@@DirtLifestyle How much fuel do you typically have with you? This trip as an example. Thanks and keep sharing both the how-to-build and the outdoors videos which are totally awesome
@strykerentllc I've never carried extra fuel. And I mean not once in the last 20 years of wheeling, lol. This was the first time it became a problem. The Tacomas are really bad on fuel, but under normal trail riding, it's never been a problem. That said, after this trip I'm going to figure something out. Either a bigger tank or some small gas bags to keep in the bed on big trips.
@@DirtLifestyle Thanks for responding. Often wondered if you did carry additional fuel as some of the outdoor adventure videos you shared were quite remote.
Chains are great for the hard stuff like frozen hard pack, ice, or when you can dig through the snow down to the ground under it otherwise they chew through the soft stuff and leave you hanging on the frame... You are very fortunate to have friends to go with in the cold of winter, great video as always 👍
It's -40 here this morning and I suggested to my wife that we should grab the tent and go do some snow testing for Nate. She used language that I don't want to hear again and that can't be repeated here on TH-cam 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The wide variety of different vehicles you have on this channel makes it so enjoyable to watch. I am a Jeep guy but I like seeing all off-road vehicles
I'm from scandinavia, the idea of using chains on loose snow is alien to me, especially in cold powder that doesn't compact very well. They're only ever used on ice, or hard packed snow with a vehicle heavy enough to get traction.
Huge thanks to @muddybeards and @outdoorauto for camping with me in -5 F. It's tough to find friends willing to do this stuff 😁. Also, ALL of the trails we run are found using ONX offroad. If you are interested, click on the link webmap.onxmaps.com/account-purchase.html?app=offroad&product=offroad_premium_year&fpr=nate12webmap.onxmaps.com/account-purchase.html?app=offroad&product=offroad_premium_year&fpr=nate12 Use Coupon code "dirtlifestyle" to save some extra money on the app. This makes ONX like 27 bucks for a year 🤘. Stay safe out there.
Hi Nate, I've just recently subscribed to onx off road, I'm curious to know if you have a basic onx tutorial video? BTW, I'm in Montana and wheel this type of cold snow often, and believe me it's always a challenge. Wet spring snow works the best for us. Thanks
@QuarterLifeCrysis me too! I think a good comparison would be on my Samurai. I'm planning on getting some BIG tires, and with it being 8 on 6.5, I could probably find a set of tracks to compare against 👍.
@jeremyfake1612 I don't have any instructional ONX stuff on my channel, but I did 10 or 12 for the ONX TH-cam channel. I would hop on your PC and play around with it. Check out some areas you are curious about and click around. Once you get a feel for it, the app is super simple.
Hey Nate what walki talki do u suggest ? Ones I use for my groups when we go snow wheeling seems to die pretty easy, I did get them from Walmart … that’s says it all
Idaho is not the only place that has dry, cold snow. Pretty much the entire length of the Rockies is the same. I lived at 9,000 feet in Colorado for 32 years and I never owned a snow shovel. I just used a broom to get the snow off my deck.
agree i lives in colorado for 20 years and you could have snow that was fluffy on warmer snow day or if was real cold it was like this snow we called it sugar anow it would be like a top crust with sugar under it takes lot to break threw
North Dakota doesn't have any mountains for wheeling (and I was too you to drive when I lived there - for nearly 6 years) but the snow there is so dry you can't effectively make snowballs or snowmen.
North Dakota doesn't have any mountains for wheeling (and I was too you to drive when I lived there - for nearly 6 years) but the snow there is so dry you can't effectively make snowballs or snowmen.
North Dakota doesn't have any mountains for wheeling (and I was too you to drive when I lived there - for nearly 6 years) but the snow there is so dry you can't effectively make snowballs or snowmen.
Sub-zero snow = best snow. Even ice starts to get some traction back the further below 0 you get. As a trucker, I'll take super cold temps all day. Second best only to Summer conditions. I run Montana twice a week every week, spend more time there than at home. Not uncommon to be pushing fresh snow without a plow in sight. Snow/ice near that 32f mark just becomes nightmare fuel.
One tip I have, when resorting to the big full throttle huck when braking trail, keep your hand on the shifter, grab neutral as soon as you are stopped or even just before. This negates the spring effect of the torque converter which kinda unloads as you spin out causing you to dig in and need to get pulled out.
@@NAPAuniversalJoints maybe not the greatest choice of words, but I get what he's saying. Its that with the box in D the thing is always trying to rotate the tyres and since you will be using very little (if any at a ll) brake to avoid creating snow ramps, torque will find its way through the converter. Great tip Scoobie!
