This gate was open when I went through it an hour ago
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ย. 2024
- The plan was to head up for a night of serene and uneventful camping. It's never that simple though, is it?
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I notice the awning is missing. Did you not like it or was it a loner. I was considering the Reign. Thx
Reign Outdoor has made some tweaks to their awning design (based in part on my feedback) and I will be testing the new version here very soon. They had an immediate need for my old awning elsewhere, so I had to take it off off and ship it some weeks before the new one was ready. I'm expecting the updated awning to arrive tomorrow and I will be posting a video about it ASAP.
I was entirely happy with everything about the awning, except for one detail: the original outer cover was a little undersized and it could be a bit of a struggle to pack away, especially if it was cold/wet/snowy/icy. The new version has a slightly larger cover, and they've also made a few other tweaks. Outer cover aside, I've been very satisfied with the awning itself, it checks all the boxes I had when I was shopping for a 270. Review of the new version coming soon!
THANK YOU@@softroadingthewest
This happened to us right outside of Mt Ranier national park. We pulled onto a forrest service road and drove through an open gate. There were no signs saying keep out or road restricted. We found a nice camping spot and set up for the night. Shortly before dark a truck full of loggers drove past waving and laughing a little too much. The next morning when we drove out they had closed and locked the gate. I got the hacksaw from my tool box and sawed through the 4” pipe the gate was made of. I wonder if they were still laughing while they hauled a welding machine up the mountains to fix it. Be prepared not a victim.
My son started carrying a nice pair of heavy duty bolt cutters. He won’t cut a lock to get in but if someone comes behind him and locks a gate then game on. I’ll add he ensures the land isn’t private, not posted keep out or anything similar.
It's nice to see someone else who has the same feelings as me when it comes to challenging or dangerous roads. I want to go out in the forest to explore and have fun, not just to struggle with slushy snow and getting my vehicle unstuck. Looks like a frustrating trip but at least the weather was good!
In the process right now of getting ready for a six day camping trip with one of my best friends. He has been the caregiver for his mother for the past six years. All day, every day. She just Passed. age 96. Blind. You do what you have to do for your family. Now he has a life again. He has a wife and family and his own house. Been living and taking care of Grandma, by himself, for the past six years. Two brothers...
Man, the locked gate thing happened to me once when I was exploring some woods in my home state of Connecticut. Was open when I drove through and was locked by the time I came back to leave. After taking a closer look at the gate, I realized that while it was padlocked in the middle, the two halves were swinging on hinges that could be taken apart with a 9/16" wrench. I got super lucky in that I happened to have a skateboard tool in my van at the time with a 9/16" wrench on it. I was able to take the gate apart, drive through, and put it all back together. My girlfriend at the time who was with me was quite impressed 😆
Ha, that's awesome!
Worked in the Canadian oil fields for years and we always kept bolt cutters and extra padlocks in the truck.
Cut the chain, add your own lock
Not sure if that would work with forestry though 🙂.
@@benson098123Good idea. Today a 20volt cordless grinder would be a must.
Great video, as always. My advice for you when people give you unsolicited advice, just say "thank you for the input" and move on.
sounds like unsolicited advice. weird
Loved the semi and freight train road clearing! LOL. Lots of keyboard experts out there I'd imagine.
I always enjoy the little jabs you and Jason pull on each other. Looks like a fun trip
Great video as usual. Always enjoy your stuff.
"As you can see, the roadway is fully cleared," followed by your hand illustrating the fact. I think that is the first time I have heard you be even remotely snarkey. It's a shame that people find it necessary to make comments like that from the safety of their keyboard.
Even an "eventful" overnighter is better than a Tuesday and Wednesday in the cubicle.
Thanks again for taking us along. Look forward to next time.
