This Road Was So BAD It Tore Up My Van! | DO NOT Drive On This Road In Wyoming

[@shellcshells2902]

I live in rural Idaho.... do not go full speed on washboard roads... it takes longer but always go slow on those stretches♡♡♡

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

The only sections I would move faster were the more improved small sections..... but even with slow movement it was not a road i would suggest... i am from an area where many of our roads are washboard and old gravel... but this was much worse....

[@laurieerickson7205]

⁠@@BunnyPlaysHere probably graded only once or twice a year. I’ve occasionally enjoyed the road less traveled using the same GPS county road logic, had time for a couple of selfies w some free range cattle but no antelopes on the range that day. I learned that a lot of federal and state protected land with petroglyphs or Navajo Towers, you’re sometimes cutting across private property, because they have the grazing leases to the land in their family ranch for generations. I’m srsly glad it wasn’t one of your struts. I’d also stay out of the sage, yucca, prairie dog holes or old tin refuse found on off road areas; those coiled up snakes intently waiting on prey are camouflaged much better than my older eyes can catch anymore. If I had to, I’d travel with a long broom handle and pound the ground w my snake stick before entering. Like Riley’s dad w his rock throwing, we used to knock outside of mines using anything heavy we could find to throw. “Is anyone home?” Not here for a long time, we’re looking for a hubcap and we’ll be out of your path in two shakes of a rattler tail. Hope you fared alright, considering Bunny. You’re so much fun to ride shotgun with, we just never know how things might go.

[@itsjustmet1743]

@@shellcshells2902 plus it loosens many critical nuts and bolts

[@terriweston-br7jf]

Oh, Bunny, I know it's so hard right now, but please keep your chin up and your thoughts positive. Remember, IT WILL GET BETTER!!! Also keep in mind, you are an inspiration to so many of us out here, and we are rooting for you!!!😊

[@dorismiranda1875]

Oh hunny bunny you are hilariously sweet! you will pick up extra trash for your missing hubcap🤣😇🥰 for a second the part looked like an edge molding that helps hold a cover in the mud panel. In my case, I sprayed it off in a carwash. I'm guessing it was already loose 🤪 the best part of this cringing moment is that by now you've already figured out what it was and hopefully fixed it. Usually on bad roads like that,easy does it. But sometimes it doesn't matter it's just bad! Thank you for sharing the beautiful and the 💯REAL. Take good care of yourself❣️🐇

[@creativedesignsources2640]

The first bump really made me realize just how bad it was instantly. I’m glad you were able to get off of that road.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

yes that was one of many blind drops... it was not the most settling then there was the sand which basically tried to pull me into the sides... not great...lol

[@itsjustmet1743]

@@BunnyPlaysHere thank goodness there were no wee hills lol

[@dorisweems1510]

That was a real fun drive Bunny, glad you made it through.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

it was a stressful one to say the least... the sand bars on the road were worse than the bumps....

[@nscalecoal]

I had about $800 of work done to my van before I went out west, and there was a few roads I said no to and a couple I probably shouldn’t have gone down, but that the fun part maybe. And that part is an air dam, deflector, valance on bottom of your van, same as the city express, helps with air flow going across the bottom of your van, it increases your fuel mileage a few points especially on the highway, a relatively cheap easy part to fix if your warranty doesn’t cover it, but by now I guess you probably had checked out.

[@rajanikumari3672]

Was like driving on the hard pack beach roads from this side of the camera. Went into some state forest recently, found some washboard, gravel, & holes I wasn't really happy about.

[@josephmorgan3715]

Use of that stick was a good idea!! Thanks for the d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-drive!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I am resourceful if nothing else... i knew it was important to figure out what was dragging to not make issues for others should it be metal... i would hate to think it could latch onto my tire or worse cause a fire for others... so i had to improvise for something that would work!!

[@micheledelnigro9259]

Safe travels❤❤

[@patrisha573]

Wow You put me there with you, I drove on some washboard roads, Thank you for sharing your experience and journey .Much love ❤

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I drive washboarded roads all the time.. this one was not the same as so many of them.. it was miles of drop offs, sand sliding and white knuckling to not get stuck

[@bettysuelong4268]

Yikes. Bunny I’m sorry you had to experience this. This is one of the things I thought about when I get my van and go off road exploring…

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

It is okay I had a not so great experience but at the same time I have been down many washboard roads without having similar issues.... still overall worth the journey

[@codythelumberjack4946]

I wouldn’t worry about that piece that isn’t some thing that is going to keep you from being able to drive or anything like that. Also, if you didn’t have any lights or anything come on that likely means you didn’t do any additional damage.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

Yeah no lights.. so i was a little more at ease than i started off this day being..... but it was not a good adventure road...lol

[@jr2no160]

The piece will not negatively affect your vehicle's performance.😊

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

thank goodness it was not more

[@rrhopewell]

Oh wow. That rattling would have drove me nuts. Hope your van is ok.