@@NAPAuniversalJoints I’ll break it down differently. If you spin to a stop in sugary snow with smallish tires and deep snow, you stuck. By shifting to neutral you let the last bit of rotation without power so the tire will roll on top of the snow vs digging in under power. If you got plenty of tire on a lighter rig it’s not necessary.
Would be really interesting to see more appropriate tires for deep snow, like the TrXuS STS - Bias or HAKKAPELIITTA 44 or something. Bet those would get you there.
We're watching as a family from North Dakota and we are laughing our butts off at you guys complaining about the cold and the sugar snow. 😂 Keep putting out the entertaining videos and we will keep watching.
I'm an old Nodiak with the last 40 years in MN. Both states don't have the elevation climb as Idaho. In ND add a 20+ mph wind across the snow at -25 degrees and there gets a hard crust with sugar snow below. That's a bad mix. Break through the crust and you get to spend some time with the business end of a shovel.
In my area in NM, we run chains a lot, but it's hard pack underneath the powder. We have sub zero weather. Elevation 72k. Run more chain in the mud for control. Deep power with chains will stick you quick.
Great video Nate! From my experience using chains up here in Canuck land, I found chains to be good in snow conditions where you had a hard base to gain traction under powder. Plus chains are great for stopping a vehicle from sliding sideways. A few guys used to use them in Bog as well, But it's very easy to get into trouble using chains in Bog. All the best in 24 Nate & family and friends!
We have the same kind of snow around Mt.Hood now with the weather that came in. With the winds on top of 2deg temp, the drifts are huge! If you are getting poetals then you can fit 49s without chains.lol
I feel like chains would benefit in icy conditions. Side thought, if you want mirrors with blind spot convex mirrors, get 2017/2018 RAV4 mirrors for in 3rd gen Tacos. They have heat elements and are a direct swap. I was super happy with them on my taco.
I definitely do my fair share of snow wheeling, but the more I do, the more I’m like it’s time to add a snowmobile. The more I watch others snow wheel just reinforces that (Shaun on tracks, your stuff). Don’t get me wrong, snow 4WDing is fun, but let’s be real, we always want to get to the top of the mountain. Going inches while burning lots of gas isn’t that much fun. I keep seeing these guys with a snowmobile in their truck bed. That might be the way. Go as far as you can with the 4WD truck, then pop out the snowmobile and take it to the amazing camp spot. I want to see that camp spot yall were trying for 😉
I totally get it. My father in law has a bunch of snow mobiles at his cabin that we ride. Super fun but they are definitely for a different kind of trip. Lots of folks are trying to get me to get tracks for my Taco lol. Maybe...
I just got my first truck so I'm not gonna pretend I know anything about off-roading, but I will say this video is very entertaining and well produced. Any information I gain beyond that it's just a bonus. PS: I love my Thule Tepui tent! 👍👍
Thanks for sharing. I’ve lived in Wyoming, Colorado, Washington and Oregon. I’ve had my fill of snow ❄️ lol I’m in Arizona retired hope that explains my snow over load. lol
Man I love snow wheeling. I used to do with my dad when I was a kid. We would with the four wheel drive club he was a part of. The sierra nevada mountains make for some great snow wheeling.
If you think of logging world and a skidder, they run chains and seems to work pretty well. Just a thought. Bigger tire and chains would definitely help. Either way, great videos! Keep up the great content!
You havent been cold till you spend a winter in ND. Coldest dam place i ever lived. Neg 47 in Bismarck ND today. Was neg 58 yesterday. Great video guys. Be safe and stay warm
Living in Eastern Oregon we have the same powdery light dust that is snowfall out here. Chains don’t do much besides dig yourself deeper, just like mud or sand flotation is best.
Looked like lots of fun! I still remember my uncle taking me on a snow wheeling trip when I was young. He tragically passed away, but I will always remember that trip. It was waist deep and we all had a really good time. That snow in your video looked like the kind of snow there is in areas of Colorado. It is a dry snow like you said.
I am SO jealous. I live in Michigan's lower peninsula and we don't have any challenging trails unless you are on private property, at a park, or get a bunch of snow. I've been waiting months for some good snow, and it just showed up on Wednesday. And... I immediately sprained my ankle wed afternoon. So, I'm riding crutches, and dont dare go wheeling because I couldn't recover myself. Thanks for another awesome video to watch while I can't do any wheeling of my own.