Haha, I probably would've let that go, but I filmed this adventure just a few days after that snow adventure dropped, so the comment was fresh in my mind. I don't take any of it too seriously, but I still get surprised by what people find to gripe about. Obviously I'm far from perfect, make mistakes, and I'm always open to constructive criticism, but in this case it felt undeserved. 😄
@softroadingthewest "Some people's kids", as the saying goes. Keep the adventure going. 🙂
@@softroadingthewest The ones that got me were the responses after your refillable propane cylinder video. Some of those had me shaking my head, and at least one had me going are you freaking kidding me!?!? Well done in both cases, sir.
I love how you mounted your stove to your tire table, very cool! 😁 I love unique mods/diy gear. Keep up the great content 👍
Your drone footage is awesome, great video as always Donald👍
That's a pretty big drone. Do you need a special license/permit for that?
Thanks again for sharing your adventures. I always try to leave watching your videos until the end of the evening as they provide a relaxing and calming ending to my day.
Nice easygoing show!
Glad you stopped by the Intruder!
That's a pain about the gate. We've gone firewood cutting with BLM permits and had huge issues with gates blocking cutting areas. Eventually the BLM let us "check out" a key. Didn't help, someone else relocked the gate while we were inside, and left our BLM padlock out of the daisy chain, so we cut a padlock off with a chainsaw sharpening file. We've carried a battery grinder and cutoff disc or bolt cutters ever since.
You left plenty of room when you cut the tree off the road. My crew tries to clear enough for firetrucks to get through, and you did, but that's our preference, we'd never expect others to hold to our preferences. People can complain, but I didn't see them out there lending a hand.
Thanks for taking us along. Not everything goes to plan, and pivoting when needed can still make for a worthwhile trip.
You got locked in! Oh Man, that must have been a real PIA! I have had trees fall in the road behind me and block my way out, but they’re pretty ez to get out of the way.
When we're scouting on dirt bikes you used to be able to push them under, then they put bars under the bars to keep you from doing that. Then we'd heft them over the gates, after which they started putting a bar over the bar to keep you from doing that.
They used to be so tall that the quads would just air down and squeeze their rides under - not really any more.
You cleared that tree like a beast!
That was a great adventure, but you should have put chains on and conquered that road like a true Overland warrior. 😂
Jason
Hey. You gotta give the guy credit. He actually handled big wood on camera and didn't flinch. Would have been more epic with a slo-mo shot of heroically picking up the log on his shoulder and flinging it aside, though. Just sayin'... 🤣
@@sagebrushbob2321 Haha, that's very true, Bob. I was extremely impressed with the unwavering might with which he used to move that big wood, but I am not sure we want to watch him toss big wood in slow-mo🤣.
Didn't want to "pull a Jason."🤣
😂😂😂
@@PrimalOutdoors Now that's some funny shit right there!
Adding a digital counter that senses vehicle movement in both directions is very easy. Add to the counter when a vehicle passes into the property, and deduct when a vehicle exits. Cheap and solar-based.
A more sophisticated counter could defend against animals and humans on foot, that might use the path.
I like your kitchen set up. Very cool! I was yelling at you when you were moving that huge tree, "don't hurt your back"¡😮
It's hard to tell in the video, but after cutting it, that trunk ended up teetering on the ledge to the side of the road...it was just luck that it happened to be almost perfectly balanced, which made it relatively easy to pivot. I found a log weight calculator and estimated that thing weighed probably around 1,600 pounds...no way I could move that normally; I figured I'd have to use the winch to get it out of the way. Just got lucky it was so well balanced on that ledge. :-)
We are enjoying watching you explore areas that we’ve explored too. Sadly, some of those fires have wiped out some favourite camping spots or because of the fires the roads to them have been blocked off for safety.
Yeah there are still a LOT of roads that remain closed and look pretty unlikely to ever get reopened. Between the Holiday Farm and Cedar Creek fires, the extent of the devastation is mind-blowing.
