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Offline neale_rs

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How to cross a river in a Jeep!
« on: August 26, 2009, 12:47:14 PM »


Pretty interesting off-roading techinique!

http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=144357
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Offline Jeffy

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Re: How to cross a river in a Jeep!
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2009, 12:56:23 PM »
That's the standard USGI way of floating a Jeep.
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Offline neale_rs

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Re: How to cross a river in a Jeep!
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2009, 02:32:14 PM »
Seems surprisingly stable with several people in the Jeep.  I would have been pretty leary of tipping.
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Re: How to cross a river in a Jeep!
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2009, 11:16:16 PM »

i wonder how you cross the truck to the other side so you can pull the jeep out  :roflol:

joking aside, very cool pics
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