Swingers Forum - Off roading

I have no idea where that is... Sorry...

FYI, it's Elberta not Alberta, that one is in Canada eh.

SLCJEEPER wrote:

A great place to start is by visiting U4WDA.org (Utah 4 wheel drive association) and RME4x4.com (Rocky Mountain Extreme) RME list local trails and has links to maps. There are plenty of trails up past the Timpanogos caves, and out by 5 Mile pass. Little Moab is on the west side of Utah Lake, in the same area as the now closed off Nutty Putty Caves. If you would like more info, feel free to ask

Ok I have a Jeep and I'm a virgin as well in this area. . . Soooo SLCJEEPER, maybe a weekend with a bunch of us who has Jeeps go on an adventure, HAVE JEEP WILL FOLLOW ~

Skyline drive between Farmington & Bountiful Grasshopper....ther's plenty of opportunity for adventure on any of the cut offs up there... dont forget your come-a-long & shovel!

Come-a-long A small suitcase straped to the roll cage of your jeep, packed full of scanty things for yuur honey to wear & a picnic blanket, for enticeing experianced off roaders to help you get unstuck. (likely not a problem in your case, ~cute bum~!) Come-a-long. generaly kept next to your highlift... Next question?

Offroad equipment 101: By its very nature, off roading means your GOING to get stuck. Especialy while you learn what your buggy can & cant do... be prepared. Nothings worse than walking out.. Carry a few aces with you, & youll have fun when the mud monster sucks you into the bottomless pit! One well oiled high lift jack, a couple clevis hooks, a long chain or strap, (remember you might have to reach for a solid anchor point) & a decent shovel, will do anything you need in the way of extracating your 4x4 velociped from the clutches of certian disaster on a budget. They are worth their weight, dispite being a bit unwieldly... In a pinch, You can litteraly flip an upside down jeep back on its feet with one. On the other hand, a rusted high-lift can be a dangerous SOB- & doesnt even make a good club! Dont make the mistake of bolting one to your bumper & expecting it to be usefull a month down the road. a truck tire innertube, makes for a good storage bag.

RME has tons of info on "trails" If your a total newb the best thing you can do is just go out on normal dirt roads and get a "feel" for your rig and how it reacts to different inclines etc. What does the Jeep have done to it? This will play a huge role in where it can go. But like mentioned before a shovel, tow straps and a high lift are the bare minimum you should have anytime you go off road. We are having a big rockcrawling party down here at sand hollow lake memorial day weekend if anyone is interested, although we are more hardcore rockcrawlers than most, anyone is invited.

So decent clearance and suspension, those are a good start. I really think the Pony express trail would be a fun weekend trip or maybe out to spiral jetty. The 5 mile pass area has a couple "real" rockcrawling trails but there are a million dirt trails that are steep and exciting to play on, that will challenge every aspect of wheeler from newb to hardcore.. Its most important that you are comfortable with the jeep.. this just takes seat time, period. Just throw a picnic together grab the lady and go explore, if it looks to hard just turn around You don't have to be "hardcore" to have an amazing time! have fun!

that just means its an EXPERIANCED jeep... Dont forget to carry extra zippy ties... lol. weld a bolt on to the booger & go.