Years ago, we hunted deer in NYS's Adirondack Mountains. We towed a popup trailer behind a 1969 GMC Jimmy in late fall, early winter. Snowfall was often heavy with lake effect snow coming off Lake Ontario. Winter averaged 200 inches a year. We were 5 miles in from plowed maintained road and 2 miles in from a decent gravel road. The 2 mile logging road was over steep solid granite rock, thru beaver sloughs, mudholes with inches of ice which broke under us and up to a foot of snow. We always put chains on all four wheels before heading in to be prepared before we got stuck. We sometimes had to use the winch. We had log chains, tow straps, clevises, spade shovels, snow shovels, axes, chain saws, wedges, pry bars, high lift jacks, ropes, and snatch blocks. No one was going to come help us so we had to be prepared to help ourselves. What we mostly had was 40 years of experience going in with a box trailer towed by a 2WD small farm tractor and people who were from a family of loggers. They had to cross a river and go in a mile deeper to a cabin. They expected to get stuck somewhere along the way.
Weather throws a curveball, but you will never forget this trip and the beauty of the snow in Utah. Looked so cozy with the wood stove going. Thanks Scott 😊
Beautiful snow unless you have to shovel it to get to town or work. We have to deal with it to survive not for trip to 0oat on you tube slept in worse storms in Korea no heater🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🪖👍
I JUST LOVE ALL THESE WINTER CAMPING VIDEOS AS I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS VERY THING WITH A KEROSENE HEATER INSTEAD OF A A WOOD STOVE. SADLY MY HEALTH WON'T ALLOW THIS.
Wow this will definitely be an anniversary trip you will always remember and talk about the most. Good thing you’re a prepared person. Very beautiful though regardless.😍
while in snow country keep a shovel and salt bags to spread around your wheels when you park and a alcohol & water spary bottle for your wind shield to get reed of the ice when you get ready to leave keep your wipers up off the wind shield so they don't freeze to your wind shield
I envy this! With all the bad that's going on in the world today surrounding me i could definitely do this for the rest of my life!! Amazing adventure thank you for sharing you guys helped me mentally in so many positive way's! 🥰🙏
I'm in the UK. But I lived in the USA for two years. Utah is a great place. The snow is beautiful. I remember warm summers but boy oh boy the winters were so cold I'll never forget it.😅😅😅😅
The southwest is beautiful in the winter times (this includes Utah). I've lived in northern Montana where the temps one winter day was -45! Being from AZ that's a bit chilly! But in AZ we do get our bad winter days as well and I have been in Flagstaff AZ in a white out blizzard and know how stressful that can be for driving! It's definitely nice to have a camper with a wood burning stove and conveniences of a shower and toilet. Thanks for sharing!
Best wishes from Lower Alabama! Great little camper utopia! Glad you’re there and I’m here as I was born in St. Augustine, FL and know nothing about snow. Y’all look real cozy!
Same. NE Florida where we get about 2-3 days of winter every year and not always consecutively. Love watching camping in the snow videos. The bigger the blizzard the better.
Love the video. I’m still working on getting to that national park. Love to make it during the winter time but my wife says no. Love the camper looks like you built it and it works perfectly for you. One problem 15 years in Propane delivery experience. Whether it’s a 1 pounder 20 pounder, 30 pounder 100 pounder. Do not store them in you’re living area. Use them and put them back outside. Put them in one of those wood bins. It looks like a tire fill up on the propane tank. That’s the pressure release valve. And one pounders are very touchy. Because of the little amount of propane that’s in it. It gets affected by the hot and cold very easily. And I do not wanna see or hear that you went to sleep and something was wrong with the 1 pounder because you won’t know Until it blows its pressure relief valve in that little camper with that fire going.
LOVE YOUR TRIP,! but one little trick with the snow, i carry 1, 5 gal bucket of road salt , and put it in front and rear of the tires , so when your ready to move you have a run way to start off. also i use LUCUS OIL CERAMIC WAX ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND TRAILER,, instead of hauling snow with you it just sliced off the truck/trailer, .
