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5 days ago

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CUSTOMER'S TRUCK IS HANGING OFF A CELL TOWER’S EDGE
Even getting there is an adventure.
16-minute YouTube Video by Matt's Offroad Recovery

Matt says the customer's truck is in “a precarious slanty slumpy slidy position.”
Jayme shares the weather report - 80 degrees – and ‘hopes it doesn’t get dark on us.’
Matt dashes those hopes. “It’s GOING to get dark on us.”

They stop for fuel and snacks and meet with Gary Smith, their area expert; they’ll be saving Dennis.

THE NAME OF THE ROAD IS HELL HOLE PASS ROAD
Matt calls it "Heck Hole" and explains "I'm not familiar with the road that we're going to be going on, BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT'S TERRIBLE.
"I've HEARD that it's terrible. I've SEEN PICTURES; apparently there's a part where there's road so narrow they drilled to put pipes in and they put car hoods over it and they pushed rocks over the top of that and cables … I don't know. Anyway, that's what's holding up one side of the vehicle driving up the road.”
He laughs.
“We’ll show you that when we get there.”

They have about four hours on Hell Hole Pass Road before they turn onto TV Tower Road. “That’s where it gets spicy.”

“WE HAVE GAINED SOME SERIOUS ELEVATION”
And they’re blinded by sunshine.
“This is where you don’t want to make a mistake.”
“I wish I had a clean windshield.”
At 1:20 they’re about 2 miles from the customer.

TO THE VERY TOP
It’s so steep they may need to lock the hubs.
At 2:56 they’re at the spot where the road is all man-made.
IT’S HORRIBLE. Matt describes.
Jayme decides to get out in case the Morrvair starts rolling. “I didn’t want to be the only one to die here.”

ABOUT THE VIEW …
Matt says “from this one spot I can see Gunlock, Pine Valley Mountains, Cedar Mountain, Coab, Zion, Mount Trumbull – it’s all there.
Jayme says “Look how steep we’re going, we’re still climbing. This is crazy… holy cow, this kind of makes me nervous.”
Matt adds, “Makes you wonder if this homemade garbage car your husband built is up to the task?”

AT 4:21 THEY’RE ON THE EDGE
They walk it before they drive it.
Matt says “I’m just wondering what a ¾ ton Dodge is doing up here.”
Gary responds, “Well, that’s what Dennis drives.”

“NONE OF THIS IS HARD, WE’RE JUST LIKE ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN.”
Matt whistles. He’s never been there and doesn’t even know where it all goes.
A plan develops. “You’re going to have to wait and see what I do.”
The steering is limited; there’s a reason for that.
“Let’s start our crazy capers.”

At 8:41 the rigging begins.
They explain why seat belts can’t be worn on an angle.
The pulling starts at 11:10. Matt guides, Caitlyn and Jayme drive the vehicles.

At 13:15 Matt declares, “We did it!”
They get the vehicles turned around and headed back and “Look – we’re done before the sunset!”
They’re surrounded by it. They return to the actual top of the hill.

“THE BEST RECOVERY EVER”
Matt confesses, “This job’s the most nervous I’ve been in a while.”
Subscriber 'PaulW' declares this “The best recovery ever! Kaitlin and Jamie are Rockstars! Few men would get in that truck, a foot from death and not be choked up.”

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Amanda Products

1 week ago

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THE BEST OVERLANDING/CAMPING GEAR
From SEMA 2024
8-minute YouTube Video by #forged4x4

SEMA SHOW 2024 was “Packed with the latest and greatest in off-road, camping and overlanding gear. We’re diving into the top new products that will take your next adventure to the next level, from rugged rooftop tents to high-tech lighting setups and trail-ready recovery gear.”

He provides an overview on each recommendation:
• The Magpack Canopy System
• Suction mounting systems for gear and accessories
• Drop Racks ‘for people who don’t want to lift heavy things’
• Stargazer Rooftop Tent you can actually see through
• Flated truck cover that folds down; ‘Crazy how light it is.’ Their background is stand-up paddleboarding; they also make inflatable furniture.
• Wingman by Wildland – a fully electric popup.
• Full Truck Bed Delete by Rebel Offroad; for tons of storage.
• All Top Overland Equipment – a hard top tent that packs really small.
• Ironman 4x4 products for storage and protection.
• Full camp kitchen setup that folds up and closes down on an RSI smart cap, Alo cab awning and rooftop tent, mountain bike storage, kayak storage and more. “You would never know this is an extreme offroad vehicle. This thing is two thumbs up! I love it, I want it!”

