Re: Night Riding -- Reflectors on Trees

HKEK wrote:

> I went night riding for the first time last night. I rode wooded
> trails with which I was familiar. I was surprised to see that many
> trees along the trail had tiny, bright reflectors (~1/4 inch in
> diameter) attached to them! I had never noticed these in daylight.
>
> On close inspection I found at least 2 types. One type seemed to
> resemble a thumb tack, with the head of the tack being reflective. The
> other type was more like a push pin with a bead for the head. The
> design makes it visible from many directions.
>
> I have been told that hunters use these for orientation. I would like
> to add some of these to some of the more difficult un-blazed trails on
> which I frequently get lost!
>
> Are these reflectors commercially available (where?) or are they
> "home-made"?
>
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I've seen reflective tape for sale, but forget where.  Try hardware/lawn 
and garden shops.  Get a paper punch and punch out circles and stick to 
thumbtacks.  Seems simple enough.

There's some night riding around my area, too, I should take a look at 
the trees along the trails and see if I can spot any reflectors like you 
described.

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