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What is your favorite thing to do off road?

Camping is my thing.  My rig gets me there.
1 (4%)
Trail riding is my thing.  I enjoy whatever the road delivers.
4 (16%)
Mudding.  The deeper and dirtier the better.
0 (0%)
I like crawling rocks but I don't have a dedicated crawler.
7 (28%)
Rock crawling....the bigger the rocks the harder we crawl.
13 (52%)

Total Members Voted: 19

Voting closed: December 26, 2017, 11:05:14 AM

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Offline Ckkphoto

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My favorite off road experience
« on: September 27, 2017, 12:05:14 PM »
Just taking a poll to get a sense of the club.  I drive the F250 so I can't rock crawl....but would if I could!  Went to AOP and had to stay on the bunny slopes.  Would have done more but WIDTH of the truck kept me out of some places...and rocks on the intermediates were too big for my breakover angle.  Sadly I guess I will have to leave AOP to the jeepers.

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Re: My favorite off road experience
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2017, 12:59:46 PM »
Kevin @Cannonballkev  has a Full size truck and wheels with us. There are several trucks and Full Size rigs in GATR. There are times the longer wheel base is advantageous.
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Re: My favorite off road experience
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2017, 01:17:32 PM »
F250 crew cab, 4.5 inch lift 35s.....If I thought I could safely go on more at AOP I would be in for the next ride.  Any  full size rigs do AOP?

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My favorite off road experience
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2017, 01:24:11 PM »
It's could be possibly do able but you do increase your chance for body damage and getting high centered. 


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Re: My favorite off road experience
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2017, 01:27:51 PM »
Kevin @Cannonballkev  has a Full size truck and wheels with us. There are several trucks and Full Size rigs in GATR. There are times the longer wheel base is advantageous.

a longer wheelbase is good to a point. at 118"ish a 4 door on 40's has a tough time on the really big stuff. A full size truck is 150" or so. Thats really just too long for any real rock crawling unless body damage doesn't matter.

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Re: My favorite off road experience
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2017, 01:34:29 PM »
Kevin @Cannonballkev  has a Full size truck and wheels with us. There are several trucks and Full Size rigs in GATR. There are times the longer wheel base is advantageous.

a longer wheelbase is good to a point. at 118"ish a 4 door on 40's has a tough time on the really big stuff. A full size truck is 150" or so. Thats really just too long for any real rock crawling unless body damage doesn't matter.

what if you are 118" and just on 39's?

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Re: My favorite off road experience
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2017, 01:57:48 PM »
Kevin @Cannonballkev  has a Full size truck and wheels with us. There are several trucks and Full Size rigs in GATR. There are times the longer wheel base is advantageous.

a longer wheelbase is good to a point. at 118"ish a 4 door on 40's has a tough time on the really big stuff. A full size truck is 150" or so. Thats really just too long for any real rock crawling unless body damage doesn't matter.

what if you are 118" and just on 39's?
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Re: My favorite off road experience
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2017, 02:00:24 PM »
I didn't really expect I could.  I will do Gulches the next time it rolls around. Maybe I should volunteer my services as the tow pig! //:o// //:'(//

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Re: My favorite off road experience
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2017, 02:07:03 PM »
I have seen full size rigs at Chocco, Beasley Knob, Gulches, and Golden. However, body damage may occur. You have a tow piggy go get something to pull behind it.
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Re: My favorite off road experience
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2017, 02:16:57 PM »
I have been to Morris Mountain, Beasly, Gulches, and Golden Mountain in my long bed Chevy. I know my limitations but I have fun, I have taken my truck over sone rocks that I never thought possible.  It's a challenge for sure, only had body damage once, about the size of a 4 year old!  I'm only on a two inch lift and 33's.
  I have fun, met some great people  and enjoy the woods.
Get dirty, or get off the trail!

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Re: My favorite off road experience
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2017, 03:59:06 PM »
Mudding is at zero... guess @BigPrince hasn't seen this thread

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Re: My favorite off road experience
« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2017, 04:58:41 PM »
I have been to Morris Mountain, Beasly, Gulches, and Golden Mountain in my long bed Chevy. I know my limitations but I have fun, I have taken my truck over sone rocks that I never thought possible.  It's a challenge for sure, only had body damage once, about the size of a 4 year old!  I'm only on a two inch lift and 33's.
  I have fun, met some great people, enjoy the woods & saving up for a Cherokee.

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