r/Offroad

Went to explore Las Vegas trails, i did bottom out once on stock rear set up. I did a lift in the rear and shes performs great now

Looking for some reviews for on and off-road as well as winter performance. And yes I know, they’re Chinese and MT’s suck in the snow. Ive ran Maxxis Razr MTs and the shitty Federal Couragias. I just want to make sure they’re not going to be a death trap in the winter.

Some great time spent in Idaho. Riding with friends in the south and working Silver Kings followed by kayaking lake Couer D Alene. I cant wait to come back in August. Fun fact: Idaho has the most public land out of any state, about 62%.

Hey y'all,
 
I’m mapping out a pretty massive ridge run along the VA/WV border for late summer (late August or September) and wanted to see if anyone has been out that way recently to confirm gate statuses and conditions.
 
The route I have planned is about 91 miles with a ton of elevation change. The rough itinerary is:
Start in Bergton ➡️ German River Rd ➡️ Vepco Rd ➡️ FSR 72 Long Run Rd (the last bit of it) ➡️Skidmore Reservoir over to the north side of Flagpole Knob ➡️ Stoney Run ➡️ Reddish Knob➡️ finish up dropping down Leading Ridge Track by Todd Lake.
 
For context on the rig and experience: I drive a 2025 Crosstrek Premium. It’s stock height (8.7" clearance) but it has X-MODE... lol. I’ve already done the entire Bald Mountain Jeep Trail from start to finish in this car. It definitely pushed the limits of a unibody, but it was totally doable.
 
Just had a few quick questions for anyone who has been up there in the last few weeks from some rough googling and OnX‘ing:

The Powerline Construction: I know Dominion Energy has been doing a ton of tower work along the German River / Vepco / Long Run corridor. Are the contractor gates open on weekends now, or are there still active closures I need to worry about?
Track Conditions: I just wanted to check if there are any fresh washouts or nasty downed trees along any stretch.
General Obstacles: Any crazy mud bogs or deep ruts along the northern ridges right now that might high-center a Subie?
 
Planning to do a mix of car camping and tracking the whole thing. If you've been up there recently, let me know how the trails are holding up. Appreciate any insight!

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Heading up the mountains with my girl and short legged dog. Hiked a little, offroaded a lot.

Found an old atv trail that I wouldnt trust any full size truck on, but the frontier is skinny enough, still scraped the sides on every little branch lol

Came across several drops and scrambles but the truck handled it well, crawled about 2 miles before I found my limit for a night drive and turned back. Tons of fun overall.

Does anybody have any experience with this or these kind of lifts? I'm curious what the downsides would be, I know I won't gain any additional ground clearance but I've also heard that with the rough country and the super lift suspension lift kits, I don't gain any clearance either because the driveshaft hangs low.

I may have forgotten to account for him being over a foot thinner. and overestimated the flexibility of a suspiciously unmoving branch. Smug little fucker didn't even close his soft top while we maneuvered our way back out of Satan's bunghole in the woods lol.

Lesson: when the trail map says this is the tightest part ahead, and you're in the last turnaround point... stop when you go around the corner and see it get even tighter. the map is not gospel. do not end up in a situation where you have to reverse 800 meters with both mirrors folded and no front right fender.

pic 3 is what happens when you finally make it back to the gas station and acquire an automotive grade repair kit (zip ties.)

Now I just have to wait for my appointment with my regular tech (dad) to find out if my repair work is good enough to avoid dropping a few Brownies on parts that haven't sheared the mounting clips :P

Learn from my mistakes!

WE RIDE AGAIN!

About a decade ago, I had to sell my Raider. Had a lot of work that needed to be done, found out she was pregnant, and money needed to go to other things. I regrettably had to put the Raider (and all of her pieces, as the engine was pulled) up for sale, and sent it off to a guy who told me he would take good care of it. Out of all my vehicles, it was the one I never wanted to see go.

10 years later, sitting at work and shopping for something completely different, it pops up on Marketplace. I was hesitant at first, but a few things caught my eye that maybe it was MY Raider. After messaging the guy and a bit of back and forth, long story short, I had sold it to his brother and he now had it.

All the work it needed to have done, is done. Sure, there's a few things that it needs, but it's been overhauled to make it completely capable. He was absolutely thrilled I got in touch with him, first thing he said when we met was "Still has the dog hair in it" from my dogs that have since passed. I (test) drove it, grinning like a kid again, and immediately told him I'd get the money.

That was yesterday. Gave him the check today, he's getting all the spare stuff together in the back and I'll pick it up next week.

Haven't stopped smiling since.

Hi everyone my xj was stolen at 4am yesterday. I’m located in Westminster/broomfield. Someone on a xj form said they thought they saw it going up ault into Wyoming. The tag is CRC-E31. Had all my newborn son stuff inside as well as my tools. If anybody spots it please call the cops