Spring is deceptive. Blue skies and 60°F afternoons lure you into the backcountry, then hit you with 30°F nights, mudslides, snowmelt flooding, and trails that look like chocolate rivers. Your gear spent months in storage collecting dust, mice, and condensation. Your truck’s fluids are questionable. Your skills are rusty. This guide fixes all of it. Here’s how to shake down your gear, prep your vehicle, and hit the trail without amateur mistakes that ruin trips (or worse). How We Bui