That’s it...it’s time to play G.O.T.O.S.

[heckacali]

If the highway is 89 from Truckee to Palisades on any winter weekend

[Skistack]

How dat street legal?


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[MarsB]

Saw this at the resort today

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If that's where I think that is, there are/were at least 2-3 of those conversion jobs there. Several of the homeowners on Lightning Ridge have those so they can drive up to their houses during winter. One guy managed to get his stuck in his yard and it stayed there all season until they could tow it out in the spring.
Everyone else up there just uses sleds.

[babybear]

Hey do those traction plates that you see strapped to the outside of vehicles actually work well?
I ask because we have a RWD sprinter at work which people get stuck regularly enough (also due to a lot of the properties that we go to are second+ homeowners and their driveways are less regularly plowed)
I was thinking of checking some out to help save the crew some frustration.
I’ve never had to resort to the ol’ car mats for traction but you hear about that as an old wives tale

[El Chupacabra]

Available for acquisition is this gem, in Reno:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...ibextid=dXMIcH

[adrenalated]

Hey do those traction plates that you see strapped to the outside of vehicles actually work well?
I ask because we have a RWD sprinter at work which people get stuck regularly enough (also due to a lot of the properties that we go to are second+ homeowners and their driveways are less regularly plowed)
I was thinking of checking some out to help save the crew some frustration.
I’ve never had to resort to the ol’ car mats for traction but you hear about that as an old wives tale

One of my buddies has them, although he puts them inside which seems to defeat the purpose. Despite the endless shit I give him for owning them, the one time I saw them in use (to get a stuck van out of a deep drift) they actually worked pretty well.

[riser4]

Hey do those traction plates that you see strapped to the outside of vehicles actually work well?
I ask because we have a RWD sprinter at work which people get stuck regularly enough (also due to a lot of the properties that we go to are second+ homeowners and their driveways are less regularly plowed)
I was thinking of checking some out to help save the crew some frustration.
I’ve never had to resort to the ol’ car mats for traction but you hear about that as an old wives tale

The floor mats work great until you catch the hard edge of one in the face. Ask me how I know.

[Name Redacted]

Hey do those traction plates that you see strapped to the outside of vehicles actually work well?
I ask because we have a RWD sprinter at work which people get stuck regularly enough (also due to a lot of the properties that we go to are second+ homeowners and their driveways are less regularly plowed)
I was thinking of checking some out to help save the crew some frustration.
I’ve never had to resort to the ol’ car mats for traction but you hear about that as an old wives tale

The only ones that work well are the bright burnt orange ones. In order to work properly, they must be mounted on the outside of the vehicle in a manner that allows them to be seen from any viewpoint. Only then will they offer the required traction for extrication from the various quagmires that you may encounter in the American west. Oh, and if they cost less than $300 they are probably cheap Chinese knockoffs that will leave you stranded and you will most likely perish. Have you considered a winch?

[fastfred]

The only ones that work well are the bright burnt orange ones. In order to work properly, they must be mounted on the outside of the vehicle in a manner that allows them to be seen from any viewpoint. Only then will they offer the required traction for extrication from the various quagmires that you may encounter in the American west. Oh, and if they cost less than $300 they are probably cheap Chinese knockoffs that will leave you stranded and you will most likely perish. Have you considered a winch?

you sound burnt out on summit county tourist hell and general chaos that is part of the hell of living here? am I right?

oh and I have the orange ones and a winch
came in handy twice last year one time driving into the mud and snow of new mexico in the dark at 11pm completely oblivious to what was going on and looking for a place to "camp" another time when I drove onto some ice while "offroading" in fishlake national forrest cause I was high and having a good time looking for some hot springs and being foolish hot springs were twenty miles the other direction by the way

[Norseman]

Lots of dumb shit on this truck.

Extra points for:

- "I am my mother's favorite son" license plate frame
- blue line flag sticker
‐ price tag on spare wheel
- "He > I" thumper sticker

[HankScorpio]

The only ones that work well are the bright burnt orange ones. In order to work properly, they must be mounted on the outside of the vehicle in a manner that allows them to be seen from any viewpoint. Only then will they offer the required traction for extrication from the various quagmires that you may encounter in the American west. Oh, and if they cost less than $300 they are probably cheap Chinese knockoffs that will leave you stranded and you will most likely perish. Have you considered a winch?

