Fish Chaser
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So I've been looking around on various websites with FWC pages and forums and galleries and could't find much in the way of serious off roading with FWCs on the truck. I also finally actually have my Hawk on a 4X4 so I though I see if I could get a picture of it off the pavement. I went wheeling yesterday and today with some pretty serious Jeep and Toyota guys and I took my GMC Siera with FWC. I was doing the intermediate trails just fine, then decided to try an unmarked trail that had an interesting first climb. I made the climb pretty easily, but the long descent that follows was black diamond stuff for sure and no place for a truck like mine, let alone with a camper. First was the steep trench that I almost wedged my camper in,
after that came a steep section with huge bumps hole and off camber sections.
I made it through, didn't hurt the camper at all, I did ovalize my tailpipe, and put several nice dents in the lower rocker panels, under the doors. The jeep and toyota guys were all set to photograph my roll-over and/or winch my crippled truck down the trail, they were kind of surprised I think that I made it mostly unscathed.
I have to think that twice praying that I could get through the trip safely and with my truck intact must have worked.
after that came a steep section with huge bumps hole and off camber sections.
I made it through, didn't hurt the camper at all, I did ovalize my tailpipe, and put several nice dents in the lower rocker panels, under the doors. The jeep and toyota guys were all set to photograph my roll-over and/or winch my crippled truck down the trail, they were kind of surprised I think that I made it mostly unscathed.
I have to think that twice praying that I could get through the trip safely and with my truck intact must have worked.