Tolland State Forest 4/05 pics

**slither** · 04-05-2008, 05:15 PM

Well Slither and Capt.Rick set sail from CT to meet Nissanaltimacrazyhorse(Mike), The Stig(Costa) , 6 Jeeps, and an old Land Rover(Bostonian style) in Otis/Tolland, Massachusettes

After Contemplating the first of many water crossings the Capt and I opted not to pass up a good opportunity.

It was a great day for everyone, no carnage, some good pinstripes, a lot of water and mud. Thanks to Mike and his friends for having us. I think we made the Jeeps look bad. Sorry guys!

effjae · 04-05-2008, 05:45 PM

I think Capt. Rick should change his name to aquaman for the way he is drawn to the water / mud holes!! Nice pix.

**slither** · 04-05-2008, 05:58 PM

Yeah, these weren't as bad as the mudpit in Rausch Creek but we did have one big crossing that we both agreed would have been a little too much to try unless it was summer and we had a snorkle on the rig. He went in one side and kept falling off a small ledge and I tried another entrance got 1/2 way up the doors with water and was still diving, so I backed out. A quad rider pulled up and said he'd never seen anyone make it across, that's usually when Rick's eyes light up.

Only Rick and I and 1 jeep with 37" Truxs made it through the deep whole in the pictures. I actually rolled through it no problem in 4Lo w/atrac on. We had a couple other crossings where the ice broke off into small iceburgs and made things a little difficult. We had a great day.

**nissanaltimacrazyhorse** · 04-05-2008, 07:06 PM

yup that was fun today you guys are welcome to come down anytime, i do think we made the jeeps look bad. I am looking at lifts right now because im just sick and tired of hitting crap on the bottom of my rig, im leaning toward 3 inch toytec.

**slither** · 04-05-2008, 07:19 PM

Yeah Mike any additional clearance makes for a more comfortable run. The trails were much better than I anticipated. Maybe in warmer weather we'll try that deeper crossing! I heard your undercarriage a couple of times today. Hope you didn't get any damage as a result. Nice meeting you guys.

**nissanaltimacrazyhorse** · 04-05-2008, 07:27 PM

ya i heard and felt it today to thats why i want to lift it 3 inches to get it off the ground so i wont have those issues. Almost every spot i hit will be eliminated with a 3 inch lift even if i keep my tires i have now which kick ass. Ya the trail was alot better than i thought it was going to be. And there will be another run this summer probably a couple so you guys can choose.

On a side note i was washing my fj and a guy with an xterra wanted to join us next time.

**slither** · 04-05-2008, 07:31 PM

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nissanaltimacrazyhorse previously said:

On a side note i was washing my fj and a guy with an xterra wanted to join us next time.

Hey we're equal opportunity wheelers. Bring what ya got and go for it. Look at that little Rover. That dude hung right in there no problem!

**nissanaltimacrazyhorse** · 04-05-2008, 08:22 PM

im so excited my sister is buying my lift of my choice under 500.00 for my birthday which is on the 8th so now i have to do research.

Fjamming · 04-05-2008, 10:44 PM

You guys are brave for trying those water crossings. How could you tell how deep it was? It would've made for a long day if you have to wade in there to get hitched out. I bet you had a rush crossing though.

**nissanaltimacrazyhorse** · 04-06-2008, 12:16 AM

well i have been up there before so i had an idea of how deep it was, but it was deeper than usual. I'm actually contemplating of not changing my fluids if i dont hear any noises in the next week or so.