The 1st ever Jeep Adventure Academy at Badlands Off Road Park

YayMud! · Feb 6, 2022

I brought my 2021 Gladiator 80th anniversary to the 1st Jeep event at Badlands in the middle of nowhere (Attica, Indiana) and had an absolute blast! It was also my first time seriously off road and the Gladiator did not disappoint. Take a look at tell me what you think. Thanks for watching.

Rusty PW · Feb 6, 2022

Rain always makes it interesting.

YayMud! · Feb 6, 2022

Rusty PW said:
Rain always makes it interesting.

It sure does! I thought all the rocks would be a lot harder to climb up once they got wet, but I believe the limited slip rear differential was worth its weight in gold that day. :like:

Oddly because it was raining so had my truck was cleaner after the event than when I arrived.

FloridaJT6MT · Feb 6, 2022

Thanks for sharing. Looks like a lot of fun!

ilovebikes99 · Feb 6, 2022

Awesome video man. Looks like a lot of fun. I have to keep an eye on events like this

BUZZHEAD · Feb 7, 2022

More then corn fields in southern INDIANA.

YayMud! · Feb 7, 2022

Thanks guys. Apparently, that off road park is an old gravel pit. I thought Indiana was totally flat too. Lots of fun to play in and that stair step looked intense, but I climbed right on up.

ilovebikes99 · Feb 7, 2022

That truck is on 32s right?

YayMud! · Feb 7, 2022

ilovebikes99 said:
That truck is on 32s right?

Yes, same diameter as stock. I just went wider with a lower profile. The rock rails and the hitch did come in handy for scrapes though.

ilovebikes99 · Feb 7, 2022

YayMud! said:
Yes, same diameter as stock. I just went wider with a lower profile. The rock rails and the hitch did come in handy for scrapes though.

Amazing. If you had mud terrains it would be even more powerful

YayMud! · Feb 7, 2022

ilovebikes99 said:
Amazing. If you had mud terrains it would be even more powerful

I just had all-terrain tires on for snow, but ironically I never got to drive it in a big snow storm. I was impressed with how well they gripped everything at Badlands and I never even aired down the tires. I think the limited slip rear differential was a big help. I can see where bigger tires would have come in handy for clearance and to protect the rims from rocks, but I knew that this truck would live 99% of its life on road.

XJFanatic · Feb 7, 2022

I have been meaning to get out to badlands and redbird. We did Interlake last summer, there are a few places in indiana to hit up.

Looks like it was a great time!

Robtco99 · Feb 7, 2022

Looks like fun. Nice to see you made it everywhere without a problem. I signed up for the next one there in May.

TheOpa · Feb 7, 2022

Great video, thanks! I just bought my JT in January and when I got the email to sign up for these Jeep days I tried every one of them from Vermont down to where I live in PA but all were booked. I signed up for the wait list for three of them, we’ll see how it goes.

Roklimo · Feb 7, 2022

I have been there a few times with all 3 of my other Jeeps. Maybe this summer I will go back the this one.

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