jefe 4x4 wrote:
By a long shot, this is the best thread ever on G.L./U.P. truck camping/boondocking. In asking similar querries on a certain famous travel forum you get one, possible two responses from folks living in the vicinity but still didn't have a clue since their perspective is through the capacious front window of a 45 foot MoHo. Yes, I asked these same questions.
One remaining Q is, how tight are the secondary dirt roads in the woods you speak of. In our travels through Volcano Country a couple years ago, the side roads were very tight due to the fast growing trees and shrubs. So tight that only jeeps or quads could make it through. A few more scrapes won't detract from our already off-road pinstriped Lance.
Man, this thing is getting Butt-ugly.
regards, as always, jefe
off-road pinstriped, I like that term :)
On the dirt ROADS, that were once actually groomed as a road, you're usually at 1.5-2 car widths, so if you have to pass someone, your side mirrors might touch unless one of you climbs the shoulder some.
The two track roads that are on the maps as atv trails are tight. I've been down several with my Subaru Outback, and have brushed into the side growth now and then, and this is an earlier model, compact station wagon, not the modern bloated "crossover suv" they sell now. Nothing hard enough to pinstripe. On the trails, vertical clearance is also an issue - I'm routinely pruning leaves with the 4ft mag mount antenna that lives on the roof, so that's ~8ft or less sometimes.
Check out
this video I made last summer. It starts off on normal dirt roads, and ends exploring an ATV trail.
