Last weekend I had the opportunity to beat my truck up a little bit off-roading with some of the folks in town here.  Brian Johnston was the instigator, along with Ted (his Dad), Brian’s cousin, and some other family from San Diego.

Brian recentely bought a full-on rock crawler, equiped with 42″ tires, a full roll cage, and suspension that could roll over a Civic without even noticing.  I was slightly concerned, seeing as how my truck is just barely above a stock vehicle, and rightly so.  In our caravan was a brand new (only 4,000mi on the clock) Jeep Rubicon, and I figured if he could make it up this trail, my truck could as well.

Damage Close

As usual, my truck impressed me with its ability to roll over whatever I point it at.  Unfortunately, it seems to have very little self preservation instincts.  In a particularly tight section, my rear tire slipped off a big ledge, dropping my passenger quarter panel onto a big ole’ rock.  Bummer.  I don’t mind the body damage so much (makes it look tough!), but getting a new tail light will be a drag.  That’s the price of fun I suppose!