With everyone mentioning the book, you can also get the app. It will walk you through the trails and give you a map to follow on your phone or cellular enabled tablet. I do t know if it requires cell service, or just a gps module to work on the tablet. I guess I need to test that out. Fun treks 4x4 is the name of the app in the Apple App Store, I would assume it is the same in the android store.
As for recommended trails, it all depends on your skill level. I like tougher trails, and my confidence grows as I go to events and try more and more difficult trails. In Moab, if you want to pay to play, you can actually get a Jeep tour guide, such as Dan Mick that will take you on trails tougher than you imagined, and spot you through any really tough parts. He is also pretty darn pleasant to talk with, and has a wealth of area stories. His son Richard is just as nice and more than willing to help. You can also go to the grocery store in town, City Market, and often you will find people there that are looking for others to run trails. You just have to be willing to let go of the controlecause you willlikely not go at the speed that you want to go. I am not reall good at sitting and talking. I want to go, go, go. But, when I am with a group, no matter the size, a lot of people really enjoy crawling an obstacle, then spending 30 minutes chatting about it. Sometimes you just have to let go and play along to get along.
I picked this mag up in Phoenix at Desert Rat and started reading thru it. Awesome trail reviews and trail ratings. Describes Jeep capabilities, which many trails can be done by stock vehicles with 33" tires. Looks like a ton of fun and I will be out there the week of this event for a business trip. If I partake, I will need to rent a Jeep. I decided against driving my Jeep out from Ohio. Not sure I want to put the wear and tear on it. I have yet to look into renting a Jeep. Does anyone have any recommendations on who to rent a Jeep through? And is there a limit of days you must rent. I'd be fine doing one day.
I've been to Moab on mountain biking trips so I'm familiar with the area. Porcupine Rim on a mountain bike is amazing, so I'm sure in a Jeep is as much fun.
That is the official mag of the Easter Jeep Safari. I think it is a ton of fun. I am not a hyper social person, leave, me somewhere by myself, and let me watch people, and I am happy. My wife on the other hand is very social, and likes the interaction with other people. There is something for both of us at EJS and the Winter Jeep Jam in in Hurricane, Utah. We love both events, but for different reasons. You just can't let the crowds get to you, and be willing to move at a leisurely pace.
For Jeep rentals, there are three or four choices.
Barlow Jeep Rentals is in Moab and Sedona, Az. I think their jeeps are mostly stock, but am not sure. I know they are well maintained, and the staff can give you a lot of trail advice on where you should go, and what they recommend. They don't recommend trails where you have a likelihood of damaging their babies, though. That means if you do, it is likely on you.
Twisted Jeeps is another rental outlet. They do rent lifted Jeeps on larger tires. I don't know for certain, but I would bet that they are pretty good with recommendations, as well.
Those are the two that I can think of off the top of my head.
It's interesting, because when you get on more difficult trails, something that needed a spotter on a level 4 trail suddenly becomes something you need to just know how to do on a tougher trail. If you walk the obstacle, that is never wrong.
Like I said, I really enjoy Moab, and all the stuff associated with it, and I really like EJS. I have been the past few years, and we are going again this year, and my wife and I are both looking forward to it.