So I drove Tractor Trailer for a logging company in the Adirondacks. Chains and full lockers were everything to be able to get around. But, we also had the weight of the truck. I’ve plowed through 3ft of snow at -30* pulling a 48’ van trailer(empty) with full locks and full chains on the rear axels; weight does help in some instances.
I live in Colville wa close to Idaho and Canada. Yesterday I woke up to -16. So that’s cool… luckily my rusty but trusty 86 runner started. Got to love Toyota.
Yeah chain video. Just as long as its snow wheeling. Honestly I'd watch a vid comparing hitch toilet seats if it was in the snow! Love the taco build. Really dig the channel man, top notch.
I said in your tire video that I prefer an MT style tire for snow wheeling. Here in N. Idaho, we get the sub zero temperatures. MT style tires to me help push you through the powdery snow where losing traction just sinks you. You probably either didn't read my comment, or thought I was an idiot, but you should try that instead if chains. We can always tell a beginner up here when they start throwing chains on, because they are either too loose and fall off, or they act like a set of MTs. Usually, beginners don't know to go slow and let the tires bite, si they shoot roosters and dig, where as my MTs pull me up onto the snow as my rear tires are biting traction to keep forward momentum. Just a thought for future sub zero snow wheeling. Great video. Oh, I use one if those q50 watt heaters for my camp setup in my truck run off of an isolated deep cell battery. They work good until the Temps get closer to zero. 27° is my closest recorded night, with a mattress and a heavy blanket in the bed of my truck with a camper shell and twin matress.
Couple days ago in Washington we got that dry cold snow. I like that better because it’s stickier and you could use a leaf blower to blow it away. I cleared the driveway sidewalk probably 7 to 10 minutes. But today it’s all wet moist today
We call that sugar snow up here in B.C. and yes your right 42s or bigger is the best way to deal with it ..Kelowna snow wheelers have a good handle on it
Those portals are going to be game changing all by themselves. For snow the wides tire possible, think 1990’s four wheelers. Balloon tires. Chains I think are more of an ice thing. Like with sand float don’t dig. I just got back today from an amazing Duck hunt in 9 degree and “feels like” temp of -2. Literally walking in waste deep water to break ice for the hunt. Those temps for this Texas guy are no joke!
Yes I would like to have a video on chains having said that I have basically only 4 wheeled in the northwest in the cascades. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
This was great to watch and I cant wait to see what your truck can do with 42s and portals! Have you ever thought about bringing someone with that has tracks for their vehicle? I wonder if they would be better or just have their own issues.
Great effort lads, cannot offer advice as snow driving was never a part of my 4x4 experiences. Happy to watch and learn from your personal efforts, always enjoy your vids
I love seeing people experience southern Idaho/northern Utah snow. That’s actual powder. Best luck for me was always “XJing it”. Low psi, no lockers, & skinny pedal. Good times.
I am glad you finally got into some snow like I have to deal with in Northern Wyoming! I only have 35's on my locked up TJ but I have found many times where 3 psi works and others where chains with ice bars on all 4 is the only way to make progress. The worst snow is usually mid January and the snow is impossible to make a snow ball. Sometimes we go play with our ATV's on tracks and give up because all we do is get stuck. You know it's bad when you can't walk over the snow with snow shoes because you just fall through. Back to the 4x4 stuff, once the temps warm up a bit the snow changes and you can get some floatation again. Go prepared for everything and maybe something will work! I am sitting in my recliner thinking about a snow day in the Jeep, but yesterday morning was -33F with a high of -6 and this morning was -24F, so I think I will throw another log on the fire and wait to get out of this polar vortex. I really want tracks for my Jeep!
Nate, One of the bigger reasons full sized vehicles are not liked by snowmobiles is that the tracks and ruts you leave are exceedingly difficult to negotiate with a snowmobile, especially after 24 hours when your ruts have set up. In fact, most novice and many intermediate riders find these ruts unmanageable. I’m not passing judgement, just telling it.
This is the kinda snow I learned to snow wheel in. Me and my buddies were all on 31s and it was a mess of recoveries. Got maybe 200 feet from the pavement. Had a ton of fun, but definitely under built for the Idaho snow.
