Happy Trails......

Had a wonderful day yesterday with great weather and good friends out at deer camp. No doubt about it, it's a great truck!

A couple more from this weekend. Sorry, I couldn't find any mud to play in for you.

Nice pictures, must be a good camera.

Put them in the same thread dude.

Wasn't sure how to do it. Ladyridge, can you help?

Yes there is a limit to 3 pictures per post but not to the hole thread. You can post 3 pictures per post.

You can actually post 5 pictures per post. You load three and then you can load two more.

Great photos Outfitter! Looks like you had a blast out there. Were there any areas in your travels that required the 4 wheel lock button?

You can actually post 5 pictures per post. You load three and then you can load two more.

Wow Web! Thanks for that info. I was wondering how to post more than the three attachments. After seeing everyone else having so much fun off road, I've got the bug to get away from my "Door Sill" project for a day and go exploring in my Ridge.

Great photos Outfitter! Looks like you had a blast out there. Were there any areas in your travels that required the 4 wheel lock button?

Thanks, I am definitely not a photographer but had fun taking these, except when my S.O. was driving and not taking the line she should have in some of the bad spots. But no harm was done(to the RL or me).
It has been so dry this year that I have only had to use the VTM-4 out there a couple times since I got the RL back in May. I won't try the creek crossing (picture#2) in the RL if it's real wet as I had my old Jeep slide right to the bottom one time and liked to never made it back up.

Good photos and a nice report. Keep 'em coming.

The first step is to hit "post reply." Maybe it seems illogical to a newbie that you would be replying to your own thread.

These are some great photos. Thanks for taking the time to take them and post them.

The threads have been merged.

Very nice pictures, by the way.

Did you actually go down that rocky embankment?

Outfitter, Really liked your pics of your hunting trip. Thanks for the post, I have a place in No. AR. which has semilar roads and I was hesitate to try the roads. After seeing your pics, it appears the Ridge did a great job.

Thanks,
CCR:)

The threads have been merged.

Very nice pictures, by the way.

Did you actually go down that rocky embankment?


Thanks, No I didn't go down it in the Ridgeline, but have done it a few times when I still had my Jeep. Down was no problem, up was the trick.:D

Awesome pics. I will have to try my RL off road someday here soon.

Thought I would keep happy trails alive today. this place is called Crows Pasture, sand was really soft today.

mix of wooded trails/mud/and sand...I hope you all like them. Had to go to the car wash the wheels and under body were covered with sand and mud. the engine copartment will have to be cleaned once it cools down it really is a mess.

I lowered the pressure to 18, I ususally lower to 15, I find it travels best at 15.

I was driving on both trails and the beach so I didn't want to have too soft of a tire thats why 18PSI. I initially didn't let any air out and It was ok, but in the softer stuff, the truck had to work hard to keep moving. someone without beach driving experience would probably just dug the tire in the sand and got stuck.

Oh, by the way, I did take the 20 amp vsa fuse out to prevent it from working.

Oh, by the way, I did take the 20 amp vsa fuse out to prevent it from working.
As you do this a lot, have you thought of wiring a switch? I would have thought it fairly straightforward - spade into each socket for the fuse, then out to a new inline fuse holder and switch.

Lingered_I originally posted:
new inline fuse holder and switch



Great idea Lingered_I. I will have to try that. Thanks

lowrider90,
Nice pics and I agree that with some experience and common sense the Ridgelines do just fine off-road.
Still no rain here in the metro-mess area so I have not got to play in the mud much. I will keep your tip on the 18 psi for when it does rain. My only concern is rock cuts to the sidewalls if I do air it down that much.

As you do this a lot, have you thought of wiring a switch? I would have thought it fairly straightforward - spade into each socket for the fuse, then out to a new inline fuse holder and switch.

That is a very good idea, It is quite a pain (unless I pull the fuse before I leave home) to get out in the cold wind and rain or snow to pull the fuse especially if you did not bring the fuse puller with you.

I guess I'm not willing to cut into the wiring, this is not a strong spot for me. I would consider having a pro do it for me though.

I lowered the pressure to 18, I ususally lower to 15, I find it travels best at 15. 15-18 psi is pretty good for that soft sand, I had to lower to around 13 in my Explorer and use low range. In 30+ years of summer beach driving on the Cape and islands I've seen so many 4WDs stuck in the sand because they didn't know to air down first. (I've also seen a few 2WDs whose drivers thought the sand was like Daytona Beach, they get about 3 feet into it and sink right down to the frame!) Nice pix, btw.

15-18 psi is pretty good for that soft sand, I had to lower to around 13 in my Explorer and use low range. In 30+ years of summer beach driving on the Cape and islands I've seen so many 4WDs stuck in the sand because they didn't know to air down first. (I've also seen a few 2WDs whose drivers thought the sand was like Daytona Beach, they get about 3 feet into it and sink right down to the frame!) Nice pix, btw.

I can't believe I an say this...I've been driving the beaches of Cape cod since 1977, Had an international scout. Then I drove a 1971 cj-5, with fiberglass body and 1967 v6 that put out about 170 hp with baloon tires. I did not have to let air out of those tires eben in the softest sand, it just rode over the sand like it was tar.

My first driving experience was on a Cape beach in a 1961 Scout, I was about 10. My brother once had a stripped-down CJ with only slightly oversized tires and he never had to air down either (he sometimes forgot to lock the front hubs though :) )

My first driving experience was on a Cape beach in a 1961 Scout, I was about 10. My brother once had a stripped-down CJ with only slightly oversized tires and he never had to air down either (he sometimes forgot to lock the front hubs though :) )

those were the days you could drive anywhere, even over the piping plovers!

I've never gone off-roading, and don't plan to, but can the lower tire pressure compromise the integrity of the sidewalls? I know that the sidewalls are more exposed to cuts, scrapes, etc. but, barring those, does it weaken the sidewalls?

I've never gone off-roading, and don't plan to, but can the lower tire pressure compromise the integrity of the sidewalls? I know that the sidewalls are more exposed to cuts, scrapes, etc. but, barring those, does it weaken the sidewalls?

Well, I wouldn't recommend lowrering tire pressure much, if any, while driving on trails, but on sand it is a must. tires need to travel over sand, and lowering tire pressure flattens the tire to become wider which puts more foot print to set over the sand, giving a much softer ride. if you don't let tire pressure out and have firm tires, they tend to dig into the sand rather than over the sand, hense you get stuck easier.

Trail riding with rocks and other stiff immovable objects would create havoc with pinched tires and more give on the sidewalls. your driving conditions really dictate how to handle tire pressure.

Hope that helps.

Hope that helps.
Yup. Thanks. :)

Great pictures everybody! I wanna take my RL out now :D