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I'm a Premier member of the Iron Butt Association and will be glad to mentor anyone with their first SaddleSore 1000 ride (riding a thousand miles in 24 hours). I would help with the planning stages; you can accompany me on my ride; and I will help get your ride certified. Under my mentorship, your certification would be free (normally $45), and you will become a Premier member of the association for the first six months at no charge. The ride certification process for a SaddleSore 1000 ride normally takes several months (due to their backlog), but under my mentorship it will take only a few days. Also, the IBA will pay for your SpotWalla account for the first six months.

* Must be riding a motorcycle capable of sustained travel at highway speeds.

* Must realize that highway travel is dangerous in any type of vehicle, especially on a motorcycle; and agree to not hold me liable.

* The rider must have an insurance policy that offers roadside assistance, in case of an emergency (AAA, GEICO, etc).

* And the rider must carry a tracking device mounted with a clear view of the sky. Spot, Zoleo or inReach.

We will start the SS1000 from your motel in Quemado, New Mexico or Springerville, Arizona, and make a thousand mile loop back to the start. The ride normally takes 18 or 19 hours, depending on the route and conditions.

My next Iron Butt ride will be on April 29 or 30, and will go from Springerville to the beach in San Diego, CA and back. This would make a great ride for anyone interested in getting IBA Certified.

Ray's
Iron Butt
Rides

7) 2024-04 SaddleSore UFO 1,043 miles; 19 hrs 6 min
6) 2024-04 SaddleSore TrailBoss 1,015 miles; 18 hrs 37 min
5) 2004-03 Bun Burner Gold #2 1,504 miles; 23 hrs 19 min
4) 2004-02 Bun Burner Gold #1 1,504 miles; 23 hrs 13 min
3) 2023-12 San Diego Express 1,148 miles; 22 hrs 50 min
2) 2023-11 Bun Burner 1500 1,537 miles; 33 hrs 23 min
1) 2019-12 SaddleSore 1000 1,010 miles; 17 hrs 40 min
Iron Butt rides

A Quick Rundown of Ray's Books

New Book
Coppermine Quest
350 new photos
Read it for free, here on my website.

(2023-05, Still going strong after 30 years in business, Jenny takes another batch of packages to the PO. Thank you - one and all - for your support!

Now for Sale: Our NEW Blood Cleaner, the BC-500

  • Circuity completely revised with new components.
  • Uses 50% of the power as the 300, so your battery lasts longer.
  • Pile-drives the current deeper into your skin, to better reach the radial artery.
  • Has a power switch (Nominal to Turbo) to increase the voltage by 200%.
  • Same size as the BC-300.
BC-500  Order your BC-500 Here 

23 BC-500 prototypes, each with different values.
BC-500 Turbo Switch

The new BC-500 is the result of months of work. I revised the circuity, completely, with new components and a brand new layout. The circuity alone took me two months, to get just right - and so that it would fit onto the same size 300 board.

I figured out how to run the Blood Cleaner on half the voltage. So that's what the new circuity is for. And the Turbo switch doubles it.

In addition, we have improved the design of the BC probes wrappers. They now have a double layer on one side (as before), and a single layer on the other side - for people with less skin resistance.

Most people will set the switch to the left, the "Normal Use" setting. That uses less power, and prolongs the battery. If you turn the dial all the way, and still can't feel the tingling, try setting the switch to the right, the "Turbo" mode. Also, the BC-500 makes nano-silver faster in the Turbo mode.

Whatever the switch setting, the idea is to turn the dial until you feel the tingling, indicating that the electrical current is penetrating the skin and going down to the nerves. Because the radial artery is so close under the skin, in that area of the wrist underside, then it's also going into the artery.

By the same token, if you don't feel the tingling, then the current is not penetrating the skin, and not going down into the nerves, and it's not cleaning the blood. However, don't set the dial too high, to a painful level; because too much current can burn the skin.

The "Normal Use" setting and the "Turbo" mode, and the single and double layers of the BC probes wrappers, are meant to accommodate a wide range of skin conductance. Some people have thicker skin. But the main factor is your body hydration. If you are well hydrated, by drinking lots of water, you will require much less current. OR, if your body hydration is low, the BC will take much more current to drive the electrical pulse into your artery.

The tingling of the Blood Cleaner is killing pathogens in the blood, and those dead pathogens are swept into the kidneys for filtration. The kidneys then excrete the dead pathogens into the urine. So that's why it's so important to drink lots of water when using the Blood Cleaner.

 

Northern Paddling Adventures
Ten Thousand Miles
Sea-Kayaking and Canoeing in the Far North

We have eighteen chickens. They are all pets. Each one has a different personalty, and they are so much fun!

Tarp Pitching

On Sale Trail Life and Tarp Book Essential (both books purchased together for less than $15 each).

Trail-Life Now Shipping! This is the original version, not a revised one. Same size, same great information, same photos but the photos are grayscale this time, not color (The cover is still color).
Trail Life  Order the book Here 

Trail Life history

We had fun revamping Trail Life for this printing. We didn't want to print the book in color this time because of the expense. A person might think that taking the color out of the pages would be easy, but every photo had to be reworked, and every illustration. And the new book is 1/4 inch shorter, so we had to give the book a slightly new layout.

We adhered to the original text, tempting though it was to revise. For after all, we have hiked many thousands of miles since we wrote the fist edition in 2008. But original text is still pretty good, we think. The basic concepts have not changed. And some of these concepts in Trail Life are still pretty advanced for most readers, even today.

As such, we recommend everybody read this new printing. It has a new feel to it; its easier to read; and a person could still learn a lot.

Ray's Books & Vids

Ray & Jenny's Life 'o Adventure

Recommended Reading

Pearl Four (AT#1) Ray's tenth book - a Blast from the Past; the story of our first thru-hike of the AT, in 1993.

Global Voyage In the early 80's Jenny and I sailed our ketch "Suka" Around the World. The three-years journey was our favorite trip of all. Story has 774 photos.

Extreme Fun Book about Skiing to the South Pole.

Flight of the Errant Torpedoes One of my favorite trip adventures.

Cruising The Cardon Coast


Adventures in Argentina 140 photos of mountain climbing, 2007.

Avoiding Ticks

Bicycling the TransAmerica Trail The TransAmerica Trail is a great trip, and for anyone looking for something to do this summer, I recommend it.

Canoeing the Coppermine River via Pikes Portage Northern Paddling Adventure #8: Yellowknife to Arctic Ocean; 39 days, 960 miles, Jul-Aug 2005. Essay has 350 photos.

Section Hiking the Appalachian Trail

Canoeing the Kazan River Northern paddling Adventure #7: Kasba Lake to Baker Lake; 25 days, 560 miles, Jul 2001. Essay has 157 photos.

Motorcycling California's Mountains & Coast

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