I live and hunt and wheel in this type of snow in Mt,In a Jeep LJ 05,6'' lift, on 37'' Iroks.They out due my 35 BFG MT 2 with chains.You want to be biggest tire and low weight and higher HP.So yo can float more.Chains when ice under.Speed to ride on top ,stay in rut,get out of track and usually sink.Spring is harder and can stay on top more.I could probably run a 39", but would loose some turning.Ive been east where Ive had 1/4 mile plus wind packed drifts and had to go for sage and more traction
From Alberta Canada We were -43°C before the windchill last week. I have a Tacoma and a woodstove. I am laughing. Thanks, guys. I appreciated the video. Lol
As I read this, I am in Leavenworth, WA just 3 hours from you Nate. And the high in the past 48 hours has been about 3 degrees. Its been down toe -10. So WA does get down to those tempuraturs. Last Sunday we wheeled to the top of Chumstick Mountain!! We made it right ot the ridge just before the top. 5,700 Feet. Same thing, eastern WA we get that ultra dry fluffy snow that is so hard to wheel in.
Dude!! Great video!!! Love when you do snow wheeling!!! Back in the old days!!! 80's we would put 2 sets of chains on swapper swampers!!! So they wouldn't dig-in!!! But they where power line roads in washougal area!!!✌️
When I lived in New Mexico in a small mountain town called high rolls we got really dry snow up there as well and I never knew of wet snow till I moved here to Washington
There’s plenty of videos of the Idaho guys all with 49 to 60 inch tires and 1000hp+ running in mountain snow like that. Even those guys struggle but it’s entertaining to watch
Nate, I absolutely love the balance of shop videos and getting outside videos. Great work! Your efforts have not gone unnoticed. 👍🏻❤️🇺🇸
Thank you! I appreciate it!
@@DirtLifestyle How much fuel do you typically have with you? This trip as an example. Thanks and keep sharing both the how-to-build and the outdoors videos which are totally awesome
@strykerentllc I've never carried extra fuel. And I mean not once in the last 20 years of wheeling, lol. This was the first time it became a problem. The Tacomas are really bad on fuel, but under normal trail riding, it's never been a problem. That said, after this trip I'm going to figure something out. Either a bigger tank or some small gas bags to keep in the bed on big trips.
@@DirtLifestyle Thanks for responding. Often wondered if you did carry additional fuel as some of the outdoor adventure videos you shared were quite remote.
Chains are great for the hard stuff like frozen hard pack, ice, or when you can dig through the snow down to the ground under it otherwise they chew through the soft stuff and leave you hanging on the frame...
You are very fortunate to have friends to go with in the cold of winter, great video as always 👍
It's -40 here this morning and I suggested to my wife that we should grab the tent and go do some snow testing for Nate. She used language that I don't want to hear again and that can't be repeated here on TH-cam 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yep. Without enough ground clearance and not enough floatation chains are useless.
Haha. Just typed this exact comment… lol. We are finally staying above 0 after a week or so of bitter cold
The wide variety of different vehicles you have on this channel makes it so enjoyable to watch. I am a Jeep guy but I like seeing all off-road vehicles
Such a fun Trip... Learned a lot, tested a ton of gear in such cold temps... so glad I had you guys to break trail... and pull me out.
I'm from scandinavia, the idea of using chains on loose snow is alien to me, especially in cold powder that doesn't compact very well. They're only ever used on ice, or hard packed snow with a vehicle heavy enough to get traction.
Huge thanks to @muddybeards and @outdoorauto for camping with me in -5 F. It's tough to find friends willing to do this stuff 😁. Also, ALL of the trails we run are found using ONX offroad. If you are interested, click on the link webmap.onxmaps.com/account-purchase.html?app=offroad&product=offroad_premium_year&fpr=nate12webmap.onxmaps.com/account-purchase.html?app=offroad&product=offroad_premium_year&fpr=nate12
Use Coupon code "dirtlifestyle" to save some extra money on the app. This makes ONX like 27 bucks for a year 🤘. Stay safe out there.
I would love to see how the taco does with tracks. I've always been curious how much of a difference they really make compared to big tires
Hi Nate, I've just recently subscribed to onx off road, I'm curious to know if you have a basic onx tutorial video? BTW, I'm in Montana and wheel this type of cold snow often, and believe me it's always a challenge. Wet spring snow works the best for us. Thanks
@QuarterLifeCrysis me too! I think a good comparison would be on my Samurai. I'm planning on getting some BIG tires, and with it being 8 on 6.5, I could probably find a set of tracks to compare against 👍.
@jeremyfake1612 I don't have any instructional ONX stuff on my channel, but I did 10 or 12 for the ONX TH-cam channel. I would hop on your PC and play around with it. Check out some areas you are curious about and click around. Once you get a feel for it, the app is super simple.
