As some may already know, Don and Ellen are the camp hosts at Dumont Dunes. They are the ones who clean up the restrooms, pick up any trash that may get left behind, offer information regarding Dumont Dunes to duners, radio for help and much more. One of the most helpful and honorable duties that Don does, however, is assist with rescue and getting injured duners transported to safety.

During last year Don came to Craig and Sheri Castleberry from eXtreme Outdoors, a vendor out at Dumont. Don wanted to go for a ride in Craig's modified Rhino to see how well it did. He was impressed with the power and paddles of Craig's Rhino and thought it would definitely help him haul out EMTs to pickup the injured on the off-weekends. Since Craig is a fireman and EMT himself, this peaked his interest to sponsor the modifications that Don wanted to make to his Rhino. Don agreed and at the end of the dune season he brought his Rhino to Craig's shop.

Once Don's rescue Rhino got to the shop, it received many powertrain mods. A 686 Big Bore Kit with high compression piston, Hot Cam Stage 1, KMS Duners clutch kit, a Two Brothers dual exhaust, and a temperature gauge were all added.  A set of ITP Dune Star tires mounted on ITP 12 Inch SS Alloy 112 Wheels were mounted up to help put that extra power to use in the sand.  As soon as Craig told the guys over at ITP what the Rhino was going to be used for, Craig Peterson of ITP was immediately on board and sent the tires and wheels for the project over to eXtreme Outdoors.

Next, what would a rescue vehicle be without added safety right? A custom roll cage 4" shorter with an area for back board and EMT hand rails was built. It didn't stop there though. Front And rear LED warning lights were added, 4 Point racing harnesses replaced the factory belts, and a billet rear view mirror was installed. 

Once performance and safety were improved, it was time to give it a makeover. To start, the factory plastics were replaced with new Maier white plastics. Then those plastics had some custom hand-painted lettering and design applied. Finally, a custom canvas top was added.

Next time you are out at Dumont, stop on by Don and Ellen's camp and thank them for everything they do for us duners. As you enter Dumont, they are just past bathroom 10 on the left hand side.

summary of Modifications

• New Maier White Plastics
• Custom Roll Cage 4" shorter with area for back board and EMT hand rails.
• Front And Rear LED Warning Lights
• Trail Tech HID Lighting
• Billet Rear View Mirror
• ITP 12 Inch SS Alloy 112 Wheels
• ITP Dune Star Tires
• KMS Duners Clutch Kit
• 686 Big Bore Kit With High Compression Piston
• Hot Cam Stage 1
• Two Brothers Dual Exhaust
• Temp Gauge
• Custom Canvas Top
• 4 Point Racing Harnesses
• Custom Hand Painted Lettering And Design