Skill Building at AOAA

[Mishra42]

Last September I took a road trip out to Moab with my Bronco, Lusitania and was joined by a coworker for part of it. We both had a blast and decided to find something a little bit more local to keep up the skills we learned out there. We signed up for 2 days of skill building with Offroad Consulting and it was awesome! Our guid Kyle was fantastic and it made clear how different the guided experience at Moab and a skills course really are. Moab was a guided tour, this was learning how to drive! By the end of day 2we were snaking through an off camber mud chute with a 3 ft drop in. AOAA is a great place, I wish it was closer and the car performance was fantastic.

After my experience at Rock Run I've been real nervous about mud puddles. I learned some solid techniques to get out of the mud that might have let me dig out! We had some minor damage to the driver Ultrasonic mount which cracked, and my co-worker knocked off my passenger fender on a tree. The bash plates/rock rails certainly got a workout, and the bumpers have a few scuffs but otherwise she held up great!

If you're in the North East definitely swing by AOAA, and if you want to build your skills talk to Offroad Consulting.

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[rayhil67]

HA.. I think this is where I got my JK stuck couple of years ago, was a little deeper then..

 

[Mishra42]

HA.. I think this is where I got my JK stuck couple of years ago, was a little deeper then..

I need to shrink the video, but I worked the truck out no problem. I don't think I could have gone much deeper though!

 

[JerryG]

I'll second your recommendation of Kyle and Off-Road Consulting. I took winching 101 & 102 with him and learned a lot about safety and multi-winch recoveries. Class ended with flipping an old vehicle and winching it upright.

 

[Bschurr]

Last September I took a road trip out to Moab with my Bronco, Lusitania and was joined by a coworker for part of it. We both had a blast and decided to find something a little bit more local to keep up the skills we learned out there. We signed up for 2 days of skill building with Offroad Consulting and it was awesome! Our guid Kyle was fantastic and it made clear how different the guided experience at Moab and a skills course really are. Moab was a guided tour, this was learning how to drive! By the end of day 2we were snaking through an off camber mud chute with a 3 ft drop in. AOAA is a great place, I wish it was closer and the car performance was fantastic.

After my experience at Rock Run I've been real nervous about mud puddles. I learned some solid techniques to get out of the mud that might have let me dig out! We had some minor damage to the driver Ultrasonic mount which cracked, and my co-worker knocked off my passenger fender on a tree. The bash plates/rock rails certainly got a workout, and the bumpers have a few scuffs but otherwise she held up great!

If you're in the North East definitely swing by AOAA, and if you want to build your skills talk to Offroad Consulting.

Agreed - I used the services of Offroad Consulting at Rausch Creek for a day of private trail rides with with friends in our Jeeps (pre Bronco) back in July 2021 and the experience was phenomenal! They are a quality outfit and I highly recommend.

 

[Felix808]

It's always good to get out & improve one's skill. Looks like you had a blast

 

[KT_bronco]

This looks like something I need to try but out west. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mishra42]

I uploaded some videos:
Driving into and Escaping the Mud Pit
Dropping into an off camber trail
Making my way through that trail

 

[Ford Motor Company]

I uploaded some videos:
Driving into and Escaping the Mud Pit
Dropping into an off camber trail
Making my way through that trail

Awesome videos, thanks for sharing

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