Member I
Hello everyone. This is only my second post here. I joined the Overland Bound community a while ago, but I recently got my rig and very recently went on my first trip. I purchased a 2010 Chevy Suburban Z71. It is my daily driver as well as my overlanding rig. It remains stock. For the most part, it will remain stock for the near future because I have a warranty for 4 years, then I plan to add a 2-4" lift and leveling kit. The only things I added so far was a roof basket and a 2500 ARB awning. In the near future, once my michelin street tires wear out, I plan to put on BF Goodrich KO2 tires. Also, once my stock battery goes out, I would like to get 2 deep cycle batteries and a dual battery isolator installed that way in the future I can run a winch, fridge, a light bar, and generally power devices in my vehicle without fear of killing off the starting battery. Those are my current plans. If anyone has suggestions, I would live to hear them.
Now for my first trip in the Suburban. My girlfriend and I left the East Los Angeles area in Southern California and headed west to the Pacific Coast Highway where we drove up to a campground in Ojai, CA. We spent one night in Ojai. We then packed up and drove east on the 126 and then north a bit to a camp ground in Castaic, CA. After another night. We proceeded north to an off road trail called Alamo Mountain Loop which I read about in my book called "California Back roads and 4-wheel-drive Trails". It was an easy trail, but we took a few of the optional trails which definitely challenged me (a novice off road driver in a large rig). There was one fairly steep hill that we went down without a problem, then we hit a dead end in the trail and realized that we had to go back up that steep hill. I was worried because I currently have Michelin street tires which are pretty worn. I put the Suburban in 4hi and it didn't seem to have a problem at all climbing the hill. Again, I'm a new off road driver, in a new rig so I have a lot to learn about my rig and my driving capabilities. All in all we had a great time. We learned a lot about setting up and packing up camp, sleeping in the Suburban, and driving off road. It was excellent adventure. I can't wait for the next one
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Now for my first trip in the Suburban. My girlfriend and I left the East Los Angeles area in Southern California and headed west to the Pacific Coast Highway where we drove up to a campground in Ojai, CA. We spent one night in Ojai. We then packed up and drove east on the 126 and then north a bit to a camp ground in Castaic, CA. After another night. We proceeded north to an off road trail called Alamo Mountain Loop which I read about in my book called "California Back roads and 4-wheel-drive Trails". It was an easy trail, but we took a few of the optional trails which definitely challenged me (a novice off road driver in a large rig). There was one fairly steep hill that we went down without a problem, then we hit a dead end in the trail and realized that we had to go back up that steep hill. I was worried because I currently have Michelin street tires which are pretty worn. I put the Suburban in 4hi and it didn't seem to have a problem at all climbing the hill. Again, I'm a new off road driver, in a new rig so I have a lot to learn about my rig and my driving capabilities. All in all we had a great time. We learned a lot about setting up and packing up camp, sleeping in the Suburban, and driving off road. It was excellent adventure. I can't wait for the next one
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