The Subaru Finally Gets Stuck in Deep Slushy Snow
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- My Forester has always survived the wide range of challenging terrain and conditions I've pushed it through, but deep warm slushy snow finally got us.
Come along for some winter exploring and camping and the muckiest snow I have ever encountered. I am joined on this adventure by: @PrimalOutdoors @KrokemOutdoors @dahlenadventures @adventurecentric and @zimdoc
Special thanks to Erik @dahlenadventures for providing some extra footage of the Forester recovery.
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And thanks for continuing to pump out watchable content during a time when it is harder than usual to do so, I appreciate you.
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Loving the mix of rigs here... a refreshing change from the usual Tacos and Jeeps 👌
Forester never stuck. Forward progress only temporarily halted.
LOLOL "Forward progress temporarily halted" didn't quite fit in the Title field unfortunately.
@@softroadingthewest FPTH. Fixed it for ya. Could be a thing now.
I love my Forester, A vehicle isn't stuck if it gets itself unstuck by itself. A Vehicle is stuck when you have to use some form of recovery equipment. I don't mean to be technical. Subaru is the best choice, because you can buy, and install a dual range manual trans. I don't know of a all wheel drive car that you can do that. Subarus get decent gas mileage. They do pretty good off road, if you don't do really extreme off road and drive like a crazy person than you usually don't break stuff. I would love to off road a old Jeep Grand waggonier, or better yet a Ford High Boy 1970'S 4x4 truck. 78 and 79 because they have the best looking grill and square headlights. That looking cool on the trail comes with a price though. Keeping the tank full with gas without burning a hole in your pocket. I have always been a Ford guy ever since I started driving in 97. My first car was a 79 Ford Thunderbird Heratige, but I like the 75- 91 Ford Econoline vans, mainly the 87- 91 vans because of the multlport fuel injection, and over drive auto trans. So you get more modern technology in a old school Ford van. The 74 Lincoln Continental 4 door I had only got about 6 to 7 MPG in town. I think that I had a carb that was too big or something else was not right, because I should of got a little better mileage. I sold it, and did not keep it long. I did not learn my lesson, now I have a 75 Lincoln Continental Town Car that I have the engine, trans, and whole front clip off. I have a lot of new parts for it so I am stuck restoring it a little at a time. Even after I restore it l will have to buy a lot of gas for it. I checked on putting it on my insurance policy, and it will raise my insurance a lot, because the lady said that it was a big car that can do a lot of damage. Ever since I started driving I get the state minimum for insurance, so I won't have to pay a lot. I will have to see about putting it on it's own policy at a different insurance company maybe it will be cheaper than the insurance company I have now. As for the Japanese cars I always got them with a manual trans, I would never buy one with a auto trans. The first 93 Honda Accord I got in the early 2000'S. I would off road without telling anyone where I was going, did not have a cell phone back than, and no recovery equipment. I would get stuck just for the fun of it. I got the Honda's unstuck by myself, except the time I drove I think the 93 in the woods in a hole, my mom happened to drive by, and see me in the woods, so she stopped by and drove the car while I pushed, and we got it out. Than I had a 97 Honda Accord that I got stuck in the same woods in the mud while it was raining, and had to walk all the way to my mom's house in the rain which was kinda far. I got my van from my mom's house and drove it to get the Honda unstuck. Than I had to drive my van back to my mom's house and walk back to get the Honda. Another time I drove a Honda into a ditch thinking that I could cross it and go into the woods. I got stuck. Some guys came by and said that I better get out before the owner of the land finds out, so they helped me get the car out. I got my Thunderbird stuck 2 times. I got my van stuck at least 2 times. I got my mowers stuck so many times that I can't count. So I am really not that new to getting stuck. If you don't get stuck at least once than you are not in the right place. Getting stuck off road makes it more fun, and a challenge. Sorry for the long message, but I like to type a lot.
@@garagelife684 Subaru is never stuck.
@@powerofyourbrains If I don't get stuck at least once every trip than off roading is very boring to me. I need more than just driving through the woods. I like to get stuck and get myself unstuck by myself because it's a challenge to me.
Love the shots of the front tires in the snow, along with the front and rear views of the Forrester driving. I cannot imagine all the work involved getting that footage. Thank you for sharing the adventures with us. Loved seeing Daisy at camp.
Bitter sweet watching this. Love to see the Forester leading the charge!
