muddy right before the hill.
This is by far the steepest part of this ravine:
I took a couple of days off work just to get the Blazer set up for my son. I haven't had a back seat in years, was leery about putting him the front with no doors (too close to the outside, and getting smacked by tree limbs), plus I wanted to keep another seat available for an adult or for my other son in a few years.
All strapped in and ready to go. This is just a Jegs plastic racing seat with a regular booster (surprised it fit) and a Corbeau harness belt (4-point harness with automotive style buckle). Added the bars to the cage for more protection. It worked out really well, and the harness style makes it easy to buckle him in.
Just a little posing....mom wanted pictures.
He got a little nervous on some of the rougher stuff, but overall pretty good. Notice the relaxed stance with the crossed legs and HotWheels in his hands (don't pay attention to the booger weld on the upright of the cage....it's the result of messing with adding a gusset).
This is about the spot where the above picture was taken...this nasty obstacle is an uphill ravine with a spring at the top (i.e. always wet) affectionally called Samurai's Revenge:
The final exit hill, tried twice now and can't make it...all grass and loose topsoil, off camber, and the tires get wet and muddy right before the hill.
This is by far the steepest part of this ravine:
