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2022 AEV JT Adventure

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Flyin6:
I think I'll share on this thread the start of the AEV JT Jeep off-roading. I'll keep the modifications over on the build thread and just use this place to show the jeep in use.

This trip was the Jeep's first foray into the wild, specifically into the Daniel Boone National Forest near McKee in central Kentucky. It is a near wilderness area where side-by-side and Non licensed dirt bikes are found all over the public roads and even encouraged. McKee is a quaint very old Kentucky town occupying the infrequent and scarce flat ground in a narrow valley where flooding is fairly common. My sister lives there with their wonderful family and they once even had a chevy malibu washed up into a pile of flotsam in that docile appearing creek in front of their house. Luckily, they sit maybe 100 feet above the water and have to cross a narrow bridge to get to their driveway.

Flyin6:
The drive into the forest is on well-maintained trails

Flyin6:
Corey, a native Canadian is my brother-in-law, an avid off-roader, once dirt bike racer (And very good).

Flyin6:
He knows these back woods very well, having wheeled them extensively, although, as I would quickly discover in a S x S. That is important to note because his trail experience is in much smaller and more capable vehicles. That showed up on one trail where I faced a pretty challenging mud hole followed by a slippery climb. WE are looking over the thing and discussing which line to take here

Flyin6:
I don't think the camera does that hole proper justice. It is nearly as deep as the truck is tall.

I first tried by placing the right tires on the upside, but the jeep started to roll over. Corey said the back tire was about a foot and a half off the ground while I was on a crazy extreme roll angle. When I felt it starting to go I hit reverse and backed out fast.

We then decided to just go straight at it. The ruts at the exit were actually SxS width which aided me in getting good sidewall traction. I actually drove straight through it, low range with both axles locked.

I think my sister thought I'd bury the thing and we'd have to walk out. As it turned out that would have been tough as we were miles and miles up inside the forest.

BTW, I can't recall the name of this trail, but it is some 352 miles long originating way down in Tennessee and continues nearly up to Lexington Kentucky, and all off-road.

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