Haha, I'm actually not too fond of being the leader, this whole thing was sort of an uplanned improvisation and I somehow ended up taking the lead. I felt bad that the area I had planned for snow camping was entirely without snow, LOL. I was out in this same area exactly a year ago and there was so much snow, it would've been impossible to drive up that ridgeline the group climbed, and plenty of snow at the bottom. Weird warm winter. :-)
I’ve been enjoying your films for a couple of days now thanks for all the awesome views at your campsites and adventures across Oregon
wish i could find a group of buddies like that where i live .
Find a facebook group.
It's really difficult. And even more difficult lately.
@@Carlos-jh5tb why more difficult lately..? not even lol, this year this type of thing Really picked up.
@@Armixs because you shouldn't be hanging out with strangers during a pandemic lol have you missed out on the defining part of 2020?
Check out my channel, I can off road with strangers, or alone. I already had my dream of flying a powered parachute, or paraglider stomped right into the ground. So I decided on off roading as a alternative to flying. Now that it's winter I need to get my Forester finished before winter ends. I will have to go to Colorado where it snows to off road in the snow.. If I find a off road group in Colorado than great, but if I can't then I am prepared to of road alone. Subi groups on Fakebook are not really that helpful. They are more about comedy, and what brand lift kit you have. One Subi group a girl told me that I can:t go to Colorado because of the virus, yet I saw plenty of red, blue, and green mountain tags on front and back of people's cars in my state of Florida. The girl also said that the locals are not that welcoming to outsiders, so I guess I have the right to go up to people from Colorado and say that they are not welcome in my state of Florida lol. I think that the girl watched too many movies. This is not the movies like Rambo where the Shariff tells Rambo that he can't eat in his town, and would have to go to the next town to eat. Every time I go on Fakebook it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I really don't want anything to do with this Colorado Subi group, and unfortunately I will probably judge all the Coloradians the same way. And if you break down on the trail and can't fix it there don't hold your breath that one of the group members will tow you all the way to the main road where your road side assistance will tow your car to a shop, or a better place where you can work on your car yourself. If you have cell phone reception than you can call different auto parts stores to see if they have the parts in stock that you need, or they usually can get the parts the next day. Then comes getting one of the members to take you to the auto parts store, usually a hand full of cash motivates them. Also the off road groups will take you on the trail a lot farther than you would go by yourself, so it will get even more expensive to recover your car. You are more apt to do stupid stuff off road with a group than if you are by yourself. The group members will usually be nice to you, but deep down they usually don't want you in the group, because you are a outsider from another state. People believe that if they go hundreds of miles on a trail off the main road they might see something different well I guess that they might see Bigfoot or something lol. I would definitely watch the Colorado off road groups, because the Coloradians are not that happy about all the people moving to their state, and the members might take it out on you. I am going prepared with a 12,000 pound winch, 2 come alongs in case one breaks, all kinds of recovery equipment. Plenty of food and water, and a lot of other stuff that I think that I might need. I will probably buy 4 tire chains, and keep them on the whole time, because in the snow in the woods they won't wear out. They will wear out on the bare road. I will have to make a video about this topic on my channel.
Subaru needs to sponsor Donald for all the things he does. This man is a commercial on wheels "it's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru,"
That is awesome to see another one of my favorite people on UA-cam! Primal outdoors. Love the jerky he recommended in Bend!
Love seeing the GX out there, that’s what I have. Never fails me!
Thanks and greeting from an Upstate snowy NY...and a Forester driver. The deep snow can be tough if your speed and momentum is low.
Greetings from a rainy downstate N.Y. (NYC) Forester driver.
Your Subaru Forester has become an icon. Thank you for the videos
Hi Donald! I would highly recommend looking into Auto Socks. I too have a Forester- driving on snow with Auto Socks is a dream. Keep making the videos- we love them!
One of the best things about this video is all your like minded friends hanging out I definitely see quite a few I recognize good times Donald.
Excellent as usual!
Edit to add: I'd be tempted to have some chains on hand for at least the rear tires, maybe cables, or the "zip tie" type for the front.
I love the subie, but I'm pleasantly surprised by that Montero. Liking the forester content!
Love that Montero. Quite capable vehicle.
It's a beast! It looks great and performs amazingly!
Dude! An Oregonian can handle some rain in camp! Not at all fun to film in though! I know you've heard this before, but chains will really help getting through that snow. I use chains in the snow all the time down here in Southern Oregon. Because I do, I high mark a lot of lifted big tire rigs in the snow. All in all, a fun watch, as your content always is. Great job!