#OverlandingGear
#OverlandingGearSema2024

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2 weeks ago

+3

WINTER STORM CAMPING!
“We barely got out.”
24-minute YouTube Video by #thestorytillnow

Every year Sean and Casey plan an ‘epic snow camping trip’ in their Jeeps. (See ‘Casey 250’ for his version of this video.)

In March of 2023 “Things escalated quickly as a snowstorm moved in on us. We'd be forced to battle our way home after a night of lakeside camping on the wrong side of a mountain pass.”

Comments include “That may be some of the most amazing off-road drone footage I have ever seen.”

THE VIDEO BEGINS WITH THEM CHECKING THE FORECAST
It's supposed to get colder and in a couple hours. “It’s supposed to start dumping snow… in some areas rapidly accumulating snow will make travel difficult; visibility may suddenly be reduced and surfaces may become difficult to navigate. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.”

THEY CONSIDER TRAVEL WARNINGS A GOOD THING
“I mean I literally couldn’t write a better way to start an adventure… Traveling surfaces is our specialty.”
They deck themselves out in ‘Dirty and Dangerous’ hoodies and explore side trails on their way to camp.
Snow was anticipated around 2:00. They thought maybe they missed it.

ARRIVING AT THE BEACH
“As we rolled onto the beach not another person or vehicle anywhere to be seen for miles - just how we like it.”

It’s chilly, no wind and they’re going to make a roaring fire.
“We’re going to need a fire you can see from space so when it starts snowing we have like a heat dome and it’s just going to melt the snow before it touches us… that’s the goal.”

ABOUT CASEY'S TENT
There is some good-natured razzing about Casey’s tent setup.
He confesses it “actually cost more than a rooftop tent… I think these are like $900 US.”
Sean responds “SHUT UP!!!”

Cold air starts moving in on them. “There was a calm before the storm.”
It's early but it starts getting dark.
The wind picks up and it starts snowing sideways.

BY MORNING …
“Well guys, I think we got snowed in. Yeah, we're on the wrong side of a mountain pass for this much snow. This is definitely more than I expected, all right.
We got to get out of here cuz it's still coming down crazy.”

“We're going to have to navigate our way back to the trail. There’s lots of rocks and stumps and stuff out on this riverbed, so we got to avoid that and then we got to get back over the mountain pass, which could be even deeper. This is going to be interesting.”

“DEPTH PERCEPTION GOES RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW”
They’re not sure how they came in – make a wrong turn and have to go back.
“Looks like there’s logs blocking the road to me. It’s a maze trying to find our way out of here… Now that there’s snow covering everything you can’t really even see where the road is going.”

“This is totally blocked. I think we got to go back.”
They recognize the trees … snow wheeling ensues.
“We found our way back to the main road; now we just have to hope that the pass isn’t too deep to get out.”

“DUDE, LET’S SHRED SOME DEEP STUFF!”
“Yeah, she’s deep but trucks are handling like champs. This is the best kind of snow wheeling. It’s just like powder that you can shred.”

“SO HERE’S OUR SUMMIT AT 515 METERS”
“We're looking good, the conditions on the pass were absolutely perfect, fresh fluffy powder that posed almost no resistance for the truck. These conditions for snow wheeling around here are rare and we were loving every second of it.”

“CLEAR SKIES AHEAD!”
“This is the coolest snow wheeling I’ve ever done.”
“Same. Doesn’t get much better.”
The sun comes out.
“I love this stuff. This is like ‘this is why I do this with the sun starting to pop through the clouds.’”

THEY COMPLETE THEIR FINAL PUSH THROUGH THE PASS
“That was a really good run ... nothing feels better than plowing fresh ‘pow.’”
But bacon and eggs sound pretty good too.

Make sure you subscribe to both channels 😊
#snowcamping
#snowwheeling

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