Excellent 110 off-road video
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Wow! Haven’t watched it yet but I’ve done Flat Iron a couple of times in my 2-door Wrangler and would NEVER consider doing it in the Landie. I look forward to this.
EDIT: okay, I went back and checked my notes and I was confusing Flat Iron with Strike Ravine, which is also south down 191 and a good deal tougher. I only ran Flat Iron Mesa once, in 2018, but still I don’t think I’d have done it in the 110; I’ve got a lot to learn about how this thing performs in that type environment.
EDIT: okay, I went back and checked my notes and I was confusing Flat Iron with Strike Ravine, which is also south down 191 and a good deal tougher. I only ran Flat Iron Mesa once, in 2018, but still I don’t think I’d have done it in the 110; I’ve got a lot to learn about how this thing performs in that type environment.
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Here's a better video of the trail itself, only with Jeeps. The skinny, off-camber section at 3:50 was one of the scariest things I've ever done in a Jeep. Nothing "hard" or technical about it; it's just the no-guardrail aspect. I was solo so even though I knew a Jeep would "fit" around there, I couldn't see my right side tires and everything in me was screaming that they were going off, and it's a long-*** way down into Kane Creek Canyon if that were to happen.
At4:50is a nice tippy section also.
These and probably a good number of other sections were bypassed by the Rover crews, or at least they didn't make it on that video; most of the elements have a bypass on Flat Iron iirc.
At4:50is a nice tippy section also.
These and probably a good number of other sections were bypassed by the Rover crews, or at least they didn't make it on that video; most of the elements have a bypass on Flat Iron iirc.
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Old..balding..not in the shape of my youth..raised teenagers... I no longer have any pride! Sign me up for the by-pass!! Love off-roading, but I'm the more of the east-coast forest roads & mountains mud kind of guy who's currently stuck in the west. I have my limits!
WOW: Every time I see you making a deeper left hand turn on that thing I fear it's going over. Reminded me of when I climbed Mt. Rainier. They taught us about ice anchors and belays. First time I saw an endless crevasse I wondered where the safety gear was. Then I realized they only came out when the GUIDE was nervous...That scared the "crap" out of me when I realized it and then saw them. So, I guess this is the same, it's not bad until the guide gets nervous...
WOW: Every time I see you making a deeper left hand turn on that thing I fear it's going over. Reminded me of when I climbed Mt. Rainier. They taught us about ice anchors and belays. First time I saw an endless crevasse I wondered where the safety gear was. Then I realized they only came out when the GUIDE was nervous...That scared the "crap" out of me when I realized it and then saw them. So, I guess this is the same, it's not bad until the guide gets nervous...
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I met him at SCARR this weekend in Gilmer, Tx. We compared rigs. He is fearless. His young daughter did things I passed on. They're now my personal super-hero and super-heroine! (Though technically, after I saw it I regretted not going for it...)
Had a sad/impressive story about losing that front wheel arch.
Had a sad/impressive story about losing that front wheel arch.