Towards the end of last year we (Barto De Koning, Bernadette Meistre and I) decided to start up a 4×4 adventure company. The main reason this came about was that together we organised a very successful event for a 4×4 club that we all belong to, and enjoyed doing it in the process. We also saw there was a need for people to go out on 4×4 trails that do not belong to a club. So after a lot of discussions took place, EC Offroad Adventures was formed.
Part of our offering to the people would be to take them on tours of 4×4 trails and our country side. With new laws being passed to control the 4×4 industry, it is very likely that we would be required to go on a 4 wheel drive guide course.
We debated about this among ourselves, as it’s a lot of money to lay out at the beginning of the business’ existence. The main reason for the debate was that nothing of the 4×4 laws have been set in stone, and thus we don’t know if the need for a 4 wheel drive guide would ever really be there. In the end we decided to do it, even if it is just to enrich ourselves as to how to run a tour. This will also ensure our members to 4WDGA (4 wheel drive guides association – http://www.4wdga.com/).
The course starts at the end of January, and will run over a weekend.
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