Hey Nate what walki talki do u suggest ? Ones I use for my groups when we go snow wheeling seems to die pretty easy, I did get them from Walmart … that’s says it all
Idaho is not the only place that has dry, cold snow. Pretty much the entire length of the Rockies is the same. I lived at 9,000 feet in Colorado for 32 years and I never owned a snow shovel. I just used a broom to get the snow off my deck.
agree i lives in colorado for 20 years and you could have snow that was fluffy on warmer snow day or if was real cold it was like this snow we called it sugar anow it would be like a top crust with sugar under it takes lot to break threw
Definitely! But the list is pretty short of places you can wheel, with elevation like this in the lower 48.
North Dakota doesn't have any mountains for wheeling (and I was too you to drive when I lived there - for nearly 6 years) but the snow there is so dry you can't effectively make snowballs or snowmen.
North Dakota doesn't have any mountains for wheeling (and I was too you to drive when I lived there - for nearly 6 years) but the snow there is so dry you can't effectively make snowballs or snowmen.
North Dakota doesn't have any mountains for wheeling (and I was too you to drive when I lived there - for nearly 6 years) but the snow there is so dry you can't effectively make snowballs or snowmen.
Sub-zero snow = best snow. Even ice starts to get some traction back the further below 0 you get. As a trucker, I'll take super cold temps all day. Second best only to Summer conditions. I run Montana twice a week every week, spend more time there than at home. Not uncommon to be pushing fresh snow without a plow in sight.
Snow/ice near that 32f mark just becomes nightmare fuel.
Chains have their place, but only when you are trying to reach the bottom for traction.Love your videos
*_RGB's under the truck lookin' like a 🛸UFO out there in the wilderness!_*
One tip I have, when resorting to the big full throttle huck when braking trail, keep your hand on the shifter, grab neutral as soon as you are stopped or even just before. This negates the spring effect of the torque converter which kinda unloads as you spin out causing you to dig in and need to get pulled out.
thats the funniest thing i have heard in a while. the spring effect in a torque converter
@@NAPAuniversalJoints maybe not the greatest choice of words, but I get what he's saying. Its that with the box in D the thing is always trying to rotate the tyres and since you will be using very little (if any at a ll) brake to avoid creating snow ramps, torque will find its way through the converter. Great tip Scoobie!
@@NAPAuniversalJoints I’ll break it down differently. If you spin to a stop in sugary snow with smallish tires and deep snow, you stuck. By shifting to neutral you let the last bit of rotation without power so the tire will roll on top of the snow vs digging in under power. If you got plenty of tire on a lighter rig it’s not necessary.
Wouldn't that mess with the transmission??
@@montemaguire4596How do you mean?
The more of these four-wheel drive in the snow videos that I see
The more snow I end up with in my yard for some reason
Lol
Please bring the Disco on every adventure until it breaks. That’s my favorite of all these vehicles!
Hope you upload these type of videos a bit more often. You are one of the very best in the genre, great job.
Great video. I know these take a lot of work to create, great job. Love to see that orange beast in good hands.
Thank you!
Would be really interesting to see more appropriate tires for deep snow, like the TrXuS STS - Bias or HAKKAPELIITTA 44 or something. Bet those would get you there.
Have you considered attaching a snow plough?
We're watching as a family from North Dakota and we are laughing our butts off at you guys complaining about the cold and the sugar snow. 😂 Keep putting out the entertaining videos and we will keep watching.
I'm an old Nodiak with the last 40 years in MN. Both states don't have the elevation climb as Idaho. In ND add a 20+ mph wind across the snow at -25 degrees and there gets a hard crust with sugar snow below. That's a bad mix. Break through the crust and you get to spend some time with the business end of a shovel.
Ya no kidding I'm in Fargo and nothing compares to the cold and wind. Idaho sounds pretty warm.
@@valleytractorservices9310 sounds like a tropical paradise almost 🤣
We experience the same stuff over here in West Dakota 😂
@cbeer9824 exactly right but add a lot more cold 🤣🤣
Dang I was freezing my balls off watching this!
I have never wheeled in that kind of Idaho snow but it's amazing on snowmobiles!
Lol it was cold bro. I feel lucky to be in climate where 20F is pretty typical in the mountains and not sub zero 😁.
In my area in NM, we run chains a lot, but it's hard pack underneath the powder. We have sub zero weather. Elevation 72k. Run more chain in the mud for control. Deep power with chains will stick you quick.
