Kelowna Snow Wheelers first Cruise of the year

[@Mr.XYZ6775]

Wow so cool. I was like them when I was their age. We took a (sand) dune buggy, put a small block, made it 4-wheel drive. Then took it to the park and went thru 24-inch snow which was the best we could do. Ah the 70's, now I'm 66 and don't get out much. Man, I miss those days.

[@Ibex-]

Wow 🤩

[@Steveriknows]

Im oldish too, more 80's but I don't recall traffic jams. Love doing what they're doing and still have a tracked offroad vehicle with a set of Camso tracks but I ride with a buddy or two at the most. Any more than that, and you end up rescuing people all day or waiting your turn. I'm too old, cranky, impatient and do this to get away from people, not wait in line behind them. Merry Christmas. 🎅

[@smk8609]

Love how the Sherp is all slow and steady - "What's all the commotion?" once he catches up and then just keeps on going

[@UnderPressureGoat]

That bong customization holder is epic! 😂😅

[@avalanche15301]

I seen that too! wonder how it doesn't break.

[@tezy0193]

​@@avalanche153019mm is pretty thick glass, most bongs are 5mm ~ at best

[@noneyuh4337]

That Land Cruiser is Super Sweet, love hows its Stubby, i love the color and Especially the BONG !!

[@daves3016]

i saw that had to go back in the vid and check it out again, nice holder he built for it hahah

[@billycolwell4263]

I was wondering if i was seeing things.

[@Ibex-]

Right on!

[@joshbrekke6374]

Having the snow Groomer & Sherp with is a smart plan! Looks like you all take your time and make it a fun experience for all. That’s the way to do it, like we did when we were kids in the late 1970,s & early 1980,s with our dad in our 1947 Willis & 1976 Bronco at Dresser Wisconsin. Great times with good responsible people who know what to do. Looks like some need bigger tires, our dad liked em tall so they cut down to the hard ground better. We seen a 1970-72 GMC K-30 years back with 60+” tractor tires on it with a hi winding/roaring well sorted SBC going through our ditches that were as deep as you got here with big drifts also. It busted em like nothing. It was So fun to watch them going through that much snow so effortlessly!. All of the rigs you all have built here are awesome. I have several favorites! Great Video, Thanks!!

[@Ibex-]

thanks for the comment, these guys leave there egos at home and just have fun, the corn snow was horrible but we made the best of it.

[@joshbrekke6374]

@@Ibex- I never heard of Corn Snow before. Are there bits of Corn in it?

[@edwardsimmons3721]

So jealous of trips like this. Those are some massive rigs. The man version of playing in the snow.

[@Ibex-]

I am very lucky to get to do this.

[@raymondanderson751]

Dark blue Old school Bronco is bad ass and the black and yellow buggy with the sherp looking tires is a beast!

[@Joseph-s6y]

I'm old and I can't afford to do this, but I'm grateful that you take me along

[@damienthomas6655]

❤❤The young guys with the "keep it simple landcruizer" are on a winner ,,i mean you keep it super simple ,,keep it as light as possible with a good engine with power enough to have plenty of fun but not ridiculous break everything power ,,the green landcruizer is the winner for me as its something easy fixed when ya out in the cold you don't want complicated wiz bang high tech cause all you end up is broken down spoiling for everyone who wants to keep on moving on hey !

[@Ibex-]

The Dude had all the spare parts tools and ductape with him too

[@Ogsonofgroo]

Best vicarious fer an old guy all week! TYVM! This surely a blast and really fun to watch, yay Kelowna!

[@Ibex-]

Cant wait to get out again :)

[@Manzilla]

Газ в пол по снегу и закопаться, это очень интересная тактика!))) А шерп спокойно ползёт вперёд!)

[@Ibex-]

I think they like the noise ;)

[@terrysmiles8599]

YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT OSTACRUISER????EPIC IS THE WORD FOR THAT MAN!!!YOU HAVE A GREAT GUY ON YOUR BACK IN OSTACRUISER THE GUY IS A LEGAND AROUND THE INTERNET AND BEYOND.....TOTALLY BAD ASS....

[@Ibex-]

It was fun to finally hang out with him.

