Sprinter Van Off-roading, Poker Flat, October 2022

Sprinter van pushed to the limits and stuck in the wilderness.

[@guytree7660]

A lot of videos of "off road van setups" but not many of the vans actually doing anything. Thank you for sharing!

[@daveacosta9803]

You silly goose!! No under armor, no proper tow hooks😆😳, I did enjoy the video 👌🏽

[@tommaples9174]

I have been on this trail in late spring and that creek was raging. I saw no people on the trail. He was lucky that others were there to help.

[@user-ob7xc6xo7n]

At the end of the video, the view inside the van sure looks like it is awfully empty inside, and maybe even more top heavy than necessary. Probably has/had nowhere near enough weight to have good traction at the rear (primary) tires, plus it looked like the tires were aired down a fair bit. Amazing what these things will do. The next adventure with this 170 4x4 will be a great next step from this outing!

[@mitchellcamps7595]

Wow very impressive, and the fact you did this in a 170ext... wouldn't even want to try parts of this in my 144! Props to you man.

[@OCoilers]

It's a 170, but not the extended. If we knew what we were getting into, we definitely wouldn't have started down that road 😯. There was no turning back after the first pitch.

[@kathylong9087]

@Samuel Heasley Nice video, but the van didn't seem like the suspension was set up for that adventure, mine will be.

[@OCoilers]

@@kathylong9087 I'll send you the GPS tracks. Would love to see someone in a sprinter tackle this without help. 😂

[@cristianm-uv9up]

@@OCoilers with a winch you would have done it without help. the more expensive alternative would be the limited slip differential(that is approx 5000$). impressive and very brave.

[@fs454]

@@OCoilers A 144 should be able to do it especially with the locker added, this is crazy impressive for a 170 though

[@geofffelsing1283]

Cool man! wants your tires and suspension specs?

[@theangrycamper]

Holy Fvck!!!! Balls out man!!!

[@makemesugarfree9698]

Hi Samual, is your van a 4x4 and could you tell me what size wheels/tyres you have? Thanks

[@OCoilers]

Yes, it's 4X4, LT275/70R17

[@user-th8tb5rb9x]

Cool! But I'm not taking my 144 sprinter there😂

[@kodiaksride]

Extremely impressive off roading. Do you have skid plates? Stock suspension?

[@OCoilers]

No skid plates (or damaged caused underneath), and stock suspension.

[@kodiaksride]

@@OCoilers that's impressive!

[@PezRacer]

Do you still have the 170? Pros and cons, how are you liking it? Would you buy again?

[@OCoilers]

Just bought my second 170! I wouldn't want to give up the extra space to go to the 144. Unless you're hardcore about hard off-roading, 170 is the way to go IMO.

[@PezRacer]

Glad to hear that, thanks!

[@235x16]

le sprinter était bien plus agile en descente que en monter , c'est pour sa que compte bien lui monter un dif ARB ... si ils arrivent a faire quelque chose de durable pour le sprinter 4x4

[@scottdmartin]

4wd 170 ?

[@adamsherman]

Was most of that in low-range, first gear selected?

[@OCoilers]

Every blink of it!

[@Medards]

Did he break something to end up towed till the end?

[@OCoilers]

Nothing broke. Video doesn't do it much justice as always, but some of those sections were so steep that it couldn't make any progress unassisted. Some of it was do-able, but it was easier to stay hooked up for a few minutes until we were out of the thick of it.

[@plants4thewin]

@@OCoilers LOL, thank you. I have a Sprinter and have done a lot with it. I was like "Yall making Sprinters look bad. I mean they arent Jeeps, but it could have handled a lot of that road. I definetely would not have tried that alone or without a wench". I appreciate the explanation.

[@LloydFassett]

​@@plants4thewin A wench with some grog and song?

[@richyrees2770]

Down to bad driver, that sprinter was more than capable of doing that

[@OCoilers]

🤣

[@thegreenfairywisdom]

🤙

[@ilirkoro8186]

🚙🚙🚙🚙❤🇦🇱

[@ilirkoro8186]

ÌLÌR

[@aarontorres5290]

6:12 that’s fucking sketch dog