I wish I could get stuck in the snow I had yesterday...But it's already gone 😂
Sweet little adventure ! And recoveries are always funnier and easier with buddies around
For sure! It's definitely fun to take a few more risks when any recovery becomes a group effort.
Thank you for the awesome video. I give you credit for your wise decision making to turn around. Mother nature rules and you can take us on more amazing journeys. Take care.
Yes, that right there is a key element to keeping it fun and safe. There will always be other trips, other roads, and other opportunities to drive up this road. Actually I've been at the end of this road before so there was really no huge compulsion to continue...it was more about the challenge of the drive and seeing how far we could get than the destination itself. :-)
Enjoyed watching all the snow work the Forester had to do. Glad you had a lot of good friends with you. It would have been a cold dig out by yourself. Hope you and your daughter are both doing well. Thanks for the video. Be safe!
Thanks Frank! I would not have driven up into this kind of snow by myself. I've struggled in little more than 2-3 inches of warm slush. At this depth, I would never dare on my own. It was a lot of fun to take it on though knowing I had the possibility of recovery assistance. :-)
Subarus are so capable in snow, I never feel worried about sending it in snowy conditions. Love the content!
I wish they had a rear locker though.... even if it was just an electronic one... the Jeep Cherokee KL trailhawk has one
@@leadnsteel1428 My trek is a manual and I feel it would need a low range xfer case before it would need a locker. The 2.0 boxer just lacks the torque to crawl up any tricky incline properly, I find myself using momentum to get me over tricky obstacles most of the time. Then there's the issue of the rear axles, they aren't known to be the strongest of components. Just ask @powerofyourbrains
@@xtrekadventure8225 yeah true having a low range would be helpful but I doubt they will be making one anytime soon... I miss the old Subarus they were tanks.
As for lack of power you can probably install an intake or use premium fuel.
My Colorado diesel is a lot more peppier when I use shell v power diesel
Subaru Making us proud... Toyota/Lexus making us proud.. Woodworking was primal yet Fierce... Overall a great video.
Some you win, some you lose, some get rained out - such is life! Good stuff, thanks for bringing us with you!
Thanks for sharing. I like the information about the canola oil for the chainsaw. That is what I will do when I will get my saw. Keep up the good work. I appreciate all your videos. 🇨🇦
Great shots of the Subi working. Good mix of vehicles in the group too! fun shots
Love your passion, and your storytelling skills are really impressive. Thanks for the content!
Great episode!! Ha! We were totally in the same place as you. That snow was slushy as heck (where there was snow)
See ya out there again some day I’m sure! 😊
Haha, I thought so. :-) We need to plan to meet up once I'm back in action.
@@softroadingthewest absolutely. Hit us up when you’re ready.
Great adventure. With so many friends it’s fun to watch the different perspectives. Thanks for sharing your great adventures in your great state...
Lots of fun to watch. Very skillful driving, Don! Awesome group of people, too
That shot at 11:23, snow and manzanita in tandem looks so gorgeous!
Love snow wheeling. As fun as mudding, but easier to clean.... Thanks for the video! George.
Indeed! I live in fear of this kind of snow when I'm out solo, but it was a blast with friends.
That's a sweet Montero!
It is! I love that thing, looks like it belongs on the trail and is largely unstoppable.
Another great video mate, well done. But Daisy looks so lost...
She is definitely not the same. But she seems more well-adjusted and at ease than she did on our long overland trip in November on the heels of Wheeler's passing. She also just went through two weeks of not seeing Jason while he was in the hospital with Meagan. It's been a rough few months for Daisy for sure.
@@softroadingthewest Poor pup has had a rough trot lately. You all have over there, be safe, and happy adventurin..
Always enjoy your adventures! Hope to see lot more this year.... 😀👍
I live in northern Vermont, and I've been driving for 46 years. This is snow country! If I may make a suggestion, your tires should NOT be aired down in snow. Your engine works harder, and your traction (as you found out) is less than nominal. I have never gotten stuck in snow, driving in some very serious conditions--in both RWD, and FWD vehicles. This past summer, I bought my first Subaru--an '08 Forester Premium XS. The AWD has been phenomenal, so far this winter.
All the best, I enjoy watching your channel!
Snow we are having a warm winter in upper New York State thanks for sharing it.