I hope you don't take these as negative comments. But I sure hope you didn't wrap that winch line around that tree, they make thick nylon "tree savers" for your winch line. Also invest in an onboard air compressor. You basically shoveled away what would have given you traction, and just exposed the ice underneath if you would have just let some air out of your tires (around 15PSI). From what I could see there was barely any snow on the ground and really the only reason to dig would be if it was so deep you were getting high centered somewhere. Also using your maxxtraxx to reverse a bit to get a running start also may have been a better option, or consider using them instead under the front tires. It's always a good idea if you're going thru any area that may have snow and you plan on camping, carry a bag of rock salt with you. Anyway, thanks for the video :)
Ive been meaning to tell you in the last few videos. For a DIY camper it is very good looking and mainline looking ! GREAT JOB ! It doesn't look DIY at all . Can't wait to see the inside when finished
Thanks for making this video, it is really cool. That little wood burning rocket stove can put out some heat. Brutal outside cozy inside, your living the dream baby!
Try backing up a little then hitting it into drive. You want a rocking motion. Trying to go forward in place is not good for snow or ice. If you try to rock it, better chance to get onto that ramp.
Okay what I never absolutely understand is when people get stuck in snow they never fully shovel a path for their vehicle to follow out of being stuck. They just clear 2 feet in front of the tires and light em up and slip and slide.
I live in Minnesota and using the rear diff locker was worse then leaving it off. I have a F150 no trailer but got stuck on a hill in 9 to 12 inches of snow. I was in 2wd when I got stuck. Went to 4h then to 4L with the diff lock on. All that did was have my backend start sliding. I backed up 3 feet went forward with the locker off and was fine after that.
When in this situation, tie your maxtrax to the bumper, that way you dont need to stop and loose traction to retrieve them. Stop when on good ground to pick them up.
Pro tip Walmart silzer inexpensive painters plastic tarps for a $1.29 Very huge sheet of thin plastic putting these over your steps when it's snowing makes for easy cleaning of your steps
I have to live in a camper all this winter. I have a cabin being made but it's a 6 month wait. I've never stayed in a camper before so I'm excited and scared to death at the same time! I'm selling my house and moving to bug out land permanently to live a debt free worry free life. So im trying to learn all I can before cold gets here
@@11icarocosta It melts snow and ice if exposed to the sun but I use it primarily for traction. Get stuck - throw some ashes under your tires and away you go. (Remove as much snow as possible first).
Nice video. Immediately recognized red canyon as i live just over the hill from there in Cedar City. Matt's offroad recovery used that same song with the guitar
To start your wood fire, if you will get the heart out of some pine trees, you wont need to cut or shave any wood. Get the center part of a pine tree close to the ground as it is very flamable. You dont need any big chunks...golf ball size is more than enough. Now the pine is also very sticky so you might want to wear some gloves. My spelling of what this stuff is called is "rich-lauter pine." Some places sell this stuff, but if not, fine a pine tree stump...get your axe and chop it out.
Ditch the 20” wheels for the winter get some 16’s with a 33” or a 35” tire, the duratracs are good in snow but i would rather have a MT tire. I run Firestone destination MT 2’s they are even stud able! You can pull about half of your air out as long as you’re going slow and it’s cold and then when you’re locked you won’t get stuck. You want portable air to air back up when you need it. In MN we had a #7 in historic snowfall, it felt like we we’re always driving in it. But if you’re from Canada you know, just keep the bro wheels for summer.
You do NOT need to manually lock the hubs on these trucks. They have vacuum actuated hubs and the manual lock is if the vacuum operated hubs fail. When you turn the knob to 4wd it will automatically engage the hubs. You may have to roll forward a but before they engage though.
Does your truck have an open rear diff? Looks like the rear passenger wheel wasn't moving. I'm not up on the F series tremor but I would have thought a locker of some sort would be part of that package? I know the Ram Powerwagon is chock full of goodies like that.
