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I'm lucky...we walk yards here...so, it's a short distance...lol. Yeah, l do a lot more thinking...then digging anymore. Always nice to have the rover prepared...in case l have a brain-fart moment.
Also, we kill bears with our bare hands down here...like to keep it somewhat sporting ya know.
Granted, if they are in the 800 pound range...we may use a butter knife and not be frowned upon by others...lol.
Brian.
And we just rope a moose and ride home if we have a truck issue But the shotgun is more of a general precaution, I have run across wolves, fresh cougar tracks & kills and way too many bears of both kinds while on foot usually we all glare at each other then go our separate ways. I have never used it, and hope to never have to.
If you're going to stay serious about off roading, then all items listed are important. Super solid recovery points (front and rear) and a winch are a couple other things, too. And a good solid selection of recovery gear (recovery straps, tree savers, several clevests, shackles, leather gloves, choker chain, etc).
Brian.
Like what Brian said and mostly all the recommendations above.
I have some images that you might experience from moderate to extreme found in just one trail in Vermont. Images from last weekend event
That looks like my kind of weekend Gerry. Was this with the Vermont facebook group. I follow their page, and man, do they do some exciting wheeling. Thanks, for sharing.
Also, note to self...add moose roping rope to recovery gear.
Brian, It was held in Reading, Vermont at the Vermont Overland Rally event. 4 days of camping and off road fun. We have a small group in facebook as NJLR Group. I joined the group not too long ago and the fun begun. Great people with great land rover stories and experiences as well. Its family oriented group and we also have kids and spouses that join the off road event. A lot of cooking for everyone. The group usually travel far around the East Coast to join Land Rover Events. Everyone wheel hard and at times going back with bent frames, bumpers, fenders and crushed mirrors etc. Feels like you need to use a parts truck on the trails and part it out at the end. But no matter how hard we push the rovers, we always mange to drive it back home.
Just to add some basic thoughts. In my short experience, they are very tough trucks on the trails. I used a stock height once and hit all sorts of rocks but the underside is fully armored so in a way I made it through. Winch and recovery equipment are used most of the time especially after rain. Mud tires and A/T tires works well but they pack mud and slip. Under protections and sliders is a must for unknown trails. Lifts are great to protect chassis and components from hitting obstacles. TC works well in all of the trails weve been matched with CDL I guess its unstoppable.
Cheers
Previous event at Vermont with stock height and flat tire in the middle of the cave. Made it out with CDL.
I too mainly drive on back country forest and mining roads, of which some parts are a bit rough. The fun factor is all the same! I do most of my trail blazing on Vancouver Island.
But the shotgun is more of a general precaution, I have run across wolves, fresh cougar tracks & kills and way too many bears of both kinds while on foot usually we all glare at each other then go our separate ways. I have never used it, and hope to never have to.
