The List of known businesses that don't like us, in fact openly oppose OHV access, is not that long. But the list will never make public forum, for the most part, because there MIGHT be that one chance that they MAY change their minds and help us some day.
Now to reality: REI and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream are two that oppose us, don't like us, advocate openly to curtail motorized access. So they are easily in the DO NOT BUY list.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, for you, for anyone, is simply to ASK (in writing or by doing a bit of homework) the business. Ask if they SUPPORT motorized rectreation access. Yea or nea. If they wishy-washy that question, then ask if they OPPOSE access by motorheads.
Now let me please be very clear on one KEY POINT: having go green stuff in their propaganda or website or literature is NOT the same thing as OPPOSING us. Green is in. Going Green is fine. In fact, I wrote about it in one of my recent monthly columns. Opposing us is a whole different story.
Look for the advertisers in YOUR favorite OHV/4x4 magazine/newsletter. BUY from them first, for sure, when ever you can. Here's a lesson we learned, the hard way. We lost some supporters over the years. They were advertising with our mags and newsletters; they were contributing to raffles; etc. But their online website prices were not great -- in fact, a newbie to the game under cut them. And the newbie did NOTHING for access. But folks were buying from him.
The supporter dropped out and went away. We lost a good one. The newbie eventually folded as well. But who cares about him? Not me.
I hope this helps.
Del
