They warned us not to stay
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- A severe Tahoe snowstorm in May made for some brutal conditions trying to leave camp in our Mercedes 4x4 Sprinter Van. With 8" of fresh snow, a bit of patience, some recovery gear, and a lot of grit, we work hard to get out of our campsite and safely back on the road.
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Yeah, this storm descended quick and mercilessly!! Glad you made it out!!
Thanks, man! It was definitely the right time for us to call it. But it was still fun!
Is that van 4x4 with lockers?
@@TheAngryCamper It’s a 4x4 but no lockers. Might be the next upgrade after this. 😂
@@AdventureOutThere Real shit bro, lockers are the difference between not having to winch as often and always winching lol.
@@TheAngryCamper Haha!! For real! There isn’t always going to be a good tree to use as your winch point…
Awesome video, we are so happy you got home safe! Cheers! 🍻
Thanks Honey Bun!! 🍻
Well done. That’s what adventure is all about. Additionally, the Mrs did a fantastic job staying positive and being your battle buddy 🤙🫡
She kept my head in the game that’s for sure. She’s the best. Thank you!
Yo it's Quinn! So exited for your adventures
Hey! Thanks, Quinn! We’re ready to hit the road
Wow, that’s a great looking fire pit.
Thanks! We take a lot of pride in our fire pits. 😀
Did you significantly air down your tires? Doesn't really look like it, but it's often hard to tell on video. If not, that would have made a huge difference.
Normally we do. In the moment we thought we could just get out and then went straight for the winch when we couldn’t. Agree that airing down would have been a smart idea. 👍🏻
@@AdventureOutThere A *LOT* of people either forget to air down, or really can't air down because they didn't bring a way to air back up again.
@@VideosOffRoad We definitely weren’t thinking about it like we should have. We have the ARB dual compressor onboard air, we were just kinda in panic mode at that moment. Lessons learned! 🤠
Who knew the Sierra and Tahoe was going to get a huge snowstorm in May!! I'd rather be there then in any City.. 😂😂😂
Ha! Very true! After living in Tahoe for more than 30 years, these May snowstorms still surprise us. 🤷♂️
@@AdventureOutThere I live in New Hampshire and those are my favorite ones… lol
@@AmericaBound How’s the camping in New Hampshire? Would love to get out that way sometime!
Excellent!! Buggy in summer and snowy in winter but well worth it.. white Mountain national Forest very beautiful but very dangerous in winter. We’ve had a few more deaths this winter when will people learn? I recommend you do the north east BDR very beautiful starting in Maine going all the way through New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and down to Pennsylvania. you won’t regret it. Very beautiful campsite all along the way your van will do very well.
@@AmericaBound That sounds amazing! Thanks so much for the intel. We hope to make it out there soon!
Any day you get to use the winch is a good day
💯!!
You should carry chains. Being in Nevada you' we're lucky .
Yes, chains can be helpful in certain situations, but unfortunately, not this one. Chains wouldn’t have done anything for the big rock we had to get over. Grateful we had our winch for situations like this!
You were definitely in tire chains weather. I live in Northern Michigan. My 4x4 pickup always carry a full set of tire chains Nov 1 to April 1. And I got Mickeys Baja Boss AT besides.
I ask myself what if I or my wife become deathly ill or a horrible accident. Gotta GO! CAN'T COUNT ON ANYONE BUT YOURSELF TO GET YOU OUT TO SAFETY.
@@captseamus To each their own. 🙃 We have BFG KO2s and winching out was way easier than putting chains on this weekend. It was 5/4, way past your 4/1 timeline for carrying chains. You just never know what you’ll need to get out anytime of year in the Sierra! Lived here for over 30 years and these late spring storms are always a surprise!
Yeah, chains at the very least why would they pack it up and move is beyond me
@@MrLesliedavidson I guess you never know what you’re going to do until you’re in a situation like that and suddenly have 8” of snow. 🤷♂️
Why would you spend all that money on a Mercedes camper van take it in the snow and not have chains 🙃 or at the very least some truck claws
We typically don’t take chains off-roading, especially in May when we don’t expect snow. 😅 That’s what the winch is for, but to each their own!
Because we have a winch, MaxTraxx recovery boards and an air compressor so we can deflate for traction and then air back up on the pavement. Absolutely no need for chains. When we go off-roading or overlanding we know what we are possibly getting into and how to get out. Plus if we do get stuck, we have a small rolling home with heat, fridge and food to wait out any unexpected events. This is just what we do and we are always learning. We do appreciate any advice! Some of it would just not be the jam in our toast. Cheers!
Chains do more damage than good and never help on rocks! Never. Tell me you don't go off road without telling me you don't go off road! Brian did an excellent job on a solo recovery!
As well, you should be critiquing the thousands of drivers stuck on 80 and 50 that weekend. They should have had chains as they planned a highway trip to the mountains....
@@smkandmrr Thank you! Appreciate the perspective! It was wild.