04-26-2013, 12:18 PM
Not sure if I would be able to do this or not. Sounds fun, and actually my rig is pretty much ready to go except for a few trail spares that I might need.
One thing to consider. Your policy of no trailers except to haul a broke vehicle to a repair facility or off the trail. Unless you have one or two people following with tow rigs and empty trailers the next best option is to have at least one, possibly two that would have road worthy offroad rigs, but would also haul them on road days with a tow rig. That way in the event that someone needs to be trailered due to breakage, etc., they can be loaded up and the Bronco that was trailered can be driven to the next destination.
Another advantage to having a tow rig or two is the ability to share some of the bigger tools and store them on a tow rig. There's no sense having everyone bring every tool they own. Plus it would be nice to have a a good floor jack, some jack stands, possibly some air tools, and a small welder, basically the type of stuff that would fill a Bronco very quickly. Plus, having a lighter vehicle usually means less chance of breakage, so leaving several hundred pounds of tools at the camp locked up in a tow rig would make sense.
I realize that having a person trailer their rig goes outside the "purpose" of the adventure, but for a safety standpoint I don't think it can be overlooked.
Nick
One thing to consider. Your policy of no trailers except to haul a broke vehicle to a repair facility or off the trail. Unless you have one or two people following with tow rigs and empty trailers the next best option is to have at least one, possibly two that would have road worthy offroad rigs, but would also haul them on road days with a tow rig. That way in the event that someone needs to be trailered due to breakage, etc., they can be loaded up and the Bronco that was trailered can be driven to the next destination.
Another advantage to having a tow rig or two is the ability to share some of the bigger tools and store them on a tow rig. There's no sense having everyone bring every tool they own. Plus it would be nice to have a a good floor jack, some jack stands, possibly some air tools, and a small welder, basically the type of stuff that would fill a Bronco very quickly. Plus, having a lighter vehicle usually means less chance of breakage, so leaving several hundred pounds of tools at the camp locked up in a tow rig would make sense.
I realize that having a person trailer their rig goes outside the "purpose" of the adventure, but for a safety standpoint I don't think it can be overlooked.
Nick
'73 Bronco - trail modified