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My buddy and I took our trucks off roading today and we were VERY impressed with how my little half ton did. My buddy drives a 2014 Powerwagon and I have a 2015 Rebel. Kind of did a little head to head challenge driving through trails and other off road obstacles. I wish I had pictures to post but right at the end of the day I dropped my phone in the River while parked the river bank...
Here's how the truck did compared to the Powerwagon...
Aggressive Off Road Climbs: The Rebel felt more glued to the hill. The Powerwagon made it up, but it was a rougher ride. The Rebel did much better than I thought on this segment. The only thing that sucked was spending a couple moments on 3 wheels. With the Powerwagons disconnects, his wheels were always on the ground.
Mud Bogs: The Rebel got stuck. Yeah, it sucked. But I would only contribute this to the tires. Definitely getting some BFG KO2s for her before winter. The factory Powerwagon tires have much more bite for mud.
Trails: The rebel definitely had the upper hand. With the suspension jacked up all the way, plenty of clearance. The Powerwagon obviously has much more ground clearance but the Rebel has enough. I only rubbed my skid plates once. The cool thing was there was a part of the trail that had low height clearance because there was a tree that had fallen. I just dropped my suspension to get under it while my buddies Powerwagon got his roof scraped. My truck definitely handled the trails better being smaller than the Powerwagon. Also, it was a better (softer) ride than the Powerwagon. The Rebel being much lighter I believe made it a better wheeler in some circumstances.
River Crossing: The river where we crossed was only around 1.5 feet deep. I was very hesitant as I didn't want to get water in places it shouldn't be but I went through it anyways. My buddy with the Powerwagon plowed through it with water going everywhere. He actually stalled out his motor. I took it slow across the river, made it all the way across and pulled him back to the river side. That was definitely a happy moment for me! No water in the cab either.
Here's how the truck did compared to the Powerwagon...
Aggressive Off Road Climbs: The Rebel felt more glued to the hill. The Powerwagon made it up, but it was a rougher ride. The Rebel did much better than I thought on this segment. The only thing that sucked was spending a couple moments on 3 wheels. With the Powerwagons disconnects, his wheels were always on the ground.
Mud Bogs: The Rebel got stuck. Yeah, it sucked. But I would only contribute this to the tires. Definitely getting some BFG KO2s for her before winter. The factory Powerwagon tires have much more bite for mud.
Trails: The rebel definitely had the upper hand. With the suspension jacked up all the way, plenty of clearance. The Powerwagon obviously has much more ground clearance but the Rebel has enough. I only rubbed my skid plates once. The cool thing was there was a part of the trail that had low height clearance because there was a tree that had fallen. I just dropped my suspension to get under it while my buddies Powerwagon got his roof scraped. My truck definitely handled the trails better being smaller than the Powerwagon. Also, it was a better (softer) ride than the Powerwagon. The Rebel being much lighter I believe made it a better wheeler in some circumstances.
River Crossing: The river where we crossed was only around 1.5 feet deep. I was very hesitant as I didn't want to get water in places it shouldn't be but I went through it anyways. My buddy with the Powerwagon plowed through it with water going everywhere. He actually stalled out his motor. I took it slow across the river, made it all the way across and pulled him back to the river side. That was definitely a happy moment for me! No water in the cab either.
