Worst Off Roading Mistake You've Made

Jeeps

 

Epic post...The best mistakes are the ones you don't regret!

 

Wasn’t planning on wheeling…..
Taking a wrong turn (shitty signs) at a remote mountainous campground on to a tent camping-only trail loop with my pickup towing a 27’ travel trailer. Took awhile to get out of there, lucky the old 4wd Dodge with the help of a bunch of scrap 2x6”s I had in the bed got me through.

 

First of all this story is epic.
Secondly I've never heard a woman referred to as feral. I dig it.
Third and most important: Was this an off roading mistake at all? Half a sentence regarded getting stuck in a washout. The rest just sounds like a good time. 10/10 would read again

 

Thats funny as hell. Yeah, half of his story was him "messing around" with the girl. Starting to wonder if he didnt get himself stuck on purpose

 

Ive seen it firsthand in Utah and give people so much credit for going on trails with a huge rv attached to the rear. That takes balls - HUGE BALLS

 

Yeah. What is a feral girl? The kind "you don't bring home to Mother"?

 

^The story is from when Gravel was in his 20s. I believe the modern term is "overlander".

 

Feral is a way to describe a woman who’s not really housebroken, has no moral compass, no inhibitions and no real sense of self-preservation. AKA, a whole lot of fun!

It wasn’t purely about off-roading, but we ran a bunch of trails in that (nearly new at the time) 1986 2wd Ford Ranger, at speed, that a lot of people wouldn’t even think of trying without locking in their 4wd. And I did get completely stuck, so I think it fits in the thread!

Use it as a cautionary tale though, we were really fortunate to find help quickly. Looking back, if a cop had shown up before the friend, the two of us walking down the road with beers in hand (we had nothing else to drink..) at sunrise, probably would have ended badly.. And drinking/driving is incredibly stupid, I learned that lesson in a very expensive way not long after this story happened.

The hard part is knowing that the story took place 39 years ago.. But I’m glad you all enjoyed it! I know I did..

 

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The best stories are always 35+ years old.

 

On the tight, rocky, top of the loop on a sharp left with cambered down hill turn got the trailer leaned against a tree, the 2x6s under that side of the trailer tires got me through with only a slightly flattened rain gutter…..a guy up there tent camping said “ya know, you’re not supposed to be up here with a trailer” in addition to the wife giving me shit….somehow I kept my pistol holstered……

 

Is there a statute of limitations on admitting breaking laws?

 

Exterior:
jerked too far forward in 4wd trying to get out of mud and damaged bumper cover on a stump.







Interior: forgot the driver window was open on one of my speedy passes through stave lake mudflats. mud water hit my face. and pretty sure went into my door. should have heard the window going up. the speaker buzzes now, I dunno if it’s a coincidence.








*edit: bonus photo
this is the same beach as my 4R above, different month when water level above the dam is higher

 

lol

 

lol. The worst is when the wife gives you shit.

 

That “bonus photo” where is that? Is it an event or just buddies

 

Where is this photo taken?




^ This is public Stave Lake mud flats, it’s maybe 30 minutes down fsr and you can drive right on out there:






It’s an annual event called Toy Run, put on by the BC wheeling associations. Folks bring toys to donate to kids and people in need