We did the whole thing last year in a Jeep TJ with a small trailer (and a van and 4 motos). No issues other than a couple backups on the switchbacks on the San Juan passes.
While what Neal and Brian say is true, if you want to do the BDR track, our experience last year was as follows:
Day 1 - 4 corners to Alta Lake outside of Telluride.
Day 2 - Ophir, Corkscrew, California & Hurricane passes to Animas Forks.
Day 3 - Late start, Cinnamon Pass to Gunnison (kinda off...
Got together with a friend who has a metal shop and made some mounts for the Pull Pal.
The lever arm mounts to the VanCompass Hi Lift mount on the ladder. I've decided the Pull Pal is probably more useful than the Hi Lift.
The blade mounts on the back of the...
There is a post on ADVrider.com that says the barriers on the 50" bridge were removed in 2018.
https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/next-in-the-bdr-series-idbdr.935700/page-59
Post # 1179
We're planning on doing the IDBDR in August with our van, a jeep, and a few motos. Guess we'll find out...
One of the things I dislike is airing down and airing up. I run about 50 psi in the fronts and 70 psi in the rears for highway driving. I usually air down to between 25-30 psi all around for dirt. I know I could get some Staun's but I haven't, and end up kneeling and adjusting each tire in...
Exped megamat. We have the Duo 10 LW. It's about the same size as a double bed. They also have singles. There's also the megamat max which is even cushier.
They're not skinny little backpacking mats but they are super comfy.
We got about 45k in 3 years on our KO2s before a puncture and delam on my CDT trip in 2021. That's on a 9,000+ lb van. I'm happy with them but I think there are a lot of nice alternatives as well.
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