You’ve inspired us to move back to the Northwest Donald. After six years away, we miss it terribly. We’ve discovered in that time that everywhere has its pluses and minuses. Colorado has been nice, but we long for the lush green evergreens and milder weather. Who knows, maybe I’ll even give this TH-cam thing a try again. Thank you for sharing your adventures of the PNW.
haha "I'm not going to pull a Jason" I think I might start using that.
finding a sunny + dry spot near the end of the day in the spring in the PNW -i'd take it too 👍
Even though I travel in a truck camper without 4x4, I really enjoy watching your videos! I do a lot of my camping on USFS land, so the scenery in your videos versus my travels are very similar. Keep ‘em coming
my back went out just watching you move that log off the road🤣🤣
Haha, well it was very luckily teetering on the edge of that dropoff, I would never have been able to move it without the winch otherwise, it must've weighed a thousand pounds.
Ha, so I actually found a log weight calculator, and based on my estimate for thickness and length, and assuming it's Douglas fir, the calculator came to around 1,400 pounds.
@@softroadingthewest woah !
Looks like a great time none the less. Thanks for sharing Donald
Thanks for sharing this adventure today. After all this what makes for memberable experiences. I truly enjoyed it.
Great video! Thank you for sharing!!
You overcame every challenge! Way to keep on keepin’ on!😊👍
Enjoyed the video alot! I'm also out and around in a Frontier... nice to see another one! Looking forward to watching more.
Found a new channel to watch, enjoyed it!
Came across your channel really cool videos keep up the good work
Great video, Donald. Thank you!
Donald, I've found the Gaia layer "Wildfires, Historical" to be super helpful in setting expectations of what you'll find out in our Oregon forests. It has the name, year, and boundaries associated with each. Cheers
I love your vids. My overlander is a Colorado z71 turbodiesel. Its been great i have a catch can to remove soot from the oil, i have a 2 inch lift, with an engine and trans tuner. I run General Grabber all terrains. Its a pretty good rig.
Gone through some of everything lots of mud and snow.
Nice work! I have been impressed with the down trees I have been able to clear with the same 20V Dewalt chainsaw with the 12" bar.
I love the grill cast iron burner mounted to the tire table. I will build one . One day enjoy. Can’t wait to make it out to your neck of the woods
Some folks just aren't happy unless you bend over backwards and pave the road for them. If you can get by then it is clear enough IMO...Great vid,
My dad always used to say.... you use chains to get OUT of trouble... not IN to trouble.
Especially when you're traveling alone, it's not worth the risk....
Nice adventure. Nice to see you so dialed in with the truck setup.
Nice trip! I was out in the SW Washington Cascades that same warm week and got stopped by the snow drifts just above the 1000 ft level. But it feels so good to be out again after the long winter months! Oh, and as a side note. I NEVER mess with the Spring snows up here. I have pulled way too many macho dudes that want to push their luck out of the slick slush to get into that mess. Great video though. Thanks!
Those slushy, off camber, snow covered roads in the trees are such a trap. I don't fall for 'em anymore. Summertime routes for sure though.
Trap, that's a perfect word for it. Absolutely my least favorite conditions to drive in.
Great video. I liked the info about self-follow mode on drone, helps explain some of your great shots!
Loved the camp setup and cooking footage, as well as sitting at fire... feels like payoff for all the driving!
Excellent video Don! Cheers from 🇨🇦
Good to see you got that tree out of the road. I’m surprised you don’t have to do much more of that this time of year. I know I have to remove trees every few miles. Greenworks commercial has their 18” chainsaw on sale for $250 and it includes a 4ah battery and charger. That’d be a big upgrade over your little saw!
Love the drone shots BTW!
Nice outing. And yes, I saw what Jason did in the comments! I've found myself behind a locked FS gate and my offroad ap shows the road open, fortunate to have an alternate way to back track. Don't care to find out what the penalty for being on a closed road is!
Awesome vid, makes me want to get out in our amazing state of Oregon. Just as an fyi, our DJI drones are butt kicking little devices, but they don't do too well using their sensors near trees, branches, etc. But you already knew that, or do now! Hopefully new rotors/propellers is all it needs to get back in the air.
