Prep Tips for Four Wheeling Your vehicle:
1. Get to know your vehicle. Work on it, even if it doesn't need to be worked on, so that you'll know it if it breaks down or needs work in the field. Don't be intimidated!
2. Have at hand (in your vehicle) a set of tools, common parts and an owner's manual-a workshop manual, if you plan to travel far into the backcountry or over really rigorous terrain.
3. Never use a trip to "try out" your new vehicle.

Driving Tips:
1. Leave your ego behind.
2. Pay attention to throttle control. Almost always, less throttle is more.
3. Pay attention to the environment. Often whatever is good for the environment is good for your vehicle. (not spinning a wheel, getting off the trail, for instance.)
4. Walk over or through an obstacle first before driving over it. Any obstacle has a worst and best case scenario. Plan ahead and don't go ahead if you can't face the worst case scenario.
5. Make your 4-wheeing a method. The more you practice and make it a method, the
more prepared you are for the non-typical things that can happen along the trail or in the backcountry. Be prepared to stay longer and face emergency situations.
6. Impatient, complacent driving is when you let your guard down and can therefore damage your vehicle or hurt someone. Take a break and enjoy the scenery when you are tired or frustrated. .