Off-Road Tips and Techniques

**Unlimited04** · 07-01-2009, 08:56 AM

Found these on youtube and thought they would be useful for new and veteran Jeep owners alike.

Off-Road Tips and Techniques

The first thing you need to know about off-roading is to "Tread Lightly" - make very little impact on the environment. Don't leave trash or anything behind and make sure to pick up any trash other people left behind. Stay on the Trail - because damaged & trashed trails give all 4x4's a bad name and give people a reason to close a trail. Then noone is happy.

Tread Lightly! - http://www.treadlightly.org/

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV1Z42qiFPo

Feel free to add more tips & techniques!

Enjoy & happy 4-wheeling.

admins...feel free to move this if it should be someplace else

Winch Techniques:

Quote:

Originally Posted by -BeNt-

Fellas I'm a self proclaimed newbie when it comes to winching. I have a winch on the way to aid myself this year when out wheeling and thought it would be a good idea to get some help from people who know more about the correct way to winch out people. John Rich has a video on youtube that has been posted on this forum numerous times that has helped me in the past to strap up a vehicle for recovery.

While this is good is still doesn't really show me what I can do with a winch. So I went out on the prowl to find some suitable videos that where actually enlightening and taught me something. And I think I found them, if these have already been posted sorry, I couldn't find them.

These videos talk about the correct basic recovery kits to have, whats good and what's bad and what to look out for. Talks about hand signals and general winch safety and what to look out for. It also covers differences in electric, hydraulic, and industrial winches. And then they go on for several parts showing basic winching, 2 line winching(moving pulley), sideways winch, dual winch etc. It's put out by a group of guys called Badlands Off-road Adventures and I found them pretty informative and helpful, hopefully a few other Jeepers will appreciate these videos like I did.

So for all the other newbies out there, and for some of the old timers wanting to maybe brush up here they are!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTUnwpH_8RE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YscTH3JF68
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vacvM0YPlI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfztE0mNCTc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8gjwRjy3R8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKea2S-ZdwA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp2qGgCLQ-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHSOUZLRw60
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caYwTghQYBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrpV2xqHG5w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUpD4Lrj_M0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mGhuAzY3QI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uPFbmwm8jA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Lxgja2xGw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-41rLcrSaU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl-JSmpJ7No
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5mf6fztT5E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8fyYlPV2R4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O9rXd-3Lj8

from: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f27/winch-technique-videos-maybe-some-will-find-informative-helpful-975435/#post8928146

RUkered · 07-01-2009, 09:18 AM

Good stuff. Thanks for posting this.

Just a heads up - some of the links are duplicates.

natertots · 07-01-2009, 09:23 AM

good info but what a bunch of wierdos!

**crqflier** · 07-01-2009, 09:34 AM

Nice collection. Thanks for posting.

**Unlimited04** · 07-01-2009, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RUkered

Just a heads up - some of the links are duplicates.

i think i fixed it. my cut & paste has ADD.

Dogman · 07-01-2009, 11:49 AM

I think those Aussies just like getting stuck, that's why they use those street tires out in the bush

Thanks for sharing.

johnny9 · 07-01-2009, 12:47 PM

i leave a small note letting people know that there jerks for letting me be the one to clean up there trash for them..it dosent work tho,,they still leave there trash as if they know me or someone else will clean it up..im used to it..

**Apex** · 07-01-2009, 09:06 PM

"Oh goodie! I still had 10 degrees of safety!!"

fullhouse · 07-01-2009, 09:38 PM

cool infos. . . they are very helpful!safety and useful techniques are needed right now. Wish I can share more about it.

IGotADisneyJeep · 07-01-2009, 11:07 PM

I added a few of those Off Roading Tip videos on our Club website in 2007.

They are very useful with great tips.

gmp211 · 07-01-2009, 11:47 PM

Sticky anyone?

karlo · 07-05-2009, 09:39 AM

Nice tips. They are useful and practical.

Thanks for sharing.

nickoidl · 07-10-2009, 04:51 PM

can someone give me some tips for offroading manual...i'm new to it lol (:

**Unlimited04** · 07-29-2009, 01:38 PM

apparently embedded youtube videos were disabled on this forum, so i fixed the 1st post. unforunately you have to click and open a new window now...

steves1986 · 07-31-2009, 01:34 AM

Good and useful info. Thank you for sharing.

07-01-2009, 09:38 PM	#9
fullhouse Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 163 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	cool infos. . . they are very helpful!safety and useful techniques are needed right now. Wish I can share more about it. __________________ Truck Bed Covers Bestop \| Best Top Bumpers \| Truck and Jeep Bumper Diesel Truck Performance Truck Grill Guards

07-05-2009, 09:39 AM	#12
karlo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,184 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Nice tips. They are useful and practical. Thanks for sharing. __________________ jeep accessories \| bestop jeep products \| truck accessories \| winches

07-31-2009, 01:34 AM	#15
steves1986 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California Posts: 27 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Good and useful info. Thank you for sharing.