We Did It Again (Hard 4x4 Self Recovery)// EP.76

[@Thebluelandy]

For all of you, that wrote us, we need to add a winch, this video is for you. 🙈

[@Onkelwillys]

So langsam wäre ne Winde doch gut 😉 und Sperren … , aber kauft euch keine Billigwinde , das rächt sich .

[@our_roadtrip]

There is no tree... Or any other kind of hard point... Not sure if a winch is really that useful. I had a similar situation in Iceland. Ever since then I bring something to lift the car.

[@drivesafely12]

You answered the issue yourselves. Impressed by your road building skills and problem solving.

[@Onkelwillys]

@@our_roadtrip das ist kein Problem

[@0601Wizard]

@@our_roadtrip There is a winch anchor. 🍻

[@Valhalla.Overland]

The first thing to do when you get stuck - “have lunch”. Then you can approach the challenge with a calm mindset. 😊

[@Thebluelandy]

Absolutely true! No way one can dig for hours and make such a path without fueling the body! 🥦🍝🍖

[@markrainford1219]

Plus your truck will be a bit lighter. 😁

[@agpawpaw5912]

@@markrainford1219 yes and you will be heavier, will be able to push that track

[@Yanglopezviva]

Exactly and carry With you the correct equipment specially if you are driving on snow snow tires or tires chains ⛓️ can help a lot and real maxtrax those metallic ones are very slippery not good no bueno compadres

[@hunyuanzhuang78]

What a recovery! I just came to see the disaster. As an overlander I also had such experiences. That's why they say: "A 4x4 without Lockers is only half a 4x4". Besides Recovery boards the first thing I would upgrade are front and rear lockers. They can really safe your ass. If one side looses traction the power goes the way of least resistance. Wheels without traction are spinning and where you have traction nothing moves. Believe me, it's a great investment.

[@Thebluelandy]

We believe they can make a huge difference, specially in case like this. We always found a way to work around it. It's always more work, but thanks to that we learnt to get out in other ways haha. But yeah in the future we might install a rear lock (Detroit lock)

[@davidkelroe-cooke4766]

That was unbelievable patience and work to get out of that situation! Well done guys. I applaud you!

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you! One needs tons in such situation and also don't forget it a pinch of humor. 😳🙈

[@badfinger61]

Very very impressive, guys. Once more you worked as a team, didn't get too frustrated, worked hard and steady, and were persistent. So glad that you were well prepared to stick it out up in the mountains for as long as it took and that you had fuel, food, water, and clothing to handle the conditions. Bravo guys! Quite an emotional moment when Bluelandy finally made it's way to solid ground. 😊👏

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you! That's why is always important when going anywhere to have food and water. Then you know you can take whatever it comes your way. I think the only way to be effective is to stay calm and take an step at a time. For me (Irati) was not that natural before but with time and these kind of experiences one normalizes it and only focuses on the logical steps forward. Thank you for watching and commenting 🤗🤗

[@badfinger61]

@@Thebluelandy Thanks Irati for the great videos and excellent editing you do!

[@Thebluelandy]

@@badfinger61 😎🤟

[@WernerGabrielKameramann]

I experianced that gravity is my friend. I mostly always got free by pulling downhill. Uphill takes so much more effort, working against gravity. Good luck! Thank you for your content. All the best👍

[@Thebluelandy]

Yeah, many times is the best direction. In this case we wanted to avoid all the work of making the platform. But well ,that made us work double as we tried without success to go forward. Next time our wheels spin this way we will not doubt it twice!

[@georgemckinnon7134]

Great effort; great teamwork; great recovery. All is well and life is good!

[@Thebluelandy]

Love your comment! LIFE IS GOOD 😊

[@danburch9989]

That was some serious recovery effort. Now all you need to add to your adventure is for that volcano to erupt!

[@Thebluelandy]

At one point during the whole thing I thought about it... And then I was AAA naaaah what are the chances 🙈

[@ROYALNOLA]

This was painful to watch. I've been in similar situations before. I'm glad the 3 of you were there to help each other and get out of there.

[@Thebluelandy]

It was a tricky situation 😵 it was great to be three to recover the car faster ✌️

[@heinricheugenvonhelmbrecht6905]

I did the same work at least 50 times over the years, working in Asia. It is heavy, however you remember these experiences forever.

[@Thebluelandy]

Wow! We were completely destroyed after this , so 50 times, you gotta be fit 💪

[@liljed18]

Hi, I really enjoy the channel and great idea in building yourselves a path out. A lot of people say winch and lockers, and those do help tremendously so im not knocking them, but in the meantime until those become a reality you have what you have. Something you could have done since the rocks were sliding is dig a hole and bury your spare tire so that you have something to anchor to. I have done this many times and the jack will fail before the tire drags. Just be sure to also dig a channel for your tow rope/cable so the force is being pulled into the dirt instead of up out of the hole.

[@Thebluelandy]

Yeah, I think both winch or lockers would have made everything smoother. 100%. But, like you say, we gotta work with what we've got. 😜 It think burying the tire would have been a lot of work and we still were not sure if the high lift would hold the Landy, so that's why we decided for the road builder approach 😆

[@grahamwest1079]

Good effort, good to learn such recovery techniques before fitting a winch. I second the advice of lockers. Great teamwork

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting. If you can afford it and can have the extra weight absolutely go for it. 🤟🤟

[@vikingtractor6065]

What an effort! Good job staying composed!

[@Thebluelandy]

It was tough but we are used to it by now and we know is a matter of work and time 💪

[@landroverleks]

Well done team! You do an incredible job capturing overlanding adversities in its purest form 🙌🏾

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you! We try to show it as raw as possible. 🤟

[@frankpohr1870]

Buddy in the grey hat has a bad attitude, he’s not nice to the girl. He needs to break down and buy a winch. I don’t know anyone that goes off roading without a winch.

[@craigburton1822]

Another great episode, I didn’t want it to end. Great problem solving skills, teamwork and calmness under pressure. As much as the scenery is beautiful and will provide you with great memories, it’s moments like these that you’ll never forget. Great stuff.

