Lesson¹

This lesson I will be talking about knowing your vehicle and new things in the trailing community. Now before you get serious about trailing you have to know what you’re getting into. You MUST know your vehicle, it is key. Now, what do I mean by that? How much does it weigh? How wide is it? And, what is it capable of? All those contribute and are essential. The new thing now days are to get yourself on a forum and talk to people and learn. It should be easy to find a forum specifically for your vehicle, for example; http://www.f150forum.com/, a forum dedicated to bringing you all you need to know about the F-Series and every generation. I’ve learned a lot form forums and they help tremendously. You can also learn a lot from your mechanic at your local auto shop, if he’s willing to give you the time of day, which in most cases they will. So get yourself out there what do you have to lose. Now on to the lesson knowing your vehicle. The best thing to do is go out to your local ride spot and see what your vehicle can do. Never ride out by yourself, you never know what’s going to happen out on the trail you could break down or get stuck. It’s always best to have someone with you to help you out. I recommend taking it easy, there’s no reason to beat your truck up, and you’ll end up breaking parts and hating your life. Take it slow, keep it in 2WD and see what it can do or only 2WD if you’re like me and do what you have to do. Only use your 4WD when it is necessary or you’re trying to conserve gas, which in this economy everyone is trying to do. So go out and give it a try  and I’ll talk to yah in the next post but remember, a lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world, even though they're supposed to be leaders in the world, they're followers. They follow what they think someone else is doing, instead of trying to blaze a trail!

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http://www.f150forum.com/f34/trail-riding-sunday-73071/