Bio
Rich grew up in Northern California, joined the U.S. Army at 17, and has been riding motorcycles for 37 years. After serving as a medic in the 82nd Airborne Division for 3 years, he attended University of California Berkeley and graduated with a degree in Geophysics. He went on to work as a Satellite Operations officer in the U.S. Air Force, a contractor for Lockheed Martin, and a Company Commander in the Alaskan Army National Guard.
Highlights:
- Enlisted in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division at the age of 17.
- Solo 4,000 mile bicycle trip around the south west.
- Launched military satellites.
- Adviser to a Mongolian Infantry Company in Iraq.
- Parachuted out of military air planes in below zero weather in Alaska, with skis and snowshoes.
RICH’S TOP RATED

US-Assist S30V
"This is the knife I always have in my pocket, not serrated so it is easy to sharpen and doesn't leave a ragged cut, and assisted opening because that's just cool."
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Multi-Plier 600
"Everything from jammed machine guns to cleaning fish. This tool is always on the trip, from the arctic in Alaska, to jungles in Panama, to the deserts in Iraq."
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Gorge Folding Shovel
"Everything from jammed machine guns to cleaning fish. This tool is always on the trip, from the arctic in Alaska, to jungles in Panama, to the deserts in Iraq."
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