Tackle Rugged Trails with FTE‘s Guide to Off-Roading

If you’ve been wanting to take your Ford out for a day of muddin’ or rock crawling, our guide will lead the way to a successful adventure.

Your buddies brought you to your first weekend of muddin’, sand-dune jumping, or rock crawling at their favorite spots. You’ve rode along as their F-150s, Broncos, and Rangers tackled the toughest, sloppiest, and loosest of terrains. And you loved every moment of it so much that you now want to play with your own Ford.

But where do you begin? With the Ford Truck Enthusiasts‘ beginners’ guide to off-roading, of course. We published the guide, which focuses on F-150s and F-250s, back in October of 2014, and while some things have changed, most of what was written then holds true today.

What will you learn in our guide? For starters, that traction and suspension are the two most important aspects to consider when preparing your F-150 or F-250 (or whatever Ford you do have) for the tough road (or lack thereof) ahead. You’ll also learn what to consider as far as modifications are concerned, and how communications and proper planning will help you and your Ford have a successful weekend outing.

Our guide also has plenty of tips on how to start out in your off-roading adventure in order to gain experience, plus a few resources to help take you and your Ford to the next level, whether that’s deep in the water and mud, or high above the desert sands and big rocks.

So, if you’re ready for your first dusty, dirty adventure, give our a guide a read now, then head out in your Ford to carve your own path.

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Cameron Aubernon

Cameron Aubernon's path to automotive journalism began in the early New '10s. Back then, a friend of hers thought she was an independent fashion blogger.

Aubernon wasn't, so she became one, covering fashion in her own way for the next few years.

From there, she's written for: Louisville.com/Louisville Magazine, Insider Louisville, The Voice-Tribune/The Voice, TOPS Louisville, Jeffersontown Magazine, Dispatches Europe, The Truth About Cars, Automotive News, Yahoo Autos, RideApart, Hagerty, and Street Trucks.

Aubernon also served as the editor-in-chief of a short-lived online society publication in Louisville, Kentucky, interned at the city's NPR affiliate, WFPL-FM, and was the de facto publicist-in-residence for a communal art space near the University of Louisville.

Aubernon is a member of the International Motor Press Association, and the Washington Automotive Press Association.

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