jeep snow wheeling /camping 2011 weekend on the strap

Our weekend camping trip in the snow. Over 5 feet of new snow in three days. 1946 cj2a willys, 1953 cj3b willys, 1972 cj5. For all of you who complain about me putting music over our jeep videos, this one is for you.

[@lanceraynor2255]

Somehow I'm going to get back 4 wheeling again if it kills me. no more abusive women just the freedom of off-road vehicle amen

[@drums2god]

I love seeing old jeeps getting used like this and not just being fair weather trailer queens. Awesome trip, would love to join yall sometime!!

[@rcjeepers]

We are local to Northern California, Sacramento area, so if your from here too we send ya a message next time we go out.

[@alecpfleckl1151]

Did y'all lower your tire pressure at all? It can really help! I noticed y'all don't have beadlockers, but lowering the PSI down to about 15ish would give a lot better traction and would still have enough air to keep the rubber on the rim. love the rigs though! looks like y'all had a lot of fun, keep wheelin.

[@calaverashighschoolboyssoc2661]

I just keep coming back to this one...awesome video and trip!!

[@mikecachioli8838]

This vid got me to buy another Jeep and go back to the Adirondacks...

[@rcjeepers]

That's an AWESOME compliment!!! Thank you!!! Enjoy your new jeep!!!

[@rcjeepers]

Its in Northern California

[@studiovladosproduction5936]

WOW, so many red Jeeps! That's fun and stupid ))) Дол боё-бы на красных джипах

[@VMX540fan]

@TheDeJureTour Chains make sense only on ICE. Yes, I carry tire chains in my snow jeep. I have never installed them. Never needed to install them. Siping does wonders. Check out the siping section at snowtrek.org. My centers are siped and I have just started siping my outer lugs. The more I sipe, the better they work. Check out the siping on the XJ with 38 inch Baja Claws at SNOWBATMAN99 on KZbin. I may be siping that much by the end of December.

[@rcjeepers]

@passst1 lengthen the wheelbase. If you are running a longer spring (like wrangler) you will need to lengthen the front and rear of the frame in order for your springs to work. You will get more flex and a nicer ride with the longer springs too. I would suggest going with a good quality spring too. Bds, rubicon express, alcan, etc. These will have a better ride quality and warranty.

[@rcjeepers]

@passst1 It's a 2.5" lift with spring over axle. That makes it about 6" of lift total. The high hood is running 37's that measure out to like 36.5" I wouldn't go any larger than a 36 unless you lengthen your wheel base out beyond 85-86". Both these jeeps have lengthened frames. the 2a is at about an 84" wheel base and the 3b. is at about 83.5.

[@rcjeepers]

No problem, the orange trailer is actually being re-built right now and is having a roof top tent mounted on top with a heater installed inside the tent, and the inside of the trailer bed is getting a 12v system with lights and a fridge. Should have video of it up in the next month or so.

[@rcjeepers]

Thanks for watching. We have a lot of videos on this channel as well as on sd46jeep and 98sas4runner. Unfortunately most of our videos are of us stuck because we are all having way to much fun to just stop and video. We will try to get some better videos this season!!!

[@rcjeepers]

@DBenton459 I have never run snow chains on my jeep before. I have been told they really only help in icy conditions. With the tire speed that I typically run at they would most likely come apart and destroy my jeep or kill someone so I have never even considered trying them.

[@VMX540fan]

Paddles in snow... Bad idea... Tried it on a quad once... It was like having casters on the rear wheels... The back tires would not follow the front tires. As soon as I started moving, the back end went sideways. It was fun in a field, but scary on a trail.

[@rcjeepers]

@ScRoTe1992 2a has 350/350 with a 300 t-case with a 4-1 kit and twin stick. Dana 44 front and a tera 60 high pinion rear both with ar b's. Spring over with reverse shackle The trailer he built from scratch. Yes....it is even nicer looking in person than it is in the videos!!!

[@rcjeepers]

Thanks sooo much for the compliment. No I don't have a website for our Jeeps. I am getting ready to do a "walk around" description of them soon though and I will post it here on youtube. Thanks again for the compliment and for watching our videos.

[@rcjeepers]

Good for what? I personally wouldn't use one as a platform for building and off road jeep. I think they are better suited for the street but that is just my OPINION. With enough money and know how you can make almost anything trail worthy.

[@rcjeepers]

@kellybikeco This is up highway 50 just outside Pollock Pines. This video is taken on Mormon Immigrant Trail. We are planning another day trip in two to three weeks. If you think you might make it send me a message and I'll let you know when we are going.

[@rcjeepers]

@TheDeJureTour NEVER!!!!!!!!!! If we start having too much trouble we'll just air down more. With how wide our tires are we can usually float on top pretty good if we air down, just like you would in the sand. I would like to try paddles on mine though!!

