Another Mall Crawler Bites The Dust!

[BAUS67]

In our malls, they are starting to put in pickleball courts because no one shops there anymore. Perhaps they could bring in dirt and create some off road driving! Maybe Mall Crawling won't be a bad thing in a few years!

That is one HELL of a good idea. Our local mall was bought out by someone who plans on making an assisted living community out of it.

Sponsored

 

[Graham1911]

Awesome! You gotta tell me your tricks, what was your secret to get her into off-roading?!? My daughter is only 2, but I need an adventure buddy out on the trails one day!
That compressor and 4-way airhose setup is pretty cool though. was that an off the shelf hose, or something you rigged up?

She has always loved the outdoors and just sort of took to it. I watched a YouTube Video a year or so ago and put one together for myself. Naturally when she bought the Bronco I had to help her build one for herself. All the hose and hardware came off Amazon.

 

[MikeOU]

......by not seeing dirt. I'm sure there a quite a number of them.

Funny story. Was in Glacier National Park for a week. Went up to North Fork where all roads are gravel/dirt. 2 different fire lookouts. So had a lot of dirt, dust, rocks, mud. Stop in REI in Bozeman and guy in a Sprinter Van calls me over. Wanted to compliment me on having dirt on the Bronco since he had not seen a dirty one yet! Told me good to see that they do function off pavement.

Was just a funny moment. Had a good laugh.

 

[Bigmoose]

Looks like shafer trail. Awesome road

 

[PurpleBronco2.3]

I might add, I am quiet proud of her.

Personally I’d be loud proud of her.

 

[ChrisB351]

Things are going great! Just not enough time to do as much wheeling as I would like. Hope you are ding well.

Same here

 

[cynicalrider]

Awesome! You gotta tell me your tricks, what was your secret to get her into off-roading?!? My daughter is only 2, but I need an adventure buddy out on the trails one day!
That compressor and 4-way airhose setup is pretty cool though. was that an off the shelf hose, or something you rigged up?

That day is now. Take her with you whenever you can. The fam and I are going wheeling this weekend and my 15yo daughter will be getting some solo seat time in the Bronco and will start learning how to drive a manual transmission. She learned to drive on our Jeep many years ago before she could reach the pedals. Find an open area, set her on your lap and let her drive.

This @texas8709, I have been taking my son offroad since he was just over 1. He's 3 now and I took the Bronco offroad for the first time with him in it. I have video of him laughing his ass off and having a blast in it.

@Graham1911 you raised her right! Stoked to see her out there exploring solo too. Around here people make excuses not to wheel because solo, but if you are prepared and have the knowledge it's less risky everyone makes it out to be.

 

[BigSkyBronco]

A Bozeman Bronco. Two days after it left the dealer!

Stop in REI in Bozeman and guy in a Sprinter Van calls me over. Wanted to compliment me on having dirt on the Bronco since he had not seen a dirty one yet! Told me good to see that they do function off pavement.

Was just a funny moment. Had a good laugh.

 

[carrellslake]

Awesome! You gotta tell me your tricks, what was your secret to get her into off-roading?!? My daughter is only 2, but I need an adventure buddy out on the trails one day!
That compressor and 4-way airhose setup is pretty cool though. was that an off the shelf hose, or something you rigged up?

That's gotta be the Morrflate kit.

https://morrflate.com/shop/morrflate-multi-tire-air-kits/morrflate-quad-4-tire-air-kit/

 

[Graham1911]

[/QUOTE]

That's gotta be the Morrflate kit.

https://morrflate.com/shop/morrflate-multi-tire-air-kits/morrflate-quad-4-tire-air-kit/

Nope, I watched a YouTube Video, ordered Flexzilla hose and all hardware off Amazon. Put it together.

 

[BAUS67]

Funny story. Was in Glacier National Park for a week. Went up to North Fork where all roads are gravel/dirt. 2 different fire lookouts. So had a lot of dirt, dust, rocks, mud. Stop in REI in Bozeman and guy in a Sprinter Van calls me over. Wanted to compliment me on having dirt on the Bronco since he had not seen a dirty one yet! Told me good to see that they do function off pavement.

Was just a funny moment. Had a good laugh.

That makes me chuckle. Every one I see here in my little PA town is clean as a whistle. I just wave as I pass them, in my dirty Bronco.

 

[Bugkillah]

“Looks like Chicken corners.”

I’m so glad I googled chicken corners before I said something.

 

[swooshdave]

Yeah, about that. I was always confused why people Squatched their Badlands. But hey, that's me.

I got it for the below and because I think it will have some impact on resale (if I should sell, or more likely trade it in).

But honestly there was no way I wasn't going to get a package called a Sasquatch, it sounds way too cool.

A Badlands has the PSD shocks, like an SAS, it has the front and rear lockers, like a SAS, it has the M210 front end, like a SAS. It also has a slightly higher ride height than a standard Bronco, but not as high as a SAS. It does not have the beadlock capable rims, has 33's rather than 35's, and has the standard rather than wider flares, and it has 4.46 differential gearing rather than 4.7. The Badlands, from the measurements that are on the Ford product info, is 1.4" lower overall ride height than a Badlands SAS. So, a BL non-SAS is 1.4" lower, has 33" tires, narrower flares, and 4.46 rather than 4.7 gearing, (however the overall drive ratio is the same with 33's/4.46 and 35's/4.7). To me, the only real decision in choosing BL SAS or non-SAS is the tire size. You can even order a non-SAS with the beadlock rims, but by the time you do that the cost of the SAS is like 800 bucks.

 

[BAUS67]

I got it for the below and because I think it will have some impact on resale (if I should sell, or more likely trade it in).

But honestly there was no way I wasn't going to get a package called a Sasquatch, it sounds way too cool.

Agree it would help resale/trade-in values.


Best fender badge out there. IMO.

 

[WildTrak23]

Beautiful Lady , Awesome Bronco and Outstanding Scenery. Simply Fantastic!! Looks like a Professional Magazine ad. If not it should be....... Hey @Ford you listening??

Sponsored