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How many miles, on average, would you say you drove on dirt roads each year?
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Dirt roads are few and far between in this part of the country I live in. I'd go so far as to say the amount is totally neglible.
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Probably 40-50.
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Post by Kai »

Hmm, varies widely :) In a year of not doing random odd things like deciding to spend a week driving around the north midwest, or roadtripping to MN, I expect it would be negligable, but I'll let you know when I manage to have a normal year of travel ;7

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Post by Eliahad »

6 months = approx. 180 days

180 x .1 = 18.0

18.0 miles.

Won't be doing that again for a very long while.
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Post by JohnnyRico »

1.5, tops.
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Post by MooCow »

Do you consider the road sub base to be a dirt road? If so, I'd say I drive 400 miles a year on dirts roads. Otherwise maybe 15 miles.

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Post by Rev »

50? Basically when I go hiking so maybe 5-20 each trip and I only go like 5 times a year.
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Rural - Suburban Michigan? Ha! Probably 100-ish here, per year.
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Post by Cash »

When I had my truck and when I was in Minnesota, a lot. Right now, maybe 0.1 miles a year.
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If your question pertains to maintained dirt roads then perhaps about 200 or so per year. If you refer to unmaintaned "wild" dirt roads then perhaps maybe about 5 or 10 per year. It depends on if I have a truck or not. Since I currently have one I have about 10 miles already just out of simple "ooo look a road going to nowhere". I tend to not do that with cars. Though once my truck is lowered I won't do that as much.


(sidenote: the lowering of my truck has more to do with my back and loading and unloading my bikes into it then looks, cause if it were the looks department, I would put the new Nitto Offroad tires on it and terrorize the desert!)
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Loweringn your truck? Why would you insult such a beautiful vehicle?
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Probably a couple hundred miles a year. Dirt roads are fairly common in my part of the country. When I was a drug rep in west tennesse I learned many dirt roads as shortcuts to cut my travel time. I drive a jeep grand cherokee, with 4 wheel drive, so it's no biggie to me. Most of the time I spend on dirt roads now is either when looking to kill woodland creatures, or on fourwheeler.
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Cash wrote:Loweringn your truck? Why would you insult such a beautiful vehicle?
READ THE FINE PRINT! :roll
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Post by crone »

Rev wrote:50? Basically when I go hiking so maybe 5-20 each trip and I only go like 5 times a year.
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Again, I ask you... :D
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Cash wrote:Again, I ask you... :D
So your volunteering for loading duty?
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sinsual wrote:
Cash wrote:Again, I ask you... :D
So your volunteering for loading duty?
Only if we can tear the shit out of the back trails. :D
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Cash wrote:
sinsual wrote:
Cash wrote:Again, I ask you... :D
So your volunteering for loading duty?
Only if we can tear the shit out of the back trails. :D
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Too gawd damned many-if I ever get out of here, I swear I will never move into a home on a dirt again.
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I dunno Paul... One of the sounds that I'll always love is the sound of a car pulling onto a dirt road. It reminds me of going to my aunt and uncle's farm.
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I've done roughly 30ks on dirt in the last week.
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Post by Grey »

I go out to Glamis a lot with my quad, so I'd say about 50, but thats a lot for a cityboy.
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Post by ak404 »

Strangely enough, the time I went to Paul's place was about the only time I'd been on a dirt road that year. Yeesh. Let's hear it for suburban America and their expensive roads.
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Yay for infrastructure! :)
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Post by Johnny the Bull »

I don't think I've ever done more than a kilometre on dirt roads, though I've probably done a couple of thousand on beaches.

Gotta say, I prefer the beaches to highway - smoother ride.
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Cash wrote:I dunno Paul... One of the sounds that I'll always love is the sound of a car pulling onto a dirt road. It reminds me of going to my aunt and uncle's farm.
Wind rustling through tall trees always makes me think of your aunt and uncle's farm.
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Post by Serious Paul »

Dirt roads remind me of Banjoes and Butt sex.

I'd say we put over a thousand if not more miles on dirt roads. I'd pave the planet if I could.
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Squeel like a pig!
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Only when I go to play paintball or if I visit Paul :D
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Post by Ikarus7 »

More than 60 kilometer per year, considering I don't even have driver license and that I just drive on road that police never heard of... that a lot.
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Instant Cash wrote:Only when I go to play paintball or if I visit Paul :D
Squeal? You squeal when you play paint ball? :lol
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