All good advice. I'm from Alaska and a retired ice roads owner operator long haul trucker. We generally have more room to carry all this stuff. It's actually law that we have an accessable dude compartment for these items for first responders. Dandahermit
Prestone De- icer fluid works excellent in Northern Illinois. I always like to pack a tarp, sleeping bag, camp stove & Mountain House just in case we spend an impromptu night in a ditch. Country roads: you often have to guess where the edge of the road/ditches transition. Sometimes you guess wrong.
Advice from Northern Michigan: 1. Rain-X on ALL your windows and side mirrors (and I use their washer fluid too, orange in summer purple in winter). It helps to manage water/melting snow and maximizes visibility all around. 2. I carry my next set of wipers- they're most likely to fail when conditions suck. When one fails you replace all of them on the spot and replenish the next time you're at the store. 3. Rubber basin floor mats (e.g. Weather tech) and minimize how much snow/water/mud you bring into your vehicle. If your carpet floor mats get loaded up with snow/water they start to act like a humidifier and then it's hard to manage fog on the windows (especially in older vehicles) and compromises visibility. I also hang a damp-rid bag in the back and I'm always amazed at how much water it collects.
I keep a couple tow straps and a military surplus poncho liner in my vehicle at all times. I also keep a military surplus entrenching tool (folding shovel) during the winter.
New to your VLOG. You seem to put out a lot of good info, but I would suggest some graphics to summarize occasionally when you are listing information! IMO
That went dark really fast, bleading to death and flipping cars within the 1st 3min all the while showing people playing in the mud and smiling faces. This is why I just love this channel. It's like a pharma commercial selling me subliminally a trauma kit and urging me to become an EMT before leaving the house in winter or I'll be a failure as a dad. Terror sales for the win!! Please do more of these....
I drove the Dalton Highway for 15 years for work. I always carried my survival bag right behind me so it I had to leave the vehicle in a hurry I just had to open the rear door and grab the strap. Probably drove around 200,000 miles and all the ever happened was a few flats.
I like to keep a pack of batteries and some wire around if I know I’m going deep into the woods in the winter. Those batteries correspond with an old school non rechargeable flashlight so if worse comes to worse I’ve got light and that wire serves as a way to create a short if for some reason a conventional way to start a fire isn’t available. Also it makes for a handy thing to just have in diy repairs on the trail
This adds to your recommendation about checking roads for icy conditions is watching the tires of other vehicles for spray. This will let you know if the roads are icy or icy conditions are present. If there is spray then there's no ice, if minimal then minimal, and of course no spray then there's ice present.
Seatbelt cutter MUST be mounted securely in easy reach for the driver and passenger. If its loose it will not be usable in a rollover or bad collision. All terrain tires or muds are NOT SEVERE WINTER RATED.. Dedicated winter tires studded and augmented with chains as needed is for severe winter conditions. AT tires do not have the rubber compound needed for severe cold and winter conditions.
Good thing it's not very cold in Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin. I usually just run out of the warm house it shorts and a hoodie and call it good. ;-) One good thing about this region is there's lots of woods in case you break down and need to start a little camp fire for warmth. The eventual visit by your neighborly wolves adds a nice touch and they are willing to cuddle in a pinch.
If you want to eliminate most of not all ice and snow build up on your windshield in the winter stop running your defroster on high heat all you are doing is melting the snow allowing it to freeze on your wipers. rather turn your heat to the floor and put a towel or something up on your dash to cover your defroster vent as long as you are not driving in wet snow conditions this will help to eliminate the icing on your wipers and windshield. Main Objective is to keep your windshield cold on the inside of the vehicle. Been doing this for better than 20 years while driving truck in all weather conditions. Try it you might be amazed
@@TrailBuilt yes and no. It’s awesome here but I want to get back to the mainland and do some real overlanding and see all kinds of terrain and just explore the variety of places this country has to offer.
I tried looking up cold rated or cold weather brake fluid and couln't find any. Can someone recommend a cold weather brake fluid? I currently have DOT 3, I may change to DOT 4. I live in an area where the temps get below -40 and it makes my clutch feel like a Stage 3 race clutch lol.
All good advice. I'm from Alaska and a retired ice roads owner operator long haul trucker. We generally have more room to carry all this stuff. It's actually law that we have an accessable dude compartment for these items for first responders. Dandahermit
Prestone De- icer fluid works excellent in Northern Illinois. I always like to pack a tarp, sleeping bag, camp stove & Mountain House just in case we spend an impromptu night in a ditch. Country roads: you often have to guess where the edge of the road/ditches transition. Sometimes you guess wrong.
