Moab checklist (Trail video added)

[bigdaddy2021]

Headed to Moab soon in our 19 TRDOR that we’ve done our best to outfit with quality gear.

Mods to date:
Dobinsons lift
Bfg KO2’s
Warn bumper insert
Warn M8000 winch
4xinnovations sliders
4xinnovations skid set
RCI offroad shock skids
Victory4x4 rear bumper
Safari snorkel
Victory4x4 adventure carrier (drivers)
Victory4x4 Dual can carrier
LFD Crossbars for highlift and sand ladders
AJC cargo gear plate
ICECO fridge slide (for our cooler)
Rago fab molle panels with shelf
Back of front seat organizers for our kiddos
Various tools/trail gear and safety equipment.

Moab is just our first bucket list trip, we have a winter snow trip planned and also a Pacific Northwest and Daniel boone Parkway loop trip in the works for 2022.


I’ll keep y’all updated during/after moab.

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Finally organized some of the video footage from Moab last Thxgiving.

Enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WinL2W8oQqY&feature=youtu.be

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[smike95]

Looks good! Subscribed.


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[Jetboy]

Looks like a great setup.

Add a heep of patience to your list. You'll probably need a lot of it in Moab these days. It's crowded on the popular trails.

Good luck on the trip.

 

[MN_Pat]

You'll have a blast. We went for the fist time last spring, it's amazing.

Best thing we purchased were the paper maps in advance. This link will take you to a bundle pack with both North and South. The second best was the annual national parks pass.

Moab Trail Map Pack Bundle (Biking & Jeeping Trails) – Utah.com

 

[DallasTRDPro]

I went in February 2020, and its a ghost town during that time of year. It was awesome.

 

[02SE]

If you want to go into Arches National Park, get to the gate early, and have lots of patience. Overrun is a good description.

 

[dezertbomber]

If you want to go into Arches National Park, get to the gate early, and have lots of patience. Overrun is a good description.

Secret off road entrance is off Willow Springs BLM area. I found it while scouting for a camp site. There are write ups and videos of it.

Not only does it get you into the park without dealing with the line (we bailed in the AM after the signs said full and went to Fins N Things trail so it worked out), but it takes you to some off road only arches and features.

Jeeping in Arches National Park - Page 2 of 4 - Dirt In My Shoes

Willow Springs Road - Back Way into Arches National Park - 4x4, off road, Jeep, Moab, Dinosaur track - YouTube

 

[Rottwagon]

Secret off road entrance is off Willow Springs BLM area. I found it while scouting for a camp site. There are write ups and videos of it.

Not only does it get you into the park without dealing with the line (we bailed in the AM after the signs said full and went to Fins N Things trail so it worked out), but it takes you to some off road only arches and features.

Jeeping in Arches National Park - Page 2 of 4 - Dirt In My Shoes

Willow Springs Road - Back Way into Arches National Park - 4x4, off road, Jeep, Moab, Dinosaur track - YouTube

The back way into Arches is a blast. And free. And as mentioned no lines and access to things you’d never see going in the front gate.

 

[Rottwagon]

You sound well set up. Tire repair kit should be in your kit. As well as an air compressor. I imagine you are well set up on all the recovery basic tools. You will be amazed at your rig’s capability on the trails there. Slickrock got it he name from metal wagon wheels sliding on it. Tires stick to it like glue. Consider going into canyonlands since you are right there. Elephant Hill to campsites at devils kitchen will not disappoint. Reservations and permits needed however. It’s a beautiful and magical place. Enjoy!

 

[RagoFabrication]

ARB Compressor and Rago Wifey Air System is my all time favorite, allows you to air up and down all 4 tires within 4-7 mins. The "Wifey" Air System – Rago Fabrication

 

[Fatdamon]

Moab is a blast! I've done a lot of trails in my 19 ORP. Biggest thing I could recommend that you may not have is a subscription to trailsoffroad.com and a gpx viewer app. A lot of the trails out there are intertwined with each other and it can be confusing figuring out which way to go. Getting lost and not caring can be fun but when you are up on a plateau, the sun is going down, and you've been wheeling for 8-10 hours already, sometimes you just want to get back out. That or you are trying to get to that scenic overlook for an awesome view and just can't seem to figure out which trail goes to it.

I'm on android and have just the free version of GPX Viewer from the google play store. Easy to use, doesn't consume a ton of battery life on a phone, and just works. I upgraded my head unit to a T10 last year so I just run the app there now but same difference. Download your trail gpx files before you go or on the day and you will always be able to figure out where to go. Gaia GPS is obviously a better product but has a fee associated and I'm sure there a bunch of others too.

 

[dezertbomber]

Moab is a blast! I've done a lot of trails in my 19 ORP. Biggest thing I could recommend that you may not have is a subscription to trailsoffroad.com and a gpx viewer app. A lot of the trails out there are intertwined with each other and it can be confusing figuring out which way to go. Getting lost and not caring can be fun but when you are up on a plateau, the sun is going down, and you've been wheeling for 8-10 hours already, sometimes you just want to get back out. That or you are trying to get to that scenic overlook for an awesome view and just can't seem to figure out which trail goes to it.

I'm on android and have just the free version of GPX Viewer from the google play store. Easy to use, doesn't consume a ton of battery life on a phone, and just works. I upgraded my head unit to a T10 last year so I just run the app there now but same difference. Download your trail gpx files before you go or on the day and you will always be able to figure out where to go. Gaia GPS is obviously a better product but has a fee associated and I'm sure there a bunch of others too.

