Mudding or Rock Crawling?
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Living in Florida we go mudding or "muddin" as we say it. 
THe only experience I have playing on Rocks is at our OHV park Hardrock. Personally, I enjoy crawling up hills/rocks more than muddin. Mainly because I do not like having to spend 2 hours after every trip muddin cleaning out the frame rails and under carriage of the Jeep.
I think Rock Crawling is more hazardous to your vehicle. When we go mudding, we don't just hammer down the throttle into the unknown. We creep into the hole until we find the bottom then move forward. And after the guinea pig goes then we start palaying and putting down the throttle. Our local area we frequent is the Withacochee State Forest aka Richloam/Green Swamp. It is true to it's name as the Green Swamp. During the raining season-Summer. We do not go there as the trails for someone with 35" tires and a couple inches of lift are nearly impassible. During the winter/early spring. The place is very fun. Most areas are no more than 3 feet deep but mainly about a foot and have thick mud.
I would say neither is my favorite over the other. They both have their positives and negatives. Just depends on what mood I am in at that given time.
On a side note: When you are in that crazy mood and all you want to do is donuts while slinging mud and blasting country music. I'll take the muddin any day over rock crawling.
Here is short video of the State Forest when it was really dry:
http://s92.beta.photobucket.com/user/saleens8/media/CJCrichloam.mp4.html And here is night photo of the rainy season. This is the main trail by the way.
And the dreaded cleaning process:
THe only experience I have playing on Rocks is at our OHV park Hardrock. Personally, I enjoy crawling up hills/rocks more than muddin. Mainly because I do not like having to spend 2 hours after every trip muddin cleaning out the frame rails and under carriage of the Jeep.
I think Rock Crawling is more hazardous to your vehicle. When we go mudding, we don't just hammer down the throttle into the unknown. We creep into the hole until we find the bottom then move forward. And after the guinea pig goes then we start palaying and putting down the throttle. Our local area we frequent is the Withacochee State Forest aka Richloam/Green Swamp. It is true to it's name as the Green Swamp. During the raining season-Summer. We do not go there as the trails for someone with 35" tires and a couple inches of lift are nearly impassible. During the winter/early spring. The place is very fun. Most areas are no more than 3 feet deep but mainly about a foot and have thick mud.
I would say neither is my favorite over the other. They both have their positives and negatives. Just depends on what mood I am in at that given time.
On a side note: When you are in that crazy mood and all you want to do is donuts while slinging mud and blasting country music. I'll take the muddin any day over rock crawling.
Here is short video of the State Forest when it was really dry:
http://s92.beta.photobucket.com/user/saleens8/media/CJCrichloam.mp4.html And here is night photo of the rainy season. This is the main trail by the way.
And the dreaded cleaning process:
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From: richburg, south carolina
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From: Quinlan, TX
I now hate mud... Got stuck today in a rut. BFGA/T live up to their reputation of not cleaning out. Sadly it was our first snow in a long time and I got hasty and didn't think it through. Gf's dad had to give me a small pull with the strap I always keep in my Jeep for these moments.
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From: Ohio
Mudding may not always be harder on the vehicle, but it's definitely worse in the long run on the vehicle than rock crawling. Bushings wear out faster, chance of water ruining your diff fluid before its time to change out is very high. It just ages the vehicle before its time. Mudding gets old really fast, Rock crawling is more challenging.
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From: Saratoga Springs NY
Up here in the Adirondacks we don't typically have the rock gardens that the west has but we do have some mud holes like the south. No swamps though, thankfully. What we lack in quantity, we make up for in loose, muddy and snowy mountain trails and climbs with some decent rocky areas. We have a little of everything. With that said, I'm hoping for my son and I to get out west this summer. Looking for a cheap trailer to modify for my needs. (Camping gear and my offroad tires and wheels)
