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by tarsh » Mon May 25, 2015 10:32 pm

Howdy guys! I just got back from a last minuet 3.5-4 hour trip to waters MI. Close to Caleb actually but he refused to come visit! Lol! I thought to myself as we headed up there how different the terrain was and it was all sand, always heard to air down but don't quiet have a portable compressor yet so needless to say I didn't air down, and in turn I suffered! Did get a chance to winch off a down tree and use my home made sand ladders :woot:
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I did take off the doors because it puts a whole new aspect on what's happening outside the vehicle. It's really nice!
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Anyway happy trailing guys!!
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by maricard » Mon May 25, 2015 10:36 pm

Your rig look like a jeep without his doors. awesome.
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by tarsh » Mon May 25, 2015 10:38 pm

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by Cable810 » Tue May 26, 2015 10:27 am

I told you should have come to Indian River. Much better wheeling :lol:
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by Trail X » Tue May 26, 2015 2:12 pm

The no-door look is quite intersting. I don't know if I could do it, but more power to ya.

As for airing down, yeah, that's a super necessity in sand. A portable compressor is a requirement whenever you're in sand.
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by DirtyBacon04 » Tue May 26, 2015 9:18 pm

I'm with James. I have too much shit in my rig to go doorless. Wouldn't be very Tread Lightly to leave a tool box at one spot, a bag of ratchet straps at the next, a cooler filled with bacon, etc
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by navigator » Thu May 28, 2015 8:46 am

Looks like a fun trip. I've found even airing down to 25lbs helps at the beach and I'm not too worried to drive the 30 miles or so home if I have to. Fortunately there are air stations near the beach we can air up at.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Thu May 28, 2015 9:55 am

DirtyBacon04 wrote:I'm with James. I have too much shit in my rig to go doorless. Wouldn't be very Tread Lightly to leave a tool box at one spot, a bag of ratchet straps at the next, a cooler filled with bacon, etc


:hmm: Shouldn't that stuff be tied down anyway do avoid tragic consequences if you get too steep or rollover? Unrestrained stuff can be awful deadly. :happy whip:

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by DirtyBacon04 » Thu May 28, 2015 2:20 pm

my big shit aint tied down, just latched closed (mostly referring to the footlockers) Smaller stuff is strapped down though.
In the past though, I have had cargo from the back pay me a visit up front. Awful nice of those items to visit me in a time of stress. I appreciated their surprise arrival.
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