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OCTOBER 10-16, 2018 UCW 27 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM OCT. 13 • CAR, TRUCK AND BIKE SHOW SUPPORT- ING WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA in the J.P. Riddle Stadium parking lot, 2823 Legion Rd. Coordinated and hosted by Rolling Thunder NC Chapter 1. Register from 9-11a.m. $30 reg- istration fee. Free to the general public. Call Craig Hardy at 910-322-3893 for details. OCT. 15 • 2ND ANNUAL HAUNTED HILLS RIDE at VFW Post 9157, 165 Cragmont Rd., Black Mountain. 10 a.m. Ride, music, food, raffles and more. $25 per rider, $15 per passenger. For more information, visit www.cvma152.org/events/2nd-annual-haunted-hills-ride. OCT. 20 • 11TH ANNUAL BIKERS WITH BOXES at the Billy Gra- ham Library, 4330 Westmont Dr., Charlotte, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The amazing journey of an Operation Christmas Child shoebox begins with you. Join us for the 11th annual Bikers with Boxes charity event as we continue our support of this Samaritan's Purse ministry. Pack your shoeboxes and ride to the Billy Graham Library for a day of fellowship, music, food, giveaways and more – all to benefit Operation Christmas Child. Help us reach our biggest goal yet: 6,500 shoebox- es. Ride alone, with your club or meet up with a group coming from your region. Gates open at 9:30 a.m. Complimentary lunch is served from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. You will also have the incredible opportunity to hear from someone who received one of these shoeboxes as a child and learn how a simple shoebox can change a life. For more information, call 704-401-3256, email LibraryEvents@ bgea.org, or visit billygrahamlibrary.org/event/11th-annual-bikers-with-boxes. OCT. 23 • WIND THERAPY RIDE WITH THE FORT BRAGG CHAPTER OF HARLEY OWNERS GROUP departing from Fort Bragg Harley-Davidson, 3950 Sycamore Dairy Rd. Kickstands up at 10 a.m. For more information, email fortbragghog@gmail.com or visit fortbragghog.com/calendar. NOV. 3 • 9TH ANNUAL LOGAN STROUD MEMORIAL RIDE beginning at Tank Town Tavern, 6711 Freedom Dr., Charlotte. Registration 9:30- 11 a.m. Kickstands up 11:15 a.m. Last bike in 3:30 p.m. Post-ride live auction 3:30 p.m. $25/single rider, $15/passenger. 1st Stop - Lancaster's BBQ, 515 Rinehardt Rd., Mooresville. 2nd Stop - In The Wind, 15800 Old Statesville Rd., Huntersville. For more information, contact Kris Stroud at 704-305-1683 or kstroud0517@gmail.com. 910-867-2364 • 4624 BRAGG BLVD. First bike out at noon Auction • Food • Fun Saturday October 20th Oktober Co-hosted by Perruque Boutique Benefit for breast cancer awareness Oktober Breast Breast Fest Fest FROM THE ROAD Riding the storm out by JIM JONES JIM JONES, Motorcycle Enthusiast. Comments? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910- 484-6200. For many people in the Carolinas, this week has been hellish with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. My heart goes out to so many that have lost so much. A few days prior to getting my storm preparation on, I was doing a mental inventory of what I needed versus what I had. Then I thought to myself, my motorcycle has a lot of things that I might be able to use. I have two bikes, a Suzuki DR-650 and a BMW R1200GS. Both are great bikes on and off the road. I have traveled on both bikes for weeks in some very remote places, so I am capable of living off the grid with them. As I looked at the situa- tion, I started breaking things down. I've always had a Plan A and Plan B for critical situations. Plan A was to stay at the house. Thus far, I have not experienced flooding but could easily be land-locked. Plan B, if needed, was to evacuate to a friend or family mem- ber's house. For Plan A, the motorcycle bags on my GS could be used as water- proof luggage. I have a Rugged Geek RG1000 Safety 1000A Portable Car Jump Starter, Battery Booster Pack and Power Supply with LCD Display, INTELLIBOOST Smart Cables, LED Flashlight and USB and laptop charg- ing. This is great for keeping things charged around the house. My bike has a nice first-aid kit that has tourniquet supplies in the event of a serious motorcycle emergency. This includes stiches, Band-Aids, trauma bandages, blood clotting bandages and a few other things. My wife had bought me a gen- erator after Hurricane Matthew for a Christmas present. Gas was somewhat a concern for me since I have not used the generator before, so I was not sure how much gas I needed. I had three 5-gallon gas cans but was not sure how long that would last. However, I knew I had two motorcycles with almost 5 gallons each that I could siphon from and my wife's car, which has about 18 gallons. I did discover I had a small problem with my hose that I had in the bike. It was cut to siphon gas from motorcycle to motor- cycle and not from the bottom of a car tank to the bike's tank. So I was short about 5 feet. This put me in a small panic. Before the night of the storm, I found a hose at Auto Zone. Relief! I have a SPOT emergency transpon- der that I have mounted on whichever bike I'm on. This device runs on AAA batteries and is waterproof. It is very small and has a snap-link that can clip onto anything. The SPOT works over satellite to an emergency call center that in turn will notify 911. As a last result, I could also use the power adapter on the bike to charge electronics or use my electric air com- pressor to blow up our air mattress in the event we needed to put up an extra guest. If I needed to execute Plan B and get the heck out of dodge, I'd need maps. Detailed maps. I didn't have time to get them for the state, but my Garmin GPS on the bike has a car mount. That would be great because my Garmin GPS has detailed trails and other spe- cifics that my cell phone or car GPS does not have. For travel water, I have a few cases of water in the garage, but for the bikes, I have two 2-quart canteens and a CamelBack hydration pack for extra water. I also have a small gas stove that I could use to cook or boil water if I needed to purify water. Although the hurricane has passed, our day-to-day things we have around us can always be used as dual-purpose. I hope we never have to go through another storm like this again, but Mother Nature always does what Mother Nature does. If there is a topic that you would like to discuss, you can contact me at motorcycle4fun@aol.com. RIDE SAFE! I have traveled on both of my bikes for weeks in some very remote places, so I am capable of living off the grid with them.