Nothing worse than wet snow. Dry snow actually has good grip. Thanks for the trip. Like that lexus.
Yep, I love playing in the snow but can't stand this slop. In cold dry snow, my underpowered Forester struggles to even spin its wheels, the grip is so good. That GX is a beast, really impressive rig.
That Subie is impressive! 😁
Gets me where I want to go, most of the time. :-)
Awesome video! It’s amazing what your Subaru can do.
Hell yeah always love seeing those off road foresters
I appreciate that you do not identify roads & camping places or view points in your videos but my home base is Redmond and I've explored extensively in this part of the state and I recognize many of the sites where you camp and the roads you've driven.
Makes watching the videos much more fun to watch. Thanks!!
Such a great area, I've been in here many times and am never disappointed. Thanks for watching!
Given the weather conditions which were not ideal for camping , you still had a pretty good outing. No one destroyed a vehicle or person got hurt. So, another Winter trip that builds upon your experience. Also, common sense told when you've had enough playing in rough conditions, conditions that could turn a lot worse...... Well played.
I think I know right where you guys were. Beautiful area. We've camped in there for years of I'm right. Thanks for the fun videos!
It's a great area!
taco here, i get stuck too. nice rig and great production.
It’s always good to be in a group especially when U get stuck and have lots of help around then being by urself
For sure. I would never drive into this kind of snow by myself. With buddies to help out, it's fun. :-)
Wicked place to camp. Definitely need to get up there.
Awesome trip. Thanks for sharing
It is fun to see you get out there with the gang despite the marginal weather. The Forester did surprisingly well swimming through all that messy snow. That was definitely stuck with an Asterix* as I bet traction boards behind the rear wheels would have had you out in a jiffy.
Your storytelling is amazing!!!!!!!!
Great content, as usual. Wet sticky snow is the worst. I’d love to see how my 2020 Forester would do with X-Mode. I’ve only used it once in a snow storm when I was traveling in Upstate NY, and it was pretty impressive. Be well Donald!
Awesome video! Loved seeing that Forester push through. Curious to know if it would have done better with some snow cables. That snow got real thick.
Thank you
A lot of that wet goo this winter! Hopefully the temps drop and we get some good stuff soon.
Haha, I was surprisingly equally stoked and surprised to see cafe sua da (Vietnamese coffee) in this video. That stuff got me through a lot of months working 85+ hour weeks. I jokingly call it Vietnamphetamine. Now I'm craving one so bad! (Never drink 2 in one day, ask me how I know).
Haha, Vietnampetamine! I gotta try to remember that for next time I hang with Chris!
Great video. I don’t want it to end 👍🏻
Awesome as always!
Hey brother another great video love your content I live near Mt Hood and I wish we had more places like Sisters Bend area. Keep the vids up always enjoy them.
Very brave to drive through the slush, when you know you are about to get stuck, especially in the boondocks.
Epic adventure...nature has it's own thoughts sometimes
That slushy snow looked almost as if it was going to get the best of the old Subie. Too bad Mother Nature wasn’t cooperating for that time. 👍🏻🚙🏕🍻
This was by far the most I've ever struggled in any type of terrain or conditions. This would be no-go territory for me by myself but was a lot of fun with the reassurance of friends to assist with recovery. And brought me new data about just what the Forester can and can't do in these conditions.
Mine has a 3” lift too!😍
This is my first land on one of your videos! These are great videography. And exciting and fun to watch. Thank you!! What year is your Forester? I haven’t searched yet so I may have my question answered when I do, but while it’s on my mind, have you done kids to your forester I can’t tell from watching the video?
Take a look at my FAQ video: ua-cam.com/video/fN1YyljARgY/v-deo.html If that doesn't answer your question(s), just comment on that video and I'll loop back around to answer! Thanks for watching!
Great video!! Love the content
The little Subaru that could
Love watching your videos 👍
thanks for your vids
That looked like a lot of fun to bad for the rain
If I don't get struck at least once every trip than off roading is boring to me. I like the challenge of getting stuck and being able to get myself unstuck by myself. In early 2000 I bought a 93 Honda Accord and I would go by myself without telling anyone where I was going. I had no cell phone, no recovery equipment I would drive in the woods and get stuck for the fun of it. I only needed help 2 times all the rest of the times I was able to get myself unstuck by myself. Getting stuck is what makes off roading a lot more fun.