Good call on the snow. I once spent an hour and a half digging out. Lost all the fun right there.
I just finished my truck camper and I am looking to head out to do the same type of exploring/camping that you are doing. I think Softroading encompasses my mentality perfectly lol I just want to get out and away, but not looking to wheel my truck. This looked like an awesome trip, definitely following along for your future travels! And advice for a ~500sub channel to grow in this space?
What an eventful trip!
Great video and very nice intro that fits perfectly to this!
Another great video! We've been watching your channel for some time now when you were introduced on Jason's channel. You've done a nice job with your setup. One mod I noticed in this video was the burner you added to the Tailgater tire table. I looked but couldn't find a video on your channel showing that mod. Have you done one? Would love to do something similar. 👍We live in the PNW too and are so glad another long wet, grey winter is over. C'mon Spring! 🌞
I cover that in the "Kitchen" installment of my camper build series:
th-cam.com/video/-kPKsaRleSs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Donald!@@softroadingthewest
Cordless grinder and a backup battery and discs.
7:07 great camera view Donald!
There is always that one guy who has an opinion on how it should be done. 👍😎
Beautiful brother ❤
Use to drink cowboy coffee now you have a fancy French press. Oh, how times have changed... At least you use the same kettle. Looks like a fun and eventful day. I would camp just anywhere too after all that. Thanks for sharing the adventure. See you on the next one! George.
Haha, I was perfectly happy with my cowboy coffee, then one morning someone made me coffee in a French press and it reminded me what superb coffee that method produces, so I decided to experiment with it. Cleanup is slightly more involved, but on the flip side, I like that I just bring the water to a boil once and don't have to tend to that second simmer (which would often get away from me as I would be trying to film and I'd have yet another boilover to clean up 😆). This Stanley cup has far better insulation than the insulated travel cup I had been using and keeps my coffee truly hot for hours, so I have come to appreciate it. When I was a kid, my dad would take a Stanley thermos of coffee to work every morning, or bring it with us on fishing/hunting trips, and it had this same pebbly green finish, so this cup brings a certain pleasant nostalgia to my mornings as well. 😄 And yes...the day's unexpected twists made this into a fun trip for sure. Thanks George!
@@softroadingthewest here is a camp tip that I started a couple years ago. After dinner I put my coffee pot full of water on the stove to warm up while I eat dinner. After dinner I bring the water up to a boil. This gives me hot water for dish clean up and I fill a Stanley 32oz thermos bottle. What ever may be left gets poured back into my fresh water stores. Next morning I have nice hot water to make my coffee with. No need to wait for boiling water in the morning to make coffee with. Often this saves on fuel since you don't have to raise the water temp as much at night than you do in the morning. Plus you don't have to wait for coffee!
32oz also gives us enough for more than 1cup of coffee, but also is enough to make instant oatmeal with too. If we do oatmeal we don't even have to fire up the stove in the morning for breakfast saving even more fuel and time.
18:34 That hand gesture. 🤣
This looks like the Breitenbush area between Estacada and Detroit, Oregon.
Most people don’t know this but at 18:27 he actually rolled his eyes so hard they got stuck that way and he had to wear sunglasses in the next scene.
We were helping a couple guys clear a bunch of trees once and I was told not to clear to much out of the road in order to "keep the riff-raff out" 😉
LOL...that sounds like someone I know 😂
I love that area !
I carry the same chainsaw and I am constantly amazed at what it can do
1000% worth it. It just goes and goes and goes.
People complaining you didnt clear the road enough is hilarious. The road was completely blocked before you so anything is better than nothing. You didnt have to do it at all if you wanted then it would of remained blocked. People love to complain any chance they get...
What a lazy comment. You could have spent way more time defending him! This comment should have been twice as long!
Exactly! 😄
People complaining about how you clear the road? I appreciate any effort especially on a thick tree. Keep the trail tight it’ll help keep the riff raff from getting stuck in the snow, hoping someone will rescue them
That's the way I like it 👌 keep it simple 👍🍺
Always keep a battery powered cut off wheel in the truck
Don’t dig yourself out of the snow like Jason 🤙🏽
18:36 Very good Vanna White impression 😂😂😂
🤣
At least you didn't get locked in.
