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RobertRyan wrote:
Going 10mph on a graded dirt road here would make you a very dangerous driver when everyone else is doing 50mph.
โMay-10-2018 11:10 PM
pnichols wrote:RobertRyan wrote:
They would pass as roads in outback Australia part of a dirt road highway .,They would be doing 50mph or faster not 5miles per hour.
The only time I go extremely slow on those kind of roads is when I have to cross washouts or when the road is heavily washboarded ... as one should do in any kind of RV vehicle in those scenarios.
Going 50 MPH on remote outback roads where anything at anytime could show up ahead, or from the sides, is ludicrous. At the very least, that sure woudn't be my and many people's type of "RV'ing". Even ranchers or other workers out there IMHO shouldn't blast along at those speeds - but I've seen them do it in pickup trucks when we were out there - sadly - for them and those who had to eat their dust.
I didn't take a photo - but the first 1/4 mile of the downhill entrance into Monument Valley's lower "Not Recommended for RVs" scenic loop is a nasty thing for an RV to try. With our ground clearance, wide rear track relative to coach height, stiff suspension, and at a slow speed going in and climbing out - we handled it just fine and thoroughly enjoyed the loop on the valley floor. Take a look at it the next time you're able to come and visit.
โMay-10-2018 08:51 PM
RobertRyan wrote:
They would pass as roads in outback Australia part of a dirt road highway .,They would be doing 50mph or faster not 5miles per hour.
โMay-10-2018 08:34 PM
โMay-10-2018 06:48 PM
Pnichols wrote:
Here's some samples of off-highway roads and spots where our small E450 Class C has been out in the middle of nowhere exploring and camping, no expedition vehicle or AWD SUV required ... just the will to do it, going slow, and using caution in dry weather (the 2nd photo down is not our Class C - but our traveling friends who were ahead of us when I took the photo traveling behind them):
โMay-10-2018 04:16 PM
RobertRyan wrote:
Not really. A lot of places have no tracks. Australia is a big place. So you admit as I have often stated you have never been Off Road ,. Off Highway would be driving down your driveway going by what you have posted
โMay-10-2018 03:15 PM
pnichols wrote:RobertRyan wrote:
In other words you do not drive Off Road
Robert ... that's why I started some time ago using the term "off-highway" for what we do instead of off-road.
AFAIK, driving over raw Mother Nature (in other words "Off-Road") is getting more and more frowned upon all over the world except in designated areas.
Even in the photos I see of vehicles in the wild Australian Outback - the vehicles are still following two tracks that are already there - as we have done in our Class C only if the rockhounding requires it.
โMay-10-2018 12:11 PM
โMay-10-2018 09:17 AM
RobertRyan wrote:
In other words you do not drive Off Road
โMay-10-2018 06:49 AM
Of course with 2WD, we go off-highway on only dry roads. We don't attempt anything like jeep trails or allmost-ATV trails and we don't try driving completely off-road illegally out across dirt, sand, or wild shrubbery. And most important of all, we off-highway travel SLOW ... our record slow-and-careful side trip so far is around 50 round-trip miles at 7-10 MPH.
โMay-10-2018 03:58 AM
pnichols wrote:
Robert,
My bottom photo above is NOT of an Earthroamer. It's one of the GXV offerings based on a Ford F550 chassis - built in Missouri, I believe.