Great tip. I've been using the Gaia GPS free version and trailsoffroad.com site to upload trails for great routing with waypoints included. Such a seamless combo for free. Only gets better with the paid versions of course.

 

[bigdaddy2021]

You'll have a blast. We went for the fist time last spring, it's amazing.

Best thing we purchased were the paper maps in advance. This link will take you to a bundle pack with both North and South. The second best was the annual national parks pass.

Moab Trail Map Pack Bundle (Biking & Jeeping Trails) – Utah.com

Thanks for the link. We have the Funtreks books, but we’ll look into paper maps, too.


We picked up our annual pass this past weekend, actually. Stoked!

 

[Ripper238]

Nice set up. But you are missing everything that's truly important. lol

Water, food, shelter, medic bag, Paper map of area...

 

[Romeo1]

Get the Charles Wells guide to Moab book. Well worth it. Air compressor and tire repair.

Air down to 12-20 psi depending on what your after. I ran 12 psi on fins and things and hells revenge. It adds orders of magnitude of traction. The slick rock tend to provide a lot of traction.

You’ll hear tire squeals sometimes, just keep in it, don’t let off if you break traction on a climb.

Get some good communication going with whoever is with you. They’ll be spotting for you want bunch depending on your confidence levels.

Your probably going to bump your rear bumper. Just get used to that idea. I banged my right side on my lifted 3rd gen descending into Lake Michigan. On that note, go slow through Lake Michigan. I also drug my receiver hitch lots and lots of times.

Have fun! Be patient. Done be scared to do the less traveled trails. There’s one out by poison spider around that jug handle arch that’s an awesome canyon road. Be early to arches, the line sucks, and the gates will be closed until 12-1 when they reopen if there’s lots of traffic.

 

[dezertbomber]

For hard to beat camping spots, Bride's Canyon off Gemini Bridges Rd looks amazing. First come first serve though, so have to get there early and be lucky that others aren't already setup.

My last night there we stayed up on a hill off Yellow Circle Rd that had a great view looking west towards Canyonlands. Fun trail to get up there as well. Google Maps

 

[Flying Dutchman]

White Rim Road in Canyonlands is amazing. We did it in March this year.

Canyonlands | Flickr

Regarding your lights, depending on how many additional lumens you're looking for, the Baja Squadron front fog light replacements are a very easy plug and play replacement and they put out a lot of light.

Baja Designs - Toyota, Tacoma/Tundra/4Runner, Squadron Sport WC

 

[bigdaddy2021]

Moab - check one off the bucket list.

Arches Backcountry via Willow Springs.
Fins and things (Most of it anyways)
Canyonlands via Potash/Shafer switchbacks/white rim.
Plus lots of good family time cruising downtown Moab and chillaxing in an Airbnb.

Good times. Hope u have a good Thanksgiving.

 

[bigdaddy2021]

Headed to Moab soon in our 19 TRDOR that we’ve done our best to outfit with quality gear.

Moab is just our first bucket list trip, we have a winter snow trip planned and also a Pacific Northwest and Daniel boone Parkway loop trip in the works for 2022.

We’ve had it on a couple local trails so far and it really does work great.

Front and rear lighting is probably on our short list of next items to tackle. Probably have a shop help us with those installs. Wiring is not my strong suit.

I’ll keep y’all updated during/after moab.

Dobinsons lift
- great kit. Had all the clearance, comfort, flex we needed.
Bfg KO2’s
- tough, smooth-riding tire that performs well. Stock sized worked fine for us on 5-6/10 rated trails. Had to replace one already due to road debris (huge chunk of metal skewered it) , so it was a great strategy to pick a normally-stocked tire.
Warn bumper insert
- smacked the sh!t out of this coming down off a bowl on Fins & Things, with only minor damage. Stout/stout/stout and very low profile. I’m in love.
Warn M8000 winch
- nice to have in the remote area’s. Unused.
4xinnovations sliders
- felt very secure with these on. Never scraped.
4xinnovations skid set
- felt very secure with these on. Never scraped.
RCI offroad shock skids
- great choice. Kissed both of these on the trail.
Victory4x4 rear bumper
- i would have been dragging my a$$ all over the place, if not for this bumper. Also, the bumper creates a nice flat surface for food or sitting.
Safari snorkel
- bull dust filled roads throughout, nice to have the engine potentially breathing cleaner air.

Victory4x4 adventure carrier (drivers)
- solid as a rock. Nice that it can be configured.

Victory4x4 Dual can carrier
-very convenient to have two cans. We used it for two fuel cans, since i carried spare fuel for two cars. I could see carrying one fuel and one water on solo trips.

LFD Crossbars for highlift and sand ladders
-solid, no rattles. Nice to have this bulky gear up and out of the way.
AJC cargo gear plate
-solid as a rock through rugged trails
ICECO fridge slide (for our cooler)
-one of our favorite additions. Made getting into the cooler daily, a very easy task.
Rago fab molle panels with shelf
-this is a game-changer. Really allowed us to maximize our cargo area, strap down upper cargo and allow the bottom supplies to be accessed without unloading the bottom.
Back of front seat organizers for our kiddos
- these were great for the long road days
Various tools/trail gear and safety equipment.
- got some generic plano stacking boxes from home depot. Worked great. Needed tools for a few repairs on other rigs.

 

[bigdaddy2021]

Oh, and we used the Moab trails book from amazon, and also the OnX app on my phone. Once i figured out the offline map feature, it was VERY useful.