ALL ā I was VERY wrong with that assumption above. Very wrong. I finally watched the FULL PoPo Patty video and suggest everyone SPEND THE TIME watching it. Itās 53 minutes, but worth it. Net net .. YES, soft shackles can become death projectiles. Luckily he didnāt die but his windshield was pierced through, and he sustained injury. I get it now, two days later, why everyone is posting what they did here. THANK YOU ALL for the education. THANK YOU, Popo Patty for your video. Iām very sorry you endured all that. Your experience is worth a great deal to us all.Perhaps I have not done enough research but I thought death projectiles was a risk when not using soft shackles. Clearly I should have used weighted blanket
Great info there. May have been covered and I missed it, but a couple more things. Don't ever let anyone drive over your rope. That jeep drove over the rope several times. Would have been better to have hooked to the passenger side to help pull the bronco back into the road. Don't have your passenger in the vehicle during the pull. Make sure they stay at a safe distance and where you can see them so they can stop you if they see anything going wrong.ALL ā I was VERY wrong with that assumption above. Very wrong. I finally watched the FULL PoPo Patty video and suggest everyone SPEND THE TIME watching it. Itās 53 minutes, but worth it. Net net .. YES, soft shackles can become death projectiles. Luckily he didnāt die but his windshield was pierced through, and he sustained injury. I get it now, two days later, why everyone is posting what they did here. THANK YOU ALL for the education. THANK YOU, Popo Patty for your video. Iām very sorry you endured all that. Your experience is worth a great deal to us all.
I just watched your full video. My god. You are one lucky person. The angels are with you.Itās ok, If you wince then it means youāre ok. I didnāt have time to wince lol
Welcome to Reno and Peavine (right in my backyard)! Glad it all worked out.So my son lives in Reno and has been urging me to drive the Bronco up there to go off-roading. He suggested Peavine mountain because itās an easy trail and even cars will drive up it. Given itās still winter up there I thought fair enough and itād be a nice mid afternoon outing. We drove effortlessly up three miles through mud and snow, but then we happened on two stopped vehicles. A Subaru outback and a Dodge Cummins full sized picked. The picked was high centered on snow and stuck.
Though Peavine is a super easy trail I didnāt want to take any risks and brought my recovery gear with me. Bubba kinetic nope and soft shackles to the rescue. I probably should have aired down my tires, but I got him out.
Thanks. I was surprised this guy was stuck on Peavine. His side-by-side was stuck three miles ahead too. Not as āeasyā as I was thinking. Anyway, this experience has caused me to update my recovery kit a bit. I ruined my soft shackle. ;-)Welcome to Reno and Peavine (right in my backyard)! Glad it all worked out.
It's probably more about the time of year.. When Peavine is dry, it's.pretty easy. This time.of year, especially with recent snow, it unpredictable.Thanks. I was surprised this guy was stuck on Peavine. His side-by-side was stuck three miles ahead too. Not as āeasyā as I was thinking. Anyway, this experience has caused me to update my recovery kit a bit. I ruined my soft shackle. ;-)
Iām amazed how free Nevada is. Was just texting two buddies from IL and OH how I drove off road on Peavine past RVās, RV ācommunitiesā (like a group of 10 of them living together), and a dude plinking off the side of the road.It's probably more about the time of year.. When Peavine is dry, it's.pretty easy. This time.of year, especially with recent snow, it unpredictable.
I've seen vehicles stuck, and abandoned, in winter and spring.