Taking my kids Offroad ..any tips?

So I have twin 7 year old daughters...I am taking them Offroad because they loved my quad and love hiking. My question is what should I bring for the kids to make our life easier on this trip, it will be a short trip mostly hills and mud...but there are some rocky areas. Should I worry about anything other than norm. I am by no means going hardcore, but my wife is already rolling her eyes. Thanks in advance..

 

maybe a couple small pillows. things can get bumpy in the truck on the rocks. I know i've bashed my face in the drivers window many many times.

just make sure you don't get stuck or going places where you can get stuck if you're going alone

 

Pillows are a staple in my ext cab...lol...I might get stuck but so many people Offroad ,where I am going...I should be ok. I just want them to experience what daddy likes to do...hope I am making a good decision.

 

Keep it fun and light. Bring munchies.

 

I was thinking just packets of Ramon noodles? Bad idea?

 

Maybe, I bring cup o noodles and boil water on the tail gate when I'm hunting, which is most weekends.
Kids might like it.

 

Go super fast. Kids love going fast!

 

I was thinking fast and " hey kids you can take your seatbelts off now" moments. Too much?

 

Go fast go slow do something that make them clinch their butts and bring lunchables (no heating required) get them involved by letting them spot?

 

By the way...the seatbelt thing was a joke...

 

Oh...well cps is already looking for you...my bad..

 

Wife is having real issues with me doing this...then again when I got on a off camber hil with her driving my quad...she jumped off..

 

I have a cps bumper sticker...all the cool kids are doing it!

 

One great thing about having twins....you always have a parts kid.

 

Food is important. And also don't keep them in the truck the entire time. I remember the thing that I most loved was getting out and playing in a creek or climbing on rocks. Plus is a good break from getting bumped around.

Shield your eyes for my horrible flashback photo aka my example!



Omg lol Really old picture but look how much fun I was having!

Take notice we were actually stuck in the background (the diff). We waited for the tires to dry and made it after that lol

 

That pic is great I want my girls to have that experience. Thank you

 

Saw a girl a bit older in the back of a dune buggy this weekend - with her sweatshirt covering half her face due to all the dust.

x2 on getting out of the truck. One of the reasons to have a 4x4 is go to hard to get to places with a nice view.

 

Build a small fire and make some s'mores.

 

Food and drink are inportant. Taking breaks every so often is important. Music they like to listen to. We always take a video camera and a still camera, and let my kids run the cameras. I have a DC and my youngest has to sit in the back, so I take the head rests off so he can see out the front of the truck much easier. A roll of TP is always a good thing to have.

 

go deep in the woods and throw a stick, then floor it.