Great video Nate! From my experience using chains up here in Canuck land, I found chains to be good in snow conditions where you had a hard base to gain traction under powder. Plus chains are great for stopping a vehicle from sliding sideways. A few guys used to use them in Bog as well, But it's very easy to get into trouble using chains in Bog.
All the best in 24 Nate & family and friends!
Chains can come off and kill the brake lines
Thank you for providing content at 2160 and not having it behind a paywall THANK YOU
Real v bar chains are a godsend when used properly
I’m consistently impressed with your ability to merge eduction with entertainment. And now I know to stick to the stick PNW pow. Thank you!
Thank you!
Looked like a great weekend wheeling, thanks for sharing, all the best
We have the same kind of snow around Mt.Hood now with the weather that came in. With the winds on top of 2deg temp, the drifts are huge! If you are getting poetals then you can fit 49s without chains.lol
We in Norway call it sugar snow. Pure hell to drive in
I feel like chains would benefit in icy conditions.
Side thought, if you want mirrors with blind spot convex mirrors, get 2017/2018 RAV4 mirrors for in 3rd gen Tacos. They have heat elements and are a direct swap. I was super happy with them on my taco.
Nice!
BTW, I really love your content, it is well balanced, you talk and show actual off road photoage and not sugar quoute things. Keep it up
I definitely do my fair share of snow wheeling, but the more I do, the more I’m like it’s time to add a snowmobile. The more I watch others snow wheel just reinforces that (Shaun on tracks, your stuff). Don’t get me wrong, snow 4WDing is fun, but let’s be real, we always want to get to the top of the mountain. Going inches while burning lots of gas isn’t that much fun. I keep seeing these guys with a snowmobile in their truck bed. That might be the way. Go as far as you can with the 4WD truck, then pop out the snowmobile and take it to the amazing camp spot. I want to see that camp spot yall were trying for 😉
I totally get it. My father in law has a bunch of snow mobiles at his cabin that we ride. Super fun but they are definitely for a different kind of trip. Lots of folks are trying to get me to get tracks for my Taco lol. Maybe...
I just got my first truck so I'm not gonna pretend I know anything about off-roading, but I will say this video is very entertaining and well produced. Any information I gain beyond that it's just a bonus.
PS: I love my Thule Tepui tent! 👍👍
I appreciate the outstanding photography and narration. Great stuff!
Hearing you talk about how clearance helps makes me wonder how the Samurai would work in the snow. Love the happy mix of wheeling vs fab videos!
I can't wait to get the zuk out in the poweder!
If this man isn’t the baddest Snow crawler on the planet. You have some crazy knowledge when it comes to what you do. It’s impressive to watch
Airing down to 2-2 1/2 psi on a big tire is approaching track attitude in the snow. Nice work out there. Some good trail-breaking.
Thanks for sharing. I’ve lived in Wyoming, Colorado, Washington and Oregon. I’ve had my fill of snow ❄️ lol
I’m in Arizona retired hope that explains my snow over load. lol
Man I love snow wheeling. I used to do with my dad when I was a kid. We would with the four wheel drive club he was a part of. The sierra nevada mountains make for some great snow wheeling.
If you think of logging world and a skidder, they run chains and seems to work pretty well. Just a thought. Bigger tire and chains would definitely help. Either way, great videos! Keep up the great content!
You havent been cold till you spend a winter in ND. Coldest dam place i ever lived. Neg 47 in Bismarck ND today. Was neg 58 yesterday. Great video guys. Be safe and stay warm
Northern BC. We call it Crystal Snow when it is that cold. No traction unless you can get underneath it. If there is something under it
I love it your comment I've never seen snow like this before well look how young you are you haven't seen much of anything before
Living in Eastern Oregon we have the same powdery light dust that is snowfall out here. Chains don’t do much besides dig yourself deeper, just like mud or sand flotation is best.
All rite Nate letter EAT buddy!!!
Great stuff Nate, I love how Kelly is always there rock steady.
We've got over 10" here in Idaho in the last day, and are currently sitting at 12 degrees, -1 by tuesday. Love the Idaho wheeling vids!
Damn! Sounds rad! Glad you enjoyed the video 😁
Looked like lots of fun! I still remember my uncle taking me on a snow wheeling trip when I was young. He tragically passed away, but I will always remember that trip. It was waist deep and we all had a really good time. That snow in your video looked like the kind of snow there is in areas of Colorado. It is a dry snow like you said.
Thanks For The Ride !!❤👍
Great video Nate 👍👍
Your videos are part are so good. I look forward to them every week.
Glad you like them! Thank you!