[@Thebluelandy]

We will never forget for sure! Haha specially when you go through all the emotions and finally you make it work. 🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@rgrubicon2314]

Great incredibly stressful video! I went and kissed my winch immediately after watching this.

[@laurentnicolas1550]

Aha !! I'm about to do the same ..

[@Thebluelandy]

I bet the winch appreciated that. Maybe sometimes it feels lonely 🥺😂

[@Thebluelandy]

Hahahaah

[@andrewthacker114]

Thanks for sharing. What a jamb to get into . Good you got out.A well deserved beer 😅

[@Thebluelandy]

Yeap, that was not what we were looking for at that mountain 😂 we slid all the way down to the only snow channel in that hill . 🙈

[@thierrybervoets3604]

What a great team work. Congratulations and thank You for your videos

[@Thebluelandy]

It was a great team work yeap. That's to it we made it out.😬 Thank you for following along 🙂

[@scrapdaddyron]

Locking differentials would also help. Glad everyone is safe this time. Some places you might not want to stay around for two days while stuck.

[@Thebluelandy]

We had or central diff locked but yeah axle lock would make everything easier 😅 we enjoyed the views when we needed a pause from picking stones 🙂

[@m3logistics]

I just finished watching the rest of the recovery in your video - the 3 of you did a tremendous job as a T E.A.M. (Together Everybody Achieves More) - well done! Regards, Joseph (Cape Town, South Africa).

[@Thebluelandy]

Team work always for the win!! Thank you for your comment 🤗

[@nicholastoo858]

5:44 I see that everything was covered by snow, there was no way of tell which was the best line. A beautiful place to get stuck. All along I thought that landrovers had the option to lock the dif. Was funny how you were trying to prevent wheel spin with ropes. A front, center and rear lock is a dream feature.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Nicolas, in Diet the conditions were difficult, and with a lot of slushy snow on the left I was not sure how far left I could go… Defender come as a standard with central diff lock and reduction, which in combination with great axle movement makes them great 4x4s. I'd love to have a diff-lock in the rear axle but it was always a bit too expensive and I didn't see enough justification for it. As soon as the rear diff needs replacement I'll put in either a Detroit locker or an air locker.

[@grahameroberts8109]

Obviously it’s too tough for Toyotas to travel along that track as none came along while you were there! Good problem solving and extraction skills used. The hi-lift jack saved the day. Well done to all! 🙏👍🏻🦘

[@Thebluelandy]

Haha it would have been funny to see one. But at this time of the year nobody was driving this path. Only a motorbike, halfway to check the cows. 😅

[@stevestott1514]

If your not getting stuck once’s in awhile your not truly exploring the true out back of the country’s you are over landing in . Great team work you all . Love that you truly exsplore the wonderful countryside’s of the places you travel to . Don’t fill bad I have done the same thing only I broke my rig also . Just part of the fun of over landing 🤣. ( But only when you look back on it ) Another great video again thanks for sharing your wonderful journey with us all your over landing friends . Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon :) :) :) 🍻👍🏼😁🌎…P.S. GREAT RECOVERY YOU ALL WELL DONE .

[@Thebluelandy]

Haha so true! At least for us.🙈 When you start getting remote and the paths are not usually driven, then the adventure starts 😅 glad we didn't brake anything major in our case. It was thanks to the great team work that we were out 🙌🙌 thank you Steve for sharing your experience! Greetings from Bolivia!

[@stevestott1514]

@@Thebluelandy 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😁😁😁🍻🍻🍻

[@block9292]

Great teamwork

[@Thebluelandy]

Thanks 😊

[@deriusnorris4463]

Well done. Crazy situations are what makes crazy stories...

[@Thebluelandy]

Absolutely true!! We will remember this story for ever. As well as the one in the river . That always brings me the chills😅

[@agpawpaw5912]

Lesson for us. Don’t give up!

[@Thebluelandy]

Haha yeah true

[@TheWhiteJeep]

Awesome episode Irati. If it wasn't for you, the boys won't tell us a thing. 😂 Great recovery, learned a lot from your episode. Wishing you all an awesome journey forward. ❤

[@Thebluelandy]

Haha so true 😅🙈 happy that I did, so we have now forever to watch 😎 Happy to share, we also watchef videos of these kind of situations before and it helps getting a feeling for it.

[@erikcele1604]

What a adventure! Well Done all off you! 👍

[@Thebluelandy]

What a hell of a ride, yeah! Thank you!!😎

[@cachertcrudi]

These are true adventures 😂. I also know it very well 😊👍. Greetings from Germany 🙋‍♂ TC-Rudi

[@Thebluelandy]

We try our best to go some less traveled roads 😎

[@12kerryman]

Very enjoyable video guys. Great teamwork, just goes to show that going step by step is always the best option

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! Step by step until out💪💪💪🤟🤟🤟

[@simongreen2510]

Another great video. Solo adventures a winch would be invaluable. Safe travels.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! For sure it would have made everything a lot smoother 🙈 but not getting one, for the moment. 😜

[@henrygreen19]

This one will, for always, remain one of your favorite stories to tell when people ask you about incidents on your travels .. .. .. .. guaranteed!! Through all the planning, digging, trying, failing and more digging you still produced a great video - taking us with you in a very entertaining way, through this whole 'stuck' experience. Well done and a great show !! Next time, just use that very expensive piece of equipment that is so nice to have [but only sometimes] .. .. .. your winch ha ha ha ha Best for now.

