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Driving off road is completely different then on the road. Here are some tips and tricks to make your trip more fun, faster, and safer.
Driving position
- Sit up straight
- Back in seat
- Elbows slightly bent
- Left foot bracing
- Hands 3-9
- Thumbs on the outside
Shuffle Steering
Vehicles
- Hi/low ground clearance
- Front/Rear/All/4×4 drive
Smooth is Fast, fast is smooth
- Vehicle inputs
- Steering
- Breaking
- Accelerating
Electronic Stability Control
- Plan on nothing working
- Anti lock breaks
- Traction control
- Anti role
Traction
- Uneven is the problem
- Vehicle will pull one direction
- Counter steer
Set up
- Turn on 4×4/all wheel drive
- Turn on hauling settings/more power settings
Road conditions
- Continually changing
- Common ones
Heaped road
Wash Board
Ruts
Wet gum
Sand
Rocks
Turns
- Outside/Inside/Outside
- Drifting
- Apply power
- Under steer
- Over steer
Best Safe speed
- Slow feel every bump
- Fast and vehicle starts to get light
- In the middle
- Generally better to have pressure to tires, accelerating or breaking
Cautions
- Look Up
Other Vehicles
Speed
- Smooth Inputs on the Wheel
- Vehicle does everything different off the pavement
- Scan Continuously Near to Far
Announcements
- September 14-15, 2013 Advanced Beyond Concealed Carry in San Antonio, TX
- October 5, 2013 Beyond Concealed Carry in Brownsville TX
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Stay Safe,
Ben
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Another great podcast!I never would’ve thought of all that is involved when you take your vehicle off road! I will consider your advice if I ever have to.Also never knew the difference between 4×4 and all wheel drive till this podcast .Thanks again and stay safe (or a new phrase I was introduced to “watch your 6”)
You’re welcome Carlos. Thanks for being a listener!