Glad you figured it out. I don’t like the “never wheel alone” rule. There’s plenty of places where it doesn’t apply. But that trail would be one I’d want someone with me. However, I would have avoided that obstacle for sure in my Jeep. Look forward to seeing your next adventure.
Yeah that is one of those scenarios that I wish I had a friend with me or a rear mounted winch. It all worked out but I was fully prepared to camp on the trail 🤣
I've watched several other of your videos, all of them you are in the Gladiator. I enjoy seeing other Glads on trails. You do a good job weighing options and penalties (body damage, etc.). I have to be sensitive to those kinds of things as well, as my Glad is also my daily. I beat the tar out of it, I'm walking to work.
I daily mine as well but also enjoy testing its capabilities. I never sold my previous vehicle, my 2015 Jeep Wrangler, and I can daily that if need be. However, I’m a cautious wheeler and try to plot out my lines the best way possible.
Getting some decent tires would make a tremendous difference. A hybrid mt like trail grapplers or similar will prevent most of your slipping. Thus body damage. You should also practice using your winch to keep off rock walls.
I live in Michigan and a good snow tire is always at the top of my list. The Falken Wildpeak ATs may not be great in the mud but they are hands down the best snow tire I have ever used. I have a built JKU on 38” MTs that would have been better suited for this trail. I wanted to attempt the obstacle before having to rely on my winch. A rear winch would have been nice to have in that situation but I was able to make do with the front winch pulling my front end over enough to back out.
I'm a trail newbie so I'm asking to learn: could you have had the drivers wheel go over that rock and use the slide to slide over it? Or is that what you meant by the risk is too great because you could have just slid off of it and ended right back where you got stuck?
It’s hard to tell in the video, because the camera flattens everything out, but it was extremely off camber. If I put the drivers side on the rock the opposite door would have been in the embankment.
They do look very similar that is for sure, however, the frame is completely different. The Gladiator frame is actually closer to the Ram in the way it’s constructed. I love the look of a Wrangler so naturally don’t mind the look of the Gladiator 🙂
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Glad you figured it out. I don’t like the “never wheel alone” rule. There’s plenty of places where it doesn’t apply. But that trail would be one I’d want someone with me. However, I would have avoided that obstacle for sure in my Jeep. Look forward to seeing your next adventure.
Yeah that is one of those scenarios that I wish I had a friend with me or a rear mounted winch. It all worked out but I was fully prepared to camp on the trail 🤣
I've watched several other of your videos, all of them you are in the Gladiator. I enjoy seeing other Glads on trails. You do a good job weighing options and penalties (body damage, etc.). I have to be sensitive to those kinds of things as well, as my Glad is also my daily. I beat the tar out of it, I'm walking to work.
I daily mine as well but also enjoy testing its capabilities. I never sold my previous vehicle, my 2015 Jeep Wrangler, and I can daily that if need be. However, I’m a cautious wheeler and try to plot out my lines the best way possible.
Great video and great job getting un-stuck!
Thanks! It took some doing but finally got it! Definitely didn’t help that I had to crawl in and out of the window 🤣
What a cool trail. Full of interesting challenges.
Definitely had two spots that are very challenging! That second area with the rock is almost impassable without damage.
@@TrailExpedition you made the responsible decision. Good call using the winch to pull it to the passenger side.
@surgicalinstrumentsexplained it was my only option at that point. It worked great to get me off that rock.
Cool camera shots!
Thanks man! I try to get stellar exterior shots and keep the content interesting.
Every time I wheel in the mud on this side of the country it makes me miss the trails out west.
I really wish I lived out West or at least had a Jeep there I could fly in and wheel/camp. One day..
@@TrailExpedition I agree with you. One day man
@WheelinWithWally at least one long visit every year!
Little ace Ventura climbing out of that jeep
Ha! It was a struggle for sure! Just need my Jeep to look like a rhino. 🦏
Getting some decent tires would make a tremendous difference. A hybrid mt like trail grapplers or similar will prevent most of your slipping. Thus body damage. You should also practice using your winch to keep off rock walls.
I live in Michigan and a good snow tire is always at the top of my list. The Falken Wildpeak ATs may not be great in the mud but they are hands down the best snow tire I have ever used. I have a built JKU on 38” MTs that would have been better suited for this trail. I wanted to attempt the obstacle before having to rely on my winch. A rear winch would have been nice to have in that situation but I was able to make do with the front winch pulling my front end over enough to back out.
I'm a trail newbie so I'm asking to learn: could you have had the drivers wheel go over that rock and use the slide to slide over it? Or is that what you meant by the risk is too great because you could have just slid off of it and ended right back where you got stuck?
It’s hard to tell in the video, because the camera flattens everything out, but it was extremely off camber. If I put the drivers side on the rock the opposite door would have been in the embankment.
Love the new wrangler 👀 look wished they changed up the gladiator a little tho. It looks just like a Jeep jlu with a bed
Kinda a let down.
They do look very similar that is for sure, however, the frame is completely different. The Gladiator frame is actually closer to the Ram in the way it’s constructed. I love the look of a Wrangler so naturally don’t mind the look of the Gladiator 🙂
@@TrailExpedition if the frame is better I love that because mine was very Rusty for being a 18
Miss that Jeep love the video by the way keep it up 👍.
@XxggxX8 thank you I appreciate that! Love my jeeps and plan on keeping them for the long haul.
You did the right thing, I would’ve turned around too…
It’s funny because in video it doesn’t look like that hard of an obstacle. I attempted it and obviously made the right call.
@@TrailExpedition video never does it justice… but once your rig was next to the big a$$ rock, it showed the perspective! great video man!
@AdventuresOfRogersAndHenderson thank you and thanks again for following along with the series and channel. Appreciate that.
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Next time put a tire in the rock and wheel with someone
I asked all of my wheelin buddies and no one could get the time off work.