2021 Ford F250 Tremor Adventure Rig

[BretEdge]

We were probably a week or two too early for the aspens. They were just beginning to turn color. But fun trip. Ophir was ok. Not too exciting. One and done probably.

Did you see the Tacoma on engineer pass? I’m not sure when it happened but looked recent.

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No, we didn't run Engineer Pass. Damn, that sucks. Wonder what the story is behind it?

 

[phsycle]

No, we didn't run Engineer Pass. Damn, that sucks. Wonder what the story is behind it?

I don’t know. Looked like they were trying to negotiate around an obstacle, which really wasn’t too bad (we just went right over it, and one was a stock truck). They probably didn’t realize how soft the shoulder was and got too close. They left everything (could see all their stuff in the bed). I hope they are ok. These mountains are beautiful. But one little misjudgment, and it can be treacherous.

 

[BretEdge]

Does it count as an adventure if the destination is only 40 minutes from your house? Fall colors are poppin' in the La Sals so I ran out for a quick overnight Tuesday afternoon and set up camp in my new favorite spot. Some weather was incoming but I didn't anticipate anything too crazy. I spent the afternoon lounging around, exploring the area around camp with my camera and reading the latest issue of Freehub magazine. I crashed out around 2200 and awoke at 0200 to a wicked storm that felt like it was dropping lightning bolts every few seconds danger close to my rig. Flashes followed instantly by very loud, very sharp cracks of thunder. This continued on and off (mostly on), along with strong wind gusts, through about 0600 at which point the rain turned to snow. Finally, around 0700, it broke and I poked my head out the door to see fog/low clouds blanketing everything and the ground a mix of snow, slush and mud. It did make for some interesting photography conditions, though.

Headed over to Denver today to have the guys at BVO install a Propex heater to replace the crappy FWC factory unit that worked well for the first 5 months and then just....stopped. I'm tired of screwing around with it and decided to replace it with something reliable that doesn't suffer from all of the known issues of the FWC factory heater. On 12 October we're getting all of the KC lights installed. Slowly but surely, she's comin' together.

 

[Bigly]

Duuuude... nice campsite.

 

[BretEdge]

Duuuude... nice campsite.

It's one of our "go-to" sites here in Moab when we need a quick escape.

 

[djscheele]

It's one of our "go-to" sites here in Moab when we need a quick escape.

We are going to be in Moab middle of next week with our truck camper. Hitting the San Juan’s and Mesa Verde on the way out. I know you don’t want to give up your best spots - but is there anyplace we should avoid?

Amazing rig here - the F150 was great as well.


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[BretEdge]

We are going to be in Moab middle of next week with our truck camper. Hitting the San Juan’s and Mesa Verde on the way out. I know you don’t want to give up your best spots - but is there anyplace we should avoid?

Amazing rig here - the F150 was great as well.


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Yes. Stay as far away as possible from Willow Springs Road and the road out to Klondike Bluffs. Total zoos with huge RV's and RZR's everywhere. There's some decent stuff at North Klondike if you follow the rougher roads. There's some good options on Potash after it turns to dirt and the La Sals are literally full of great campsites. There's great camping along Hwy. 313 outside of the campgrounds, too. Check out a map and follow nearly any of the dirt roads that head off of the highway and you'll find something. Enjoy.

 

[djscheele]

Yes. Stay as far away as possible from Willow Springs Road and the road out to Klondike Bluffs. Total zoos with huge RV's and RZR's everywhere. There's some decent stuff at North Klondike if you follow the rougher roads. There's some good options on Potash after it turns to dirt and the La Sals are literally full of great campsites. There's great camping along Hwy. 313 outside of the campgrounds, too. Check out a map and follow nearly any of the dirt roads that head off of the highway and you'll find something. Enjoy.

Thanks - found a spot off 313 this evening.


