mano_a_mano
Member
- Messages
- 57
My son has a 12A Archery tag and I'll be taking him up over labor day with a few extra days added on ahead of the weekend.
I haven't been up on the Kaibab in 20yrs and don't recall what the roads are like during the archery/monsoon season. It seemed like back then just about any road I used was good enough for a car and the bad ones were still doable in a 4x2. Plus I don't recall any AZ pinstriping.
That said, it seems that every where I go nowadays the roads have not been maintained now that everyone has an ATV/UTV. I keep running into narrow high clearance rutted roads with offroading loops around bad parts. It seems I have to take pick, shovel, chainsaw, just about everywhere I go.
So, what's it like on the Kaibab now? Can I get out on any road in my F250 diesel 4x4 or are there areas that will be a problem? Should I take a UTV (long way to tow and I prefer the comfort of my truck)? If truck accessible, will it take me hours to get all the way down a ridge that I can cover in <30m in a UTV? Are there creeks or flooding washes to deal with in heavy rain?
I was considering being a nomad and keeping camp in the back of the truck i.e. just park it wherever I happen to be at the end of the day and sleep on the ground (or in a small tent if its raining). Its something I have always enjoyed doing when I am out on my own which my son has yet to experience. Its not something I have ever done with a UTV.
I haven't been up on the Kaibab in 20yrs and don't recall what the roads are like during the archery/monsoon season. It seemed like back then just about any road I used was good enough for a car and the bad ones were still doable in a 4x2. Plus I don't recall any AZ pinstriping.
That said, it seems that every where I go nowadays the roads have not been maintained now that everyone has an ATV/UTV. I keep running into narrow high clearance rutted roads with offroading loops around bad parts. It seems I have to take pick, shovel, chainsaw, just about everywhere I go.
So, what's it like on the Kaibab now? Can I get out on any road in my F250 diesel 4x4 or are there areas that will be a problem? Should I take a UTV (long way to tow and I prefer the comfort of my truck)? If truck accessible, will it take me hours to get all the way down a ridge that I can cover in <30m in a UTV? Are there creeks or flooding washes to deal with in heavy rain?
I was considering being a nomad and keeping camp in the back of the truck i.e. just park it wherever I happen to be at the end of the day and sleep on the ground (or in a small tent if its raining). Its something I have always enjoyed doing when I am out on my own which my son has yet to experience. Its not something I have ever done with a UTV.