I am SO jealous. I live in Michigan's lower peninsula and we don't have any challenging trails unless you are on private property, at a park, or get a bunch of snow. I've been waiting months for some good snow, and it just showed up on Wednesday. And... I immediately sprained my ankle wed afternoon. So, I'm riding crutches, and dont dare go wheeling because I couldn't recover myself. Thanks for another awesome video to watch while I can't do any wheeling of my own.
Those cameras on the axles are awesome! Cool to see that view. Snowy Idaho is beautiful …. +1 for chain video 👍
So I drove Tractor Trailer for a logging company in the Adirondacks. Chains and full lockers were everything to be able to get around. But, we also had the weight of the truck. I’ve plowed through 3ft of snow at -30* pulling a 48’ van trailer(empty) with full locks and full chains on the rear axels; weight does help in some instances.
I live in Colville wa close to Idaho and Canada. Yesterday I woke up to -16. So that’s cool… luckily my rusty but trusty 86 runner started. Got to love Toyota.
Thank Nate, I snowmobile in those conditions, dry snow is great for that activity.
Chains are great when on compact snow or ice. Chains in powder just dig and sink you down. As shown in the video the key is flotation in powdery snow.
Subscribed to see the future chain video! This is the first video of yours that I've watched. Good work.
Awesome adventure. Definitely inspirational.Your videography is unparalleled 👍
Yeah chain video. Just as long as its snow wheeling. Honestly I'd watch a vid comparing hitch toilet seats if it was in the snow! Love the taco build. Really dig the channel man, top notch.
This is so Awesome. I want to move there.....and DO THIS ! just the Adventure of it all 🤘
Let's go!! I love your videos
Thank you!
Thank you for showing the difference. Eastern Oregon has the same type of snow. I wish we had your snow
Come down and snow wheel with us sometime and we’ll show you how we do it
Btw 1.5 psi and low low gears makes it a lot easier.
That's my favorite kind of snow. We usually get that on the Rubicon. Its so much fun to Run the Rubicon in winter when we can get to it lol
Dry snow is like sugar these rigs did good
I said in your tire video that I prefer an MT style tire for snow wheeling. Here in N. Idaho, we get the sub zero temperatures. MT style tires to me help push you through the powdery snow where losing traction just sinks you. You probably either didn't read my comment, or thought I was an idiot, but you should try that instead if chains. We can always tell a beginner up here when they start throwing chains on, because they are either too loose and fall off, or they act like a set of MTs. Usually, beginners don't know to go slow and let the tires bite, si they shoot roosters and dig, where as my MTs pull me up onto the snow as my rear tires are biting traction to keep forward momentum. Just a thought for future sub zero snow wheeling. Great video. Oh, I use one if those q50 watt heaters for my camp setup in my truck run off of an isolated deep cell battery. They work good until the Temps get closer to zero. 27° is my closest recorded night, with a mattress and a heavy blanket in the bed of my truck with a camper shell and twin matress.
Couple days ago in Washington we got that dry cold snow. I like that better because it’s stickier and you could use a leaf blower to blow it away. I cleared the driveway sidewalk probably 7 to 10 minutes.
But today it’s all wet moist today
We are hanging out in -40 right now. It’s a Really good Time!
Farmers generally run the chains on the front if your front end parts and drive line are strong enough. Works quite well.
11:41 I am dead because of Mike tison stiker: "Land Crutha" 😂😂😂😂
We call that sugar snow up here in B.C. and yes your right 42s or bigger is the best way to deal with it ..Kelowna snow wheelers have a good handle on it
Straight to the point, Snow is like sand..
Almost like doing a mud run without the mud😜
Those portals are going to be game changing all by themselves. For snow the wides tire possible, think 1990’s four wheelers. Balloon tires. Chains I think are more of an ice thing. Like with sand float don’t dig.
I just got back today from an amazing Duck hunt in 9 degree and “feels like” temp of -2. Literally walking in waste deep water to break ice for the hunt. Those temps for this Texas guy are no joke!
you just got to experience the garbage snow we have here in colorado. super super hard to stay on top of!
Yes I would like to have a video on chains having said that I have basically only 4 wheeled in the northwest in the cascades. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
This was great to watch and I cant wait to see what your truck can do with 42s and portals!
Have you ever thought about bringing someone with that has tracks for their vehicle? I wonder if they would be better or just have their own issues.
Awesome channel… love the shared content and great information.
Great effort lads, cannot offer advice as snow driving was never a part of my 4x4 experiences.
