Jeeps in Snow... post pics.

[gbr]

We got a bit over the last two days...

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[tehfrr]

Thanks. I like it a lot too, surprised how hard it makes the transmission work though. Ill probably have an aftermarket cooler installed before next winter.

Nice, I like to play in the snow, better when its gone though. Cool Moab.

Jeep in the snow as seen with night vision

 

[Allagash27]

So last Saturday I put on my Bestop Sunrider top, and got out the deck furniture. Monday I drove home from work with the Sunrider open. Yesterday, this happened!

 

[wibornz]

I was driving home from the gym and it was snowing. I thought to myself what the fuck am I doing here? I could go home, hook up the camper and head south. Then I remembered that my wife was at work and she has about 85 working days before she retires and if I bolt south right know, she will be pissed. So I drove home and played Call of Duty in Zombie mode.

 

[JDLouisville]

Every pic of these jeeps parked in snow makes me want to remote start them.

 

[Gazelle]

Last July before adding any modifications...72F outside and I get stuck in the snow.

 

[LCW]

Salty dirty snow… ??

 

[wibornz]

I got caught in snow in Southern California a couple days ago while attempting to run Pinyon mountain.

 

[tatarin]

I missed the big snow we had, so I had to take advantage of this one and play in snow a bit

 

[JonathanH]

Somewhere near Jawbone Canyon

Somewhere near Mammoth Lake

 

[RudeJeepin]

1/7 Headed out the drive on my way to work.

2/26 Out playing around in Gifford NF.

4/13 Heading to work, last storm in The Columbia River Gorge.

4/29 Soldier Summit, Utah. Hit a bit of a white out on the way home from Moab.

I could post more, but figure this is enough for now.

 

[theblackdog]

Last January in DC. A little sculpting and I joked my Jeep was angry I wasn’t taking it out to play in the snow.

 

[Headbarcode]

 

[hardtop]

Last July before adding any modifications...72F outside and I get stuck in the snow.

How or why did it get stuck?

 

[Gazelle]

How or why did it get stuck?

Those are good questions. There are several reasons related to driver errors, primarily, and conditions secondarily.

How: I was fully loaded with camping gear & my 3 adult children. I had not aired down my tires for extra flotation. I hit this remnant snow drift at about 15mph. It was warm, and the snow was heavy, wet, and soft. My speed and momentum carried me a good 20 feet into the drift & left my Jeep resting on the skids & frame with all 4 tires spinning. If I had been going faster, I could have blasted all the way through the drift. Much slower, and I would have been able to take multiple, controlled attempts, plowing snow as I went. The winch I had recently bought was still in my garage rather than installed.

Why: we were cruising around the forest roads trying to find an alternate route to our campsite for the weekend. My maps showed that we were only a couple miles from our intended destination.

Before driving into the snow drift, I told my kids that if I try to drive through it, I'll probably get stuck. I wasn't worried since I thought I had a shovel in the back (left at home by mistake). Worst case, we could always just camp there for the night. We partially unloaded and dug out in about an hour and all had a good laugh.

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