I was going to ask how this place handled rain... Is it still worth heading down?
I don’t know what the rain has been like in the area. Even when it is wet, there are many trails that aren’t particularly affected. There’s a few where the trails run along creek beds and I think these might be a no go. Or maybe just more fun…
Our local San Antonio club runs MURS. I also have GRMS because of the secure channels and repeaters / range. Out West, lots of folks are still using CB's. So, I have them all. Use the handhelds from Amazon. Cheap and easy to use. I have extras units for both GRMS and MURS just in case we have someone on trail without one. I've aslo used those on a different frequency for MY spotter when there's lots of traffic/noise on the club channel.
Anything you go on at Hidden Falls in a stock (non-Rubicon) JLUR, water won't matter much. There are a few large pools that can swamp Jeeps when they are full ... so be careful about just driving through for fun unless you know how deep they are! But for the trails, I'd think that if you stick to level 2 trails, you will have no problems at all. You can try some level 3 ... but will be scraping and banging, and might get stuck on some obsticles without lockers. Just have someone with you with a winch. The 3's should not cause any serious damage as long as your speed is under control - just badges of honor on those factory skids. Some tips ... the stock sport springs are really sensitive. Every extra pound of passenger or stuff in the vehicle will compress them to the bump stops. So definitely take off your doors if you can and dump out as much of your extra gear as you can before wheeling. There's a place to store doors at HF which is easy (never heard of any theft). There's also some camping areas where you could probably leave a mound of 'stuff' covered by a blanket to get exra weight out of the back. Again, I've done both and never had any issues. That will give you some extra clearance for your approach, breakover and departure angles and to get up hills. It sounds like a little obsessive, but taking all that weight out will really help you - especially without any lockers or rear limited slip. Same with the hardtop, if you have one. Get that off.
