The slider took a upward hit, it was very minor in both speed and the tree itself was just a couple of inches in diameter. He was sliding sideways down a slope at an absolute crawl. Since the slider was attached to the rocker, it transferred the hit to the fender. It crumpled it upwards. I assume the rocker was also damaged but that was hidden behind the slider. It was a Genright slider on a 2020 Jeep JLU.I think I'm misunderstanding, but since sliders protect break-over impacts and to some degree low/lateral impacts to the doors and mid-body, wouldn't fenders be vulnerable regardless of the slider design? Brush bars would be necessary for such protection, or maybe a rear kickout if dragging an obstacle across the slider.
I don't ask to be pedantic, but in an effort to refine my armor strategy since I'm highly considering the Agile sliders.