I think everyone was running around 20. Running lower (10-12 is popular with the rock crawlers) risks damage to the sidewalls. I've had it happen to me at 15 when on the first hundred miles of a nearly 500 mile trip. Rock crawling in a playground is one thing--it's quite another when you're in the middle of nowhere and now don't have a spare. So, I've decided 20 is better.

 

Honestly the trails in Ouray are easy enough that we got by without airing down at all. 20 psi would have softened the ride a little, but we didn't want to bother with the extra setup time when I was there last month. Not knocking anyone who chose to air down of course.

Mark, thanks for the resources. Your posts and videos factored in to why my family went out to Colorado this summer

 

Very well done Mark and friends...enjoyed it a great deal...I am looking forward to my trailer being done this year.

 

Great videos! Thanks for posting them. I took my trailer over engineer pass and mineral creek this past July as well. It is truly beautiful country.

 

It looked a little rough in spots, so I was wondering. I like to run lower pressures to soften the ride, and gain more traction as I don't currently have lockers (hence the bead locks). The last off road park I went to, I ran 6 psi just for fun (I was still careful to not go crazy and slice a tire so I could still drive home.)!


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Mark,
Marvelous series of videos! I can't wait for your next adventure!

Swanny

 

Mark! You inspired me to buy a go pro HERO 3 and have at it!

This was just a day trip but it was beautiful...

http://youtu.be/TXeZVnm4MRw

 

Nice video, and bunch of jeeps.

 

Outstanding! I've definitely got to make that run one of these days since I pass that sign at the trail's beginning at least 4-6 times per year when headed out to visit my folks. I love east San Diego County.

Do you have the Skeleton Housing for your GoPro? I found that they do a lot better job picking up the audio once I started using one of them. Also allows you to plug it in and record without running down the battery (I use an old Garmin GPS adapter for power). Though, the GoPros are cranky and will sometimes just shut themselves off during the middle of a recording (have three I've used, including one Black, and they all do it). Also found the LCD backpack very useful for getting the shots set up. Haven't had very good luck with the Wi-Fi, though. Tried it on both iOS and Android devices, three different models of GoPro, including a new Black, and even two different versions of the software (one from GoPro, the other privately developed), and all are very unreliable. I ended up wasting time trying to keep the Wi-Fi connected and missing out on video. I won't even try it any more.

 

We used the waterproof housing and thank god. Wait until you see part 2! Haha

We did choose the 70% volume limiter which I will not use next time so we can her more trail sound.