wscarlin

I've been back where you are talking about in my Jeep, and people take pretty big trailers back there. You could do most of it with an HDT and even my larger trailers. In my case the limitation would be trailer ground clearance, but with the right trailer you would not have that issue. There are sections of that county road/trail that an HDT would be challenged on, though....Ground clearance would be the issue. Especially far in.

Jack, Thanks again. It has been quite a few years since we were back there. Actually, it seems like they were doing some logging at that time.

We have boondocked a fair amount in our HDT. Realistically, it does reduce a "little" where you go if you are coming from an offroad capable 4x4 pickup. But with a large trailer behind you even the pickup is not going very far offroad - at least in rigorous conditions. So boondocking has not been a major issue for us. We do check things out carefully first. And we do not go into loose sand at all. But you would not in a pickup, either - at least not with a big trailer.

Jack, Thanks for the comment. That is pretty much what I was thinking and had told my wife. We are currently pulling a 35' Cardinal and have done a couple of dirt road areas with my pick-up that I think I could have easily done with an HDT. I am not overly concerned about the height as my 5er sits at 13'. On a similar note, I noticed you were in Woodland Park, CO. We lived in Colorado Springs for a couple of years and would take our toys (pre-5er) up to Divide and go back in the off-road there. We wanted to try that again with our current set-up. Have you been into that area?

My wife and I have been full-timing for the past year. I ran into two gentlemen last year who had Volvo trucks. After talking with them for a while, I thought getting an HDT was probably in my distant future. Unfortunately, I have started having problems with my current tow and a very trusted friend recommended I replace sooner than later. The biggest concern my wife and I have with an HDT is we are set up with solar and enjoy boon-docking (when the weather is nice). I am trying to figure if an HDT is capable of that. I am not talking about Wal-Mart boon-docking. I am talking about Lake Mead Rec Area and other National Parks/BLM areas. Comments from anyone who has done this are greatly appreciated.