COMPLETED: Success Lake & Bryant Fire Access Road - 7/7/2012

[SaltWaterDrinker]

Just like to start by saying Success Lake(NJ) is no good unless you're going fishing...but even then...it was a let down. Everything was blocked off and the road was...well..very rough and uncomfortable.

Not many photos from Success Lake:
It was a failure. This is me and Apryl...a friend of ours. She's broken.

The overly impressive lake..


Then we decided to run down RT 539 to check out a place that I haven't been to since...before we took our first off road trip.
We stayed there until a severe storm threatened to kill us with hail, wind, rain, and lightning. This place was packed with technicals, a long trail headed off into no where, a small lake, and plenty of other fun stuff. We got to see how removing the rear swaybar did for my truck - it was awesome.

The hill where it started for me:


Lol flex:


Just catching mud...we didn't really focus on taking pictures as I forgot one of the camera cards:

Pretty cool:


It was a LOT deeper than it looked:


Got out......and busted my bumper...time for MDB's.


More flex:


Lol - This gained some lift:


Good and stuck!


Trying to evacuate before the storm...




Final shots..



All in all it was successful. Will be returning here for short day type runs...excellent replacement for the places that we have lost as of late.

[Cable810]

Cool.

[Trail X]

Use that last picture as a reminder of why you need a radiator skidplate!

Thanks for sharing!

[NC_IslandRunner]

Use that last picture as a reminder of why you need a radiator skidplate!

Thanks for sharing!

That radiator is wide open.

Love the mud!

[dvanbramer88]

A Hybrid "Home Brew" Rad guard is in the works. It won't be no MDB but it will stop the radiator from being the first thing that touches.

[NC_IslandRunner]

Everything was blocked off and the road was...well..very rough and uncomfortable.

The red - That's why it's called offroading.....

[dvanbramer88]

Everything was blocked off and the road was...well..very rough and uncomfortable.

The red - That's why it's called offroading.....

LOL, he can be a big baby at times, But seriously, the road back to the lake was 3 miles of rock hard wash boards and ruts. It rattled you to the bone. It got annoying.

[NC_IslandRunner]

Agreed, washboards get annoying.

[SaltWaterDrinker]

Use that last picture as a reminder of why you need a radiator skidplate!

Thanks for sharing!

Why do you say that? I am just curious; I've never had any legitimate close calls...unless I'm missing something blatantly obvious...which isn't an uncommon thing.

[DirtyBacon04]

Might wanna look at flipping them UCAs. Other than that, seems like a good time!

[Gordinho80]

Use that last picture as a reminder of why you need a radiator skidplate!

Thanks for sharing!

Why do you say that? I am just curious; I've never had any legitimate close calls...unless I'm missing something blatantly obvious...which isn't an uncommon thing.

Without the bumper cover, hell, even with it.. .the lower portion of the radiator is VERY exposed. Not only from banging off of rocks, but also things being kicked up from the vehicles in front of you (Highway and Off-Road).

[Trail X]

Why do you say that? I am just curious; I've never had any legitimate close calls...unless I'm missing something blatantly obvious...which isn't an uncommon thing.

I was merely pointing out how well you depicted the lower radiator cap in that photo. Its the same point of view that a hungry rock may have one day.

[SaltWaterDrinker]

Gotcha. Thanks!!

[The Roadie]

... the road back to the lake was 3 miles of rock hard wash boards and ruts. It rattled you to the bone. It got annoying.

Only if you haven't discovered the miracle of airing down.

[NC_IslandRunner]

... the road back to the lake was 3 miles of rock hard wash boards and ruts. It rattled you to the bone. It got annoying.

Only if you haven't discovered the miracle of airing down.

From the pics it looks like no one aired down.

[dvanbramer88]

I've done a lot of driving on beaches and I know the benefits of airing down. I try to get this kid to air down every time we go, but he's afraid for no apparent reason. I really want to see what those M/T's can do at 12-15 psi because they do pretty damn good at full pressure.

[navigator]

I usually run about 38lbs in my tires and even airing down to 25lbs I can see a noticeable difference in the footprint in the beach sand.
I figure if I air down to 25lbs I can still drive home without having to air up on the way home.

[dvanbramer88]

My tires like 18-20 PSI on the beach. And I'll drive a half hour on pavement like that in North Carolina. My mom's Jeep likes 10-12 PSI, the tires must have a pretty stiff sidewall. It will still overheat at 18 psi on the sand.

[SaltWaterDrinker]

I've done a lot of driving on beaches and I know the benefits of airing down. I try to get this kid to air down every time we go, but he's afraid for no apparent reason. I really want to see what those M/T's can do at 12-15 psi because they do pretty damn good at full pressure.

Its time consuming and ludicrous for us to air down, especially on this run, because we went in blind to Success lake and 539/Bryant. Plus you had to be back across the river by 2100 for the explosives show I have yet to find the need to air down. Ever.

[fishsticks]

I've done a lot of driving on beaches and I know the benefits of airing down. I try to get this kid to air down every time we go, but he's afraid for no apparent reason. I really want to see what those M/T's can do at 12-15 psi because they do pretty damn good at full pressure.

Its time consuming and ludicrous for us to air down, especially on this run, because we went in blind to Success lake and 539/Bryant. Plus you had to be back across the river by 2100 for the explosives show I have yet to find the need to air down. Ever.

Once you air those things down and they start to stick, you'll understand.

A $3 core removal too makes airing down a snap... and you should have a portable compressor on hand to air up anyway.