[@ztwntyn8]

Love that little green rig. Haven’t seen the mopar a/c compressor trick in a long time. Right on 🤘🏻👊🏻

[@Ibex-]

He shortened and re welded the cab

[@meganelizabeth127]

Bong holder badass I love it

[@Ibex-]

I had never see this before ;)

[@mindrub]

The perfect amount of snow. Just enough work to get through and satisfying when you do.

[@Ibex-]

Bad corn snow made things tough

[@cmasscmass]

Thanks for a wonderful time out back again.

[@Ibex-]

Any time!

[@robertredmon6387]

I love seeing this guy's helping each other out when one is problem

[@Ibex-]

the CB radios are a big help

[@Dirtydigger]

That’s the fun see someone show their ass and eventually getting stuck then see who is able to get them out. Mudding through the swamp same thing

[@abstract_jeff]

Yep. Always help another truck out, cuz you're probably the next one stuck, you just don't know it yet.

[@metalman065]

I loved the camping content. Reminded me of when I was a kid and my dad use to take my brothers and I out. I Like "El Pato" for the duck, sounds 😎

[@kevculmstock1]

awesome rigs! I like the bong holder in that Land Cruiser lol.

[@Ibex-]

Shhh 🤫

[@abstract_jeff]

That bong holder in the green land cruiser... 10/10.

[@Lochlann13]

Man, that gray Chevy is awesome. I mean, all of the rigs out here are, but that one just speaks to me as an HD truck guy.

[@SamsungS23-eb7fn]

Thank you for the entertainment and for feeding the plants!

[@Ibex-]

Any time!

[@davedunn7759]

I was hoping for a 60 y/o English teacher with an unruly beard dressed as a power ranger to sneak up on them on cross country skis.

[@Ibex-]

That would have bin perfect 👍🏻

[@EricW-ug4nz]

Or a deer hunter on a horse walking with his elk on a mule. Like the beautiful country was meant to be not raped by big horsepower bored idiots

[@bottomrctrailadventures8042]

I play with 1/10 scale versions of these, and I have a blast. I can imagine the real thing would just be insane! Awesome video!!

[@Ibex-]

That is awesome!

[@Dirtydigger]

For what some of them 1/10 scale remote toy trucks cost you could find an old Suzuki samari add another transfer case put Toyota axles and 44” tires or something light with solid axles 80-83 Toyota keep it simple gearing down by using two transfer cases the Suzuki are not married they have flanges on input and output. Big expensive high horsepower engines Break things. Low hp. Low gears . Low tire psi. Wide tires

[@goldenratio5117]

​@@DirtydiggerSamurai's can be done up so nice...20 years ago my buddy had one of the nicest ones I've ever seen. He traded it for a mid 90s POS bronco with huge lift,cracked frame and bald 38"s...to this day it's a sore subject.

[@donaldhalls2189]

Looks like a lot of fun, for everyone, thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones

[@Ibex-]

Good to hear from ya Buddy :)

[@wyowrxjb6432]

That bnog with custom holder is awesome in that land cruiser!

[@RA-zw6hp]

Impressive well built rigs,,, enjoyed watching.

[@Ibex-]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jeffro5032]

Tell you guys what.....as being a former snow maniac down here in the South , you guys up North build some incredible snow rigs! Lots of HP and some big tires in 4' of powder is impressive! Love it!

[@judgetk8327]

The most of them don't have a clue what it takes to get through snow like that. Shit I have a motorhome that will out do most of you guys excluding the Sherpa. I'm going to watch something else instead of a bunch of loud exhaust pipes and passing it off for 800hp. Some great rock crawlers for sure. But snow requires experience and common sense.

[@judgetk8327]

You think I'm a airhead. That's cool. Try running tires half the width with a set of V bar chains plus a ton or two and see what happens. If you don't notice a huge difference I'll pay for the chains. At least your old enough to grow whiskers. Lol. Hahaha.

[@lofldor9126]

@@judgetk8327 Post a video of it and tag us here when you do it. I'll be waiting 🤙

[@Ibex-]

Lol these guys are actually world 🌎 famous. anyways the snow that day was shit, it was corn snow that tuned slushy near evening, not ideal for driving in or on.