[@Thebluelandy]

Oh yeah. And it's always great to have it in video, because it's easier to understand after seeing it. 😅 It was great to leave the camera running and get the action as raw as possible. Because this way also people have an idea of what happens in such situations. Iean I could have left it even more raw without cuts but it would be hours and hours...winch or not winch that's the million dollar question. 😂😂😂

[@henrygreen19]

🙄To winch or not to winch, that is the question. My approach has always been - if I have nothing else to do with the money a winch will cost, then I will fit one. However, it is a personal issue - different strokes for different okes. Stay safe. H@@Thebluelandy

[@cq7415]

Great fun video. Hard work but you will always think back about this situation as fun. There is always a way to anchor a winch, even burying the jack or something horizontal in a dug trench. I would have high-lifted the back right to get the tire completely off the ground and piled rocks under the tire and behind to make more even traction, out of the rut you created. Saves all that digging. Maybe also lift the front right the same process. I admire you in your travels. Thanks for sharing.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you for watching! We tried lifting the car with the high lift, like we have done many other times. You can see Kai doing it, but it was extremely dangerous as the high lift was sinking in the mud! No chance to do it safely for us or the Landy.

[@leeloo21231234]

Nice work getting out. I see you realised like I did( learned the hard way as well ), better to work with gravity when possible, than against it . Winch helps in some situations, but with means to lift the car, shovel. and recovery boards. you can get out most things except river crossings... A locker is a very good thing to have, at least a rear one. And since you are crafty engineer, you can do the install yourself. You already have on board air. That is half of the expense already. I would consider more a locker, no extra weight or space in the car, and 2 more sand boards.

[@Thebluelandy]

Yes! Sometimes is better to retrieve 🙌 the winch is necessary in very specific occasions and it's always better to master other ways of recovery to don't over depend on it. We consider a locker in the back but a Detroit locker. Regarding the air lockers, even though we have air on board, we have learnt it is very difficult sometimes to build enough high pressure when we are in high altitude (4000m over sea level) and then it's not that reliable anymore. But yeah, most probably something we might consider before getting a winch.

[@pedroestebanhvozda1428]

Guauuuuuuuu, cuanta adrenalina....!!!! Felicitaciones por este video, lleno de ansiedad y angustia que nos mantuvo todo el tiempo tensos para ver como al final, pudieron superar las dificultades..... Felicitaciones....!!! Y a seguir viviendo aventuras....!!! Saludos desde Buenos Aires....!!!!

[@Thebluelandy]

Fue una aventura que tuvo de todo! Mi intención fue capturar los momentos de la manera más real posible, dejando la camera grabando mientras nosotros tomábamos las decisiones en función de lo que ocurría. Gracias al trabajo en equipo, fue posible salir de la situación y disfrutar de las vistas y de la cerveza bien merecida!

[@pedroestebanhvozda1428]

@@Thebluelandy Gracias por tu comentario y buenos viajes para ustedes...!!!

[@matthewjackson6123]

Winch and Detroit locker for the rear Salisbury for the win!! Money we spent. Both have been super helpful for my 110 Perentie.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey! How does it turn? We have heard the Detroit locker just wants to go straight! Did you experience any weirdness while driving?

[@DragRacingTV]

@@Thebluelandy i have detroit lockers front/back on an early toyota 4runner, it's the 2-door version with the removable top... lockers are a must for serious off-roading, but on pavement yes, the rear will unlock a tire when going around corners and then sometimes bang and chirp a tire, so there can be slightly increased tire wear and noise, but all in all it's not a big deal... there are other mechanical locker options as well, sometimes people will swap axles to get better options, for instance i have seen people put toyota axles under those early land rovers... p.s. thx for posting this video, we can learn from what you all did.

[@paulg16]

Great job guys. A winch may have helped but on reflection if it was too easy you wouldn't have the memories, experience and now the sense of achievement. A winch works well with two vehicles, unless you get lucky enough to have a point to anchor it of course. Keep up the great work and content guys.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! Yeap, a winch would have helped in this situation,but we found a way to get out in other way. With several cars and a winch one can start getting into way trickier paths. 😎

[@GrzegorzKa]

Wow, that was a tremendous amount of work. Well done. And I appreciate the calm approach. Yeah, whe winch could help :D at least a bit.

[@Thebluelandy]

Soooo much work, but we are use to it and know it's a matter of time. And it was a good work out in the end 💪

[@dorisschwabe1651]

WOW, crazy challenge, but you did it. Bravon gut gemacht!

[@Thebluelandy]

Yiha! We did. It took us a while, but we did!

[@fkykas]

haha these timelapses and their soundtrack were so awesome! If you do not have a winch, you need road builders ;))

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you!! There is always a way to get to Rome! 😎

[@spirit5_of_adventure]

Just Wow. Well done to all of you, good teamwork 👌

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you! It was tough, but we made it. And had a workout in the end 😅

[@JeffSanchez19]

¡Pero qué odisea! Excelente trabajo en equipo, me quito el sombrero. Lección aprendida: si viajas solo, tienes que estar preparado para poder valerte por ti mismo. Winch sí o sí. Saludos desde Panamá.

[@Thebluelandy]

Exacto! Uno tiene que estar preparado y saber a lo que se enfrenta. Una vez lo aceptas es cuestión de dedicarle el trabajo necesario 💪

[@JeffSanchez19]

@@Thebluelandy ♥

[@buffalolizard]

👍🏼 Winching is good

[@Thebluelandy]

For sure it can make everything smoother 🙈

[@buffalolizard]

And safer….

[@Thebluelandy]

@@buffalolizard that as well!!

[@damianorizzi1621]

Verricello o no, quel che conta che ce l'abbiate fatta e ce l'avete fatta con le vostre mani e la vostra testa. Questo credo sia la cosa più importante. Le tecnologie vengono sempre in secondo piano. Davanti a tutto c'è sempre l'uomo, il suo cuore, la sua tenacia. Sempre buona strada a Voi e al mitico Landy!

[@grahameroberts8109]

And a woman?

[@damianorizzi1621]

Per uomo si intende il genere: uomo e donna... ovviamente! @@grahameroberts8109

[@Thebluelandy]

Sono totalmente d'accordo con te! riguarda l'atteggiamento e il non arrendersi. Che si tratti di uomo o di donna non importa! 😎🤗

[@stephenhankey688]

Yes the winch takes the tension, not you😮a more relaxed recovery , but you all did verywell, from Steve near Chester England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 where the Roman's once lived 😊.