Dang, and with Skydio going commercial/industrial/enterprise only now, there are limited options for well-performing and feature rich drones, especially in obstacle avoidance/follow features/capabilities. DJI was about the best left in that space.
Oregon should be called “The Land of Many closed gates”
Fucking truer words. Followed closely by land of open gates but you still aren’t supposed to be in the area 😂😂
It's sad. A lot of that has to do with people disrespecting the land. When I bought my house there was one gate, didn't really lead anywhere. Now there is another gate, and those dirt roads roads would lead out to two different valleys/areas. I used to love just driving out there and looping around back to my place. But no, it's turned into a dump site.
@@originalname9999dump sites for sure. BLM roads close to town are really bad for dumping! So irritating to see trash in the woods!
Thats because the state contains more than its fair share of shitty people
Great locations and visuals, but why don't you say where you are more specifically? I live in the area, and can kind of sus out generally where you were, but it would be really cool to know at least which river or National Forest you were exploring. Just a suggestion. 😊
Interesting… I have a phantom four pro and it will not launch off the top of a vehicle. It won’t align gyros I assume because of all the metal affecting the compass readings or something like that. As always, great content!
Hi Donald, as always a great video. Might not be your thing, what about a velcro patch ? Thank you.
Yeah maybe one day. Honestly merch generally hasn't been worth the time involved & upfront investment required, but I don't mind the stickers because it doesn't cost a ton to have a batch printed and they ship easily in a standard envelope with a letter-rate stamp. I'll keep patches in mind though!
That was impressive cutting with that DeWalt chainsaw! Good job! You know you can buy a 14" bar and chain that fit on there easily, Oregon brand, like $40.
I did not know that...very interesting! There have been a number of times when a little more length would have been nice to have. Usually I just don't even bother if the tree is larger than my saw, but I was unusually motivated this time to just get to that campsite in the sun and be done for the day. 😆I'll have to check, but pretty sure it would still fit in my bumper toolbox where I carry this. That seems like a nice upgrade for sure. Thanks!
Nice video Donald. You said you have stickers available but I don't see where to get them? Maybe I'm just missing the right tab to find your "store".
At softroadingthewest.com, in the upper right there is a link that says "STICKERS" but here is a direct link, if TH-cam will allow it:
softroadingthewest.com/store
thank you I just ordered them@@softroadingthewest
@@thomasreilly4156 Received, I've just packaged that up. Should make today's mail. Thank you!
great vid
Really curious how you DIYd the tire table into a stove. Do you have a video on this? Also, what stove did you use for this?
I talk about it in the Kitchen installment of my camper build series, about 3 minutes in:
th-cam.com/video/-kPKsaRleSs/w-d-xo.html
I got the burner at my local propane shop, but you can find similar on Amazon, there's a link both in the description of this video as well as the kitchen video.
Shame about Drone. I teach drone Ops here on the east coast. All commercial uas obstacle avoidance systems usually cant detect bare branches .5" or less. Full leafy branches work best. I recommend that if you do a follow shot like that again set altitude up at full foliage level or below thin branch level. Love the channel! Keep on camping.
That's good to know. I've had such good luck with this NOT running into things (including sometimes stopping short in places it _could_ pass through but decides are too close for comfort 😆) that perhaps I've grown a little overconfident in its abilities. Here you can see it did pull up when it veered towards the trees, but then after a pause, decided to proceed forward anyway, which surprised me since at that point, it could no longer see me anyway. The one thing I've found with the ActiveTrack (at least, my now relatively old vintage of it) is that it loses me pretty easily whenever there's visual interference and just stops. So there were a number of things here that caught me by surprise.
