I did a nice little loop around Lake Cowichan and up to Tuck Lake a couple weeks ago. Lots of water crossings, but otherwise not very difficult. We did have to winch once, but that was for a little side mission, not the main route. I’ll PM you the Gaia route if you’re interested.
Nasty! But you're right, that's better than a leak in your truck. I'm going to make a habit of bringing a trash bag every time I go out, and filling it up with other people's garbage. We can't pick it all up, but if everyone picked up one bag, we could make a dent.
Damn! I don’t know about the 5th gens, but I know the 3rd gens have a vent in the rear drivers side wheel well that’s supposed to release air pressure from the cabin when you slam the doors closed. That vent could definitely allow water in, and it would end up in the rear truck area.
You weren’t in the water that long, but I guess a big splash of it could have forced its way in. Good thing you found it before it caused any issues.
We had a good run yesterday! Got in a few solid hours of wheeling, and got down the river spot for lunch. The day was cut a bit short when Seth got a branch stuck in his tire bead, and we couldn't get it to re-seat with the limited tools we had on the trail.
I didn't get many pics or videos, but here's the few I captured.
I did a nice little loop around Lake Cowichan and up to Tuck Lake a couple weeks ago. Lots of water crossings, but otherwise not very difficult. We did have to winch once, but that was for a little side mission, not the main route. I’ll PM you the Gaia route if you’re interested.
Nasty! But you're right, that's better than a leak in your truck. I'm going to make a habit of bringing a trash bag every time I go out, and filling it up with other people's garbage. We can't pick it all up, but if everyone picked up one bag, we could make a dent.
Damn! I don’t know about the 5th gens, but I know the 3rd gens have a vent in the rear drivers side wheel well that’s supposed to release air pressure from the cabin when you slam the doors closed. That vent could definitely allow water in, and it would end up in the rear truck area.
You weren’t in the water that long, but I guess a big splash of it could have forced its way in. Good thing you found it before it caused any issues.
We had a good run yesterday! Got in a few solid hours of wheeling, and got down the river spot for lunch. The day was cut a bit short when Seth got a branch stuck in his tire bead, and we couldn't get it to re-seat with the limited tools we had on the trail.
I didn't get many pics or videos, but here's the few I captured.
Jared's hill climb video: https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0yggUsMVbHHRo3_wYGxkud0fQ#IMG_1183
Water\mud crossing videos:
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0VsD-8RH-RksZWXxknNooxYig#IMG_1188
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0JbC6exWkPy9WcV5DiNwvISvg#IMG_1189
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0MTEmMU6leqF1Nvl-KZnpUAPA#IMG_1190
Welcome, David! You missed out on this one, but I'm sure there will be more trips soon :) Keep an eye on the forums and feel free to join us anytime.