[@Thebluelandy]

It would have been way more relaxed and also less physically intensive. We had muscle ache for days. 🙈

[@richardsicard8890]

Well done. A good team effort, thank goodness you are out of trouble. Don’t forget about the fuel pump though, having just had a double fuel pump issue on my old RR, I would check it out sooner rather than later. Thanks for another impressive vlog. All the best.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey!! Thank you for your nice words! It happens when the system gets air. In this case our tank was pretty empty and the Landy tilted. It happen once more a couple of days ago 😅

[@johnparsons5793]

There is no substitute for experience. You can always buy more gear and carry more weight but you got out of a tough situation with what you had. Bury some form of “dead man” anchor if necessary and that hi-lift jack will do the job in a pinch. Well done.

[@Thebluelandy]

Absolutely right! One needs to get out there and get uncomfortable for a couple of times! We don't think the Highlift can support the nearly 3tons of our Landy though...

[@WILLYSPAPADELOS4X4]

Hola bienvenidos Argentina, saludos desde la provincia de Entre Rios.

[@Thebluelandy]

Gracias!!! 🙌🙌🙌

[@FishplateFilms]

Great job! As a TD5 owner of 20 yrs, one rule is not to run the car long periods with less the 1/4 fuel in the tank! The pump needs fuel to lubricate it , especially in rough conditions. I went through 3 pumps in a few years till I learnt this, and the last one has lasted over 10 years and still going! Try and keep your tank above 1/4 if you can. Good luck. Cheers Gregg.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Gregg, that’s a good hint! I’ll consider it when possible! Im still on the second pump at 300k km. And the the fist one broke as I tried to connect the heater. I kept is as a spare to be disassembled

[@FishplateFilms]

@@Thebluelandy WOW , you have done great to get that much from the pumps! Well done and safe travels! Gregg🙂

[@mahmoodbadhawi]

One good and tiring experience but you need the winch back on blue Landy

[@Thebluelandy]

Absolutely exhausting!! We had muscle ache for a while 🙈 no budget for a winch(+bumper) at the moment.😅

[@chrisa2061]

There’s always a way. Well done.

[@Thebluelandy]

Indeed! There is always a way 🙌😎

[@BEAM0781]

I was just about to say if it wouldn't have been easier to roll the car downhill, but right then I saw you figured that out ..😅

[@Thebluelandy]

Yeah, we thought about it in the beginning but it was more work, at least that's what we thought at first. We believed we could get traction and go forward...

[@Kurthoolio]

I'm with Kai. Instead of a winch I'd get some chains and new tires if yours have no tread left - maybe even MTs. Oh, and adjusting the tire pressure before it's too late also might help to prevent these kinda situations 🙃 ...if you still want to spend some coin, get diff lockers.

[@Thebluelandy]

Yes! We have chains back in Germany! For snow it's the best for sure, but fore the trip it was way too much considering most of the time we would drive during summer months. Our tread is basically nearly 0 haha, we are pushing our BFGs to the limit as we want to finish the trip and then buy knew in Europe. We had MTs and we sold them after some months because they were TERRIBLE in snow. We had a very scary moment coming down a mountain in France and 0 grip before a corner. That was the moment we decided to sell them. For mud, they are the best. In snow sometimes higher pressure helps, depends the consistency of it. And diff locks, yeah we are considering in the future a Detroit locker. Thank you for your comment!!

[@petermenzies1714]

I have a winch fitted to my 300Tdi and it's great when needed, you do use it when you have one, to help others most of the time, however, it is 30Kg of your payload which could maybe be used better elsewhere if only needed twice in so many years travel. The other issue is because you have a winch fitted you may be tempted to tackle a route you would otherwise avoid & get into deeper trouble, it's a hard one but a longer rope or more straps & a Tirfor hand winch is a very versatile unit and good idea. Admire your calm approach to a crisis, not making it any worse is a great ethos.

[@Thebluelandy]

Yes! The extra payload is something to consider as well as the $$ for the winch and a new bumper. For the moment it was not worth it. I can believe having one can mean you take more risky paths 🙈 I think we are used to having some trouble so one just follows the usual steps without getting to stressed. 😅

[@Erwin70000]

Good work getting out of that mess. Snow covered terracing is deceiving. Have to probe with a stick and find which direction is the snow melting to.

[@Thebluelandy]

Yeap, what a mess. It didn't look that bad, but the inclination was greater and it was super slippery as it was melting snow 😱 I wanted to check but Kai decided it was looking ok... 😑

[@grahames9228]

Wow, I think that was close to pressing the emergency button on the Garmin. You were very lucky with the weather.

[@Thebluelandy]

Not really, but it is always a plan Z. I think we would have come down to the town and asked for towing. We also knew about the weather, not getting bad. I mean we wanted to climb a 4000m volcano. But we got lucky with the wind for sure. It got worse the next day.

[@giuseppedicarlo5576]

Complimenti, self control e grande collaborazione ....brava lei che ha lavorato più degli altri😉

[@Thebluelandy]

Grazie per le tue belle parole!🤗🤗

[@jensstrang1501]

Moin, das war doch mal ein schönes " Frühstück Video". Weiterhin viel Spaß. Gruß von der Untermosel wo der Schnee wieder weg ist.

[@Thebluelandy]

Vielen Dank! Es war ein hartes "Training", aber wir haben es dank Teamarbeit geschafft. Grüße aus dem viel zu regnerischen Bolivien 😭

[@jensstrang1501]

@@Thebluelandy Mahlzeit, immer gerne mehr davon, da kann man doch was lernen. Wünsche Euch eine gute Zeit, übrigens liegt das 50m Stahlseilt noch hier rum.

