Atturo Tire

Calling all long time off-roaders, what is one piece of advice that you wish someone had told you before you first hit the mud?

ALshooter

As a long-time off-roader I would tell you to avoid the mud since it gets inside everything, holds moisture and causes rust.

If you really like getting the truck dirty and plan on hitting mud for the fun of it instead of having to go through mud to continue down the trail then I would say mount a winch before going. A winch is the best tool you'll have off-road when it comes to not tearing up your truck. It also helps tremendously in flipping your buddies back over when they roll onto their lid.

Other thoughts... Momentum is your friend in moderation...make sure all vent hoses are properly connected and mounted up high...keep the windows closed when mudding / bogging...Any mud hole you haven't watched someone hit, take a stick and check bottom hardness and water depth in the left and right ruts before attempting and check how deep the ruts are compared to the center. A simple looking mud hole can surprise you and next thing you know you are up to the door handles in mud, high centered and very stuck.

Know the difference in how to navigate hard bottom vs soft.

Never wheel alone unless you know the trail extremely well.

blkyukon

"You will spend at least 3 hours washing your truck afterwards"

Pigman67

When you are done, put a lawn sprinkler under your truck and let it run for about an hour.

Tony Raine

"Don't mud your daily driver" -advice that took me about 15 years to learn. damn it was fun though... but now i have trail toys that don't have to get me to work on monday.

Proper recovery gear. get it, put it in a place thats easy to get to. dont be cheap, its not "if" you get stuck, its "when". practice in a "controlled environment"

Same with first aid.

Some kind of little powerwasher, or a good pressure tip for a garden hose. please pre-wash before you go to the carwash, i used to work at one and its a miserable ****ing mess

dirt is deceiving, see pics. top layer was firm, the rest was not....





Bolt cutters, bleach water, rag. when someone tries to write in the mud on your fender/hood/etc..., cut their finger off. keep the receipt, you'll only need to do it once.

Coops064x4

Lift it, horsepower , horsepower and more horsepower, tall aggressive mud tires, winch, hilift Jack, horsepower,

sure you can mud without horsepower but it sure helps to have more than you think you need .