Smokecreek1
Smokecreek1
That's a great idea!
I think you should talk to a patent attorney.
A swiss army knife of jacks
!
I think you should talk to a patent attorney.
A swiss army knife of jacks
!
Stuck & Un-stuck -- Safely
- Thread starter Mark W. Ingalls
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chnlisle
Post Master
This works but it has to be applied carefully and often.
http://www.k-y.com/
http://www.k-y.com/
Smokecreek1
Smokecreek1
This works but it has to be applied carefully and often.
http://www.k-y.com/
I hate all you guys-I went on the net to see what the Swiss Army attachment costs and bought one-a red one! Which brings me to the next subject. Like most of us I've been reading and rereading this thread and "the incident" and am wondering how I survived all these years of working and playing in the back woods? Like it can't be just the two truck fulls of gear we carry along (the day you don't bring something you need it), or is it just our experience in surviving out there-Darwin speaks! What started me thinking on this was watching a tv survival type program the other day. One Guy did everything right (tools, Maps etc) and took one little wrong step and died several days later from thirst, while another idiot, did every thing wrong, but crawled in the right direction and survived (like the the Stofas). So is it luck! Or is it common sense !!! Don't do something dumb unless you have to, to do your job or rescue someone-then you had better have back up and the right tools if something goes wrong and like someone knows where you are supposed to be and when your supposed to be back! I think that's why I like this site, a while back after I retired and lost my usual back-ups, I was commenting on a thread to someone who had a medical problem when out an about by himself and was asking what are you supposed to do and I was having some of the same thoughts and was worried too-anyway some else said go buy a "Spot 2"-then everyone will know where you are, and i did, and now have a back up again, and two-tree days to survive before some one comes and gets me! Maybe someone will learn and live from all of these little tips we have been giving out. One more short story! Every winter, the CHP come in and give BLM winter highway driving tips and it usually ended up in more of a data sharing thing between the two agencies-on road and off road. During one of these sessions, i brought up using kitty litter (something i had learned somewhere) as a traction device and the officer said I have never heard of that before and what a simple thing to put in your trunk's survival kit --and he started to mention it in all his talks and passed it on to all the new chippies! Anyway thanks guys-you make me think and maybe I'll make a few more years of retirement because of this site.
Smoke
http://www.k-y.com/
I hate all you guys-I went on the net to see what the Swiss Army attachment costs and bought one-a red one
! Which brings me to the next subject. Like most of us I've been reading and rereading this thread and "the incident" and am wondering how I survived all these years of working and playing in the back woods? Like it can't be just the two truck fulls of gear we carry along (the day you don't bring something you need it), or is it just our experience in surviving out there-Darwin speaks! What started me thinking on this was watching a tv survival type program the other day. One Guy did everything right (tools, Maps etc) and took one little wrong step and died several days later from thirst, while another idiot, did every thing wrong, but crawled in the right direction and survived (like the the Stofas). So is it luck! Or is it common sense !!! Don't do something dumb unless you have to, to do your job or rescue someone-then you had better have back up and the right tools if something goes wrong and like someone knows where you are supposed to be and when your supposed to be back! I think that's why I like this site, a while back after I retired and lost my usual back-ups, I was commenting on a thread to someone who had a medical problem when out an about by himself and was asking what are you supposed to do and I was having some of the same thoughts and was worried too-anyway some else said go buy a "Spot 2"-then everyone will know where you are, and i did, and now have a back up again, and two-tree days to survive before some one comes and gets me! Maybe someone will learn and live from all of these little tips we have been giving out. One more short story! Every winter, the CHP come in and give BLM winter highway driving tips and it usually ended up in more of a data sharing thing between the two agencies-on road and off road. During one of these sessions, i brought up using kitty litter (something i had learned somewhere) as a traction device and the officer said I have never heard of that before and what a simple thing to put in your trunk's survival kit --and he started to mention it in all his talks and passed it on to all the new chippies! Anyway thanks guys-you make me think and maybe I'll make a few more years of retirement because of this site.Smoke
craig333
Riley's Human
Some of its luck for sure. Most I think is the sum total of our experiences. Even if you don't realize it all your past experiences are working to make future ones work out.
One of my first stucks was my first season with CDF. Backed the plymouth belvedere into a ditch. Lucky part was I was blocking the road giving the logging truck the choice of either running me over or pulling me out. Progressively I've been getting smarter and more well equipped. By the time I'm 90 I ought to be dang good.
One of my first stucks was my first season with CDF. Backed the plymouth belvedere into a ditch. Lucky part was I was blocking the road giving the logging truck the choice of either running me over or pulling me out. Progressively I've been getting smarter and more well equipped. By the time I'm 90 I ought to be dang good.