I tried same water heater its. Not worth it. It doesn't get over 100. Deg then shuts heat off. I tried plumb into tank to recirc then shower its just horrible. But for same money i got a 10 gal/min unit on Amazon. Gasland brand works amazing. Super hot. I renovated my old 1970 camper completely gutted redid everything. So strange people out there . Some people love it super excited and other people get all nasty complaining about how its all redone and not factory. Nothing in my camper now is 12 volt. Its 110 or usb and i got knockoff milwaukee m18 battery adapter. Goodluck i like what youve done
From Minnesota so I can sympathize with the cold. Nice camper design, I only question the Wood Stove? Estatically pleasing, but practical, carrying cord of wood, clearances, and cleaning out ash. Would a propane or oil furnace be more useful? Thinking of a circulating fan and temp control
Years ago, we hunted deer in NYS's Adirondack Mountains. We towed a popup trailer behind a 1969 GMC Jimmy in late fall, early winter. Snowfall was often heavy with lake effect snow coming off Lake Ontario. Winter averaged 200 inches a year. We were 5 miles in from plowed maintained road and 2 miles in from a decent gravel road. The 2 mile logging road was over steep solid granite rock, thru beaver sloughs, mudholes with inches of ice which broke under us and up to a foot of snow. We always put chains on all four wheels before heading in to be prepared before we got stuck. We sometimes had to use the winch. We had log chains, tow straps, clevises, spade shovels, snow shovels, axes, chain saws, wedges, pry bars, high lift jacks, ropes, and snatch blocks. No one was going to come help us so we had to be prepared to help ourselves. What we mostly had was 40 years of experience going in with a box trailer towed by a 2WD small farm tractor and people who were from a family of loggers. They had to cross a river and go in a mile deeper to a cabin. They expected to get stuck somewhere along the way.
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hi its Willy i hunt the Adirondacks in NY, Herkimer & Warren Counties
I love my king size bed and plumbing and stationary home with a lawn
Finally someone with the right idea wood burning stove always beats everything when it comes to stay warm
Weather throws a curveball, but you will never forget this trip and the beauty of the snow in Utah. Looked so cozy with the wood stove going. Thanks Scott 😊
It really is!
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@@barbarakelly6729
Why tears?
Beautiful snow unless you have to shovel it to get to town or work. We have to deal with it to survive not for trip to 0oat on you tube slept in worse storms in Korea no heater🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🪖👍
Ballsz. Is the main sentence in fagtrailer !
I JUST LOVE ALL THESE WINTER CAMPING VIDEOS AS I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS VERY THING WITH A KEROSENE HEATER INSTEAD OF A A WOOD STOVE. SADLY MY HEALTH WON'T ALLOW THIS.
Best wishes to you
Wow this will definitely be an anniversary trip you will always remember and talk about the most. Good thing you’re a prepared person. Very beautiful though regardless.😍
Being able to access slide out kitchen from the inside is a super cool idea 👍
80k 4x4 truck defeated by 4” of snow
A billion people defeated by a microscopic virus.
Probably has to do with the tires. Good winter tires work WONDERS in the snow!
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@@ARUNKUMAR-ww9bmI have to "..." because my comments get sense-ored...
Prolly weighs about as much as a tank!!! 😂 🎉
Yeah....not even 4 inches...
What she said!......🎉
while in snow country keep a shovel and salt bags to spread around your wheels when you park and a alcohol & water spary bottle for your wind shield to get reed of the ice when you get ready to leave keep your wipers up off the wind shield so they don't freeze to your wind shield
I envy this! With all the bad that's going on in the world today surrounding me i could definitely do this for the rest of my life!! Amazing adventure thank you for sharing you guys helped me mentally in so many positive way's! 🥰🙏
My family did this for 3 years from October thru May in the 70's. Trust me, it sucks!!!
Such a well planned and executed build! Love it, so cozy and clever use of space, especially the dual access kitchen stuff
Time to invest in Tire cables or snow chains ❤🎉😊
With so many people spending 80K or over a 100K on campers, it's nice to see a home built one, very comfy and no frills.
Very nice when the weather cooperates. Rotten in mud, deep snow and nites down to zero!
Great time then to camp under a carport .
I had my camper built for $5500. It’s built like a tank.
Wow Utah look's beautiful
love the power wagon drining by while the tremor gets stuck
I'm in the UK. But I lived in the USA for two years. Utah is a great place. The snow is beautiful. I remember warm summers but boy oh boy the winters were so cold I'll never forget it.😅😅😅😅
The southwest is beautiful in the winter times (this includes Utah). I've lived in northern Montana where the temps one winter day was -45! Being from AZ that's a bit chilly! But in AZ we do get our bad winter days as well and I have been in Flagstaff AZ in a white out blizzard and know how stressful that can be for driving! It's definitely nice to have a camper with a wood burning stove and conveniences of a shower and toilet. Thanks for sharing!