When I bought this drone a couple years ago, I also looked pretty hard at the Skydio 2. I have a friend with one of those and its tracking/self-flying is insane. Having a long history of crashing the little DJI Spark I was flying before, it seemed like a good idea, but so many reviews talked about the superiority of the DJI for everything else (which is the bulk of how I use it) I ultimately opted for a used Mavic 2 Pro off eBay. I can't justify the expense of two drones in my kit, but man I wouldn't mind being able to put the Skydio up for driving shots. 😄
@@softroadingthewest Ive taught lineman out in CA using the skydio and it too has a tough time seeing thin branches or power lines. It does have a good active track though but you sacrifice the camera, it isnt the best at least on the 2/2+. DJI still has the best cameras. The Mini 4 pro is good and so is the mini 3 pro. 4 pro has 360 obstacle avoidance where as the mini 3 pro just in the forward and aft. I personally have mini 3 pro and it works well. Hope that info helps.
Great video. Tis springtime, so who knows what weather we get, and what condition the road will be in.
An absolute truth here in Alberta with our polarcoaster winter!
Not related, but wondering about your Scan Gauge experiences?
I've loved my ScanGauge III, it does exactly what it's supposed to do and the ability to scan CEL codes has been a godsend. It did suddenly stop working a couple of months ago, perhaps just a connection issue (I never really ran the cable that well or properly secured it). At the time it was rainy for weeks on end and I didn't feel like messing with it (I have no shelter for my truck). When I get some time and a nice day I'll fiddle with it. I get enough questions about it that I should probably make a video. 😏
@@softroadingthewest I for one would love to see a video on the Scan Gauge.
Oooh not 100 percent but I think I know that group camp and I’ve been dying to get a reservation for it
Really nice spot for sure. Would be a real pleasure in the heat of summer with all that shade and a nice little beach there.
It's all part of the adventure. Spring is here. The snow will fade into mud and torrential rain showers. You won't find any dry wood anywhere, and the mosquitos will carry you away for dinner. Just remember: when we all sit around the fire and tell our stories, it's always the ones about the trip that went horribly wrong or caused the most drama. Nobody ever tells stories about the trips where nothing happened.
For sure. I went out fully planning on a serene, uneventful overnighter but this truly became a more interesting trip with all the unexpected twists...I had a smile on my face all the way home. 🙂
Looks like a bit of a complicated trip, but sometimes that's what makes them memorable. Great video!
Absolutely, they were all manageable complications and ultimately it made for a fun trip. 🙂
Great videos. I’m undecided whether to get the wedge style or the Badlander. Why did you go with the wedge over the Badlander. I think the wedge looks better. Thanks.
In my case the Mesa (wedge) version was the only option. I have their prototype for Frontier and at that time, it was Mesa or nothing. 🙂 But if I were to do it over and make a purchase with both options available, I personally would still opt for the Mesa:
• The deploy and break-down operations are simpler with fewer moving parts;
• It seems more able to comfortably withstand the strong winds that somehow frequently find me 😄(and I like that I can point the truck into the wind and have that metal roof take the brunt of it);
• When the bed is stowed and I'm on my feet moving around in the camper, there is as much (actually more) headroom as the Badlander;
• The Mesa is quite a bit less expensive and - for the way I use my camper - it wouldn't be worth the extra thousands to have the far end of the bed also popped up, since it's just my feet down there and there is ample headroom at the head of the bed.
On the flip side, some advantages of the Badlander:
• It just _feels_ more spacious and airy inside
• You can opt to sleep with your head towards the front of the truck rather than sleeping with your head at the "downstairs" opening - which also means you could sit up in bed with your back against the tent wall to read, something you can't do in the Mesa.
• If you have (or eventually plan to have) two people sleeping upstairs, I think it would be more comfortable and less constrictive to have an elevated roof over the entire bed and to not have your heads at the opening where you also climb up/down. If there are two of you, I would highly recommend somehow mocking up both scenarios to make sure it's going to be comfortable and practical. If I had a girlfriend/spouse who was regularly camping with me, I think the additional cost of the full pop-up roof would very quickly prove to be a worthwhile investment (but that's just me speculating as I haven't had opportunity to try either way 😭😂).
