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Night Riding -- Reflectors on Trees
I went night riding for the first time last night. I rode wooded
trails with which I was familiar. I was surprised to see that many trees along the trail had tiny, bright reflectors (~1/4 inch in diameter) attached to them! I had never noticed these in daylight. On close inspection I found at least 2 types. One type seemed to resemble a thumb tack, with the head of the tack being reflective. The other type was more like a push pin with a bead for the head. The design makes it visible from many directions. I have been told that hunters use these for orientation. I would like to add some of these to some of the more difficult un-blazed trails on which I frequently get lost! Are these reflectors commercially available (where?) or are they "home-made"? -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt |
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Night Riding -- Reflectors on Trees
HKEK wrote:
I went night riding for the first time last night. I rode wooded trails with which I was familiar. I was surprised to see that many trees along the trail had tiny, bright reflectors (~1/4 inch in diameter) attached to them! I had never noticed these in daylight. On close inspection I found at least 2 types. One type seemed to resemble a thumb tack, with the head of the tack being reflective. The other type was more like a push pin with a bead for the head. The design makes it visible from many directions. I have been told that hunters use these for orientation. I would like to add some of these to some of the more difficult un-blazed trails on which I frequently get lost! Are these reflectors commercially available (where?) or are they "home-made"? -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt I've seen reflective tape for sale, but forget where. Try hardware/lawn and garden shops. Get a paper punch and punch out circles and stick to thumbtacks. Seems simple enough. There's some night riding around my area, too, I should take a look at the trees along the trails and see if I can spot any reflectors like you described. -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt |
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Night Riding -- Reflectors on Trees
"HKEK" wrote in message m... I went night riding for the first time last night. I rode wooded trails with which I was familiar. I was surprised to see that many trees along the trail had tiny, bright reflectors (~1/4 inch in diameter) attached to them! I had never noticed these in daylight. On close inspection I found at least 2 types. One type seemed to resemble a thumb tack, with the head of the tack being reflective. The other type was more like a push pin with a bead for the head. The design makes it visible from many directions. I have been told that hunters use these for orientation. I would like to add some of these to some of the more difficult un-blazed trails on which I frequently get lost! Are these reflectors commercially available (where?) or are they "home-made"? Google says: http://www.gamecalls.net/huntingprod...essories2.html a bit down the page $3 for 100 of 'em. Mike - don't forgit and pick upya one of dem Squirrel Skinners and sum Doe Urine while you're der! -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt |
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Night Riding -- Reflectors on Trees
Michael Dart wrote:
"HKEK" wrote in message m... I went night riding for the first time last night. I rode wooded trails with which I was familiar. I was surprised to see that many trees along the trail had tiny, bright reflectors (~1/4 inch in diameter) attached to them! I had never noticed these in daylight. On close inspection I found at least 2 types. One type seemed to resemble a thumb tack, with the head of the tack being reflective. The other type was more like a push pin with a bead for the head. The design makes it visible from many directions. I have been told that hunters use these for orientation. I would like to add some of these to some of the more difficult un-blazed trails on which I frequently get lost! Are these reflectors commercially available (where?) or are they "home-made"? Google says: http://www.gamecalls.net/huntingprod...essories2.html a bit down the page $3 for 100 of 'em. Mike - don't forgit and pick upya one of dem Squirrel Skinners and sum Doe Urine while you're der! Now there's an arresting thought... riding a bike down a path hunters use. I forget about such things, riding where hunting is vorboten. This has to be the worst weekend to go cross country in the midwest. "Hey, Vern, I got something! It was moving though the brush real fast and I just had time to shoot!" "Uh, George, ya wasted your tag, that there's only a two point buck." -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt |
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