Did they change the Big Bend front grill for MY 2025? Or is this because you added the black Diamond package to your Big Bend?Amazon
I think they changed it to this grill for 2025.
I would recommend new rims (17x9 +30 offset). You can get a 295/70r17 under it with no rubbing and no modifications from stock. Also you have a lot more tire choices in a 17 inch rim.Installed OE rock sliders on my Base today. Trying to decide if I should keep the steelies and install larger tires or go with a different set up.
Fantastic! I won’t ever sleep in a rooftop tent again but I’d do the rest of that in a heartbeat! Happy for you!Took a solo trip out west camping/overlanding: South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska. Over 5,000 miles round trip from Minnesota, June 24th - July 13th. Traveling and dispersed camping off-grid when I could, a different location every night, using the app iOverlander to find campsites (I downloaded maps ahead of time for lack of cell service). Sleeping in a roof-top-tent. About every 3rd-4th night I camped where I could get a much needed shower. I tried to take scenic highways and backroads as much as possible, visiting National and State Parks. Due to the 100 degree temps some hiking trails were closed. I was self-contained for the first 2 weeks, with a fridge and solar battery, only stopping for gas and water. I did have a Garmin inReach Mini satellite communicator and a Yaesu FT-60 hand-held transceiver in case of an emergency. A trip through the southwest should be done in the spring or fall, not the middle of a 100 degree summer. Three weeks was not enough, I would love to take a year off and do this.
Not going to get deep into this but the first 2 days was spent in Sturgis (Fort Meade Rec Area) waiting on an alternator at a dealer. Voltage registered on the low side and I didn't want to take a chance breaking down in the middle of nowhere, so had a new battery (out of pocket) and alternator (under warranty) installed.
Fort Meade Recreation Area near Sturgis SD.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Medicine Bow Peak in the Snowy Range, WY.
Cascade Falls Ouray, CO. Did the round trip Ouray - Silverton on the Million Dollar Highway.
Dead Horse Point State Park, UT. Shafer Trail/Potash Road in the pic below.
Canyonlands National Park, UT. Did the Shafer Trail, going down, connected with Potash Road, back towards Moab, stopped and camped at Williams Bottom BLM along the Colorado River. This trail took about 3 hours, brutal rough ride. I didn't air down enough and I need to change out the stock suspension. This was basically my first time off-road so doing something like this solo was probably not that bright.
Took highway 24 from Hanksville, UT to Capitol Reef National Park. Stopped at Bentonite Hills (couldn't get good pics, need a drone), Factory Butte, Swing Arm City OHV Area (I didn't venture to far here as I didn't want to get lost). Unfortunately the Capitol Reef Scenic Drive was closed due to construction, but I did get one of their famous pies in Fruita.
Headed south along eastern edge of Capitol Reef on Notom-Bullfrog Road (another rough dirt road), connected with the Burr Trail and Switchbacks into Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Disbursed camp there. The Burr Trail switchbacks is a winding shelf road that ascends about 800' which heads west eventually turning into a paved Burr Trail Road, through Grand Staircase Escalante. Stopped at Singing Canyon, a short hike off the road and into a short dead-end slot canyon. Continued on Burr Trail Road which connected with Boulder, UT highway 12 and headed west to Cannonville, UT. Highway 12 is also known as Hogback Road, which winds its way along the top of a ridgeline.
I took Cottonwood Road south from Cannonville through GSE, yet another rough dirt road. Stopped at Grosvenor Arch. This road eventually connects with highway 89 near Big Water in southern UT.
West on highway 89 to Kanab, UT, camped. Next day did the short hike through Belly of the Dragon (north of Kanab) and drove through Zion National Park, entered from the east entrance. Camped at a horse trail trailhead near Snow Canyon State Park, north of St. George, UT. Went through Snow Canyon State Park the next day. Short hike to Jenny's Canyon, a short dead-end slot canyon. St. George Narrows, another small slot canyon near St. George, UT. If you were thin enough you could squeeze through to the other side. Needless to say I didn't try.
Headed southwest from St. George through AZ into NV, passing through the Virgin River Gorge. Spent some time at Valley Of Fire State Park in NV. Disbursed camped at Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area southwest of Vegas.
Of course I had to stop at Oatman, AZ and go up through Sitgreaves Pass. Where the burro's run the town.
Stayed near Phoenix, AZ to visit family for a few days. Headed east, took the Apache Trail all the way out to Roosevelt Dam/Lake. Making stops at the old mining towns Goldfield and Tortilla Flat. Stopped at Tonto National Forest but trails were closed due to the extreme 100+ degree heat.
Next stop Petrified National Forest near Holbrook, AZ. Camped near here.
Camped somewhere near Pagosa Springs, CO. Last major stop was Great Sand Dunes near Alamosa, CO.
I collected stickers and patches of the places I visited. Stickers on my 12v fridge and patches on the headliner.
I collected video from my dash-cam (Redtiger F7NP) to create a youtube video. Here is a link if anyone is interested. Kind of long at just over 2 hours (cut down from 6).