Homemade is always best at least you know it’s sturdy and cosy
Best wishes from Lower Alabama! Great little camper utopia! Glad you’re there and I’m here as I was born in St. Augustine, FL and know nothing about snow. Y’all look real cozy!
Thanks! You too!
I live in Florida and love watching you camp in the snow!
i live in canada and love watching you frolic on the beach.
Same. NE Florida where we get about 2-3 days of winter every year and not always consecutively. Love watching camping in the snow videos. The bigger the blizzard the better.
That's a great set up inside the trailer. Plenty of walking around room. Comfy to cook in too. Great vid. 😅😅😅😅
Bryce Canyon looks really different in the winter, cool snow formations among the red rocks.
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Your trailer looks perfect to me. It’s functional that’s all you need .
thank you
Love the video. I’m still working on getting to that national park. Love to make it during the winter time but my wife says no.
Love the camper looks like you built it and it works perfectly for you.
One problem 15 years in Propane delivery experience. Whether it’s a 1 pounder 20 pounder, 30 pounder 100 pounder. Do not store them in you’re living area. Use them and put them back outside. Put them in one of those wood bins.
It looks like a tire fill up on the propane tank. That’s the pressure release valve. And one pounders are very touchy. Because of the little amount of propane that’s in it. It gets affected by the hot and cold very easily. And I do not wanna see or hear that you went to sleep and something was wrong with the 1 pounder because you won’t know Until it blows its pressure relief valve in that little camper with that fire going.
love the idia of wood heater in side
idea
Every time I walk to the mailbox in any amount of snow when I'm done "It Was The Coldest Winter in over 2 months."
Glad you two had a great time
Thanks 😊
HMMMM.......💋💋💘💘@@DrenalinAdventures
LOVE YOUR TRIP,! but one little trick with the snow, i carry 1, 5 gal bucket of road salt , and put it in front and rear of the tires , so when your ready to move you have a run way to start off. also i use LUCUS OIL CERAMIC WAX ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND TRAILER,, instead of hauling snow with you it just sliced off the truck/trailer, .
I'm really surprised that the truck got stuck on flattish ground. I love the trailer!
I'm wondering the same thing...the additional training he applied for at the driving school🤔
Hudson Bay point blanket...nice.
I believe it is the tires. Invest in some quality tires. Happy camping! 😅
Nokian makes the absolute best snow tires in the world!✌️
I hope you don't take these as negative comments. But I sure hope you didn't wrap that winch line around that tree, they make thick nylon "tree savers" for your winch line. Also invest in an onboard air compressor. You basically shoveled away what would have given you traction, and just exposed the ice underneath if you would have just let some air out of your tires (around 15PSI). From what I could see there was barely any snow on the ground and really the only reason to dig would be if it was so deep you were getting high centered somewhere. Also using your maxxtraxx to reverse a bit to get a running start also may have been a better option, or consider using them instead under the front tires. It's always a good idea if you're going thru any area that may have snow and you plan on camping, carry a bag of rock salt with you. Anyway, thanks for the video :)
Adventure to remember 🎉 🙏
thanks.
Ive been meaning to tell you in the last few videos. For a DIY camper it is very good looking and mainline looking ! GREAT JOB ! It doesn't look DIY at all . Can't wait to see the inside when finished
Thanks 👍
Except for the little wheels and solid axle
epic year for moisture in the SWest this past 12 months! , hoping for another return of the white stuff.
i love the chalange of winter RVing
Breakfast looked so good to me. You better keep her by any means possible. Blessings to you both!
Nothing nice to say, so I'll say... Fantastic camper build. So you and your "wife" have a great life. But I can't watch the rest.
Tire chains!! They’ve saved my butt!
We saw you pull the 4x4 knob to engage diff lock but It looks like the diff lock wasn't engaged
Congrats on 25 years together !🎉
Thanks for making this video, it is really cool. That little wood burning rocket stove can put out some heat. Brutal outside cozy inside, your living the dream baby!
