First decent snowfall with the 23 Frontier – 03:52
— OlGravey

Our snow up here in the arctic only gets heavy and wet during spring meltoff. Doesn’t make it any less fun.

@StuckFuck i mean, the colour of the day every day that the commie liberal fucks are in charge here is obviously pinko. My consideration is that it’s much easier to get out of this socialist shithole when it’s time (it’s time now, I think) if I DON’T wind up with a criminal record and tens of thousands of dollars being stolen by the state.

A little something from my own adventures today. I’m back in business on the video side, time permitting. Today I just couldn’t go past a hill or ramp without testing out the tires…

Pathfinder struggling to get back up the ramp to the road- ABS sensor fail/no 4x4 – 01:43
— OlGravey

Didn’t turn off 4 wheel drive, no, but the rear differential doesn’t lock, I need to get that fixed. Not that it would have helped here; the fronts were locked and it just kept sinking.

I was on the way to work and randomly decided to go for a rip through the pond loop at the main Highways gravel pit just outside village limits. I’d been through this spot a few times over the preceding days, came close to bogging but close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. This time, not so much. Most of the water had evaporated off and left a sticky mess of clay and sand; I hit it with power and as I roared through the center of the pit, the rear end slid sideways and sank onto the spare tire.

It took a diesel Ram 1-ton yanking repeatedly to get me moving again. My only regret is that he showed up so quickly, I only had time to get the one clip. Enjoy!

Oopsie. Little stuck 😂 – 01:43
— OlGravey

@stuckadam it’s a different story if one has a couple vehicles, one for daily driving and one for fun. Then it’s not such an issue, but over here it seems like not a lot of people can actually afford the added expense to own more than one vehicle unless they have multiple incomes in the household. I’m not sure what it’s like in Europe but on the North American continent imports are pricey as fuck; for example, new brakes and suspension cost me $5500 on my Nissan (blue book value in top condition $11,000) and if I need to replace a transmission it’s $5100 for a new one-not including shipping (6weeks) or installation. Breaking a differentials, or timing chains, or a radiator seal, all expensive ways to not have a ride OR any disposable income for a few weeks.

I’ll also add, anyone who has ever experienced intense cold knows- risk of stuff breaking increases almost exponentially for every degree below -20C. Not everyone sees those temps, granted, but my ability to make content in that is greatly reduced and not worth the financial disaster brought on by needing: $500/hr offroad recovery in the backcountry, months of storage fees while waiting for parts shipments to clear customs, labour for a mechanic to help out when they arrive, and the cost of another ride to get through while waiting.

…I wish I had one of those riding along, but it seems I live 6000 miles from anyone who’d be interested. I’d love to turn over the drivers seat to someone who just got their license and see how bad they could get us stuck. Inexperience is hot, there’s something about knowing that the driver-especially a younger one- might not know how to get themselves out of a situation that makes it that much more exciting. There was a Youtube video a few years ago by a couple of frat boy-bro types in Edmonton, AB, Canada, where they got their tricked out Subaru WRX stuck in some powdered snow in a warehouse parking lot, with summer tires on, and had no clue what they were doing, just kept burning their tires going nowhere for 15 mins.

The only problem and the difference between random city stucks and off-road stucks is that in the random city stucks there tends to be a bit more of a real-life audience. Most people will leave you alone and let you have your fun but there’s always a prude somewhere who feels it’s their mission to stop everyone from enjoying life.

Got one more session off before the bottom falls out on the temperature, -31 expected to hit on Tuesday. So I got out to one of the spots I’ve been chewing up and… well…

Last day off, little stuck in the gravel pit – 05:09
— OlGravey

2021 大浜スタック　150プラド　タンドラ – 19:06
— K's outdoor

Asian languages, no subtitles. But that Toyota Tundra going nowhere is fuckin’ HOT.

Nissan Titan passes anything but a mud pit – 15:24
— A-Team Off-Road

Kinda digging this channel. Just a bunch of dudes playing in the mud and dirt.

@spintire Thank you. A lot of it was inspired by the first few videos you did, and it’s just too much fun.

Digging out of the ditch in RWD- a Pathfinder adventure – 04:47
— OlGravey