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Take a drive through any residential neighborhood in Utah and you'll see a side-by-side, boat, toy hauler, jeep, or RV within a minute or two. Utah's diverse landscape is on the doorstep to some breathtaking scenery and experiences: off-roading in Moab or Sand Hollow, snowmobiling in the backcountry, or taking in the sun and sand at Lake Powell or Bear Lake.
Purchasing a recreational vehicle is often an investment, not only in money, but in quality time creating memories with family and friends.
Unfortunately, thefts of these vehicles have been on the rise in recent years. KSL 5 TV and other local news outlets have covered the uptick. Bud Bruening, president of UTV Utah, told KSL TV that members were seeing nearly one vehicle stolen per day in Utah. That tracks with reports in surrounding states as well. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, there are more than 20,000 pieces of powersports equipment stolen every year. That equates to approximately one every 30 minutes. One Utah company is looking to put a dent in those statistics.
Ride Dog
Utah-based and veteran-owned, Ride Dog, provides an easy-to-install anti-theft tracker for your vehicle that easily pairs with their app on your smartphone. Once active, the app passively keeps track of your vehicle's location or, when locked, actively monitors for motion and sets a geofence around the vehicle. If the vehicle is bumped or leaves the geofence, near-instant alerts come to the user's smartphone.
"Protection for your vehicle should be simple, secure, and reliable, nobody does that better than Ride Dog,"Adam Nelson, founder and president of Ride Dog said.
During early testing, Nelson and the team quickly found out why some devices out there are so cheap.
"Like they say, if you don't pay for the product, you are the product. With cheaper devices, we quickly found out that we weren't the only ones who knew exactly where it was and where it had been," Nelson explains. "We've spent a lot of time and money to ensure that there are no "back-doors" to our user's data. We take security very seriously, that's why we've built our solution with quality products from the ground up."
Ride Dog carries coverage from the top three network providers: Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. It has reliable location services across the U.S. as well as in Canada and Mexico.
Visit Ride Dog at this year's Salt Lake Off-Road & Outdoor Expo
Ride Dog is committed to keeping your UTV, ATV, Jeep or other off-road vehicle safe. March 1 and 2 the 2024 Salt Lake Off-Road & Outdoor Expo is taking place at the Mountain America Exposition Center. Find the Ride Dog team there to say hi and grab some free swag.
Last year's show had more than 32,000 attendees, and this year's show promises to be the best yet. You can get tickets on their website. The folks at Ride Dog have taken their decades of experience on the trails and in the military to create a robust and dynamic protection platform available to off-road enthusiasts.
Guard your ride today and visit ridedog.com for more information.
