Whats it like?

[ndanskin]

Hey people....
So what is 4x4ing really like i have never been and rather interested.
lol i dont have a working 4x4 to try it out

[miller]

Gee thats a hard one. its the kind of question you will get many different answers but theres two sides to it in my opinion.

First there's the freedom to get out and explore parts of the country the "common folk" can't get to in a 2wd. I've seen some amazing places and had some awesome adventures along the way. The thrill of making it up a hill when no one else did or making it to the other side of the river even though water is halfway up the doors.. On the inside!

The second part is you end up deeper and deeper in the hobby, wanting to push further and further and then you start to break things! It can start to get you down but then I just came to terms that it will happen and you learn to better prepare for when the shit hits the fan.

But the best part is the mates you meet along the way. I'm in a Club but have met plenty of characters in my travels on the tracks and then there's this motley crew... Don't know where I'd be without some of the friends I've met on here.

Anyway my 2c

[RiverPatrol]

I think Miller did a pretty good job of explaining it. I'll try to add or expand a bit.

It's a thrill and an adrenaline rush every time your Patrol gets you through a piece of terrain that you could hardly climb through yourself. When you are facing this rugged rock face and your knees are shaking, but you release the clutch and let the Patrol creep it's way up to the top of this daunting barrier, growling the whole way; you feel the exhilaration at the top. You're amazed at the capabilities of the vehicle, and what you were able to guide it to do.

Of course, splashing through water and mud puddles is just as much fun as it was when you were a kid with galoshes on.

[ndanskin]

Haha sounds like it would be amazing. I think I really wanna do it
Your not wrong with the people on here. there really good too.
I wasn't expection everyone to be so friendly

[bosque]

Haha sounds like it would be amazing. I think I really wanna do it
Your not wrong with the people on here. there really good too.
I wasn't expection everyone to be so friendly

Expect that here on 60P.
I do know a site you can be treated like a redheaded stepchild if you want! HahahhaaaaaaahaHA
....never mind that, just be yourself here. We like your honesty. And, just think how much fun lies ahead learning all this cool stuff!

[ndanskin]

Haha sounds like it would be amazing. I think I really wanna do it
Your not wrong with the people on here. there really good too.
I wasn't expection everyone to be so friendly

Expect that here on 60P.
I do know a site you can be treated like a redheaded stepchild if you want! HahahhaaaaaaahaHA
....never mind that, just be yourself here. We like your honesty. And, just think how much fun lies ahead learning all this cool stuff!

Yeah I don't like the idea of a redheaded step child lol.
But I am looking forward to learning all the cool stuff

[Swerve]

As Miller said.

When I was younger in my 20's I was out at least every 2nd weekend playing in the dirt. The more you drive the better you are at picking if you will or will not make something. It's a skill which takes practise, now I'm outa practice so its harder again.

As a younger person you will incorrectly pick lines or tracks and break things, then with less dollars is harder to fix. Can be a bad cycle but this is like any sport, hobbile etc. Like learning to MTB, you will crash, need to fix teh bike, heal yourself and start again.

Best thing is to join a club and learn from like minded others, most web forums are intimidating, 60Patrol is smaller and a tigher group so no flaming and we are all virtual mates.

Good luck !!

Steve

[mdawg4x4]

It is the freedom to go where others cannot and see nature that most do not except in pictures.
It's the challenge between the terrain and you and your vehicle. However, there is always the balance between that challenge and taking care of the the things around you.
Take out what you take in.
Help clean up behind others that do not.
And respect the area you are in.
Leave it so others can enjoy it as well.
Tread Lightly!

[sleepyzzz]

It is the freedom to go where others cannot and see nature that most do not except in pictures.
It's the challenge between the terrain and you and your vehicle. However, there is always the balance between that challenge and taking care of the the things around you.
Take out what you take in.
Help clean up behind others that do not.
And respect the area you are in.
Leave it so others can enjoy it as well.
Tread Lightly!

close to being a Boy Scout there Mike, but i agree

[mdawg4x4]

It is the freedom to go where others cannot and see nature that most do not except in pictures.
It's the challenge between the terrain and you and your vehicle. However, there is always the balance between that challenge and taking care of the the things around you.
Take out what you take in.
Help clean up behind others that do not.
And respect the area you are in.
Leave it so others can enjoy it as well.
Tread Lightly!

close to being a Boy Scout there Mike, but i agree

Never made it to Boy Scouts. Summer baseball was more important, but did get all the way to that point. I was in a small town where very few of the Cub Scouts and Webelos went all the way to Eagle Scout.

Today, it is all about being a good steward of this Earth and trying to prevent as much land closures as possible and still enjoy it to the fullest.