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This episode of the Off Road Podcast is Sponsored by WARN, Medical Gear Outfitters, and Colby Valve.

Tonight, Aaron gets stuck in his yard again, Coy buys a crawler, & Ben gets some personal time

Welcome to the off-road podcast. A podcast about everything off-road. We cover the news, review products, and interview people in the off road industry.  Your hosts tonight are Aaron, Coy and my name is Ben.  Welcome to the show.

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Coy –  Played in Primeville.

Aaron – Tried to haul a 5k lb load of sand uphill through our swampy yard and bogged the truck down.

Ben – Got an Element fire extinguisher x2 and a Rough Country 8 gang switch for all my electrical accessories and started installing it.

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News brought to you by Colby Valve

• 2022 SVE Chevy Colorado Xtreme Off-Road a 750-hp ZR2 via Autoblog
  • Supercharged 5.3l V8 with 750hp & 600tq
  • Forged internals, ported heads, and an air to water intercooler
  • 8 speed automatic
  • Heavy duty traction bars
  • Sport bar with LEDs is standard bed tire carrier is optional
  • Upgraded brakes
  • Nitto Recons 295/70/18s
    • 34.3×11.6” on 18s
  • Must be ordered through a dealer
  • $80k doesn’t include the truck
• Kia copys someones homework with new Telluride via Autoblog
  • X-Pro trim
  • new daytime running light signature, new taillights, new bumpers in front and rear, massaged door garnishes, new wheel designs
  • 0.4-inch suspension lift
  • improved approach and departure angles
  • upgraded traction control system for off-road use
  • black-painted 18-inch wheels wrapped in Continental all-terrain tires
  • 500 more pounds of towing capacity from the 5000 lbs

Main Topic powered by WARN  

Types of Wheeling

Rock

• Pros
  • Low and slow or fast and hard depending on your style
• Cons
  • Break stuff really easy
• Equipment needed
  • All the tools and time
  • Recovery gear
• Best rigs for this style
  • Big beefy tired rig with lockers
• Modifications needed to perform well
  • Lockers
  • Bumpers
  • Armor
  • Beadlocks help

Sand

• Pros
  • 2wd does good
  • fast
• Cons
  • People come from every direction in the dunes lots of risk for accidents
• Equipment needed
  • Tall orange flag
• Best rigs for this style
  • Ifs 2wd trucks
• Modifications needed to perform well
  • V8
  • Lockers
  • Bumpers
  • Armor
  • Beadlocks

Snow

• Pros
  • Not a lot of people
  • quite
• Cons
  • cold
• Equipment needed
  • Larger the tires the better for floatation
  • Recovery gear
  • Winch
• Best rigs for this style
  • Anything with a low range and large tires
• Modifications needed to perform well
  • Lockers
  • Bumpers
  • Armor
  • Beadlocks help
  • Large tires

Mud

• Pros
  • Fast and fun
• Cons
  • Lots to clean up when you need to do maintenance 
• Equipment needed
  • A kinetic rope is a must
• Best rigs for this style
  • Anything your willing to modify
• Modifications needed to perform well
  • Tall tires

Overlanding

• Pros
  • Lots of places to check out
  • Popular
  • Lots of support
• Cons
  • Supersaturated market 
• Equipment needed
  • All the stuff
• Best rigs for this style
  • anything
• Modifications needed to perform well
  • More camping gear

Mall Crawling

• Pros
  • Never break anything
  • Lots of rigs and coffee
• Cons
  • Never use the stuff you paid for
• Equipment needed
  • nothing
• Best rigs for this style
  • Bro dozers
• Modifications needed to perform well
  • All the money in the world
  • Lift blocks
  • Bluetooth Drivelines
  • Chrome
  • Fancy paint

Closing Statements

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