[@alexanderrohlfing2072]

I hope you don't misunderstand this!!! Despite the fact that you worked together brilliantly and showed a lot of patience, I cannot understand why, after almost sinking your Defender, you still haven't refitted a winch. Perhaps because I competed in off-road competitions for over 10 years, before I discovered my passion for overland travel with my 110 Defender. I cannot understand why many overlanders do without a winch, especially as they are usually on the road alone and with heavily loaded vehicles . But it looks like you've learned your lesson this time. Winch and plasma rope are simply a must, especially if, like you, you like to travel “off the beaten track”. In theory, you could have “winched yourself out” with your high lift, but to do that you would have needed the additional kit - a set of chains that would have turned your high lift into a kind of cable pull. But without a point to securely attach the high lift, you wouldn't have gotten much further, even with this kit. An additional equipment, whether with a winch or a cable pull, that might be of use in a situation like yours, could be an „earth-anchor. Here I recommend that you look for forestry supplies. There are variants that are heavy, but take up relatively little space. Simply described, these are 2 or 3 solid flat irons that are connected at one end and can be folded apart in a V shape. A shackle and a winch rope or similar can also be attached to an eyelet there. The flat irons usually have 3 holes each through which approx. 1-1.5 cm thick and 50-70 cm long „steel nails“ can be driven into the ground... Even a simple V-shape with 6 steel rods, in fairly solid ground is sufficient for your Defender. Another accessory for your high lift could also make sense. Two massive hooks are attached to the high-lift, which can be hooked into the holes in the rim. This means you can lift the axle directly and not just the frame or body. so you can e.g. easily raise a wheel so far, that you can put a recovery board underneath it and get out of a hole or ditch, without much shovelling work. Should you ever have to get yourself out of an awkward situation backwards, take a look at the recovery set from „Bog Out“, which is “wound” over a wheel, like a snow chain and then winds up on the tire, which means you can, so to speak, a la Munchausen, pull yourself out of the mud by your own braid. However, this only works, if the wheel used, is also rotating. OK, enough “smart shit”, I hope my tips help you! keep it up!

[@Thebluelandy]

No worries! We agree with your points! They make sense for some and it's important to consider them. For us we struggle so much with space in the Landy, that there is no way we would be able to transport an earth anchor or similar around the world. We know that with additional kits we would be out a lot faster than in this example, but Overlanding in our understanding is also working with what you have. Regarding the winch, the space would not be an issue. But as you mention without a proper anchor or similar in this case it would be useless. We might get one winch in the future, but for this trip the $$ and the extra weight for winch+bumper seemed not to be justified. Thank you for following along and leaving some" smart shit" in the comments, we really appreciate it 🤗❤️

[@journeymanadventure]

If your going to be bogged somewhere, there is a good a place as any. you can buy or make a ground anchor similar to a boat anchor that you dig into the ground and winch with your high lift jack. you could also burry the spare wheel and place a bar or log behind the wheel and winch off that. in that case going backwards first would have saved alot of time but life is an adventure and you sucedded so well done and happy trails.

[@Thebluelandy]

A winch would have made everything a lot smoother, no doubt. Regarding going backwards, we could do it only creating a platform, and that meant hours of work , we thought very naively we could avoid. Without platform the risk was way to big of getting stuck further down in the snow channel. And then no way to get out by ourselves 😭

[@TRONABORON]

Greetings from Palm Springs, CA. Safe travels! 📸 Air down the tires!

[@Thebluelandy]

We did! Greetings from rainy Bolivia

[@TRONABORON]

@@Thebluelandy 😅😅😅 👋🏼☕

[@CanadianSledDog]

It's good to dig out under the vehicle before letting air out of the tires because you will have much more ground clearance to get the shovel under there. Your dedication to camera work is amazing I can't wait to watch more! I also would recommend v-bar tire chains, you can carry 2 or 4 but I always start with only chaining up whichever wheel is spinning and that is usually enough. Just make sure you have enough tire clearance if you want to use tire chains.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey thank you so much! Glad you enjoy the videos! We have really heavy duty chains, but they weigh 30kg a pair and are quite bulky. Therefore we didn’t want to drive them around with us for two years. Where we only had maybe 5 days with enough snow to use chains.

[@CanadianSledDog]

@@Thebluelandy I've had big truck chains in my 4Runner for many years now, only used them a couple times, I actually don't need them for deep snow so I reserve them for recovery, but there was one time when the mountains just turned to ice while I was camping up there, I don't know if I would've made it back down safely without them. They make a good counterweight anyway since me and the dogs all ride on the driver's side. And they're lighter than a winch, especially with a winch bumper, easier to install, and probably safer to use.

[@TomPhotoix]

The weird noise was the fuel pump. It had been at that angle with little fuel for a while, once you got the car level it stopped as the fuel was back covering the bottom of the pump.

[@Thebluelandy]

Yes! Exactly!! It happened a couple of more times and it was in the same scenario (low fuel level and inclination).

[@dannymezher1016]

Watched the whole video, Good job getting it out, I'm an experienced off roader and my advice to you is never go out without a winch and snow chains, They're life savers and worth investing in. You can get a tow hitch winch that you can use as needed. Nice video

[@Thebluelandy]

We do have snow chains in Germany but they are too bulky to transport them around the world. In this case they would have helped tons!

[@thedefendertheboston4160]

LOL while you are asking for a winch, ask for front and back lockers and a 50 m winch rope extension., oh and some chains :)

[@Thebluelandy]

All those would have helped for sure! Chains we have back in Germany and are super useful for winter conditions. Lockers... For the back might be something we might get in the future. But for the moment that would be it🙌

[@ozmsefula9130]

On this overlanding, have you considered a snack block and a winch? My wife and I, enjoy your adventure and keep it up!

[@ozmsefula9130]

*snachblock

[@Thebluelandy]

No, we haven't. It was too expensive and heavy to consider it as it might have helped only two times (this one included) in the last 10 years. Lockers for the back, that would be something to add in the future. Thank you for following along! It's a pleasure to share 😬😬😬

[@davidatkinson3542]

I carried a Pull Pal and a winch for these situations...Good work doing without.

[@Thebluelandy]

We can understand why! But we don't have one and need to be working with our own gear 😎

[@michaelsecomb4115]

Great teamwork and recovery. I can say from experience with our Defender that a winch would have helped - if you could anchor it.