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[BretEdge]

We spent last weekend roaming the high country around Steamboat Springs. We try to visit annually and we haven't been back for the last two years so when we heard the fall colors were going off we packed up and headed to Colorado. But before we could visit the 'Boat we had to make a pit stop at Boulder Vehicle Outfitters to have the absolutely worthless factory heater in our FWC replaced. Matt at BVO had a like new Propex HS2000 sitting on the shelves and after doing some research, we decided it would be an excellent replacement. As always, the BVO crew took great care of us and we were out the door by early afternoon. We spent Friday night in Denver and took a scenic route to Steamboat on Saturday. We explored multiple dirt roads while searching for a campsite but they were all too easy and thus, filled with vans, trailers and even some motorhomes. The last road we turned down got down to business right away with deep potholes filled with muddy water; exactly the type of road we look for as they usually keep the riff raff out. We drove on for mile after mile - slowly - passing only one other vehicle the entire time. It took just over 30 minutes to drive 4 miles but at last, we found a killer site overlooking a valley filled with aspens and mountains beyond that as far as the eye could see.

On Sunday we awoke, ate breakfast and bombed over to Steamboat to ride the Flash of Gold trail, one of our favorite fall rides. Aptly named, the trail winds through aspen stands for its entire length. After climbing almost 2,000' in 8 1/2 miles, we took a quick break and then pointed the bikes downhill to rally through the leaves. The descent went by too fast, as the always do, and we soon found ourselves wiped out and hangry back at the Funhawg. We drove the Buffalo Pass road uphill in search of a campsite for the night. We *really* wanted to find something in the aspens but we were so exhausted and hungry that we snagged the first site we came across that wasn't a pullout off the main road. Though the site didn't have views and wasn't in the aspens, it was flat - which is huge - and had the most magnificent fire ring I've ever seen along with an ample supply of firewood. My wife built a fire and we enjoyed a delicious dinner of loaded baked potato soup and toasted french bread, followed by too many s'mores. Shortly before retiring to the camper for the evening we heard coyotes yipping not far away, reminding us not to leave Huck the Adventure Pug unattended outdoors.

Both campsites were at around 10,000' and both nights, the Propex heater fired right up and kept us toasty warm inside. The heater came with a digital thermostat, which was pretty cool, and seems to be pretty efficient and definitely quieter than the factory junker that FWC installs. The following day we drove into Steamboat, walked around town and filled our bellies with a big ol' pie at Beaujo's Pizza before heading back to Moab. This weekend we're camping locally and in a couple weeks we're headed to St. George to ride some of our favorite desert trails while camping high on Gooseberry Mesa. Good times, indeed!

 

[BretEdge]

We spent the last four days mountain biking and exploring around St. George, Utah. We've ridden there multiple times but decided to try a new trail one day and hit up an old favorite the next. The new trail was...janky. We love technical riding but this one just wasn't that much fun. There were a few interesting spots and some seriously difficult moves that were fun to session but overall the trail didn't offer much flow. Views were outstanding, though. That's true of both trails, actually. Out of four nights camping we had two sites that were outstanding and two that were quiet places to sleep but didn't offer much in the way of scenery. A couple of the roads we drove were in bad shape and the truck handled them with ease. The new KC Flex Era 4's I had installed a week ago literally turned night into day when crawling around in the dark looking for a suitable place to call home for the night. So thankful to have them on the rig now. On the way home we drove through Zion, where autumn is currently in full swing on the east side. While we were away I shot a few images for a couple new clients: Kuju Coffee and Voited. Stoked to be getting more work from companies in the outdoor industry - always fun!

Leaving in the morning for 8 or 9 days in Sedona. Hope to catch some fall colors and prime MTB weather.

 

[Superduty]

Who makes the bar that the new lights are mounted on?

 

[Bigly]

I wanna go play with you guys, Bret.

 

[Zuber]

Technical question for Brent or other Tremor owners: is the front axle a true limited slip with clutches? Or, is it an open diff with electronic braking to mimic limited slip? Not much info on line and lots of dufoid y-tubes that give no info.

A friend just ordered a Tremor, so I was curious.

 

[Explorerinil]

Technical question for Brent or other Tremor owners: is the front axle a true limited slip with clutches? Or, is it an open diff with electronic braking to mimic limited slip? Not much info on line and lots of dufoid y-tubes that give no info.

A friend just ordered a Tremor, so I was curious.

I was told the dana 60 front axle the tremor uses is specific to he tremor as it’s the only front axle ford offers with a clutch limited slip.

 

[tacollie]

Technical question for Brent or other Tremor owners: is the front axle a true limited slip with clutches? Or, is it an open diff with electronic braking to mimic limited slip? Not much info on line and lots of dufoid y-tubes that give no info.

A friend just ordered a Tremor, so I was curious.

It's a true clutch LSD.