I have been using Backroad Mapbooks for so long I honestly couldn’t tell you when I got my first one. I can tell you it [ … ]
Is Your Rig Trail Worthy?
Even a vehicle that looks rough and tough may not actually be ready to take onto dirt roads. This isn’t about what tires you have [ … ]
Snow Wheeling
Even a light skiff of snow can turn an easy hill into an impassable obstacle, and deep snow can stop all but the most extreme [ … ]
Preparing Yourself
Your vehicle has to be ready for a day in the woods (there will be a separate article on that), but you have to be [ … ]
Wheel Travel and Suspension Flex
Wheel travel is how far each of your tires can move up and down. It is usually dictated by the length of your shocks, bump-stops, [ … ]
Crossing Ditches & Berms
Though the famous “Golden Crack” at Moab Utah is an extreme case compared to what most people will encounter, sometimes a bit of exaggeration goes [ … ]
Recovery Points
If you are going onto unmaintained trails then sooner or later you are going to get stuck. When you do you need to be able [ … ]
Mud Puppy – A Low Budget Cherokee
“Mud Puppy” is a 1991 Jeep Cherokee that I was able to buy cheap due to peeling paint, blown front axle bearings, and seized rear [ … ]
Baofeng GT-3TP Amateur (HAM) Radio
I was, to be honest, shocked to find out that I could get an 8 watt handheld HAM radio for $65. It’s not some stripped [ … ]
Skid Plates
Sooner or later you are going to drag the underside of your rig on a rock, and when that happens you are going to either [ … ]