Going off roading for the first time. Advice?
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Going off roading for the first time. Advice?
I'm going offroading for the first time. I'll be in Hollister, CA. Never done this before at all. Any advice? I hear that trails are rated like ski slopes. I'm not at all hard core fyi and I don't intend to be one. Just taking the kids for some offroading fun in our 2008 Unlimited X 4x4.
Here's where I'll be going:
http://www.hhora.org/main.html
Here's where I'll be going:
http://www.hhora.org/main.html
#2
JK Enthusiast
1. go slow. it's called 'crawling' for a reason. the long skinny pedal can get you into trouble and helps break things.
2. trust your pucker factor. if you are on an obstacle or leaning and feel uneasy, getting that 'pucker' feeling in your seat, back off.
2a. if you don't have a pucker factor, wear your seatbelt and keep arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times
3. HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(oh yes, and to repeat what's already said: don't go alone)
2. trust your pucker factor. if you are on an obstacle or leaning and feel uneasy, getting that 'pucker' feeling in your seat, back off.
2a. if you don't have a pucker factor, wear your seatbelt and keep arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times
3. HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(oh yes, and to repeat what's already said: don't go alone)
#4
JK Enthusiast
Yes, DON'T GO ALONE! Just imagine worst case scenario, tipping Jeep over, you're pinned inside and NOBODY is around, now what?
One of my biggest tips is when going through mud or some other terrain you could get stuck in. When driving through it, don't let off the gas! I know it's tempting but I've gotten stuck many times stopping in a giant mud puddle and then not being able to get out.
Go slow, the faster you drive the rougher the ride is and the harder it is on a Jeep. If you come up to something you can't see over or around, get out and look. Better to be prepared than to drive up to a cliff!
One of my biggest tips is when going through mud or some other terrain you could get stuck in. When driving through it, don't let off the gas! I know it's tempting but I've gotten stuck many times stopping in a giant mud puddle and then not being able to get out.
Go slow, the faster you drive the rougher the ride is and the harder it is on a Jeep. If you come up to something you can't see over or around, get out and look. Better to be prepared than to drive up to a cliff!
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I'm going offroading for the first time. I'll be in Hollister, CA. Never done this before at all. Any advice? I hear that trails are rated like ski slopes. I'm not at all hard core fyi and I don't intend to be one. Just taking the kids for some offroading fun in our 2008 Unlimited X 4x4.
Here's where I'll be going:
http://www.hhora.org/main.html
Here's where I'll be going:
http://www.hhora.org/main.html
And....have fun!
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x6 on do not go alone. maybe a strap, some drinks and snacks for the kids, off roading shoes are a good idea, have fun and be safe and you will ammazed at what your jeep will do.
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Shoot. Perhaps I shouldn't go then as I don't have a buddy. Hmmm...they do have beginner trails apparently. Maybe I'll go there to check it out and do some camping and if the beginner trails seem easy enough, I'll try it. A poster here said it's a popular place so I think that I'd be okay if took it easy and stayed on the bunny trails, right? Good tips. Thx.