[@rcjeepers]

@TheDeJureTour what would we need chains for? Two of the jeeps have winches and yanking someone out with a chain is no fun. If you put slack in it you just break stuff, and broken chain flying through the air sounds a little dangerous to me.

[@rcjeepers]

Thanks, Both flatties run chevy fuel injected 350's with 350 auto's behind them. The highhood has a 20 transfer case, and arb'd 44's front and rear. The 2a has a 300 t-case, arb'd 44 front and arb'd hp60 rear.

[@rcjeepers]

Really????? The 3b is only running about 7 pounds and I don't much feel like trying to reset beads in the snow. Toyo's have stiff side walls!!! Thanks for being the first (or 50ish) to offer such good advice though....

[@rcjeepers]

@nvydvr81 drove to the auto parts store and picked up some spare hard, flared new ends on it to fit my lines and bled the brakes. Had it done in about 2 hours including driving into town for the new lines.

[@rcjeepers]

@MegaLuckydog1 If you have already checked out my page for more videos you can also find more on sd46jeep and 98sas4runner here on youtube. Thanks for the compliment and for watching our videos!!

[@rcjeepers]

@VMX540fan Thanks for the advice. I used to run them on my race quad in the snow and loved them but I wasn't sure how they would/wouldn't work on a jeep. Probably just saved me a good chunk of change!!

[@rcjeepers]

@jeeperscreepers78 The orange 3b has a sbc 350 that has a holley pro jection. Glad you enjoyed our video, we really enjoy making them. You can also visit sd46jeep for more of our jeep/snow trips.

[@patrickmurphy3]

I have been looking out for another video like this, but no such luck. I still hope to see one some day :-(

[@rcjeepers]

Patrick Murphy videos coming soon....

[@rcjeepers]

The racks on the two flat fender jeeps are hand built. If you are looking to build one they are very simple to make if you can weld. otherwise I think you can buy them for about $200.

[@rcjeepers]

@BigBearHuskyMusher If only after building our own jeeps from the ground up and wheeling them for 12 plus years, we could have thought of that on our own...thanks for the advice!!

[@piratecat4519]

Hell ya David Allen COE

[@rcjeepers]

@Ready2Run1 The orange high hood (mine) is running toyo mts and the red 2a is running iroks. the cj5 is running bfgs and the mb in our other video is running bfg crawlers

[@rcjeepers]

@oskarabr75 Thanks for the compliment. The orange 3b is mine, the red 2a is my brothers, and the red cj5 is a friends of ours. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@rcjeepers]

Since you are local to where we do our snow trips, I'll invite you next time we go and maybe you'll get the opportunity to show us how it's done!!

[@rcjeepers]

The red trailer behind the cj2a (low hood) was hand built as was the jeep by the owner. The orange trailer is a military version from the 1940's.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

Have u seen that JKU with the +X2 electric trailer deal he engineered using 2 single wheel Tesla motors attached to both trailer wheels , he laid a battery bank flat below the bed of the trailer so the center of gravity is low . He has an electrical line to a remote box in cab with wheel/knob. It’s not synced to tge jeep Speedo or tach but anytime he’s getting stuck he turns the knob and the trainer 40’s will spin as fast as needed like a vehicle behind pushing and the weight of the batteries and motors give ut decent weight to be effective. The throttle /power knob stays where you turn it so you can turn it to 25% and leave it , speed it up, go to neutral , whatever. The videos make it look pretty amazing , wild to see him climbing a drifted mountain road deep snow and suddenly the trailer 40’s start kicking up snow . Wild idea

[@rcjeepers]

No I haven't. I'll see if I can find the video on here

[@rcjeepers]

Thanks for the compliments and for watching our videos. For more of our videos you can also see sd46jeep and 98sas4runner.

[@rcjeepers]

@ScRoTe1992 Wow, what a compliment!! Thanks man. Check out some more of our snow vids. Im sure you'll like them as well.

[@rcjeepers]

@100silverpizza who are the rich stupid jack offs? Not sure I understand where you are coming from with this comment.

[@rcjeepers]

@22mpb Thanks!!! It has a 2 1/2" exhaust that goes from block hugger headers two into one with a single flowmaster.

[@rcjeepers]

@jeepcj5100 morman emigrant trail aka iron moutnain road in northern california. The high hood is actually orange!!

[@rcjeepers]

Both willys have bds 2.5" springs, reverse shackle and spring over. The 2a has 36" iroks and the 3b has 37" toyos

[@rcjeepers]

@flyinghigh370 Thanks for the tip, I'll check them out. Hope you enjoyed the video and good luck with your jeep

[@rcjeepers]

Thanks for the compliment. Out in California you get ticketed if you play in the mud, it could ruin the dirt?

