After being evacuated from a forest fire and told a forest service road was passable we ended up on a gravel/dirt forest service road that progressively got worse. It got steeper and steeper and eventually had 3-4' high water bars. We basically slid down the road in 4wd low and amazingly didn't break anything. We made it to our destination in the end. But a few lessons learned....1 always think about an alternative camping spot in case you have to change plans and 2 throughly research forest service roads to ensure they are passable. There were no warning signs on this road.
Elkhorn98
2010 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4x4 Duramax/Allison w/45 gal Transfer Flow Tank
RBW X16 Slider, Yamaha EF 2400iS
2007 Springdale 245 5th Wheel - E-Z Flex HD Suspension & Mobile Outfitters Shock Kit Upgrades
with Firestone Transforce Ht Lt 2357515 C tires
Road, directions, information, and condtiions may all be awful. BUT... give yourself credit! You conqued a difficult situation! Give yourself a "star!" Good job on getting through it without any damage to anything!
DutchmenSport
2005 Chevy Silverado 3500 Dually Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo
Century Truck Cap Commercial /Toolboxes
Northeast Outfitters Canoe
We often stay at FS campgrounds and if I were directed - by an official, down a road during an emergency, I would take it. There are often so many side roads, I don't think I could fully plan on your "what if" situation. We do normally have maps of the areas we are at, though.
I hear you. Once had to back over two miles to find a place I could turn around when a NFS road became totally impassable. One thing though, if I drove IN I can always drive out Just may not be any fun.
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elkhorn98 wrote: After being evacuated from a forest fire and told a forest service road was passable we ended up on a gravel/dirt forest service road that progressively got worse. It got steeper and steeper and eventually had 3-4' high water bars. We basically slid down the road in 4wd low and amazingly didn't break anything. We made it to our destination in the end. But a few lessons learned....1 always think about an alternative camping spot in case you have to change plans and 2 throughly research forest service roads to ensure they are passable. There were no warning signs on this road.
One of those times when you are glad you have a 4X4!
Russ & Paula
The Beagles Hedwig and Precious.
Portland, OR.
2005 Copper Canyon 293 FWSLS
2001 Dodge 2500 4X4, 5.9 Cummins 5 speed, 3.55 gears, Pacbrake, Power Puck, 258K
Yeah without 4x4 I don't think we would have made it. Once we arrived the host was surprised we made it. It sounded like people get stuck there a lot. I guess people try to go the other way on the road and start sliding backwards and jack knife their trailers and need a tow truck to get out.
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