[@Thebluelandy]

A winch would have made everything easier for sure. There was a bigger rock further up, if the cable is long enough we would be able to use it. We made it in another way. Thank you for your comment !

[@LifeOverloading]

Awesome vide always used what's around you for recovery jack up the SUV put rocks trees and grass under the tires before attempting to move otherwise you are just making a larger hold / This video took to long we can't wait because your videos are the best 🤗🤗🤗

[@Thebluelandy]

Yes! But we underestimated how difficult it would be. It really looked easier than it was. But I can assure you, next time like this we will know better. The funny things is you need to go through something like this to learn to do different next time. Thank you for waiting. At the moment it's not possible to put videos weekly, but we are still recording so they will come at one point in the future! 🤟

[@rael6_4wd]

I have those same tires. BFG K02’s. I love them. They’re great tires for most terrain, but sadly they’re terrible in mud.

[@Thebluelandy]

They are great for most of the terrains, but mud is the cryptonite! Ours are getting close to 100.000 km 😱

[@Abraracourix]

Wow, you guys did a whole excavation project there to bail out the Landy. I am surprised you didn’t have winch and I thought you had one. Maybe some MaxTrax too which are compact than that huge thing you were using. Quite the ditch you drove into lol Glad you had a third helping hand. I have crawl control on my Landcruiser and both front and rear ARB lockers in addition to the central factory diff lock and usually gotten out of some tough spots. Not a lot of power on that TD5. I would be surprised if it clocks 50% of the 130 hp on the dynamometer.

[@Thebluelandy]

We made a new picnic area with great views 😅🙈 never had one, still not getting one (for now). We like our Sandboards,they allow creating a bridge in case of a broken path. And we don't think the max Trax are better at all. Also ours double as outdoor table(we use it every day) so we literally are not adding extra gear weight for that. Being three helped being faster and having a more controlled recovery. We always got our way with the central diff only, but agree in some specific cases, like here, could have helped. The Landy is getting close to 300.000 km ,and is way below the 122hp 😭.

[@RogerTecumseh]

In this terrain, even a very experienced off-road driver might have made a driving mistake and slipped. You freed yourselves according to the principle of "Learning by doing." 🙂 So, it must have been clear to you from the beginning that neither you nor the Landy was in danger; it was a matter of time, a lot of energy, and teamwork! (Proof: Camera and microphone were always there, nerves remained steady.) Bravo! And teamwork really means a lot here: an unwavering stoic, a communicative quicksilver temperament, and a calm helper! 😇 Winches? Here, they would have only saved time in conjunction with a very stable (!) earth anchor (Erdanker); and that's heavy, needs space. Two additional Sand-plates bring more in many situations. And above all: the only right decision - not to force forward, but humbly retreat! 😇

[@Thebluelandy]

Absolutely spot on. It was really slippery and until that moment we had half of the Landy on the edge without snow, so we could always have grip. In this part, it was the first without it, and we slid all the way from the center to the side. As we tried several times to push forward we slid even more. The smart way would have been to don't try again, but put the Sandboards immediately then and try to get through the part, but it's always this eagerness and overconfidence, which makes you decide to "it's just ok I guess ." Regarding the other point, yes,we didn't see danger as we knew about the weather and we had enough food and water to stay there for a while. Or biggest concern was that the car could tip over to the side, in that case we would not be able to get it our alone. The idea of putting the camera came from last time. I wanted to find a way of capturing it, but not prioritizing it, and that's why the steady camera on tripod was the way to go. And yes, at this point, we know each other very well and know how to work everybody's strength to get out of it. 😎 Thank you for your comment, it was as I said absolutely spot on. See you around ! 😊

[@xaviermenard7230]

Le treuil ne fait pas tout , surtout dans une région sans arbres ;-) Ne pas hésiter à faire une reconnaissance à pieds . Bonne vidéo avec de beaux paysages :-) ^^

[@Thebluelandy]

Nous pensons la même chose à propos du treuil, mais certaines personnes ne sont pas d’accord, et nous comprenons aussi ! Merci d'avoir suivi notre voyage !🤗🤗🤗

[@فايزابوزيد-ص8ح]

Hi God night for you I like your adventures

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you for following along!!

[@thomasautos36]

Acabo de descubrir vuestros canal. Me encanta!! Me ha hecho gracia que una vasca hablando alemán tenga acento francés 😂😂 (te lo dice un alemán criado en Málaga)

[@Thebluelandy]

Bienvenido!! Lo mas gracioso es que no es la primera vez que me lo dicen (lo del acento francés), pero Kai y Karsten no creen que tenga. 🤔

[@JustinSultana-h9i]

That noise was the diesel pump Good job guys

[@Thebluelandy]

Yes! It happen a couple of times. When the tank is empty and we are tilted the system can get some air!

[@exploringel-max5670]

We were in a similar sitaution in the mountains of Montenegro with snow and mud. Our winch didn't help us, because the only rock was too small. And that could have been also your problem. We made it with chains and put good sandboards under the tires by lifting the wheels with the highlift. Unfortunately we broke the front drive shaft because of the chains.

[@Thebluelandy]

Ouh no, glad you figure it and got out even if it meant a broken drive shaft 😭 we couldn't lift the car with the high lift, it sank! And it was really dangerous due to the inclination 😱

[@satishpatel5260]

GOOD ADVENTURES, ZIKHOMO@ Thebluelandy ,from ZAMBIA 🇿🇲

[@Thebluelandy]

All the way from Europe, Africa to South America now. Adventures coming for sure!

[@satishpatel5260]

TY

[@RolandOfGileadOnYT]

Much better situation though: not underwater! Keep up the adventures ;)

[@Thebluelandy]

No water, so true. Not having the risk of ICU damage is a big plus 🙈😅 we will!

