Advice for someone going to dunes for the first time

[06BCBANSHEE]

well I booked my trip to head to Coos bay,  july 7-11.  Im taking the wife, my bro, my uncle and cousin.  staying at Dune Haven, in the A frame cabin.  looks like a nice spot.

 

anyways,   any advice on things to bring etc?  I have a pair of sand star paddle tires,  just need to buy some 10" rims.  The thing I was wondering about is my brother has a polaris 400 4x4 quad.  is he gonna be able to go up some decent hills at all?  never ridden the sand before I honestly cannot wait for this trip!!!

 

also I cut my FMF powercore 2 silencers, and removed the turbine and sparky,  is this gonna be a problem do they check this a lot? 

 

How are the marijuana laws in oregon?  Im from BC where we are all pot heads, and since weed is legal in washington now.  anyone know if there are places to buy in washington?  are the cops pretty chill about it in Oregon?  

 

Hoping the weather will be good,  If anyone is gonna be there at that time lemme know.  None of my buddies ride banshees.  Have never seen one while I have been riding in my area  

 

any input greatly appreciated

 

 

[Colby]

4x4's have no problem at all ... make sure to get a good run at the bigger hills to get up them, dont fly over, may be a straight drop off ..  always think that there may be someone coming form the other side ..

[ECshee]

bring a first aid kit

[06BCBANSHEE]

haha thanks guys,  ya was wondering about that.  Do head on colisions happen often lol?  some of the trails are pretty tight and twisty from what I have seen on youtube.

[06BCBANSHEE]

also the wife will be riding a TRX 250 EX , is this thing gona have enough power for the dunes?  My buddy has a set that we are gonna borrow.  not in the greatest shape tho.  The other two in our group have a KTM 450 sx and a yfz 426 so im not worried about them.  

[06BCBANSHEE]

* set of paddle tires

[beez33]

Make sure you all have flags. You need a atv permit sticker, you need one on every bike. They are $10.50. You also need to take the online saftey class. Visit   http://www.rideatvoregon.org/   you can take the class there. You can't walk around and smoke weed. If the cops smell it they will probably bust you. You also can not legally drink alcohol on the sand.

[06BCBANSHEE]

thanks for the link man.  Ya I wouldnt openly smoke it, would be pretty cautious about it.  Is  there places locally in Oregon that will sell flags?  what about the spark arrestors?