[@rcjeepers]

@tk250r We broke two or three straps that weekend...we were getting low on straps!!! Thanks for the compliment

[@rcjeepers]

Maybe you should start posting some videos of how to drive in the snow rather than playing with your cats.

[@rcjeepers]

Thanks for the great compliment. We also have videos at 98sas4runner and sd46jeep...hope you enjoy!!!

[@rcjeepers]

Thanks and good luck with your uncles cj. My jeep was actually first built using 72 cj5 running gear!

[@gorillahd9247]

First things first: Absolutely GORGEOUS rigs! I drooled on my keyboard. Second thing: Great footage of y'all having fun in the snow. Keep posting videos like this one! Scott

[@rcjeepers]

@rangaman86 Who cares what it ends up looking like as long as it gets you to the trail!!!

[@hjaltigto]

watch?v=y4GVHC1zqpU thats like 0.2 psi , we wont go into the snow with more then 4 psi in the tires

[@rcjeepers]

@schizm99 Haha, If you listen close you can hear my 7 yr old singing a long to it!!

[@rcjeepers]

The ora nge trailer is a m416 military trailer and the red trailer is handbuilt.

[@oftaps]

You guys must be experts in using the snatch strap after that trip :P and Nice Trucks ...

[@rcjeepers]

@guitarsfl Loafed? Did you mean locked? If so, yes, arb's front and rear.

[@rcjeepers]

@idriveageo1 On iron mountain road up past sly park in Northern California

[@rcjeepers]

@98SAS4runner Tried calling today, left a vm and Im waiting for a call back

[@rcjeepers]

@guitarsfl 8 lbs on the orange high hood, not sure about the other two.

[@rcjeepers]

@2012goingNutz Then mute it or don't watch my videos. Its that simple.

[@mtnDEW98]

My friend has a 1953 willys race jeep lifted on 44s. thing goes literally anywhere.

[@Sandman1832]

Only thing bad bout jeeps in deep snow and mud are there light weight and traction gets to be an issue. My 80 CJ5 got custom made tube bumpers that me and my friend made and we filled them with concrete for traction purposes before they were capt, I prefer my truck with wider wheel base and more weight in most situations. My CJ can fit in more places than the truck which makes it a good wheeling rig for most things and it looks sick with the spring over I did to the axles and 37s

[@rcjeepers]

I guess it you want both vehicles stuck you could use that method....

[@MrAsphaltassault]

I love jeeps. I love little tugs to get people out to, but for safety sake would you guys not use ball hitch for an achor point. "D"rings is the way to go. I have seen what people thought was the strap breaking but it wasnt. the ball broke its shank and became a projectile. I just dont want to see fellow jeepers get hurt.

[@grandprismatic]

As a owner of a '42 Ford script GPW Willy's this is sikk footage

[@rcjeepers]

We have had our fair share of practice on both ends of the strap!!!

[@rcjeepers]

@guntic1122 It was a blast...just wish we had some snow this year!!

[@llew777]

I enjoyed the Vid. But I do have a question....Would Chains be a good investment You all seem very well prepared (and that in itself is impressive) I have used tire chains in such situations and they make a difference, I would appreciate you feedback. Rob From Canada

[@rcjeepers]

Those 4runners in your videos are running a LOT more than .5psi...

[@patrickmurphy3]

I picked up a cage YEARS ago that I was going to put on some future vehicle. It is designed to mount on the front bumper, but I am going to modify it to go into the hitch. Completely forgot about that thing. I still think the racks you guys have are awesome.

[@patrickmurphy3]

Good stuff. Would like to see even more Jeep vids. Do you have any laying around that explains the Rack system off the back? Is it custom fab, or off the shelf somewhere? Maybe a little more of a closeup on that because they are cool as hell.

[@rcjeepers]

@amtrobia Thanks, it was a lot of fun, on both ends the strap!!

[@MrAsphaltassault]

Yes I have to say great jeeps, and great video. nice area you have. similarly we do the same camping trips in the canadian shield. very rocky with spruce trees all around. Winter camping is fun.

[@Willysman67]

Love to see you ride with the wagon some time. Its a full size version of your rigs. I miss my 1954 3B even more now, lol. Cool video but how bout some not stuck footage please.

[@rcjeepers]

San Andreas, but my son went to school/played football there.

[@lizards4x483]

Awesome Jeep!!!!!! Do you have your website?? I want to see more your jeep! If you don7t you should make own site!!! so all jeeper in the world can see your awesome jeep!

[@scottsyellowrubicon1]

Nice Jeeps guys...I drive a 2004 Rubicon and my dad has a completely stock '51 Willys M38. I really wish he would do some rebuild/ upgrades to it sometime...have fun !

