Would you take your fiver down a fire road?

[Halmfamily]

The campground we like to visit is in the Talladega National Forest and the main road to the campground has been washed out. The detour is a fire road that is fairly rough and not very wide, drove it today without the fiver. Would you take your fiver down a road like this? I would think you would have to just about idle the entire way as to not beat the fiver up. I am afraid I would end up breaking something trying this. What's your thought?

[DutchmenSport]

TT owner here, but my answer is "probably not!" I see images of holes and ruts, and your truck twisting one direction and the 5er twisting the other when your wheels drop into opposing holes in the dirt and then the 5er slamming into the rails of your truck bed. There goes a dented truck bed, and damage to the underside of your 5er! I guess it depends upon how much clearance you've got, but by reading some of the posts on these forums, sounds like, sometimes there's not much room for twisting opposite directions between trailer and truck in most set-ups! At least with a TT an a "bumper pull (receiver) hitch", you don't have to worry about crushing your truck bed rails.

Would I do it with either. I don't think I would. My rig cost me too much. I can wait for a better day (and a better road).

[TucsonJim]

Do it all the time to get to my hunting and fishing camps. I carry a chain saw for any trees or branches that have fallen into the roadway. I also carry a pole saw for those that are higher up.

As long as everything is secured, you should be okay. Just go slow and use your best judgment.

[campinghut]

clearance is a whole new issue, that is something I could only tell by seeing it.

[Lantley]

campinghut wrote:
I have to say I travel down logging roads/oil field roads all the time. If you consider your fifth wheel well built, then sure, just take your time.

I Agree I more afraid of clearance issues than the ruggedness of the road

[campinghut]

I have to say I travel down logging roads/oil field roads all the time. If you consider your fifth wheel well built, then sure, just take your time.

[pianotuna]

No.

[Lantley]

If possible I would scope it out and determine if I stood a reasonable chance a making it without damaging the rig. After the potwential for damage ride I would make a decision.
I have avoided one of my favorite West VA CG's because the risk of damage getting in and out is too great for my fiver

[diazr2]

If you already drove it you should know pretty well if you should take it or not. If you think not then probably not. If you think it would be ok probably is.

[stickdog]

All fire roads are not equal.

[loulou57]

We have a TT but still....it really is up to you and you travelled the road with only your truck. I am guessing a fire road would be similar to a logging road here. Not a maintained road, only by the logging company but has limited public access.
We have taken our TT 7hrs on a logging road and not much faster than maybe 20km per hr at times. If you feel comfortable go for it. However, if this is not a public road then I would check with your insurance company to see if you would be covered

[jf831024]

absofreakinlutely NO!!!!!
Bad enough our rigs take the abuse of normal roads, no way I take it on something that a four wheeler should be on.

[AUWing]

Guess my 1st concern would be tree branches. A 1/4 mile stretch of rough road would be one answer - a 4 mile stretch something else