Snow: how deep is too deep for camping?
I'm sitting here in suburban Southern California, going stir crazy and looking at the snow depth monitors throughout the Sierras. They are slowly dropping -- yesterday we had a foot or more of snow i...
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I am sensing a consensus here. SMK, yes I have aggressive link chains (not just cables), but only for two of the four tires. I have driven off-pavement on unplowed forest roads, with no problem, but only with about six inches of snow. I do have a winch but have never had to use it.
And I have used the truck to "pre-plow" a forest road -- we unhitched, drove the truck to the campsite, and then went back for the trailer:
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Bottom line -- that's probably as adventurous as I will get. But I was hoping some of you backwoods explorers had some stories of busting through deep drifts to get to a boondocking site.
And I have used the truck to "pre-plow" a forest road -- we unhitched, drove the truck to the campsite, and then went back for the trailer:
Click For Full-Size Image.Bottom line -- that's probably as adventurous as I will get. But I was hoping some of you backwoods explorers had some stories of busting through deep drifts to get to a boondocking site.
