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If you find yourself stuck while out of cellphone range, you can use a Garmin Communicator or Ham Digital Radio to send us a message. Please include your GPS location, radio type (HAM/FRS), radio frequency (for HAM) or Channel and Sub-channel (for FRS), and a description of the situation so we can initiate a recovery.
Offroad Recoveries
2 wheel drive stuck in the mud
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025, at 7:14 p.m. (PT), we received a request for help with an off-road recovery near Sprague River in Oregon. The requester, David McCracken, submitted the following information: “2 wheel drive black
I overestimated my trucks snow capabilities
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, at 2:56 p.m. (PT), we received a request for help with an offroad recovery near Klamath Falls in Oregon. The requester, Rebecca George, submitted the following information: “I was going to check
A disabled veteran in need of assistance
Thursday, February 20th, 2025, at 9:14 p.m. (MT), we received a request for help with an offroad recovery in Colorado. The requester, Joseph Feiccabrino , submitted the following information: “Nisan frontier 4×4 close to 90
My camper van broke down
Thursday, February 20th, 2025, at 3:31 a.m. (MT), we received a request for help with an offroad recovery in Arizona. The requester, Dean Tucker, submitted the following information: “My camper van broke down. I’m currently
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Featured Rigs and Reviewed Vehicles
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Car reviews provided courtesy of Pamplin Media Group.
Jeep Wrangler JK Unlimited
This project started with a based model 2017 Jeep JK unlimited Sport S Manual with a basic technology package and soft top. It was not a fancy Rubicon; I had a small budget since I
All-new 2021 Ford Bronco Sport hits the spot
The new small crossover breaks the mold with boxy looks and real off-road ability. Ford has brought back the legendary Bronco nameplate this year with two all-new vehicles. It’s important from the outset to distinguish
2022 Subaru Outback heads into the Wilderness
The new edition of the popular crossover SUV is the most off-road capable yet. The Subaru Outback is one of the most capable crossover SUVs available on the market. Whether you choose the most basic
2020 Nissan Frontier gets new driveline, improving performance and fuel economy
If you’re looking for a traditional small truck, the Frontier is enjoyable to drive, capable for work or play, and a great value. Nissan brought its first small trucks to America in 1959, and that
Nissan Titan is built to compete
A full-sized truck that can be ordered to fit any budget and lifestyle, from basic pickup to off-road ready adventure vehicle. If you ask truck buyers to list all the full-size trucks, they sometimes forget
2020 Nissan Pathfinder SUV is a great choice for active families
On the road, the Pathfinder is powerful and enjoyable. It’s got a smooth, quiet ride, and the shift-on-the-fly Automatic all-wheel-drive is perfect for a Portland winter. The competition for midsize SUV customers is fierce, and
About our system...
In this section you can learn more about how our system works and how our volunteers participate and organize recoveries. You can join us by becoming a member!
Upgraded Backend
During the last few months we were working on some changes for the backend to allow our volunteers to coordinate their efforts with ease. Starting now, when our volunteers received a text message with a
How to request a recovery!
If you have Cell Service: In order to request a recovery, we need to first capture as much information about you and your situation as possible. In order to do that we created an app
How does this works?
By now most of you understand we don’t use facebook to organize our recoveries. That’s what we used to do when we started years ago. Our facebook page is now mostly to chat and share
Integration Completed
We finally completed our integration with Twilio giving us the tools we needed to coordinate efforts with our volunteers. The new system is fully integrated and from within our system connects our volunteers with us
Mapping our Data
We recently updated our web-app to help us map the location of our members. It is a slow process since we need to wait for each user to log in on the web-app, but while
Why do we need your help?
A few years ago we started building our group using just facebook. Our group grew to a few thousand members, and although facebook is great to reach people, it lacks what we need. We recently