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Category: Vehicle

Inspect Your Vehicle – 100 Times+

  By Tom Severin November 14, 2019 November 14, 2019 2019 Articles, Vehicle, Vehicle Repair

You probably do a good job of inspecting your vehicle before each 4WD outing. After all, you’re concerned about possible breakdowns while on the trails. But does your vehicle get the same level of attention at the end of the trip? Drivers often are anxious to leave. They figure they’ll… Continue reading

Are You Keyed Up?

  By Tom Severin October 13, 2019 October 13, 2019 2019 Articles, Equipment, Safety, Vehicle

Last month I impressed upon you the importance of storing the winch controller near the driver’s seat. (Read the article here.) This month I offer an even more important reminder: Buy at least two additional copies of the ignition key. Carry an extra copy when you’re out. Whether four-wheeling or… Continue reading

Four-Wheeling Fears

  By Tom Severin May 9, 2019 June 11, 2019 2019 Articles, Equipment, Vehicle

Over the years of off-road instructing, I have heard many concerns “ indeed, fears “ from newer drivers. (Even experienced four-wheelers have doubts from time to time.) The dozens of thoughts expressed by my students can be grouped into seven categories. Here are those top seven concerns, and how you… Continue reading

Do You Have a Tire Failure Strategy?

  By Tom Severin February 13, 2019 May 25, 2022 2019 Articles, Vehicle Repair

Tires are generally your number one problem driving off-road. Tires, by their nature, take a lot of abuse while off road. Trails are anything but smooth. Stuff happens! A stick jams into the sidewall; a rock that is ideal to skip across a lake slices the sidewall like butter; or… Continue reading

How to Know When to Retire Your 4WD Vehicle

  By Tom Severin February 14, 2018 April 7, 2021 2018 Articles, Vehicle Upgrades

It’s a challenge every four-wheeler faces at some point: Should you hold onto the current vehicle or replace it? If you’re like most four wheelers you’ll hang on as long as possible. Something breaks, and you replace it. Another part snaps, and you head to the store. Or you take… Continue reading

Are You a Roads Scholar?

  By Tom Severin July 14, 2017 July 18, 2017 2017 Articles, Driving Skills and Concepts, Vehicle

  Off-road vehicles aren’t exactly sports cars. In fact, just the opposite. We can’t safely drive then the same way as our family car. They take longer to stop, are less stable in fast turns, and sometimes have poor visibility. Poor drivers (the bottom 25%, or 1 in 4) don’t… Continue reading

Finding a Professional 4WD Training Instructor

  By Tom Severin May 25, 2017 May 25, 2017 Driving Skills and Concepts

With the growth in off-road recreation there is an increasing demand for quality 4WD training. There is a huge difference in driving a 4WD off-road and driving a passenger car on the street. A great deal of skill is needed and many intuitive reactions need to be re-learned so they… Continue reading

How To Properly Abandon A Vehicle

  By Tom Severin May 11, 2017 May 17, 2017 2017 Articles, How Does It Work, Things To Know, Vehicle Repair

As Trail Leader, you should plan for issues and problems. Some plans are generic since you cannot predict the exact situation. You apply your skills, tools, and techniques to the problem. A first aid kit is a good example. For some issues you can speculate what might happen and develop… Continue reading

Complicated Issue? – Trail Spacing!

  By Tom Severin March 17, 2017 May 9, 2017 2017 Articles, Driving Skills and Concepts, Safety

Four wheeling, especially when multiple vehicles are involved, requires teamwork to be successful. Everyone must be on the same page for the trip to come off without a hitch”or as flawlessly as possible. Something as basic as vehicle spacing can affect parts of a trip. They were strung out in… Continue reading

Driving Off (road) into the Sunset

  By Tom Severin February 18, 2017 May 9, 2017 2017 Articles, Driving Skills and Concepts
Sunset

It was a beautiful day in the San Bernardino Mountains. Clear blue sky, light breeze, warm temperature. A perfect day for four-wheeling on the 2N17X trail. This is a tough one”it’s rated black diamond. We were nearing the end of a long day of four-wheeling. We had encountered a lot… Continue reading

Mechanical Sympathy / Damage Mitigation

  By Tom Severin July 15, 2016 May 17, 2017 2016 Articles, Driving Skills and Concepts

I vividly recall a beautiful morning in the sand dunes drinking my first cup of coffee while watching the sun poke its nose over the bank of clouds behind a 60 foot dune. An early four-wheeler was testing his new injection system nearby. As he went up a razorback, I… Continue reading

What Kind Of 4WD Vehicle Do I Need?

  By Tom Severin December 12, 2015 May 31, 2017 2015 Articles, Vehicle Upgrades

I often get asked, particularly by those new to 4WD, which vehicle to buy. Meaning, of course, which brand and model. I don’t like to recommend particular brands and models. As you’ll see, there are too many personal variables that affect the buying process. But I can help you with… Continue reading

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