Wife and I got out Sunday for a quick trail run and night of camping. Didn't actually take any pics with my good camera or any of the rover during the day...here's a few cell phone shots though. Typical trail was rock with stream running down it with a few large water holes/creek crossings about 30-33" deep. Trail had a rock garden gatekeeper obstacle and then one small technical spot that had some major body damage consequences. Photos show some of the more mellow portion of the trail, one of my dogs resisting jumping in the river, and then 2 shots of the rover all lit up at night. With 3 dogs it's nice to have a lot of light spread around once it gets dark...plus we didn't even touch a flashlight until we were in the tent. On the roof rack I have 2 Baja design S2 sports (one on each side of rack, both scene/work light pattern) and 1 Baja squadron sport on the rear (acts as a dust light and reverse light and is the combo light pattern), cheap Opt7 rocklight kit (they are on a remote so nice for a little extra light if a bathroom break is needed in the middle of the night) and I have 2 Diode Dynamics SS6 sae legal fog light bars mounted in the ARB bumper (easily the best money I've spent on my D2). Not only is it nice for camp but night trail runs it has proven to be super helpful to have all that extra light and the yellow/amber doesn't blind you near as bad or attract bugs at the same rate as standard white light!

 

@whoa004 still looks pretty nice

 

we had the best time, so relaxing. hence the no fancy camera use and I played around with the drone a little but haven't had a chance to look at any of that stuff yet.

 

I missed this trip due a litany of personal issues nothing critical, but apparently it was an epic trip including clearing the road of a slide

 

One look at that bridge...and l'm with this guy...lol.



(yeah, l know it's probably not the same river...but that bridge looks mighty rickety...lol)

And we're probably all a bit familiar with their bridge building abilities out west...old galloping gertie.



(bet whoever is in that car on the bridge...has a real "pucker factor" going on...lol)

Our little suspension bridge here in Michigan.



Five miles of pure pucker, when the winds are whipping through the straits of Mackinaw at a good rate. Once they get around 50 mph...you're mighty happy to see the other side.

Last time across, with the Defender, l had to drive on the inside lane, which is steel grates. The outer lane is paved, but they were working on it. Let me tell ya, being in that box shaped, wind catching defender with mudder tires...on those grates...weaving around like a snake on slimy grass...l could have kissed the pavement on the Upper Peninsula side. Luckily, on the way home...paved lane was open.

This guy had an interesting ride.



You can see the grating in this picture, also.

 

Yea that is an interesting bridge single lane hairpin corners on both ends

 

 

This is was interesting, @acg in his Red 03, My 04 and Mike in a 99 I think

 

I love seeing how different people with similar vehicles tackle the same obstacle! Thanks for sharing. I will say that having a rear locker can really help avoid a lot of that wheel spin. Not sure I'd have engaged mine for that considering it looked super soft and odds of a sudden hook up was low.

 

@whowa004 It is hard to tell but my Disco is further to the left, closer to the edge of the drop. There is a tiny little ridge my right tire went along so I missed the hole everyone else hit. Benefit of going last and being able to see the line.

If you watch @acg red Disco you will see a downed branch at :12 it is just off the left of the black disco, :21 same with @acg disco, Andy the fellow in the blue t-shirt is standing by it. Then at :30 - 32 you can see how much closer I am, you also can see me slide right towards the hole.

That CDL and traction control really does work well if you can keep your speed down.

As to a locker I think if you kept you speed to my level or a bit faster you would have been fine but the hole is pretty deep, the Defenders with lockers had less wheel spin. But it was great fun.