[@beatrice24encanopee80]

Attention Bunny, il y a déjà Dee qui a cassé sa voiture… A bientôt 🇫🇷 et bon courage 🫶🏼🕊️🙏🏼

[@jr2no160]

I'm your lost hubcap isn't the only one lying in the fields flanking the road. Very common on unpaved road surfaces.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I just always feel bad leaving anything that wasn't there before.... even if it is not preventable

[@mommystaceyh]

It’s most likely a plastic trim/ ground effects piece. As someone that regularly uses these type roads to go home and get to friends houses I now want to go drive it. I’m also proud owner of a few 4x4 vehicles that make it less scary. My mom has a larger van that rattles and bounces people around like yours. I have flown up off the seat and slammed down in the rear seat of her van. The chassis is just built different in vans. We have to drive hers slower in these roads. Love your channel and I hope you have a great adventure.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

if someone has the right kind of vehicle this road would be light work... but for most of the vehicles I see people driving that are tourists to areas.. they are not prepared for something like this... a trailer would easily bottom out or a tow behind might find themselves having some bigger issues also

[@Ournomadicjourney]

First time traveling through Wyoming, Maps gps took me to a road exactly like that it was supposed to be a quicker route to UT. NOPE! Those roads are horrible...I feel ya bunny. Not cool. I am sorry about your traveling day. Our Dodge Grand Caravan did not like, she was not happy. OMGoodnes!

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

It ended up okay because I lived...lol.... no really though the roads for this one were attached to the site I visited so that is literally the only reason for going down this road.... going forward i will just double back if i go back to the petroglyphs again

[@HannaloreJohnson]

Good advise to know!!

[@IShallNotBeSilent]

I cringed the whole time listening and hearing the roughness. Girl, you are going to need to have all your bolts checked to see if they loosened. You held it together well considering the circumstances. Glad you are off that road. Be Blessed!

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

It was nice to be back on a regular road following this...lol.. dimples can make it in some weird places but that doesn't mean i love driving on them

[@suearcher8708]

Hey Bunny! Bright side? Your curtain is still up...

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

yes with the new curtain set up it is working well... very well!!!

[@beautifuldreamer3991]

Oh boy, washboard....I live on dirt roads in the mojave desert. I mile, dirt road, can really be hard on cars.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

i use a lot of dirt roads near where i am from.. this was not the same as those.. this one was really poorly kept up and i could see this being a truck or high clearence road only

[@carlittasnewlife4404]

🫣oh my Bunny!

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

yep it was a day today.... to say the least...lol

[@itsjustmet1743]

You’re on a literal dirt road in the hills, only to be expected

[@itsjustmet1743]

Wyomingnite here, it’s called slow down… You’re there to enjoy anyways

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I think a lot of people are under the false impression that I was trying to just go quickly. I was not. I’m fully aware of how to drive on dirt and gravel roads as I am from a very small town in Texas where most of our roads around this look like this. Not quite quite to this extreme however but the problem is that was not able to be seen on. Camera was the sand. A lot of roads are rough, but most of those roads don’t have dunes of sand that pull you into them. You have to maintain a constant speed otherwise you’ll get sucked in and then you’ll be stuck stranded. I’ve dealt with this kind of before whenever I was at previous event, and I learned really quickly that if you slow down too much in these particular areas with the sand that that is a recipe for disaster. So I maintained a decent low speed, however, at some points all the sudden the road would just drop off.

[@itsjustmet1743]

@ I wasn’t being snarky, but many ppl doing van life don’t, so I apologize. I don’t know, but I do know what you mean, it isn’t quite sand, it’s just the weirdest finest dirt that is very deep and yes you get stuck in a heartbeat. I def would never be on the backroads like that that I have not previously been on as they are very hazardous and sometimes Google maps, etc sends ppl some crazy ways to any location. Happy travels and be safe!

[@cindiheslin6782]

It is always windy in Wyoming.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I have been lucky to find days which were not windy there

[@R-cg4on]

If you dont go down some roads, youll miss the adventure!!

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

i agree.. but with this instance there is another road which takes you to the same destination and is more easily used by the masses... again 4 wheel drive with low might be able to get through this more easily but realistically the road lacked access for most...

[@jodilawler4956]

Bunny, which do you prefer traveling alone or with someone? Thanks

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I like both.. i will be going into more detail as to why in an upcoming Q&A

[@howdydo7320]

What kind of wild animals running out there? Not deer 4 sure.

[@shellcshells2902]

Antelope 😊

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

they had antelope and pronghorn

[@lyndaporter9156]

If you air down your tires it would be less turbulent.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

that wasn't the issue... the road itself was a mix of sand and bad gravel... some areas were straight sand which needs the air to grip and grab.... other sections were perhaps a place where you could air down a bit... but realistically this wasn't really one of those kind of roads

[@rafaelluna3938]

🎉why don't people just Slow down a little, better safe than sorry

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

i was going pretty slow already.. i am very familiar with bad roads.... this was not just a bad road.. there was no clear path for tackling it.. if you tried to shoot the lanes to avoid ruts or holes.. there were sand bars which would pull you in if you were going slower and try to strand you in the shoulder... this is something i have only encountered at that other event which I mentioned.. the sand was more the issue than anything... the holes were unavoidable as a result of the sand....

[@ontheroadwithtenzin]

Slow down on dirt roads.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

Don't worry this ins't my first rodeo.. i drive dirt and gravel roads all the time.. and was going much slower than usual

[@debrastatz6733]

That strap that snapped off looks like a gas tank strap.

[@SusanTiffany-j9m]

🫰🏽🫰🏿🫰🏽

[@KKuurus]

Why do people want to look at ancient graffiti?

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

It is not just that.. it is a unique form of some of the first written texts and stories.... if you discount it to just being graffiti that is so sad you miss out on the context of finding out more about people who were here before us....

[@ann40069]

How fast were you driving.?? Go slow on that washboard, and straddle the ruts... Never EVER trust GPS in WYOMING ...

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

not fast at all.... i am from a small town in texas where we have tons of bad roads.. this was much worse than those... the sand in the mix was the major issue as it would grab your tires and pull into dunes... then immediately shoot you out onto more washboards.... it was not designed for average lower clearance vehicles like mine... and that is okay