[@Ibex-]

Now now boys. Looks like every ones an expert . You will all have to come out ;)

[@jimvk1]

Need to rig up a PTO driven snow blower on the front vehicle to clear the deep stuff

[@bryancoyne9692]

Cool truck and u cant go out in the woods without the glass bong hell yeah 👍

[@Ibex-]

My thoughts exactly

[@genefogarty5395]

We go wheeling in the woods when it snows here in Northern NY too. I modified a few old snowmobile tracks with 1/4-20 bolts through them for traction pads if I get really stuck. They've saved the day quite a few times and they roll up with a bungee around them, I just strap them to the roof of my woods beater. Works in slimy mud during the other seasons. Somebody always has a powr-pull, snatch block and some 5/8 Spectra rope too, never had to leave a vehicle behind in 15 years.

[@Ibex-]

Sounds like you got it figured out, good to hear from you. :)

[@genefogarty5395]

@@Ibex- I wish, lol.

[@genefogarty5395]

@Chuck Norris Huh, you feelin okay, Chuck?

[@humphrey4976]

The bong holder was a great upgrade

[@sheldonsnow803]

Big powerful machine with a little road runner horn!

[@mickgrimes9078]

The bong holder on that and cruiser is mint.

[@Mr.Safety.]

The bong holder is mint🤣🤣

[@Ibex-]

Shh 🤫

[@Mr.Safety.]

@Ibex- right right, ITS A VASE!

[@dylanrombouts877]

That is sick the bong holder

[@Ibex-]

Shh

[@roryanderson6409]

Super great video. Thanks so much for sharing it.

[@Ibex-]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnconner8218]

It is fun see the setups on these rigs. Looks fun!

[@JJ-JOHNSON]

That's so cool, when one has trouble everyone comes to the rescue.

[@MikaylaSchultz]

Love the bong mount 😁

[@curranjohnson7489]

This is up there with the coolest things I’ve seen on KZbin. Would love to just ride along and watch and help

[@Ibex-]

Where about are you ?

[@curranjohnson7489]

@@Ibex- south Louisiana lol

[@Ibex-]

I need to get out that way and video some swamp buggy racing !

[@curranjohnson7489]

@ it is pretty awesome, but I think what y’all do is cooler…maybe just because I don’t ever see anything like it…either way thanks for the posts and keep em comin!

[@smokingjoking]

I have live in snow country and I have learned that a tall skinny tire is best in the snow. Why do you run wide tires in the snow? I love the video please don't be offended it is a legit question.

[@Ibex-]

If you cant dig to the bottom with skinnies then float on the top, the green ford named Gord in this video had very little tread but went everywhere.

[@stevemelendez482]

All those rigs are sick! But that black jeep! Sounds insane. Love it! Snow 🦀

[@MarkKolomiets]

Техника у мужиков зачётная, ничего не скажешь. Респект!

[@konstantinrubanov1295]

только шерп спокойно преодолевал снега

[@benholley2043]

Man it would be crazy to have tht much snow to play in especially with these toys

[@nostralgia3203]

the bong holder in the mint wheeler is mint lmao

[@Prisonmike89]

Blasting through that on a snowmobile is much more fun. But this video is just too epic lol.

[@brianfay9914]

That looks like so much fun t y

[@ChainsawFPV]

Growing up, and living in New England, I am no stranger to playing in the snow. But this? This takes a special kind of person to do. Its friggen freezing cold, you constantly get stuck, when something breaks, its a nightmare to fix in that environment. There is no harder wheeling then in the snow.

[@nutsmcflurry3737]

17:59 if you had a tow bar on the front of this rig, and a hitch on the lead rig, you can push a lot of snow. We used to do this with four wheelers, up to four in tandem. Of course when you do get stuck stuck, it’s a real bitch getting out. We didn’t have 800hp or a Sherp.

[@Ibex-]

Lol thats awesome :)

[@nutsmcflurry3737]

@@Ibex- I was told about it from a member of a local jeep club from the 70s here on Eastern Oregon. Of course they weren’t running anything like you guys for tires or horsepower. And I doubt you could buy a tire taller than 32”. And if someone broke, you could tow them off the mountain.

[@ronaldwrencher6879]

Great group of guys and some Bad azz buggies boys

[@terrysmiles8599]

Totally in Love with this video!!!And my Can-Am Commander with 30s on it......Totally in Love...Very Nice Guys!!!

