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This episode of the Off Road Podcast is Sponsored by WARN, Power Tank and Medical Gear Outfitters.Off Road Podcast 284 – Planning for Snow CampingFirearms Radio Network 

Tonight, Aaron is overweight, Jeremy goes Remote, & Ben breaks something else

Welcome to the off-road podcast. A podcast about everything off-road. We cover the news, review products, and interview people in the off road industry.  I’m your host Ben and I’m here with my co-host Aaron.  

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Jeremy – Installing some stuff.  Dismounted my tires.

Aaron –  Picked up our new 4WD tractor. Truck hauled it like a pro.  Worked on some SHTF stuff.

Ben – cleaning my garage getting ready to bring the rtt in for work but might leave it on for another week or so

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News

• Volcon Grunt Electric Motorcycle  HT to Coy
  • $5,995
  • Made in Texas!
  • 100 mile range
  • 65 MPH
  • 75 ft lbs of torque
  • Swappable battery packs
  • 2 hour charge time via 120v outlet
  • 12” of ground clearance
  • Plans for a 2 & 4 seat SxS
• Ford Bronco R completes the Baja 1000
  • described as “extremely technical and grueling”
  • Didn’t finish in 2019
  • Parts it shares parts with the production Bronco
    • Chassis
    • 2.7-liter EcoBoost
    • 10-speed automatic transmission
    • Terrain Management System with G.O.A.T. Modes
    • Transfer cases and front differential
  • Piloted by:
    • Cameron Steele
    • Shelby Hall
    • Johnny Campbell
    • Curt LeDuc
    • Jason Scherer
  • Finished 2nd in the Class 2 production category, about five hours behind class winner

Listener Feedback

Got caught up with some episodes today and found a correction for you guys. The first gen Toyota IFS had lock out hubs and any 4wheel drive ford TTB front end.

-Ben Beyl

Main Topic  

How to Snow Camp!

Everything you need for snow wheeling.  Check out episode 200 for our last snow wheeling episode.

Equipment

• Vehicle
  • Air down & up tools
  • Tire chains
  • Recovery equipment
  • Spare tire in case you can’t get a bead reseated
  • Jack
• Firewood
  • Either bring it or gather on site
  • Dead standing wood is usually drier than dead wood on the ground
  • Have something to process the wood
• Tent
  • Try not to set up your tent directly under trees with heavy snow on them
  • Sturdy in case of snow overnight
    • Also snow camping can be extremely windy
• Warm Sleeping bag
  • Rated temperature means you won’t freeze to death.  Not that you will be comfortable
  • Increase your comfort by wearing more clothes or adding blankets
  • Wear a stocking cap to bed
  • Maybe even a neck gaiter
  • Put the clothes you plan to put on the next day in the bottom of your sleeping bag
  • Put a water bottle like a Nalgene full of very hot water at the bottom of your sleeping bag
  • Pee before getting into bed
  • Do some jumping jacks before going to bed
• Under insulation
  • Double up on sleeping pads
  • If using a cot, use more insulation than you expect to need
• Heaters
  • Hand warmers
  • Propane 
    • Very wet.  1 gram of propane burned produces 1.64 grams of water
  • Wood stove
  • Diesel heater
  • Battery heater
  • Make sure to have plenty of venting

Bathroom

• All the summertime rules apply
  • Dig that hole for your #2 or pack it out

Food

• Bring things that you mix with hot water to warm you from the inside
  • Hot chocolate
  • Cider
  • Tea
  • Coffee
  • Soup mix
• Both breakfast & dinner should be hot meals
• Don’t drink too much.  Alcohol lowers your core temperature and will make you have to pee in the middle of the night.

Clothes

• As mentioned in the sleeping section, bring a beanie & neck gaiter
• Down jacket
• Gloves
• Snow bibs
• Leg gaiters
• Snow boots or muck boots (neoprene style)
• Thick socks
• Pack a full extra pair of clothes
• Long johns
• Synthetic fabrics dry faster than natural but wool is a great option
• Sunglasses

Things to do when snow camping

• Sit around a hot fire
• Snow wheeling
• Practice vehicle recovery
• Anything to do with guns
• Hiking/snowshoeing
• Ice fishing
• Polar bear plunge
• Snowball fight!
• Go visit a favorite summertime place and see how it is different when there is snow on the ground
• Portable hot tub

Tips

• First aid kit
• Pack the snow down first with your rig
• Check the weather before going out
• Tell someone where you are going
• Cold drains batteries fast
• I like to start my truck and let it run for 10 minutes before going to bed if it has been sitting all day
• Chapstick

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Closing Statements

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