[@geirio]

Take the air out of the tires down to about 6-8 psi even more if that doesint work and you will have a lot more fun but have fun guys .greetings from Iceland

[@buddhalovin7]

Dude your Cj3b is SICK!!!! I just got one on sunday! What lift kit are you running? and what gearing are you running in your axles? sence its a 8 cyl?

[@Willysman67]

Flatfenders rule! lol I had a CJ3B with a 283 Chevy V8 and two late model CJ5s, off road the 3B was the best. But wasnt much different than your 67 5...

[@rcjeepers]

Maybe you should go back to watching your Subaru videos...

[@robchesley4591]

What transmissions you squeeze into those flat fenders?

[@rcjeepers]

@MegaLuckydog1 When the snow is over five feet deep its really hard to get traction with skinny tires. These aren't the first sets of tires we've run on these jeeps. The wider tires help these "light weight" jeeps float on top. We also use these for rock crawling and driving on the trail and we have found that these combinations work best for us, thanks for the advice though and hope you enjoyed our videos.

[@jleebesaw]

man i would like to get an old jeep like these. up here in ny the road salt turns everything older than a 2001 into a rot box though.

[@hjaltigto]

Comment something in my 4runner videos where im running 5psi

[@y2kxj]

masterpull recovery ropes work way better then nylon straps///

[@rcjeepers]

@buttmanroad There are a few things that can cause this. One, having a locker in the rear, they are very short wheel base, and improper steering geometry. You can try using a longer tow bar and make sure you have a bungee cord wrapped around the steering wheel tying to the roll bar to help return the wheel to center. Hope this info helps you. Hope you enjoy our videos too!

[@rcjeepers]

Not exactly sure how I should respond to this comment?

[@rcjeepers]

He left it at the play he attended the night before...

[@flyinghigh370]

You need an ARB Snatch Strap or a Bubba Rope. I have the ARB. Perfect for this kind of recovery. Looks like fun. I am finishing building my CJ 7 for the second time in as many years and can't wait to take it out in the snow again!!! Thanks!

[@ru5tyjeep]

great Jeeps, great video. I've had weekends like this, only in the mud. We don't get enough of the white stuff in Missouri.

[@Bugsbunn33]

Hey buddy, I know its a pain in the ass but I'm in the process of buying a beautiful GPW Jeep Willy. She looks just like the green one in your video. My goal is to get it to look like all your jeeps mostly the green one. I was hoping you could tell me some of the mods done to either yours or his. Thanks man I appreciate it :) By The Way Im in a jeep Group that has about 10k members and we would love it if you were to be apart of our group. If you go one Facebook type in "ForbiddenJeeps" you probably heard of us. But once again join the family :) Im sure all of us would like to see your project. (Jeep Wave)

[@mayahmontilla8703]

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[@mayahmontilla8703]

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[@mayahmontilla8703]

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[@rcjeepers]

Thank you soooo much!!! Glad to have another sub!! This is in Northern California on Iron Mountain Road near Sly Park/Pollock Pines. It was a ton of fun, in fact we are headed back up there on Saturday and staying through Monday. If you are local feel free to head up and say hi. The orange jeep (mine) will be there along with my brothers 4Runner (from some of my Rubicon videos). Thanks again for the sub and for watching our videos!!!

[@rcjeepers]

Im glad you enjoy our videos so much and that you find them inspirational!!!! It might be cheaper to find a jeep a little closer to home for you to build though. Good luck and if you do start building a jeep send me links to your build and feel free to ask any questions you might have, it is not easy putting a sbc into a jeep and getting everything to work the way you want. Make sure you leave PLENTY of room for your cooling system!!!

[@rcjeepers]

It was a steel line that came out of the master cylinder. It broke at the 90 degree bend where it mounts to the frame through rubber bushings. Just years of frame/body flex got the best of it. Hope you enjoyed the video!! Thanks for watching

[@derekryan84]

jeeps, landcruisers, and anything gm sucks! not really lol, I got a 73 bronco and i love it but those are pretty cool rigs.

[@ScRoTe1992]

@rcjeepers not a problem! would love to have some info on that 2a! soo beautiful! and where did u get the trailer man?

[@rcjeepers]

Thanks for the compliment!!! I will be posting more snow videos right after the first of the year and they should have some shots of my trailer conversion which I am really excited about. M416 converted to a tent trailer.

[@jeepcj5100]

Too bad you guys couldn't find any Red jeeps to play in the snow with. Looked like a great week-end! Where was it?

[@TheDeJureTour]

So, you guys went to the snow......without any chains? Does. Not. Compute. Help. Me. Please. *sizzle* *pop* *melt*

[@rcjeepers]

Thanks for the advice and we know better but sometimes our excitement to be the first in line to pull the other guy out overrides our common sense. Hope you enjoyed the video.

[@22mpb]

hell yeah your jeeps sound like my cj5. like a pissed off tiger is under the hood. are you running straight piped?