[@julianascher1796]

Well done! Respekt! Hebekissen und 2 weitere Bleche hätten Euch sicherlich geholfen und natürlich , wie schon gesagt - Ketten. Ihr hätte mit dem roten Seil auch über den Vorderreifen rauswinchen können... Aber von der Couch aus ist man immer schlauer ;)

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey danke für die tips, das mit dem Seil und dem Vorderrad hatte ich Amateurhaft versucht. Klar viel hilft viel, nicht nur beim Bier auch beim Berge Zeug. Aber leider muss man immer Abwegen was man alles mitnimmt. Und Platz ist halt auch iwo Komfort 😅

[@brunocosta6109]

First of all, congratulations on the effort and the channel!! I know it's easier said than done, but wouldn't it have been easier to reverse first? Then with the car perpendicular to the track, move forward?

[@Thebluelandy]

It was really dangerous to go backwards without crating a platform! We could end up easily in the channel and then no way we would de able to get out by ourselves. Because we knew this we tried first to go forward, thinking it would be easier. Haha it wasn't. We have learnt that when we have that level of inclination,making one side completely free without load, there is no way we can create grip to get out.

[@grahamsandals9595]

The noise was your fuel pump in the tank. It seemed to be purging the system, probably because you were low on fuel and at an extreme angle. Bon voyage 👍

[@Thebluelandy]

Yes! Exactly. It happened also one or two times after and it's exactly int hose situations where the tank is pretty empty and get are inclined. The system gets air and does those terrible noises. Thank you! 😊

[@Luxi586]

Great teamwork, kudos to all. Doing some solo offroading myself, I admire your stamina. Regarding a winch: I have none because I feel it could sometimes be enticing to take some unnecessary risks which I probably wouldn't take if I knew that I have no winch ;) Am I making sense to you? If not, I'll rephrase in German.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you! Team work for the win 💪 yes, with the winch you might get into tricky situations more often 😅 no idea what we would get us into if we had one 😳

[@Meduskai]

Harter Job. Cool, wie der Fahrer trotz teilweise widersprüchlicher Kommandos so ruhig blieb. Ich denke aber, die Sandbleche hätten immer nur auf die Beifahrerseite gehört; da lag die Last. Letzte Chance wäre leichtern gewesen. Macht man bei aufgelaufenen Booten auch: alles raus an Gewicht… Tückisch fand ich natürlich die Unterspülung unterm Schnee😮

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey, glaub mir wir haben alles probiert. Das problem ist, Sanbleche bringen nur was wenn die Reifen durchdrehen. Da die Reifen links kein Last hatten und wir keine quer sperren haben drehen die Reifen links frei und rechts dreht nix. Wir haben es am ende geschafft, das ist was zählt 😉

[@andrewsnow7386]

Nicely done! But, of course, I have suggestions. 🙄 First, you might want to consider having small pieces of metal welded to the bottom of the bumpers at each end. This would let you use your jack at the very end of the bumper without the jack slipping off the end of the bumper. Second, when you are in a position like at 32:30, you can move the back (or front) end sideways with the jack. To do this, put the jack at the center of the rear bumper and lift the back of the vehicle up as high as possible (you probably need the rear door open to get the tire/tire carrier out of the way). Then push the back of the vehicle sideways off the jack (make sure the jack and jack handle won't hit anything -- like the open door -- when the jack tips and slides). This will likely move the rear over 20 to 50 cm at a time. Note, having a couple of small pieces of steel welded to the bottom of the bumper 30 mm each side of the center will keep the jack from sliding on the bumper as you push the vehicle sideways. This will help move the vehicle farther as it falls.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Andrew, I see your information and thanks for the hints! We tried using the jack but the ground was too soft to support the weight of the car, the jack was only moving down 😂 We have an adapter to use the hi-lift with original jack points (round hols below the front bumper, and at the rear cross member) there the jack sits pretty secure. I know what you mean with moving the car sideways. I tried that for fun while changing tires. In that situation it would not work, cause of the soft ground and the car was tilled too much and is way to heavy to move it, but that technique works great if you have just a hole or a Rock you need to avoid.

[@andrewsnow7386]

@@Thebluelandy Thanks for the reply. If it comes up in the future, you might be able to use the spare tire under the jack to keep it from sinking.

[@marksoutherton8888]

Well done again the Blue Landy team, Another fantastic video, 👍 Why is Kai reluctant to have a winch ? Is it because of the extra weight ?

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you!! Is about the weight and the extra $$ only for a couple of times use (at least in the nearly 10 years). So it's kind of not worth it. 😅

[@m3logistics]

Yes, indeed, a winch would have been a very helpful recovery tool (a cheaper version is the hi lift or farm jack plus a winch extension rope/strap which could reach the big rock/boulder and back to the Landy plus a snatch block or recovery ring - if the rock was heavy enough and lots of elbow grease to operate the hi lift winch recovery!). At least you did lots of shoveling which is an excellent recovery tool! And....you recovered the Landy!

[@Thebluelandy]

We have heard this tip several times, but we don't have really space for any other recovery gear. 😂 Even less now with three people. Shoveling... Oh dear we were destroyed for two days. So happy when we did get out, 😎😎😎😎

[@joaquinalbizua2334]

Becareful with the caribiner you used for the hi-lift hack (13:45), those carebiners are made for climbing, not for recovering a heavy Land Rover, you should be using a D-Shackle. Great video over all.

[@Thebluelandy]

Yeah...we know that the carabiner doesn't hold the whole weight of our Landy, as long as the carabiner functions ok, it can be used. With the high lift and the rope you don't apply enough force to be able to break it anyway. The safest thing is to use soft shackles, but we only have two 🤷 thank for watching and commenting!

[@preferreduser6601]

Amazing that the little terrace held up - congratulations! I know from own experience how things can get progressively difficult but that there is a solution in the end - never give up - and you didn't! Interesting that all the "fancy" stuff didn't work, like using the high-lift as winch, or the belt over the wheels. Also, how does the diff lock work for the defender? Did I understand correctly that the wheels turned freely on one side?