I have the Chinese knock off version of the traction boards. They work pretty damn well but aren't orange and are stored under my back seat. -3 points right there.

I used them to get my mower unstuck this past summer. Might just strap another pair to the Scag to look extra overland-y.

[Name Redacted]

I have the Chinese knock off version of the traction boards. They work pretty damn well but aren't orange and are stored under my back seat. -3 points right there.

I used them to get my mower unstuck this past summer. Might just strap another pair to the Scag to look extra overland-y.

Dude, be careful, those things will surely crumble into deadly shards beneath your tires and be flung in every direction piercing the epidermis of your unsuspecting victims.

[CarlMega]

Lots of dumb shit on this truck.
- "He > I" thumper sticker

^I had to look that one up. No shortage of monetizing identity and virtue; good to see the holy ppl getting their t-shirts.

[evdog]

^I had to look that one up. No shortage of monetizing identity and virtue; good to see the holy ppl getting their t-shirts.

Huh. I always thought that was some sort of surfing brand.

[evdog]

Lots of dumb shit on this truck.]

Is that a full width rear facing light bar?

[Yukonrider]

Is that a full width rear facing light bar?

I was just about to ask the same thing. The fuck he think hes going to do with that?

[Norseman]

Huh. I always thought that was some sort of surfing brand.

Ha, yeah I always thought it was a watersports brand, too... "HEKI" is how I would read it I guess, sounded like scuba shit or something.

Till I saw the decal on the truck of a righteous coworker and it clicked.

Is that a full width rear facing light bar?

Yes

[Ted Striker]

Is that a full width rear facing light bar?

They're Fuck You lights

[Ted Striker]

D license plate means brand new truck or that guy just moved here

[MarcusBrody]

I have the Chinese knock off version of the traction boards. They work pretty damn well but aren't orange and are stored under my back seat. -3 points right there.

I used them to get my mower unstuck this past summer. Might just strap another pair to the Scag to look extra overland-y.

I don't remember what color mine are, but I have the same. I toss them in the back of my super badass, super high clearance Ford Transit Connect van when I'm heading out to places I know that I might be driving on soft ground, even though I'm obviously not offroading that vehicle. I haven't used the new ones, but I used homebrew version which was basically just some 2x10 sections (or floormats) in the past multiple times to get out of places where my FWD, open diff transmission/traction control didn't want to go.. For driving around sandy dirt roads/parking at trailheads in the desert where I live, I think traction board-style solutions work great. I take them and a shovel when I'm going off pavement for much distance.

[babybear]

One of my buddies has them, although he puts them inside which seems to defeat the purpose. Despite the endless shit I give him for owning them, the one time I saw them in use (to get a stuck van out of a deep drift) they actually worked pretty well.

thanks for the intel Adrenelated and others. Thought about mentioning that we would keep them inside the vehicle too. it's all women at this business and they DGAF about vanlife
jajaja to whomever mentioned the winch. I think we'd probably get a non #@*&% RWD vehicle before the owner went to the point of adding a winch. And did I mention I work with 8 women? FTR all very smart and capable, but for sure as hell not dealing with a winch.

The floor mats work great until you catch the hard edge of one in the face. Ask me how I know.

oof
I can imagine the scenario, but I would also like to hear the story

[Core Shot]

8 women that don’t want to deal with a wench?

Good times.

[riser4]

thanks for the intel Adrenelated and others. Thought about mentioning that we would keep them inside the vehicle too. it's all women at this business and they DGAF about vanlife
jajaja to whomever mentioned the winch. I think we'd probably get a non #@*&% RWD vehicle before the owner went to the point of adding a winch. And did I mention I work with 8 women? FTR all very smart and capable, but for sure as hell not dealing with a winch.


oof
I can imagine the scenario, but I would also like to hear the story

Pretty simple. Stuck full size Chevy van in wet easily packable snow on a back road in VT. Bunch of long haired freaks doing everything they can to get it loose. Lots of digging, jumping on the bumper, swearing, throwing every thing we can find under the wheel. The floor mat just shot out from under the wheel like it was greased. Bam. Left a nice bruise. My face shouldn't been there but things happen in the fog of war. The particular snow was the kind that just slicks right up once your tire spins. Formed an icey trench.

[Tap]

Missing a Trucky-Bjorn to keep them connected

[::: :::]

Couldn’t get a photo cuz I was driving, but I did read the logo as I passed

So here’s what was passing thru pdx today
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https://www.blissmobil.com