Hurricane Creek, NC Weekendlander Trip (Part 2) 

Hope it helps! Enjoy the trails!

I would absolutely choose a full-size again. I say this because of what I do. I don't always go to places like hurricane creek that demands wheeling. I have taken two 14+ day overland trips out west and up to Maine and being able to have the payload capacity without having to do a ton of upgrades like midsize trucks need is pretty awesome. Not to mention all the other various weekend and week trips I have taken. I also love that I don't have to worry about my engine struggling with payload and being off-road. My truck fully outfitted with 2 adults, 2 kids, all the camping gear we need for 2 weeks, bed rack, awing, RTT, shower, and whatever random other gear we would need tops out around 7700 lbs. The only thing I have done to the rear suspension is upgrade the rear shocks. Upgraded rear leaf springs are on the list but hasn't held me back. I can't imagine the upgrades I would have to do to a midsize to be able to accomplish that and also how much strain that would put on a small motor like a tacoma or ranger. Plus, more cabin room than a midsize for those long trips. 2 teenage girls in the back seat need their room!! LOL. Hope this helps and if you have any other questions feel free to hit me up.

@@TitanOverland Thank you for the reply. Your response and sharing your experience was very helpful! One last question. Did you decide on the titan because it's what you had at the time or did you seek it out?

@@codysanders6201 for sure! I ended up buying it off a buddy for a song since it had some rear-end issues that needed to be taken care of. Overall, I really like the Titan platform because they are pretty robust trucks with great engines. Drawbacks are the rear end and a diff breather is a must. It’s also easy to work on them. Plus they have the Pro-4x version that comes with a rear locker. I have an 05 which preceded the pro4x version, but it’s still the off-road edition that came with a locker. Would also recommend looking for one with the big tow package as that comes with the better gear ratio. 3.36 I believe. Hope that helps!

@@TitanOverland Absolutely helps, thank you so much! Safe travels and take care!

If I remember right it runs into another series of trails, one of which will take you to a legit state gravel road that runs up to Max Patch.

So I saw a stock taco run through it. all they had were 32's. you might bottom out in some areas but the skinny pedal will get you through. Would recommend it when its wet. It's been pretty dry lately.

@@TitanOverland Thanks! I like the videos

@@RichardVac thank you!!

It was a blast! Would def wait to hit this trail when it dries up out there.

What's the fun in letting it dry lol.

@@AK-ub4ri well...as wet as it has been here in NC and as many that have gone through the trail it could be headed towards being closed down from destruction

Boooo

@@AK-ub4ri That's why we gotta take care of the trails so we can all keep wheelin'!