Tennessee vs Moab Off Rodeos

[krcfldca]

I live in VERY Northern California (Northern, rural Humboldt County to be exact). I live in the midst of Redwood trees, on a ranch, where my road floods every year. At least 1-2 days we are trapped, other days I do have to drive through some water or have downed trees.
I am taking my Bronco Sport camping and offroading in more wooded/trail type areas similar to where I live, in N. Ca, Oregon and Washington.

For those of you who have gone to these two Off Rodeos, which do you recommend MOST for the type of terrain I deal with. I am not looking to rock climb/boulder other than if there are rocks on the roads I am on. This is why I don’t know if Moab is right for me

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[jkernitzki]

Tennessee would be closer to what you have than Moab. Even though Utah has very similar regional topography to the NW, Moab isn't that.

Here's a search result for Off-Roadeo TN videos. They should give you a good idea: https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enAF945AF945&sca_esv=539c00fc8c0dc83a&sxsrf=ANbL-n5PYlmD1w3ltR_eS5A4GVXwb45IIQ:1774290740762&udm=7&fbs=ADc_l-aN0CWEZBOHjofHoaMMDiKpaEWjvZ2Py1XXV8d8KvlI3o6iwGk6Iv1tRbZIBNIVs-6UIUc6UR6SuJFZzmDZDaBC-m-l14a_FtSAzW6lSIO-VulTn0qiECr51J_sv1CBYe6YfLeLQi1lfTVBSudKt1x8KSYiNRkN9wHT59oA9T_Bh8TH9E6jHfyFylInI9x3qKb1VOzIXdmY9LbUPL40q6Vz8TyTYg&q=bronco+sport+off-roadeo+tennessee&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwikhNOK1LaTAxX8HEQIHd75JLEQtKgLegQIFBAB&biw=2560&bih=1271&dpr=1#ip=1

 

[Unicorn]

I just did the one for the Bronco Spot in MOAB last week. The trail for the MOAB BS Offroadeo is not based on rock crawling. It's a pretty easy trail with a number of sandy areas you'll use the Rally mode, and yes a few areas with rocks but nothing like people think of when they think MOAB. Even the most extreme pitch will be downhill, and that's on sand.
Looking at the TN videos it won't be a very different experience because they still have rock trails that will be similar, with the only real difference being more water and mud depending on the time of year, and dirt instead of hard packed sand.
The first half of the day and course was done without using any of the GOAT modes to demonstrate about what any BS could do (street tires on some might be a tiny bit limiting but not very much at all), the afternoon was a tiny bit harder, but this was still more of an intro to the very basics.

 

[Akochen60]

I’ve done both. Rock crawling is a small part of the course. It is teaching you how and when to use the different features of the car. Either course will work for you. Moab is sand and rocks. Tenn is mud and trees. So I would say Tenn is more like your conditions based on your description. I’ve never been to northern California.

 

[ratmyr]

My wife and I attended the Moab course and really enjoyed it. I'm sure if I had gone to Tennessee, we would have enjoyed that trail as well. These products are a very nice benefit of buying a Bronco.

That said, I have watched a lot of videos of Moab, Tennessee, and two of the other sites (New Hampshire and Texas). I would recommend Tennessee because I believe it will be the most similar trails.

Good luck and enjoy yourself.

 

[Wizzy77]

we live in Minnesota. We are going to Tennessee. to th event. Making it a vacation and stopping in Nashville and possible doing the Tail of the Dragon as it is head end is less than a hour drive from the Roadeo.

 

[ratmyr]

we live in Minnesota. We are going to Tennessee. to th event. Making it a vacation and stopping in Nashville and possible doing the Tail of the Dragon as it is head end is less than a hour drive from the Roadeo.

I have seen a video about the Tennessee off-roadeo group that did just that on the next day. When we went to Moab, we had only planned to be there the day of the off-roadeo. We should have planned at least a second day to visit the sights. Another day, I guess.

I do want to go back, or see the other sites with the BYOB. During the Moab trip, my Parkinson's was going crazy and I didn't feel safe to do the trails. So we had already paid for my wife to drive. She drove the entire trail and not only did I not drive, I lost my free off-roadeo. Oh well.

 

[jkernitzki]

we live in Minnesota. We are going to Tennessee. to th event. Making it a vacation and stopping in Nashville and possible doing the Tail of the Dragon as it is head end is less than a hour drive from the Roadeo.

Don’t forget Dollywood!

 

[krcfldca]

Thank you all so much!
I had seen a bunch of videos on Tennessee OR but less on Moab OR. I did already feel that Tennessee would be most ideal for my situation. I was just unsure if the Moab OR would take you through someplace that was wooded nearby or a simulated environment of sorts.
I know there are some on here with personal experiences at multiple locations so I was hoping I would get those experienced to chime in, thank you for that!!
Please keep us updated on yourn upcoming Tennessee adventures too! I am excited to go myself and am hoping to do a longer weekend to experience and explore more.
Thanks again everyone

 

[ratmyr]

No. The Moab experience is mostly sand mixed in with one or two places, with some minimal rock crawling. You spend most of the day on the trail. You spend lunch at an old mining location, and if every group is the same, you can go and step into a mine located there. There is definitely some scenic locations there. But no, there is no wooded area there. I believe, other than slippery and eco, all other G.O.A.T. modes are used during the trail.

 

[jkernitzki]

No. The Moab experience is mostly sand mixed in with one or two places, with some minimal rock crawling. You spend most of the day on the trail. You spend lunch at an old mining location, and if every group is the same, you can go and step into a mine located there. There is definitely some scenic locations there. But no, there is no wooded area there. I believe, other than slippery and eco, all other G.O.A.T. modes are used during the trail.

Depending on the weather, the route can change significantly. We went to an alternate route because of storms the previous day (Mill Canyon area). This was in October last year.

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