White Rim Trail, Canyonlands NP 2014.4 TR
White Rim Trail TR 2014.4 First, I must say Wow! The White Rim Trail (WRT) is BIG. When you are down in the canyon, it is difficult to gage the scale of the formations around you until you see a t...
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sabconsulting wrote:c.traveler2 wrote:silversand wrote:Mello Mike wrote:
For us hard-side TC'ers, I suppose we could air down the tires if we needed to get below that rock overhang.
Mike:
If my memory serves, I believe that both Alex's and Jefe's hard-side truck campers are considerably narrower than the standard hard-side (Wolf Creek outside dimension is 96 inches; Alex's and Jefe's outside dimensions are in the ~~84 inch range) ?? Can you guys confirm ?
The extra ~12 inches of width on those standard hard-side campers could be a deal breaker on the WRT (it would be good to verify _somehow_ if a 96 inch wide camper would work at this section of trail, or if you'd require a parachute and/or be ready to bail with the door slightly ajar on the rock wall side)... think once you are committed, there is no reversing back down the trail...easily.
jefe4x4 Lance 165s (short bed) and my Lance 815(long bed mode) are the same dimensions, 86.5 inches wide without the jacks on. This is a good advantage in areas such as the WRT. Those with a Hard Side TCs need to really consider their height and width for trails like this,rear departure angle is extremely important.
Check out all the White Rim Trail trip reports if your a hard side TC and want to do this trail.
My camper is about the same width (maybe 90" to the ends of the brackets the jacks mount to) and since the truck sits lower is only 112" high (to the top of the moon roof). I've found the compact dimensions really useful for exactly this type of situation, plus there are a lot of very narrow (vehicle-width) lanes over here with overhanging trees where anything wider or higher would be a real limitation.
Steve.
Dimensions definitely matter for a trip like this... But also weight. I find carrying the wt. the challenge. At 2-4000lb on a rock trail, a truck takes a beating. Getting up hills like Muphy's and Hogsback, I felt we had to push it. I was really glad for the power of the diesel, esp getting up hogsback. The rocking puts a lot of strain on the truck even at 5mph. A jeepy type vehicle could easily do this trail.