I like your camper trailer. Good job building it. I hope you have a video on how you built it. I will look for one.
a set of tire chains from Canadian tire before you traveled into the mountains would have been a time and life saver
Ol locker didn't lock the back axel. Nice....
What an adventure!
thank you
I was there in 1980..no snow in the winter..I'm looking the same..4x4 and a trailer 👋😀🇨🇭
Very cool!
Thanks for sharing this video with us ❤👍🇺🇸
Try backing up a little then hitting it into drive. You want a rocking motion. Trying to go forward in place is not good for snow or ice. If you try to rock it, better chance to get onto that ramp.
Okay what I never absolutely understand is when people get stuck in snow they never fully shovel a path for their vehicle to follow out of being stuck. They just clear 2 feet in front of the tires and light em up and slip and slide.
Not sure why his rear tires weren't spinning. If you pull the 4wd selector knob out, it locks the rear end
I live in Minnesota and using the rear diff locker was worse then leaving it off. I have a F150 no trailer but got stuck on a hill in 9 to 12 inches of snow. I was in 2wd when I got stuck. Went to 4h then to 4L with the diff lock on. All that did was have my backend start sliding. I backed up 3 feet went forward with the locker off and was fine after that.
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@@jauthement not sure why you’d have to pull the hubs out. 50 years later my Chevy has a knob for 4 wheel drive
@@tonyditty2902 if you read my comment again, I never said anything about hubs.
Love the vid! Can’t wait for your review of one of rbm tents.
These folks are awsome.
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To some people this probably doesn't look fun. But I would love it. Except getting stuck but he got out
When in this situation, tie your maxtrax to the bumper, that way you dont need to stop and loose traction to retrieve them. Stop when on good ground to pick them up.
Pro tip Walmart silzer inexpensive painters plastic tarps for a $1.29
Very huge sheet of thin plastic putting these over your steps when it's snowing makes for easy cleaning of your steps
That is a great trailer you have there. I like the design. Fully functional and enjoyable, even in thst snowy environment
Thank you very much!
I have to live in a camper all this winter. I have a cabin being made but it's a 6 month wait. I've never stayed in a camper before so I'm excited and scared to death at the same time! I'm selling my house and moving to bug out land permanently to live a debt free worry free life. So im trying to learn all I can before cold gets here
" love is in the air" . How awesome is that. Outstanding trip. Thanks for bringing me along.
Our pleasure!
In the winter, I always carry a 3 gallon bucket of ashes in the back of my truck. And a scoop.
For what?
@@11icarocosta ash melts snow and ice. It's why places like Buffalo never close schools.
@@tedadams6339 oh got it, never heard about ash as ice melting. good to know
@@11icarocosta It melts snow and ice if exposed to the sun but I use it primarily for traction. Get stuck - throw some ashes under your tires and away you go. (Remove as much snow as possible first).
Thanks for filming Scott! 👍😁
Any time!
Looks like what we hit in Utah in February as well ❄️
Just before you mentioned traveling from Canada, I couldn't help but to notice that Hudson Bay company blanket 😂
Beautiful scenery!
Bro, the video is very nice, we watch it with pleasure and appreciation, we wish you continued success, greetings from Turkey.🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷❤️🌹
Thank you very much!
I appreciate your video. I prefer my 11-4” camper with a bathroom and a shower.😊
You two guys have a great camper .. What did you say your buddies name was?
Nice video. Immediately recognized red canyon as i live just over the hill from there in Cedar City.
Matt's offroad recovery used that same song with the guitar
To start your wood fire, if you will get the heart out of some pine trees, you wont need to cut or shave any wood. Get the center part of a pine tree close to the ground as it is very flamable. You dont need any big chunks...golf ball size is more than enough. Now the pine is also very sticky so you might want to wear some gloves. My spelling of what this stuff is called is "rich-lauter pine." Some places sell this stuff, but if not, fine a pine tree stump...get your axe and chop it out.
Love your DIY camper, looks super cozy especially that wood stove. Nice job!!
Thanks so much!