[@Ibex-]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Ibex-]

You got that rite :) wish i had a SXS

[@neilx4334]

I love the bong holder in the land cruiser

[@drmarkintexas-400]

Thank you for sharing Beautiful territory 😎 🤗🙏🇺🇲

[@Ibex-]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@AffectionateWrench-hv8hg]

Does the same guy get to hold up the rest all day, or does each one get to be the trail clogger? Seems like jeep fun involves a lot of setting in line.

[@Ibex-]

not much to film while we are moving so you get to see when we are stopped, if someone thinks they have what it takes to blaze trail there welcome to it. thanks for commenting :)

[@michaelrafailyk]

The wheels itself looks good for this job. The problem is on the middle part - between the front wheels, where truck sits on the snow with its bottom. A first idea: You can try to install the cone on the front of the first truck - to move the snow away to the sides. So it will work like an icebreaker. A second idea: The bottom (frame) of the truck must be much higher from the ground.

[@Ibex-]

Yes the snow was not good, it was waist deep corn snow, even the guys on portal axles had trouble

[@James-wd2uu]

Lol thanks for the advice doesnt look like they know what they're doing ...prob the first time they ever drove

[@Mariposaland]

Needed tracks instead of tires and add a snow plow on the lead vehicle.

[@gregparrott]

Very impressive rigs! I've seen rock crawlers that had a disk brake mounted to the FRONT differential's pinion shaft. But at 18:27, I see that the Chevy pickup has the same mounted on the REAR axle. Why is this done? Do rotors and calipers mounted at the wheel get jammed with snow/ice? Also, what are such special purpose axles called?

[@Ibex-]

The Rockwell military Axles have the disk on the center section, not sure exactly why.

[@gregparrott]

@@Ibex- Thanks for the reply. It is curious that such a feature would exist without a clear, and existing application.

[@jbrobertson6052]

I'm a drag racer and a 4x4 nut but my Harley is the best and this looks like a blast but with only 1 drawback and that is you don't seem to go very far lol which seems like a bit of waste with all them awesome machines. Its like the lead guy leaves and you wait an hour then you can walk 50ft and hand that guy a beer lol. Oh well each to their own its an acquired taste. Have fun guys because as long as your machine is running then there is no problem. CHEERS

[@Ibex-]

Thats where having a large group that you’re trying to keep together can become a bit of a pain. The other thing was the quality of the snow, made travel tough so we tried a couple roads that were not doable and had to backtrack.

[@trkonkal]

Can't help but imagine a snowmobile just zipping by.

[@setherdmann9307]

More $ then brain's.

[@Ibex-]

Thought about bringing my Dragon to film 🎥 from.

[@keneckman3270]

Not n that deep of SNOW JAKASS!!!

[@trkonkal]

A sled would rip right across the top.

[@WilliamWagner-hq9ut]

They are aware of the existence of snow mobiles. You should confront them face to face

[@glenludwig9676]

Great video and awesome rigs. I wheeled all that area back in the 80’s. Of coarse a little more remote then. But my question is ? When you have roads why are you out running over new growth trees? I’m not a tree hugger by any means. But “Leave it better than you found it.” Is that not part of the Kelowna snow wheelers motto. It’s the bigger picture.......Reasons they close down more areas every year.

[@Ibex-]

I was thinking about that watching my video and you can see them making every effort to go around the little trees and trying to not make too may excursion’s, the area around the City i live in has 100s of gated roads and protected or sacred land. It wants to make me move.

[@rodneyharouff5739]

that was wild! badass rigs & good drivers! thanks! i've wheeled in 2' snow, but nothin' near like that.

[@Ibex-]

Right on!

[@DrakeRc]

I like the bong holder in the old land cruiser haha

[@Ibex-]

I have a couple RC videos ;)

[@Ibex-]

RC kzbin.info/aero/PLerbQSvZc08eoiAYos52V6XqjXq4mVNHC

[@ostacruiser]

Awesome meeting you in person!! Great video!! What a day❤️❤️

[@Ibex-]

Same here! :)

[@LWBSCOTTY]

The Sherp did good!

