Anti-access businesses in Moab

Rockjeep · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:08 pm

With everyone getting ready to head out to moab this is important. These businesses all signed a letter to Utah's governer urging him to limit or eliminate access to Utah's back-country to off-highway vehicles. Please do not give them your money, they do not want you in Moab.

Copied from Rocky Mountain Extreme:

In light of some recent events (namely the anti-access letter to Gov. Huntsman in the Trib and DesNews) it has been suggested that it's time to use the weight of the off-road community to bring some pressure onto certain companies. And I couldn’t agree more.
I believe that the first portion of the list should focus on Moab. Why? Because Moab's main industry is tourism, with 4-wheeling being one of the cornerstones of that industry. If a significant number of 4-wheelers begin to boycott certain restaurants, gas stations and shops in Moab, these companies will begin to feel the pressure and will either have to change their tune or downsize and even close.
The beginnings of this list come from companies that signed the mentioned anti-access letter. They are an identifiable problem that must be dealt with. This list should not be populated with companies that people simply dislike, or that seem to be a little bit green. This list should be targeted at companies that are actively part of the problem. If they redeem themselves by showing a marked improvement in their attitudes towards access to public lands, then they will be removed from the list.
In addition, we should not only boycott these companies, we need to write a letter to each of them expressing our discontent and inform them that we will no longer be using their services.

THE FOLLOWING MOAB COMPANIES SIGNED THE ANTI-ACCESS LETTER TO GOVERNOR HUNTSMAN. PLEASE WRITE TO INFORM THEM OF YOUR DISCONTENT AND STOP USING THEIR SERVICES.

Back Of Beyond Book Store
83 N Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2302

Canyon Voyages Adventure Company
211 North Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2342

Canyonlands Field Institute
1320 S Highway 191
Moab, UT 84532 – 3102

Center Café
60 N 100 West
Moab, UT 84532 – 2323

Colorado Plateau River Guides
120 Arbor Dr
Moab, UT 84532 – 3227

Earthstudio
31 N Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2302

Eddie McStiff's
59 S Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2522

Far Out Expeditions
208 E. 200 South #1 PO Box 1342,
Moab, UT 84532

Footprints Inc
121 E 100 South
Moab, UT 84532 – 2661

GearHeads
471 S Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2980

GearHeads North
59 S Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2522

Hound Dog Sound
76 S Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2567

Knave of Hearts Bakery
84 W 200 North
Moab, UT 84532 – 2329

Living Rivers
21 N Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2302

Lost River Trading Company
39 N Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2302

Main Street Music & Video
59 S Main #8
Moab, UT 84532 – 2548

Miguels Baja Grill
51 N Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2302

Moab Chevron
817 S Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2962

Moab Lodging
50 E Center
Moab, UT 84532 – 2473

Moab Self Storage
1819 Pebble Lane
Moab, UT 84532

Moab-Canyonlands Central Reservations
50 E Center
Moab, UT 84532 – 2473

Moabilia
77 N Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2302

Mondo Café
59 S Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2522

Peace Tree Juice Café
20 South Main
Moab, UT 84532

Poison Spider Bicycles
497 N Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2126

Red Rock Bakery
74 S Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2503

Rim Mountain Bike Tours
1233 S Highway 191
Moab, UT 84532 – 3062

Slickrock Adventures
59 E Center St
Moab, UT 84532 – 2461

Slickrock Café
5 N Main
Moab, UT 84532 – 2364

Sunshine Deli
817 S. Main
Moab, UT 84532

Utah Guides and Outfitters
1233 South Hwy. 191
Moab, UT 84532

Companies in RED are ones that we should focus on because of the amount of traffic they recieve from our community.

PLEASE COPY AND POST THIS TO ANY OTHER BBS AND E-MAIL LISTS THAT YOU ARE A MEMBER OF!

dirtykj · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:40 pm

In addition to not using their service, you should probably (politely) ask to speak to the manager and tell him/her why you decide not to give them your business.

This could be done in the form of a LOST business card (get it? groan).

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:37 pm

Its interesting some of those companies would be involed. A gas station, hotel, eateries, outdoor adventrue companies????? How much business are we bringing those people?

When their all out of business they understand the error of their ways!

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:21 pm

IS this a current list? A couple years ago I heard the same thing and then found out that some of those businesses had signed up for something else that ended up being sent out against the off road crowd. It turned out that some extreme green group had lied to get them to sign up.
As I recall, Eddie McStiffs in particular was one of the businesses that called foul after geting a lot of ticked people calling them about it. (at that time, the list was quite a bit larger so maybe this is current?) It is hard to believe though considering that for a week that town is a madhouse every year w/ Jeepers and they pour Tons of money into the local businesses.

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:22 pm

Yeah, I'm a bit confused. How can a company called "Slickrock Adventures" be against people using public lands? Talk about cutting your own throat!

durangotang · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:25 pm

I agree with the above... I woul dbe interested in seeing a current list or a link to the actual letter or something.

Some of the places I can absolutely understand but a Chevron Station? :roll:

Milner · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:24 pm

I KNOW there is one mistake on that list!
Moabillia is OWNED and OPERATED by MEMBERS of the the RedRock 4-wheelers.
Bob and Solange Castaldo are good friends of mine!
Bob is a former LAND USE OFFICER for RR4W!!

As JJ said this seems to be the same list from a few years back, that was not accurate then or now.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:06 pm

Looking around over at RME, I don't see any recent threads about SUWA or the boycott deal. On Pirate and RME it appers to be a non-issue.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:08 pm

Milner wrote:

I KNOW there is one mistake on that list!
Moabillia is OWNED and OPERATED by MEMBERS of the the RedRock 4-wheelers. Bob and Solange Castaldo are good friends of mine!
Bob is a former LAND USE OFFICER for RR4W!!

As JJ said this seems to be the same list from a few years back, that was not accurate then or now.

Yes, and it was mentioned on Pirate that they were not too happy to find out they were on the list.

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:17 pm

The Slick Rock Cafe has crappy food anyway. Now if it were Pasta Jays, I would be very disappointed.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:22 pm

In light of what has been brought forward I think the original poster of this thread should delete it.

Terry

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:15 pm

Fulltimer wrote:

In light of what has been brought forward I think the original poster of this thread should delete it.

Terry

an admin will handle it.

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