As far as tools, spare parts, water, food,,,,,,, It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. If you have room for it, pack it.

 

What are friends for?

I remember many years ago, I was riding passenger out in the California desert, we couldn't get up this small sand hill.
My buddy looked at me and said "I don't know why we aren't going up it?"
I said "you could probably make it with a little run at it."
So he back up and got a run at it. We still didn't go over, just hit the hill and stopped, pushing the radiator back into the fan. Had we bothered to get out and look before trying it, we would have noticed it wasn't a small sand hill, but a bunch of soft sand over a boulder, and the tires were sinking in just enough that the vehicles frame wasn't clearing the boulder. He wasn't real happy, but I had a good laugh. And like I told him afterward, "Hell, you're driving, why are you listening to me?"

 

My personal favs......

"Don't follow JOE!!!"



and

"Listen to your gut feeling.... when it says NO-- it MEANS NO!!!!"
http://vimeo.com/3321133

 

go go go... "SINK" i didnt know it was THAT deep!

 

Haven't had my jeep long and went to an ORV park in Spokane recently and this one was repeated by my wife many times....granted shes not into wheeling too much.

"I'm fine..Just GO!"

Classic as I was going up a hill, down a hill, through a puddle.

 

when in dout pull it out

well that way she doesn't end up pregnant and you have to sell the jeep

 

"You don't have to be faster than the bear, just faster than your buddies!!!"

 

1) When you have the choice, always go up hill first to test traction.
Going downhill and finding you can't get back is a bummer.

2) Any time you go into the wild, be prepared to stay the night.

3) Jack and fill: jack up the vehicle and fill the area under the tires with sand, rocks, logs, brush, packed snow or any combination of these. If the jack sinks into the ground, use piece of wood as a base.

4) A high-lift jack can save the day - but it it can very dangerous in some circumstances (slippage, kickback). Practice using it as a jack and as a winch.

5) Stomping your carpet into snow and ice can help with traction if you didn't follow rule no. 1 in icy conditions.

6) A winch is only good if you have something to hook it to. There are devices that can be used as an anchor in the ground to connect your winch to (Pull Pal etc.)

7) You should't offroad alone - but you will anyway, so master the techniques above.

8) Have a fire extinguisher in your Jeep. Dry grass can ignite from the catalytic converter.

9) Tire chains turn the wimpiest street tire into a superswamper, but is not meant for rocks, and check for clearance.

10) Fast tire spinning is bad, you'll break things. Also revving the motor. Mud may be an exception, but getting sudden traction under high revs with tire spin is a jeep killer.

11) When stuck (not in mud) allow your jeep to just go in 4lo, first gear and let her go, turning the steering wheel back and forth can get a new 'bite'. Very often, slower is better, and you'll feel your jeep 'hopping' as it gets bite.

 

From the wife: "that was fun, can i try"....eh

 

"just go for it"
"oh i can make that"
"doesnt look too bad from here"
"you can make that, its a jeep, the laws of physics dont apply"