@@softroadingthewest Thank you so much for the detailed review. You’ve really been a help. Much success on your videos.
Very strong movimg that downed tree. Weight training?
Haha, oh no. I'm not that strong. It might be hard to see in the video, but the log very luckily ended up teetering on the edge of the dropoff pretty much right at its center point, so half the weight was hanging off the edge and elevating my end. Just physics and luck, haha.
Was the table with the built in burner a DIY project?
Yes, I believe he has a video about making it.
Yes. Ended up being super simple. I cover it in the "kitchen" episode of the camper build series:
th-cam.com/video/-kPKsaRleSs/w-d-xo.html
"pull a jason" 😂
I was looking for the stove build. Can't find it. Thought it was cool.
That's covered in the "kitchen" installment of my camper build series:
th-cam.com/video/-kPKsaRleSs/w-d-xo.html
Mazda! My first car was a b2200
Whats your take on the Dewalt 20v chainsaw? Are you a fan\would you recommend it for these type of tasks?
Omigosh I LOVE this thing. I've had it for 5 years now. It works fantastically, just chews through whatever I throw it at, and seems to run forever on a single charge of the battery. It's lightweight and easy to handle. It uses a standard Oregon chain so I can walk into just about any home improvement store and get a new chain for it. I don't have to carry a separate fuel-oil-mix can for it, and never have to worry about a finicky carburetor or getting it started at elevation. I carry a charger in the truck at all times, so if I ever got into a situation where I absolutely had to cut and cut and cut in order to extract myself, I could. On these trips it mostly gets used for collecting campfire wood - which is also nice - but it's been awesome to be able to clear roads. And it's proven useful at home, especially when I end up with storm damage to my trees. The 12" bar on mine is good enough most of the time, though if one had room to carry a longer saw, it would certainly be nice to have a few more inches at times. Overall though, 1000% worth it to me.
You're the only one who has to get through a downed tree. Screw what others think.
Yeah, chains are to get out of problems, not into them.
I noticed when you manhandled that big tree off the road you disturbed some mice and a couple of bugs. Gotta be careful, man. 🤭
"pull a jason" ... lmao
If you use the words emergency. Gates do not matter anymore just a mear speed bump.
Consider lockpick set...those are simple locks just rake them unlock move relock...done!
Tire chains can just end up getting you from a bad situation into a worse situation.
Exactly!
Since you travel often on pavement with rainy conditions what tire do you use?
Falken Wildpeak AT3W
It would appear that you have indeed found the true meaning of "Murphy's Law".
Now people r going to complain that the tree was good firewood and now they can’t get to it lol people can’t make any body happy
HI DONALD 👋
I'M GLAD IT WAS ONLY A BLADE FIX ! WAY TO KNOW YOUR LIMITS FOR YOUR SAFTY . DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER ONES THAT WOULD DO IT DIFFERENTLY. THEY CAN HAVE / MAKE THEIR OWN TH-cam CHANNEL ! I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'RE PERFECT BUT THEIR NOT ! THERE'S ONLY ONE THAT IS PERFECT ❤ LIKE YOU SAID JUST SAVE THE NEW CAMPSITES FOR THE FUTURE ! WHAT SIZE IS YOUR LITTLE FOLDING 🔥 FIREPIT 🤔 ❤WHAT YOU DID WITH YOUR TIRE TABLE PRETTY COOL 😎
HOPE YOU , FAMILY , FRIENDS HAVE A GREAT SAFE EASTER 🐣 😊 🐣 😊 BE SAFE ☺️ 🙏 HAVE FUN ☺️ 🙏 GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES 🙏 😊 ENJOYED ❤️
Hi David, I have the "medium" Snowpeak fire pit. It's still quite small...Snowpeak's "small" is teeny tiny. 🙂
Don’t pull a Jason haha
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