Happy to watch and learn from your personal efforts, always enjoy your vids
I love seeing people experience southern Idaho/northern Utah snow. That’s actual powder. Best luck for me was always “XJing it”. Low psi, no lockers, & skinny pedal. Good times.
I am glad you finally got into some snow like I have to deal with in Northern Wyoming! I only have 35's on my locked up TJ but I have found many times where 3 psi works and others where chains with ice bars on all 4 is the only way to make progress. The worst snow is usually mid January and the snow is impossible to make a snow ball. Sometimes we go play with our ATV's on tracks and give up because all we do is get stuck. You know it's bad when you can't walk over the snow with snow shoes because you just fall through. Back to the 4x4 stuff, once the temps warm up a bit the snow changes and you can get some floatation again. Go prepared for everything and maybe something will work! I am sitting in my recliner thinking about a snow day in the Jeep, but yesterday morning was -33F with a high of -6 and this morning was -24F, so I think I will throw another log on the fire and wait to get out of this polar vortex. I really want tracks for my Jeep!
Monumentally bummed that I won’t get to see you put dana 60’s on the fj80.
Love the content as always!
That extra four inches really helps to plow
A tip for cold weather camping and cooking oil, put it in a mason jar before you leave, then you can use a spoon to scoop it out if it freezes.
GREAT suggestion!
That's the snow we get in northern Minnesota. The "sugar" snow is very hard to get on top of, even at very low tire pressure.
Nate, One of the bigger reasons full sized vehicles are not liked by snowmobiles is that the tracks and ruts you leave are exceedingly difficult to negotiate with a snowmobile, especially after 24 hours when your ruts have set up. In fact, most novice and many intermediate riders find these ruts unmanageable. I’m not passing judgement, just telling it.
Late fall wheeling sure does cause havoc for the snowmobilers. Especially true for those towing gear sleds like I ofen do.
This is the kinda snow I learned to snow wheel in. Me and my buddies were all on 31s and it was a mess of recoveries. Got maybe 200 feet from the pavement. Had a ton of fun, but definitely under built for the Idaho snow.
I live and hunt and wheel in this type of snow in Mt,In a Jeep LJ 05,6'' lift, on 37'' Iroks.They out due my 35 BFG MT 2 with chains.You want to be biggest tire and low weight and higher HP.So yo can float more.Chains when ice under.Speed to ride on top ,stay in rut,get out of track and usually sink.Spring is harder and can stay on top more.I could probably run a 39", but would loose some turning.Ive been east where Ive had 1/4 mile plus wind packed drifts and had to go for sage and more traction
I wonder if auto socks would help traction in deep snow,they do help a lot on my semi
Absolute crazy snow, we got it here in Oregon too. Felt more like sand than proper snow!!!
Doesn't matter I'll watch your content I've been here since day one and will be here until the end brother.
Awesome video! I feel the cold.. it's negative 8 here in Chicago
-35 with wind chill in Donnelly Idaho last Saturday with snow being pure flower
From Alberta Canada
We were -43°C before the windchill last week. I have a Tacoma and a woodstove. I am laughing. Thanks, guys. I appreciated the video. Lol
As I read this, I am in Leavenworth, WA just 3 hours from you Nate. And the high in the past 48 hours has been about 3 degrees. Its been down toe -10. So WA does get down to those tempuraturs. Last Sunday we wheeled to the top of Chumstick Mountain!! We made it right ot the ridge just before the top. 5,700 Feet. Same thing, eastern WA we get that ultra dry fluffy snow that is so hard to wheel in.
Dude!! Great video!!! Love when you do snow wheeling!!! Back in the old days!!! 80's we would put 2 sets of chains on swapper swampers!!! So they wouldn't dig-in!!! But they where power line roads in washougal area!!!✌️
When I lived in New Mexico in a small mountain town called high rolls we got really dry snow up there as well and I never knew of wet snow till I moved here to Washington
There’s plenty of videos of the Idaho guys all with 49 to 60 inch tires and 1000hp+ running in mountain snow like that. Even those guys struggle but it’s entertaining to watch
I would love a build series on building a set of good useable tracks
Come to northern Michigan. We get that heavy wet crap. Then the surface freezes at night when the temp drops. It’s bonkers.
I love all of your videos! The content is very interesting and entertaining for sure. I would like to see a chain video!! Keep up the great work.
Yay sounds just like Colorado snow. We’re dealing with same conditions here right now.
Seen you pulling your tacoma past chehalis the other day. Asuming coming home from this trip
Yep!