[@Thebluelandy]

Yeah, it didn't seam that difficult in the beginning,but slowly we realized it was going to require a bit more than usual from us to get out. Yeah , all those didn't work here, for other times did. Always try all your repertoire 😎 we have a central diff lock, meaning we spread 50/50 the power to the front and back. But we don't have axle lock, so if in both front and back one of the sides is spinning you don't go anywhere. 😅

[@preferreduser6601]

@@Thebluelandy that explains it! I have a Mitsubishi myself where the diff lock seems to work crosswise , I.e. If for instance left front and right back don't have traction , I'm done for ... (but I am not totally sure of this ).

[@wildmontanan]

We must endeavor to persevere.

[@Thebluelandy]

Yes!! 💪💪

[@alfamud]

Next time without a winch and anchor points, try the "dead man anchor" with your extra tire, then use the hi-lift, 2 hours digging vs 1 day trying stuff.

[@Thebluelandy]

We don't think the Highlift would be able to pull the nearly 3 tons of the Landy. Burying the tire in this terrain is really a lot of work, that's why we didn't go for it after realizing the rock didn't hold...

[@VIAJANTEDATERRA]

oh que queria estar ai para ajudar vocês, mas fiquei muito positivo para que tivessem paciencia, quando conseguiram sai sair dei grito de vitoria valei estou torcendo por vocês abraço 🤣😂😊

[@Thebluelandy]

Obrigado pelo seu apoio e boas vibrações! sempre fico feliz em ler seu comentário 🤗

[@scottgenius9189]

Well deserved Beer a cheaper option instead of a winch is a 3.2 ton Tirfor and 12m wire a 6 ton snatch block and assortment of 3 ton webbing slings and a danforth anchor

[@Thebluelandy]

I can understand how it might help but that's way too much gear for the type of trip we do. We cannot bring such tirfor+anchor to use it 1 time. For a shorter trip focused on hardcore roads/off-road then yes, for a worldtrip where more than 60% of the time we are on tarmac is overkill. Regarding the beer, it felt so delicious 😋 so well deserved 😎 thank you for your comment, for others it might be the best solution to their adventures!

[@RassieKariuki]

Great job learning on your feet. Digging always helps. But there is need to agree on a few safety rules that you must follow regardless of the length of the recovery and the desperation that comes with it. Like being under the car when the car is in gear, the driver attempting to drive while you were approaching the car on very slippery ground. Just rules to help you not turn an "exciting" recovery into a tragedy. Also, the topic on the winch could have waited 😃. No need kicking anyone when they are down.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you! I understand your concern. We tried fixing the car to have a safer environment and it was not possible as all rocks were way too far or not stable. So we had to work with the car in the situation it was. Regarding the sliding while driving, it was my fault that I tried to get close to the Landy. Learnt that very moment, better wait for car to stop or take a walkie talkie. Thank you for your comment!

[@ianduncan7189]

I have watched this through a few times. Been in the O' STUCK a few times also. (me Td5 90 farm and hill work in Scotland....very similar scenery....and problems....).....may i suggest a few things cross slopes are a complete pain....best to get out and walk the route for thirty minutes than spend three hours digging yourself out. to carry.....two high lift jacks, some 5 tonne slings, shackles, two 5 tonne hand comealongs (tirfors), a spade for digging and a ground anchor.....with these you could have pulled your back end back up....ooh err misses!...(British joke!)...and likely got out backing up the hill......winch....not needed too heavy mostly never used.....these will still be cheaper than a winch!....i am not a fan of winches. difflocks are a great help (i don't have them fitted but seen them in action....V handy!) tyre choice.....i use Michelin 7.50 x 16 XZL on my Td5 90....used for farm work in sunny Scotland.....where it rains occasionally...usually about 340 days out of 365.......i swear by these XZL tyres.....not great on wet roads....but a farm defender is meant for towing and X country work........heathery hill , mud, snow and wet grass.....XZLs they are standard fit for Brit army landrovers.....says it all really.... keep posting the vids....really enjoy them.....:)

[@Thebluelandy]

Thanks for the great trips, and I believe this gear is great in a Farm truck of for a weekend off-roading. I would probably need to unload my brother and half of our livelihood to fit it all in the car 😂. I don’t need to tell you how small a Defender is on the inside 😂. Diff looks and a new set of tires are tempting. And as soon as I break a diff I’ll get a locker

[@feyzullahb8832]

Süper bir kurtuluş hikayesi

[@Thebluelandy]

Zordu ama takım çalışması her zaman kazanır 💪😎

[@steveknight4090]

The noise you heard at the rear is the in tank fuel pump sucking in air due to low fuel and the angle of the vehicle☺

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Steve, yeah hearing it in the video it was pretty clear. From the driver seat I couldn’t hear it.

[@bilki100]

Keine Winch. Ihr seit doch auch so raus gekommen :-) Mit einer Winch wäre es nur schneller gegangen. Schönes, ehrliches Video.

[@Thebluelandy]

Genau! Mit einer wäre es leichter gegangen 🙈 aber Dank Teamarbeit haben wir geschafft. Vielen Dank für den Kommentar! 🤗🤗🤗

[@paulsnoeckx1767]

We have a 1999 - 130 TD5, with a popupcamper with chains but we have a small manual winch (the same as the one used by wood workers to manually moove timber..) 5Tons capacity, and it avoids aaaal the issues of +100kg in the front (consumption, shock absorbers utilization...) and all the advantages: body weight, and most of all : you can pull yourself from the back... which could have been usefull last time with the water!.. anyway, we follow your adventures and great team work and nice rig'!

[@Thebluelandy]

The problem is the length! We would have needed 50 m cable /strap to be able to attach it to the next stable rock. Or create an anchor in other way (too much work). The winch would have been nice but we found our way 🙂

[@paulsnoeckx1767]

⁠@@Thebluelandycarrying 2x20m rope / shackle is nothing compared to the extra weight of a front bumper winch ;) Any case berrying thr spare wheel like what is done with sandbags is always smthg to consider ;) we'll continue to follow your adventures with interest !

[@TheBTG88]

In addition to the winch, you would want to carry a sand anchor.

[@Thebluelandy]

Absolutely no space for that 😂 we are already traveling like anchovies in a can 🙈