Winter EDC -- Winter Trail Driving Prep

Описание: In this video Rich, Zac, and myself show you our EDC (Everyday Winter Carry) and we take a look at the kinds of things you should do to prepare for winter and the type o equipment that you should take with you if you want to drive some winter trails.

Winter is, for many people, something to be frightened of -- even many Land Rover owners are unwilling to take their vehicles out when the weather turns colder. However, we show you some of the things we carry with us to make our vehicles the safest they can be. We include some simple winterisation, such as swapping the windscreen to a winter wash, and how to place your wipers in the winter park position.

For those of you who have really wanted to get out and on to winter trails, we discuss the kinds of equipment you need to have with you and why. This more serious preparation includes things like kinetic ropes, high-lift jacks, and traction boards such as the ‪@MAXTRAX_HQ‬. To avoid potential issues like those Emeka from ‪@DrivenHard‬ experienced, you should consider carrying most (if not all) of the equipment we detail in the video. Carrying this stuff would reduce the risk of abandoning one or more of the vehicles on the trail (or worse -- being stuck there for days).

This video is probably the most ambitious that I have put together, not only because of the complexity of the content, but also because of the drone footage we recorded on the trail. I hope that you will be able to watch it on a big screen TV to get the benefit of the 30GB of drone footage of the Trans-Alta and Ghost River Valley trail that we hit up -- scenery here is really remarkable, and the snow makes it even more impressive!

**************** Carry List ****************

Everyday Winter Carry (you should not leave home without it):
Winter tyres,
Winter Screen Wash,
Snow Shovel,
Water,
Blanket or Sleeping bag,
Small Food Supply,
Gloves, hat, and spare socks
Tow Rope and shackle that fits your vehicle,
Ground sheet,
Candles,
Light rope for sheeting or tying down,
Fuel.

More Aggressive Trail Carry (what you shouldn't trail without):
Maxtrax or traction boards,
Kinetic straps,
Soft shackles,
High-lift jack and attachments,
Hard Rope or tow strap,
Tool kit,
Boost Pack,
Axe,
Saw,
Trenching shovel,
Emergency fire starter,
Small stove,
Blankets and/or bivy tent,
Second pair of clothes and boots (incase you need to wade),
Emergency light/flashlight/torch,
Coveralls or snowpants,
Fuel





--------- Contents of the Video --------------

0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening and Location
1:26 - Driven Hard
3:06 - Rich's Set-up and Trail Mindset
4:46 - Recovery Boards
8:50 - Fuel
11:49 - Trail Footage
14:15 - Snowy Hill-Climb
17:18 - HDC
18:15 - Basic Comfort Gear (for being trapped on the highway)
19:22 - Tools
19:58 - Candles
21:15 - Ghost River Valley Footage
25:08 - Water
25:40 - Winter Carry Box
26:20 - Boost Pack
27:55 - EDC
28:25 - Zac's Rangy
31:06 - Ice River Crossing Footage
40:33 - High-Lift Jack
42:54 - Winterising your Vehicle
44:01 - Winter Wipe Park Setting
46:33 - Winter Tyres (3PMSF)
47:25 - Trail-head Footage
48;38 River Crossing Protocol
50:47 High Centring and Extrication
52:47 Closing
54:00 New End Credits


Feel free to comment below with useful and engaging debate; "It's a pretender not a defender" or "solid axles rule OK" comments will be deleted -- just sayin'. My thanks to Rich and Zac for their help in making this video.





The intro and outro are from: EEAAEA

Performed by: VVibeTrix (Johanna Ahola-Launonen, Maarit Laihonen, Matti Häyry, Mikaela Mansikkala, Satu Haiko)

Music: Matti Häyry
Lyrics: Matti Häyry
Arrangement: Matti Häyry, Mikaela Mansikkala, Lacce Väyrynen
Recording: Matti Häyry, Lacce Väyrynen
Studio engineering: Matti Häyry, Lacce Väyrynen
Producer: Lacce Väyrynen
Executive producer: Matti Häyry
Mastering: Kesthouse

With Permission from: (c) Matti Häyry and Polite Bystander Productions 2019