Re: What would make WDW better?
- From: Rudeney <rudeney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:16:18 -0500
Randy Berbaum wrote:
Rudeney <rudeney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: The runway isn't a dead end! The south end connects to Vista Blvd and : the north end to World Drive. I was actually going to do a bit of off : road driving, but I was by myself and didn't want to get stuck somewhere : (the first rule of off-roading is never go alone).
Well, you are right, kinda. The south end connection to Vista Blvd has big metal poles sticking upright to prevent people from thinking it is a road. It might be possible to 4-wheel around the side of them but knowing the prevalence of boggy ground or deep, loose sand in the area, I definately wouldn't try taking anything short of a tracked vehicle off the pavement unless I had taken time to walk it first to judge how deep I would get my tires mired. :) And I agree that 4-wheelin, like wilderness backpacking or spelunking (cave exploration) is not a good solo occupation. :)
I can't remember the arrangement of the barriers posts, but I seem to recall that there was a gap between them large enough to drive through. Either that or I did go around them. As for the boggy issue, I had an M-Clsss, so I never worries about getting stuck because of tractions issues. It's AWD system was completely unstoppable. It's only problem was ground clearance - it was only around 9", and with an independent suspension, it even less when the wheels were articulating. Also, the approach and departure angles are a bit low, too. I used to remove the rear bumper when doing anything serious.
BTW are you one like I was (back when I drove a jeep) that followed the rule "2 wheel drive and try to get stuck, then 4 wheel to get unstuck, Not the other way around"? I knew too many people who did it the other way and would get embarassed when they had to call for a tow out of the mud. :)
That was a good philosophy for the old-style shiftable 4WD vehicles. Today's modern electronic AWD systems actually do a much better job. In the ML, I would go out in "normal gearing" and if things got rough, I'd switch to low-range and creep through. Ironically, I only ever used low-range for hills; normal gearing got me through most everything. I once forded the slough at our family lakehouse. It had about 10" of water (they lowered the lake's water level in the Winter). I did this to rescue my cousin in his 4WD Ford pickup. He got stuck trying to launch his boat int deeper water. I never even noticed that I was driving in mud that was so slick, you'd have had a hard time walking on it. As for sand, it's the same thing - just drive.
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