[@melesionieto2658]

Love the bong holder and the bong 🤙

[@kashankirk]

That 4 dr tacoma w/ 4wheel steer is well done and prob super comfy too

[@Ibex-]

He does call it his comfort curser.

[@mikeford963]

I've taken my F-150 through that same trail at Big Meadow Lake!! Not NEARLY as much snow on the ground though!!!

[@Ibex-]

This wasn’t good snow ❄️

[@antesimic990]

nice off road greetings, from Croatia European,come to the alps and come to Adria Sea! 🇺🇸🤝🇭🇷🤝🇪🇺

[@Ibex-]

Maybe one day!

[@joeycpeters]

Hilltoppers Speed Shop in Dickson TN builds some awesome big block chevy engines!!!

[@Ibex-]

Will pass that on ;)

[@bob_atwestmi_fl_us7812]

That lis some friggen madness right there, But good grief it looks like some fun. friggen madness. You folks rock.

[@Ibex-]

Lol 😝

[@Nomad.Offroad]

Love this terrain !! Miss snow wheeling forsure

[@Ibex-]

Where about are you now ?

[@Nomad.Offroad]

@ Fraser valley, Abby. I’m building a truggy and it’s not going to be a snow wheeling rig, as much as I’d love to!!! Just Not equipped when I have stickies lol

[@Nocturnal2010]

That looks like so much fun. We do a little of that in Michigan but I missed the last 2 winters working 🤷🏾‍♂️👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@Ibex-]

Maybe this year

[@secret5.]

That green buggy us built like a tank to handle all that stress of breaking through those conditions.

[@Ibex-]

Some well built buggy’s for sure

[@joemcgee2918]

Hey I just put 33's on my TJ...........................Cool story bro

[@onthelevel189]

That looks like so much fun. !! 😮

[@711131719]

Crazy Guys..crazy fun!!! Amazing❤

[@Ibex-]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@roysbarton]

Thats cool! Great ride People!

[@abstract_jeff]

If that green paddle truck just had some kind of snow deflector on the front to push it down and under, I bet it would be a totally different animal in that deep snow. Right now it makes one hell of a snowdozer.

[@Ibex-]

It was bellying out

[@jasonockerjsj]

6:35 Is that a special holder for the bong. Awsome !

[@Ibex-]

You don’t want it rolling around ;)

[@Brad-vs1lk]

All legal in Canada!! Bout time too!! Pot,Hash, and Gummies and the stores are popping up all over now!!!!

[@fieldagent59isintheforest32]

As purpose built as these incredible machines are..... they are at their limits for this depth of snow.

[@Ibex-]

Horrible corn snow that turned to slush,not ideal

[@Frindleeguy]

All but 1 :)

[@ElectricPoliville]

Needs a faster water pump. Higher velocity. When you reach a stop then back up and get a run at it. When cler cutting make anchor points. And add a miniature snowplow on the lowest axel.

[@Ibex-]

All sounds good

[@Brad-vs1lk]

I am surprised that the tires are so wide! We have skidders that go thru the forest in the winter thru 4 feet of snow to haul cut trees out for lumber and the tires are at most about 8 inches wide and they never get stuck. They go where there are no roads and the snow can be chest high. They haul about 8 or 10 trees out going up hill to boot. I would bet if the tires were a lot narrower they would have no problems!!!

[@BrettMcNary]

lol. no. You get stuck in snow because you high center. Skinny tires achieve that instantly. Your skidder wouldn't make it 10'

[@smrtrthnu1571]

It probably has a lot to do with weight

[@Dragan-pb2vj]

Scherp wo ist scherp???

[@storm5013]

I don't know why some people seem to believe that narrow tires are effective in deep snow and ice. It's just not the case, wider+taller tires with a greater surface area contact patch are better. They help you float above the snow rather than sink into it and high center.

[@joshuaplacka8480]

It really all depends on the vehicle. Light vehicle's yes you are right. Heavy skidder u want to dig to the hard pan it has the weight as not to high center in snow. ​@storm5013

[@1spore2]

Now that's how you have fun in the snow

[@teleyakco]

The bong holder at 6:35 is an amazing accessory!

[@sethparker4624]

How do you guys not run out of gas out there!? Just a couple of 3gal gas cans?

