Hi all, I've got a 2025 Grenadier Trialmaster in Diablo Red that I am currently outfitting for adventure seeking and for use in Search & Rescue (I'm the President of King County 4x4 Search and Rescue here in Washington State).
After 25yrs at Microsoft I was laid off last year and frankly it's among the best things that ever happened to me. Now I spend my time volunteering with SAR (just celebrated 15yrs in the unit), working on my rigs (you can see my Grenny along with some of my other off-road rigs at @SARPINZ), teaching off-road recovery skills for @wolfpackoverland, local clubs and law enforcement agencies, and have been working with the Grenadier Owner's Club of America to set up the NW chapter.
I'm in the final stages of forming the NW chapter (covering WA, ID, OR, and MT) so if you're interested in joining or more details, including all of the Grenadier events and activities we are planning, shoot me a DM or email me at Ben@sarpinz.com and I'll fill you in on the details. I'm also recruiting officers for the initial Board of Director's for the chapter so if you're in the Western WA area (preferred) or in any of the states in the NW Chapter, reach out and let's chat.
Looking forward to learning from all of you. I just finished a whole round of internal upgrades (including the Unavi 360 degree camera system) and will share videos and photos of my experiences as I go. I apologize in advance for any noob questions I ask, I will however commit to extensive searching to try to answer my own questions before posting
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Keep the rubber side down,
Branden "Ben" Powell
After 25yrs at Microsoft I was laid off last year and frankly it's among the best things that ever happened to me. Now I spend my time volunteering with SAR (just celebrated 15yrs in the unit), working on my rigs (you can see my Grenny along with some of my other off-road rigs at @SARPINZ), teaching off-road recovery skills for @wolfpackoverland, local clubs and law enforcement agencies, and have been working with the Grenadier Owner's Club of America to set up the NW chapter.
I'm in the final stages of forming the NW chapter (covering WA, ID, OR, and MT) so if you're interested in joining or more details, including all of the Grenadier events and activities we are planning, shoot me a DM or email me at Ben@sarpinz.com and I'll fill you in on the details. I'm also recruiting officers for the initial Board of Director's for the chapter so if you're in the Western WA area (preferred) or in any of the states in the NW Chapter, reach out and let's chat.
Looking forward to learning from all of you. I just finished a whole round of internal upgrades (including the Unavi 360 degree camera system) and will share videos and photos of my experiences as I go. I apologize in advance for any noob questions I ask, I will however commit to extensive searching to try to answer my own questions before posting
.Keep the rubber side down,
Branden "Ben" Powell
