Forum Discussion
4xMike
May 15, 2013Explorer
Went "exploring" last year and ended up on a road that would have been fun in my off road truck. Dragged the jack multiple times on the road that was pretty much washed out with lots of big rocks on it. It was about a 30 degree incline too, so once I got down, I had to get back out because it was a dead end. I know I'm having fun when my wife shrieks more than once. :)
Most of the camping my wife and I do with our friends is in very remote areas of the mountains in Montana and Wyoming. Some of our trips have had 20-30 miles of rough/gravel roads to reach. It's why we camp in TC's, is the ability to access places we couldn't with any other RV. My closest friends and family all started camping out of necessity on multi-day remote off-road trips in our built 4x4 trucks/jeeps. After children, it has evolved into family camping trips without the 4x4s.
My city slicker friends with TT's and 5ers can't hang and don't camp with us any more unless we go with them to the over-crowded, paved $25/nite campgrounds. No thanks, we'll go until we almost get stuck, pull off the road, shut 'er down, fire up the grill, and call it camp.
Most of the camping my wife and I do with our friends is in very remote areas of the mountains in Montana and Wyoming. Some of our trips have had 20-30 miles of rough/gravel roads to reach. It's why we camp in TC's, is the ability to access places we couldn't with any other RV. My closest friends and family all started camping out of necessity on multi-day remote off-road trips in our built 4x4 trucks/jeeps. After children, it has evolved into family camping trips without the 4x4s.
My city slicker friends with TT's and 5ers can't hang and don't camp with us any more unless we go with them to the over-crowded, paved $25/nite campgrounds. No thanks, we'll go until we almost get stuck, pull off the road, shut 'er down, fire up the grill, and call it camp.
About Travel Trailer Group
44,052 PostsLatest Activity: Oct 29, 2025