7 TIPS FOR SEEING THE COUNTRY BY 4X4 WHEREVER YOU LIVE
By Del AlbrightFour-wheeling is more than just bouncing around in rocks doing hardcore trails. Stacie and I do our share of rocks like the Rubicon Trail and Moab, UT, but we have also found that exploring, or overlanding, or jeep camping, or just 4×4 touring really has some fun side benefits. And yes, we don’t break our rigs nearly as much!
The main tips for four exploring include:
- Have a good map and/or GPS with a SPOT or other tracker so your friends and family can follow along.
- Plan your trip and let folks know your schedule.
- Take plenty of water (and fuel, of course). If you are not “finding a bush often” you are probably not drinking enough, especially in the desert.
- Have a first aid kit and know how to use it, but most importantly, know how to keep the blood in and the victim breathing.
- Make sure your jeep is trail-ready, will not break, and does not drip fluids.
- Camp only where allowed as per local rules/regulations (as in not camping directly on a creek in many US Forests.)
- Respect your neighbors (quiet hours, no loud music, no shooting in campgrounds, etc.)
The idea, really, as you see, is just to get outside and do it. Go jeeping. See some country, even if just for a day. Take a friend. Enjoy a picnic. And help us keep the sport of fun four-exploring alive and well.
Read more about exploring the backcountry and how much fun it can be on Modern Jeeper here:http://modernjeeper.com/how-to-fun-four-explore/
More land use help here:
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