Smokecreek1
Smokecreek1
Some of its luck for sure. Most I think is the sum total of our experiences. Even if you don't realize it all your past experiences are working to make future ones work out.
One of my first stucks was my first season with CDF. Backed the plymouth belvedere into a ditch. Lucky part was I was blocking the road giving the logging truck the choice of either running me over or pulling me out. Progressively I've been getting smarter and more well equipped. By the time I'm 90 I ought to be dang good.
Logging trucks seem to think they are the boss! 90!! that's doing real good-I think it's going to be a race between my mind telling me I can do something and my arthritis telling me i can't!You retire and have the time to play all you want and then slowly fall apart ! Just gotta enjoy every minute you got and not about it!
Smoke
One of my first stucks was my first season with CDF. Backed the plymouth belvedere into a ditch. Lucky part was I was blocking the road giving the logging truck the choice of either running me over or pulling me out. Progressively I've been getting smarter and more well equipped. By the time I'm 90 I ought to be dang good.
Logging trucks seem to think they are the boss! 90!! that's doing real good-I think it's going to be a race between my mind telling me I can do something and my arthritis telling me i can't!
You retire and have the time to play all you want and then slowly fall apart ! Just gotta enjoy every minute you got and not about it!Smoke
I'm surprised nobody has suggested this approach to being prepared for getting Un-stuck -- Safely:
Using Viagra to get unstuck from the mud
(no, it's not dirty
...except for the mud)
I've seen this commercial many times...but when I saw it tonight it dawned on me how helpful it would be for this thread, so I found it on YouTube.
Based on this commercial, I think you have to be a rugged guy for this approach to work...
Using Viagra to get unstuck from the mud
(no, it's not dirty
I've seen this commercial many times...but when I saw it tonight it dawned on me how helpful it would be for this thread, so I found it on YouTube.
Based on this commercial, I think you have to be a rugged guy for this approach to work...
ntsqd
Custom User Title
Great use of what was available - valuable lesson in using your mind as it's the greatest tool that you can bring with you, but he went to all of the work to hitch up those horses without first locking the front hubs?
craig333
Riley's Human
You sure that 4wd? I can't make it out. Though a rancher type in a 2wd truck is unlikely.
You sure that 4wd? I can't make it out. Though a rancher type in a 2wd truck is unlikely.
In searching for a copy of this commercial I found lots of places where discussion of it showed up on truck and/or 4x4 forums -- the same questions you're asking. Another guy wondered how the truck manufacturer feels about their truck shown as getting stuck. In truck commercials they never get stuck.
In searching for a copy of this commercial I found lots of places where discussion of it showed up on truck and/or 4x4 forums -- the same questions you're asking. Another guy wondered how the truck manufacturer feels about their truck shown as getting stuck. In truck commercials they never get stuck.
jcbrandon
Member
My advice on getting unstuck: Read whatever makes sense to you, talk to people you trust, buy what seems to be the right choice.
Then practice.
Go out with another vehicle and some experienced, mature, calm friends who you can trust. Get stuck, on purpose, in a fairly controlled environment, when you don't have to be anywhere in a hurry. Then examine the situation, carefully apply what you know, and get unstuck. Work slowly and think everything through before you commit. When one technique or tool doesn't work, try something else.
Lots of things sound like a great idea here on the web and get propagated endlessly. Some of them are not so good. I've read a zillion times about burying your spare tire as a winch anchor. Every tried it, or seen it done? Burying a tire is a tremendous amount of work and if the tire is not buried deeply enough it will pull out and you're back where you started; except now you're exhausted.
Lots of practice at getting unstuck will also make you a better driver. You'll have real-world experience at just how much work it is to get unstuck and how much risk it presents. You'll start making choices that help you stay unstuck and moving, instead of getting stuck.
Then practice.
Go out with another vehicle and some experienced, mature, calm friends who you can trust. Get stuck, on purpose, in a fairly controlled environment, when you don't have to be anywhere in a hurry. Then examine the situation, carefully apply what you know, and get unstuck. Work slowly and think everything through before you commit. When one technique or tool doesn't work, try something else.
Lots of things sound like a great idea here on the web and get propagated endlessly. Some of them are not so good. I've read a zillion times about burying your spare tire as a winch anchor. Every tried it, or seen it done? Burying a tire is a tremendous amount of work and if the tire is not buried deeply enough it will pull out and you're back where you started; except now you're exhausted.
Lots of practice at getting unstuck will also make you a better driver. You'll have real-world experience at just how much work it is to get unstuck and how much risk it presents. You'll start making choices that help you stay unstuck and moving, instead of getting stuck.
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