Canola oil smells amazing on a chainsaw. It's like maple syrup. This looks like the slushy messes I'm used to in PA. I always wondered what I was doing wrong watching UA-cam videos of snow driving. Once I start to hear people complain about slush and heavy snow, I usually get a chuckle. All said, the only limiting factors of your Subaru is ground clearance, lockable axles and that transmission. This looks like my old Pocono mountain days.
For those using veggie oil for bar oil, be aware that it will oxidize and harden if it sits awhile, smells terrible. I think peanut oil was less prone to hardening and going rancid, but froze to butter consistency at a relatively high temperature. Don't hold me to that, been awhile since testing.
This winter has sucked for any decent snow thats for sure. Might have to leave Portland and move to Colorado. :)
always enjoy your adventures... how many days a month do you spend out and about?
Not enough! I rarely get out for more than one or two weekends per month, though I managed two weeklong excursions in 2020, hope to do more of those this year.
I ran into some of the same nasty snow on my last trip here in Washington. Wet snow is miserable to drive in.
Were you and the Mitsubishi up around Three Fingered Jack a few weeks ago? I swear you guys passed me in that area I was with my wife in a Rav4.
Yes, that would've been us. :-)
@@softroadingthewest how much farther up did you guys make it? I was backing up from the big switchback on the road about a half mile up. Even with front wheel chains the Rav4 said no.
@@Zombiereaper1 We got through the first two switchbacks with no problem; we didn't run into trouble until that final big not-quite-a-switchback climbing bend to the west, that's the point in the video where I let Erik take the lead. Looking at the map, we eventually got within a quarter mile from the end of the road and I think we could've got there, but there was a downed tree, and since it was clear we weren't going to camp up there with that storm blowing, we just turned around and came back down at that point.
What a fun adventure!!!
I'd not use olive oil and the like in a chainsaw. The stuff goes rancid and gets gummy and sticky. Maybe clog the feed real easy and make the chain not move freely.
this is quality!
I've been looking at that Milwaukee saw for a while now. I just can't find a good enough reason to spend the $400+ it costs, but those are great saws!
You’re paying for the brand. Check out Wen saws on Amazon dot com.
Awesome. Oh man having two cars makes everything much safer and easier.
For sure. I would never have done some of these trails in deep slush by myself.
Nice video I don't know why you guys don't use change on the front end unless you don't have clearance on your Subaru I just retired from 27 years on County Roads believe me chains on the front end will get you a lot of places and if you chain all four tires up you're almost in stoppable
* shrug * For me, it's fun to see how far I can get with the car as-is, but if I have to mess around with chains, it just becomes work instead of fun. There was no critical need to get up this road. I've been up there before, and with the weather, we weren't going to camp up there anyway. I prefer to just go elsewhere and keep having fun rather than muck around with chains. :-)
One thing about driving in snow like that, it sure cleans off your undercarriage. Do your tires have the snowflake in mountain symbol on the sidewall or are they simply AT's? I'm in Canada and we use summer wheels/winter wheels. My winter wheels have tires with the snowflake symbol and are considerably narrower than my summer ones. Feels like you are in a tank up in our mountains where we get similar snow. Because they are not used for road trips cheap steelies and cheap made in Thailand tires do the trick. Cost me $1,200 CAN to do all four, be way cheaper in the US.
Yes, the KO2 is three-peak snowflake rated tire. It doesn't compare to a dedicated snow tire I'm sure but these are by far the best tires I've ever driven in snow. When the snow is fresh and cold, I don't even spin my wheels, they're quite grippy. This warm wet slush is a whole other thing though, it's just not sticky like cold snow is. I don't get into enough snow to justify a second set of tires. Most years in my city we get either no snow at all, or one little snowstorm with a few inches that melts away in a day or two. Snow-rated AT tires fit my needs nicely.
@@softroadingthewest Understood. I'm on northern Vancouver Island so very similar snow issues. gotta climb pretty high to get real snow that isn't rain saturated.
Damn dude.......epic
Ohhhhhh...I hate slushy wet snow. I'll turn right around when I hit that stuff if I'm solo.
Exactly, me too. It was fun with a buddy but I don't touch it by myself. :-)
Damn if i lived down there I would join you guys in a heartbeat... would love to take my truck overlanding and get it a little dirty
Even aired down, the AT tires are too hard of a compound. Get winters on there for winter adventures.