Looks comfortable
It is
You keep a couple containers of cat litter in your truck. Pour in front of the tires and the tires will grab
Ditch the 20” wheels for the winter get some 16’s with a 33” or a 35” tire, the duratracs are good in snow but i would rather have a MT tire. I run Firestone destination MT 2’s they are even stud able! You can pull about half of your air out as long as you’re going slow and it’s cold and then when you’re locked you won’t get stuck. You want portable air to air back up when you need it. In MN we had a #7 in historic snowfall, it felt like we we’re always driving in it. But if you’re from Canada you know, just keep the bro wheels for summer.
Nice Hudson’s Bay blanket❤
Well...all i can say is your trailer has some marvelous engineering !!
Thanks
Nice snowy adventure 🙂🇨🇦👍👍❄
Thank you 👍
Dude that’s an awesome setup. It seems like there’s a good amount of room in there the way you’ve got it set up.
Thanks 👍
Omg cooking breakfast in that small place with onions pew!!
✌😀😀❤
Beautiful video!!
Crazy you were able to crash through that snow bank that almost had you plowed in.
You do NOT need to manually lock the hubs on these trucks. They have vacuum actuated hubs and the manual lock is if the vacuum operated hubs fail. When you turn the knob to 4wd it will automatically engage the hubs. You may have to roll forward a but before they engage though.
now that is pretty amazing.
Does your truck have an open rear diff? Looks like the rear passenger wheel wasn't moving. I'm not up on the F series tremor but I would have thought a locker of some sort would be part of that package? I know the Ram Powerwagon is chock full of goodies like that.
Unfortunately the video doesn't account for the whole procedure. I eventually got them all locked up but still needed the winch for a little help.
@@DrenalinAdventures Makes sense, I've been there before myself, once I get a little frustrated or flustered things can get forgotten very quickly!
It looks like Eddie does a good job for you but you like camping way more than I would in the winter.
I tried same water heater its. Not worth it. It doesn't get over 100. Deg then shuts heat off. I tried plumb into tank to recirc then shower its just horrible. But for same money i got a 10 gal/min unit on Amazon. Gasland brand works amazing. Super hot. I renovated my old 1970 camper completely gutted redid everything. So strange people out there .
Some people love it super excited and other people get all nasty complaining about how its all redone and not factory. Nothing in my camper now is 12 volt. Its 110 or usb and i got knockoff milwaukee m18 battery adapter.
Goodluck i like what youve done
Mud tires sure don't work for snow tires do they?
Duratracs are not mud tires, they are an all terrain, you can't beat interco iroks in the snow period, and yes, it's a mud tire
Very cool set up. We're on our 3rd yr in our 26 ft Mercedes navion we love traveling camping but nice truck and camper. Safe travels
Love this. Thank you for posting
My pleasure!
all I need is my black bean soup and the camper rocks with warmth with some fetid stench
Nice setup! Wishing you and your wife the very best! ❤
Thanks so much!
That little bit of snow cover caused that rig to be stuck? And I’m from New Jersey!
If you guys ever see this, I'd love that breakfast recipe. It looked amazing.
Oh and I'm a new subscriber.
Looks amazing
It was! thanks
Sou do Sul do Brasil, nosso lugar mais frio é a Serra do Rio do Rastro, mas não chega nem perto do frio que vocês passam.😮
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No offense meant, BUT, by the time you are finished setting up, spring will be here.
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From Minnesota so I can sympathize with the cold. Nice camper design, I only question the Wood Stove? Estatically pleasing, but practical, carrying cord of wood, clearances, and cleaning out ash. Would a propane or oil furnace be more useful? Thinking of a circulating fan and temp control
Wood fire stove is the way to go
Nice setup and Beautiful country
How do you not own tire chains? They were almost a requirement when I lived in Colorado.
they're on my list. It's a longgg list.
@@DrenalinAdventures Try putting on tire chains when you are stuck!
@@wrxs1781 didn't have any for this trip.
@@DrenalinAdventures etrailer was whom i bought mine from
In this situation chain's would have done little there is ice under that snow I can tell
LOVE YOUR CAMPER🔥!! And The EGGS LOOK DELICIOUS, AND THE SNOW LOOKS FABULOUS FROM SAN DIEGO.🌴
Thanks so much!
Looks blissful to me