[@Ibex-]

We do do alot of siting around lol

[@Maxime-ho9iv]

This is marvelous. And absolutely inefficient. Like you would be faster on snowshoes.

[@vncstudio]

😂

[@joshbrekke6374]

But what’s the fun with that? Boring is good except in this case

[@James-wd2uu]

Except no heat,gear ,shelter,and frozen walking dozens of miles in snowshoes and 4 feet of snow. And would be no where near as fast. For every one of these half hours stuck you have traveled 1/16 of a mile and are exhausted. Are you from the continental US? We have real adventures here in the Americas

[@nickmcnellis3937]

15 gallons to the mile, hence explaination for the extra 30 gallons of gas cans per rig.

[@MisterChips2012]

Does it get deeper, I feel my AWD Cadillac with winter tires could drive it at least up to 4:28

[@Ibex-]

Yup it got hip deep up top, we started of down at a subdivision full of houses

[@baxterscientific]

Sweeet rides! Im from the vw baja/bus world and I cant help but wonder how a lighter vehicle say a baja bug with a 1.9 ahu diesel would perform. The delicate balance in snow is weight and tire footprint. If the vehicles were lighter they could float more like the sherp. Alot of heavy v8s. Things are beasts for sure and must be a blast on a normal sunny day on a trail as well..

[@Ibex-]

Why not keep it Air cooled ? Love my 57 with a 2189cc

[@baxterscientific]

Hell yeah I am down for the aircooled. I have a 2276 with draw-through turbo setup. I figured in the snow would'nt work great because of extended rpms with limited air flow.. I always woild be for keeping it aircooled. The ahu diesel is an incredible small diesel made by vw that is as simple as a cummins 12v. Is your 57 an oval bug or do you have a vw bus??

[@petemiller519]

Awesome video, you guys rock! Cheers from Osoyoos.

[@Ibex-]

Would be nice to get a bit more Snow this year.

[@nickmcnellis3937]

Canada and the US should become one big ass country. How much fun we'd have. From the dunes in the SW to the salt flats to the snow covered Canadian mountain wilderness. Like minded people that will bolt an engine to anything and challange the terrain.

[@tracyforrest5469]

Looks like lots of fun . But why do they croud each other. Not given the guy in front room to back up

[@Ibex-]

Not sure 🤔 it does make it easier to talk over the engine rumbling

[@SPHYNX99752]

Great Collaboration! You guys made that look easy.

[@Ibex-]

Thanks so much!

[@jacinthelabrie6844]

What a machine,,,,darrell

[@raymondimbro2769]

Done a lot of snowheeling years ago. I noticed that a lot of these rig are not airing there down enough. The tires there running should be at least 5 to 8 psi.

[@Ibex-]

Some are actually running zero Psi ,it all depends on their bead locks. Its was the crappies’t Corn snow ever and then the sun turned it to corn slush just before dinner time.

[@vigaprimuz]

you guys should have a look at what we have been doing for Decades in Iceland, you could learn a thing or two.

[@Ibex-]

I really want to come out and video som formula off road !

[@justachipn3039]

Damn that was a fun ride... glad I didn't get my feet wet this time !!! 😜😜👍👍

[@engineerernest]

At 6:34, what is on the passenger side floor, with the small latch?

[@engineerernest]

Got it.....

[@76vetten]

I’ve never seen anything like this. I’m a desert guy. Lol. Your cars are amazing. V8’s and giant tires. If you get really stuck, do you pull out the hair blower? Outstanding. Really good video work.

[@Ibex-]

Thanks 🙏

[@vdavda1915]

Best car! From Russia! 🚙🚙🚙👍

[@vdavda1915]

Subscription!

[@HumorousHearsay]

I guess y’all get away with it because of horse power, but when I moved to the mountains of Montana years ago, one of the locals told me to get rid of my wide mud tires and get a narrower all terrain. I had to pull myself out from being stuck several time with the mud tires, and not once with the all terrain. I know now it also makes a difference if we’re talking ice, packed snow, or deep fluffy snow.

[@Ibex-]

Thanks for sharing

[@lthibault]

Wow that’s a lot of snow. Can we get some in Québec please 😂 Beeing a skier I can’t stop thinking about it. So I guess you guys need to wait often to cool off them transmissions