I don't really do enough of this to warrant an entire second set of tires. My city gets no snow either, maybe a couple of inches every other year. And the 3-peak-snowflake rated KO2s coupled with Subaru's AWD perform fabulously in normal snow...very grippy, and my underpowered Subaru struggles to even spin the tires when the snow is fresh and cold. This was warm heavy slush. Honestly it was kinda fun to struggle through it...snow is normally a little too easy.
Canola oil😂❄️!
Great video! What wheels and tires do you have on here? That isn’t stock suspension is it?
Tires: BFGoodrich T/A KO2 215/75R15
Wheels: Black Rhino Boxer 15x7 +15
Suspension: 1" strut-top spacer lift from Anderson Design & Fabrication + heavier-duty King springs in the rear; rear sway bar delete.
Isn't this how the whole jacked up monster truck craze got started?
That's a capable little car! Time for phase 2???
GX LOVE ❤️!!!
How much ground clearance do you get on the forester? I have an 18 compass trailhawk with some A/T tires (factory size) and actually measured 8.7 inches as opposed to the factory listed 8.5 after putting them on over the H/Ts. Curious to see if you had the same experience?
12:35 Brilliant! Although the reat of the video is great, it'd be worrh watching for that idea alone.
Of course, I'm not sure if that's the best solution for the machine, but it's worth any trade off in my opinion.
I had never heard of this before and thought it was clever; a few other commenters expressed concern about the oil turning rancid and gummy. I don't know if that would be a problem if you emptied the oil reservoir each time (which is the point of running food oil, to be able to drain it on the ground after use). Personally I will just keep using regular petroleum bar oil in my saw and keeping something underneath it to deal with the inevitable oozing. :-)
@@softroadingthewest Appreciate the response. Those are good points. If I went that route, I'd only use the cooking/olive oil when adventuring.
I currently drain, thoroughly clean, and store dry. Hopefully, continuing that practice would minimize rancidity, or cross contamination.
Clever idea using canola oil for the chainsaw! I'll remember that one
I never thought the Forester was a 4X4😅
Donald, do you carry tire chains with you? Sometimes they are all you need for a bit of extra traction to keep going straight.
Nope. The challenge of getting as far as I can without chains is fun, even getting stuck with buddies to help out is kinda fun. Chaining up ceases to be fun. :-) There was nothing up that dead-end road that was worth chaining up for, especially as we definitely weren't going to camp up in that blustery snowstorm. :-)
You know what they say, There's only one. Jeep!
I'm surprised that M18 chainsaw worked at all with the 5AH battery.
I've got the same saw and a 12AH battery and mine eats through it.
Really, I should have titled this video: "M18 SAW CUTS TREE WITH 5AH BATTERY"
@@softroadingthewest I mean I would have clicked it sooner but I had wood working videos to watch!
You've got your priorities straight sir. :-) I'm over wood though. I was reading about welding today. :-)
How do you find roads like this to drive? Is it just a normal thing in your area? There is absolutely nothing like this in my are on the east coast. I would have to drive hours and hours to get to any spot that has some decent roads to drive like that
Yes, this really is a key diff between the west and us in the east! In northern Maine and northern New Hampshire you can find some miles and VT Overland is doing some great work, but Oregon alone has thousands more miles of overlanding roads... We just have to save up money and time and plan our trips west :-) and, meanwhile, enjoy Donald's channel and Jason's too.
Yeah I used to live back east and its much harder to find 4x4 places. Out west I have more trails than I have time to explore.
In oregon I can drive 15 minutes in any direction and be in the forest on a dirt road.
Yeah, like the other replies mention, it is pretty effortless in the west. More than 60% of Oregon is national forest or BLM land, and it's all crisscrossed with dirt roads; other western states are similar. You just pick an area and go. Similar to what billy mentioned, I can drive about 25 minutes in any direction and be on dirt roads through public lands. I typically drive a couple hours on the highway though to get into deeper wilderness and into different ecosystems.
Time to lift the suby 3 more inches ;)
Haha, I suspect I would just simply get into deeper snow and have the same issue! But it would get me that much further up the road! :-) Though usually I can get through deeper snow than this. When it's cold and fresh, the tires grip better and it's lighter and easier to push through.
Just like NZ snow! Do you ever use snow chains at all?
No. I enjoy seeing what I can do in the snow, but at the point where I have to mess with chains, it ceases to be fun and I'd rather just turn around and go somewhere else. :-)