I camp year round here in Idaho. It is not unusual to use every capability of my vehicle getting into camp. It's all about priorities I guess...
Well, must be a slow learner. I've been stuck more times than I care to remember. During my days off road racing I swear that at least 25% of the time was spent digging the damn car out of some silt bed. Trophy trucks can turn a dried lake bed into a sea of silt in no time. A couple of years ago we stuck our rally car sideways on a snow back teetering over a 10 m embankment. Had to crawl out the drivers side window (I was navigating). As far as work goes, I or guys working for me have been stuck more time in wet grass on flat ground than mud. I had one crew, whom I had told not to drive in a grass seed field, get their Sub stuck in said field about 1000 feet from pavement. On top of the $1000 tow bill the farmer set a $1000 bill for the damage to the field. I could not figure out why the boss did not fire the crew for that one.
About 4 years ago I was out setting photo control in the coast range in late April when I got stuck in a drift of icy snow in an off chamber curve. When I went to dig myself out I found out that my crew had raided MY truck and taken every digging tool. Luckily about a mile into what looked like a 10 mile walk to the nearest civilization I got one bar of service and was able to call in the calvary for a ride. Only ended up walking about 5 miles.
My crew had a 2 wheel drive with a winch and everybody else had a 4 wheel drive without a winch on a big Corp project years ago. We were forever pulling the other crews out of the mud. If I had to choose, I would rather have a winch. I am sure some would preffer a wench. .
One of the worst places for driving on what looked like decent dirt roads was at Camp Navajo, near Flagstaff, in the spring. Big Muddy Mess. As long as you kept momentum up, you were OK, Stop, and you were stuck. A guy who was with me got stuck in a field there and it cost him $500 to get two tow trucks to get him out. They could not get close, they had to winch him from the edge of the field.
thebionicman, post: 394756, member: 8136 wrote: I camp year round here in Idaho. It is not unusual to use every capability of my vehicle getting into camp. It's all about priorities I guess...
Heading your direction in a couple weeks to go elk hunting.
We are hunting north west of New Meadows (which looks like a cool little town).
I have hunted near the St. Joe river near Avery many years ago and this is the first time I have gone back to Idaho.
Luckily most of the roads are closed, so we shouldn't be getting stuck.
Williwaw, post: 394703, member: 7066 wrote: You don't spend much time driving on ice or snow do you. Without 4WD I doubt you could make it out of my driveway for about half the year. 😉 You can always tell the 2WD folks come the first snow fall. They're the ones doing 360's while going down the road with eyes big as silver dollars.
Around these parts having a tow strap behind the seat is just as necessary as jumper cables.
Although I'm in Georgia the same sentiment applies.
Andy
imaudigger, post: 394768, member: 7286 wrote: Heading your direction in a couple weeks to go elk hunting.
We are hunting north west of New Meadows (which looks like a cool little town).I have hunted near the St. Joe river near Avery many years ago and this is the first time I have gone back to Idaho.
Luckily most of the roads are closed, so we shouldn't be getting stuck.
I had planned to be very near there next weekend. Unfortunately I haven't gotten enough study time in for Oregon. The new plan is to find a suicidal doe along the Snake River in the late season...
Andy Bruner, post: 394769, member: 1123 wrote:
Andy
My favorite time is the one or two times a year the D/FW metro area gets freezing precip. I'll take a day off just to sit, drink hot cocoa and watch the news clips of people attempting to drive around down there. 🙂
It is true that around here most folks know nothing about driving on snow or ice and some when it simply rains.
Here the temperature does not fall below freezing long enough for snow to maintain being snow.
It may be cool enough to be on the ground for a month.
The ground does not freeze to a depth for it to be snow that long.
It will thaw and freeze over many times leaving an invisible layer of thick smooth ice on the road surface. Some call it black ice.
Practically nobody gets out of the DFW metroplex when it is slicked over with ice without professional equipment.