Advice from Northern Michigan: 1. Rain-X on ALL your windows and side mirrors (and I use their washer fluid too, orange in summer purple in winter). It helps to manage water/melting snow and maximizes visibility all around. 2. I carry my next set of wipers- they're most likely to fail when conditions suck. When one fails you replace all of them on the spot and replenish the next time you're at the store. 3. Rubber basin floor mats (e.g. Weather tech) and minimize how much snow/water/mud you bring into your vehicle. If your carpet floor mats get loaded up with snow/water they start to act like a humidifier and then it's hard to manage fog on the windows (especially in older vehicles) and compromises visibility. I also hang a damp-rid bag in the back and I'm always amazed at how much water it collects.
I'm in southern Michigan and do the same things. In addition I carry straps and clevis.
I keep a couple tow straps and a military surplus poncho liner in my vehicle at all times. I also keep a military surplus entrenching tool (folding shovel) during the winter.
New to your VLOG. You seem to put out a lot of good info, but I would suggest some graphics to summarize occasionally when you are listing information! IMO
Thanks for the tips!
That went dark really fast, bleading to death and flipping cars within the 1st 3min all the while showing people playing in the mud and smiling faces. This is why I just love this channel. It's like a pharma commercial selling me subliminally a trauma kit and urging me to become an EMT before leaving the house in winter or I'll be a failure as a dad. Terror sales for the win!! Please do more of these....
..forgot to mention that flipped car caught fire with flare guns and flares inside. So apreciate the visual and recommendations.
Thanks???
I drove the Dalton Highway for 15 years for work. I always carried my survival bag right behind me so it I had to leave the vehicle in a hurry I just had to open the rear door and grab the strap. Probably drove around 200,000 miles and all the ever happened was a few flats.
I like to keep a pack of batteries and some wire around if I know I’m going deep into the woods in the winter. Those batteries correspond with an old school non rechargeable flashlight so if worse comes to worse I’ve got light and that wire serves as a way to create a short if for some reason a conventional way to start a fire isn’t available. Also it makes for a handy thing to just have in diy repairs on the trail
This adds to your recommendation about checking roads for icy conditions is watching the tires of other vehicles for spray. This will let you know if the roads are icy or icy conditions are present. If there is spray then there's no ice, if minimal then minimal, and of course no spray then there's ice present.
Seatbelt cutter MUST be mounted securely in easy reach for the driver and passenger. If its loose it will not be usable in a rollover or bad collision. All terrain tires or muds are NOT SEVERE WINTER RATED.. Dedicated winter tires studded and augmented with chains as needed is for severe winter conditions. AT tires do not have the rubber compound needed for severe cold and winter conditions.
Good thing it's not very cold in Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin. I usually just run out of the warm house it shorts and a hoodie and call it good. ;-) One good thing about this region is there's lots of woods in case you break down and need to start a little camp fire for warmth. The eventual visit by your neighborly wolves adds a nice touch and they are willing to cuddle in a pinch.
If you want to eliminate most of not all ice and snow build up on your windshield in the winter stop running your defroster on high heat all you are doing is melting the snow allowing it to freeze on your wipers. rather turn your heat to the floor and put a towel or something up on your dash to cover your defroster vent as long as you are not driving in wet snow conditions this will help to eliminate the icing on your wipers and windshield. Main Objective is to keep your windshield cold on the inside of the vehicle. Been doing this for better than 20 years while driving truck in all weather conditions. Try it you might be amazed
Great tips! Living in Wisconsin with our winters I have not heard of this but I am going to try it this year for sure!
Good videos and good advice!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the support!
Truckers watch their tires in the mirror. If they are throwing spray it's wet. If not it's frozen . When in the di
When stuck in the ditch, a loaded semi can easily pull you out IF you have a strap connected in advance.
Tow straps?!
How do I prepare for winter in Hawaii? 🤣
Also, new camera? Video quality seems better.
You lucky lucky man!
Same camera.
@@TrailBuilt yes and no. It’s awesome here but I want to get back to the mainland and do some real overlanding and see all kinds of terrain and just explore the variety of places this country has to offer.
I tried looking up cold rated or cold weather brake fluid and couln't find any. Can someone recommend a cold weather brake fluid? I currently have DOT 3, I may change to DOT 4. I live in an area where the temps get below -40 and it makes my clutch feel like a Stage 3 race clutch lol.
Ugh, mud.