Second Session
Time did not permit us to complete this topic, so we added a second session.
Original Posts
Redundancy is a recently coined term that we use to describe how we should prepare ourselves for activities where survival and safety are at issue. While we usually hear and use the term in connection with 4WD trips and emergency preparedness, it is equally applicable to every day activities, such as driving vehicles, protecting our computers, safeguarding our homes, and so many others.
The concept of redundancy also goes by other names, like having back-ups or extras, and "one is none", but in reality, it’s all the same. The idea of redundancy is, by no means, a new concept. One of the biggest proponents of preparedness was Baden Powell who, over a hundred years ago, devised the Boy Scout motto - BE PREPARED. To be honest, however, Powell intended his motto to be much more expansive than our concept of redundancy, but they are both founded in the concept of preparation.
Webster defines “redundancy” as profusion or abundance. For those who use their vehicles for travel into remote and primitive locations, redundancy means:
- the ability to survive,
- the foresight to realize that things break
- the importance of having spares
- the wisdom to plan ahead for the type of conditions which will be encountered.
Thus, we offer redundancy as a means of helping everyone to be prepared, to plan ahead, to think about what you will encounter in the outback, and to do your best to avoid costly problems and dangerous situations. Since just about everyone has experience in this regard, let us know how you prepare.
(I hope to make it to at least half the places this bike has been)
