4x4 roll over and recovery

joerg68 wrote:
Read again, towards the end of the first part. The missing items had been recovered by a local towing company and they were returned to the owners.

I won’t be trying to read it again. I barely made it through it the first time, but thanks for pointing out that their items weren’t stolen..

I am surprised that some of their items were missing. That also doesn’t sound like a typical offroad area.

Read again, towards the end of the first part. The missing items had been recovered by a local towing company and they were returned to the owners.

It doesn’t seem like the OP was one of the people who wrecked.

I read some of the comments on the web page. The people who wrecked seem to think they weren’t over their skill/vehicle capabilities even though one of the commenters suggested they were in a nice way. I don’t know who is right. If the commenter is right, it seems like they are destined for another accident. Hopefully, they’ll survive the next one.

I am surprised that some of their items were missing. That also doesn’t sound like a typical offroad area.

ajriding wrote:
In California Nancy says, "people are gonna do what people are gonna do". She was referring to ignoring the crime in her town and ignoring the rioting, looting and killing, but I guess applies to dumb drivers too?

Why the hate?
These people made a mistake and paid a price for it. They are obviously experienced boondockers and something went wrong. Period.

They were humble enough to post their experience for all of us. There are many 4x4 communities across the country that respond to "mistakes" like this on a routine basis. It is wonderful that they were able to facilitate the recovery.

In California Nancy says, "people are gonna do what people are gonna do". She was referring to ignoring the crime in her town and ignoring the rioting, looting and killing, but I guess applies to dumb drivers too?

Truly a harrowing experience that turned out for the good. It shows that there are some wonderful people in the world that are there for us everyday.

What a thrill to see them turn over the rig and actually drive it away. Very happy to see they survived and walked away in good shape.

Thanks for posting this.

Slight mistake in the links from the OP. The links are identical. Here's the correct link for the recovery.
Link to the recovery

Second vote for the In Reach Explorer, in either flavor. We used them at work. Also the same sat system for remote oil and gas well data. You might have to wait, but at least once a day you will get a direct overhead pass and your message will get out. Deep,steep hollers, trees, whatever. Walk or crawl 100 yards to an open area, and she will probably latch up in less than 10 minutes. Not perfect, but the best. There is also the Spot, EPRIB (PLB), Sat phones, and other stuff I don't know about. Think of these gadgets as your ace in the hole, boot knife or that .32 down in your shorts.

Still the In Reach is my favorite, because of the 2 way texting, at a cheap price, in a small easy to carry package.

If you're going to drive a truck and camper on a trail at least learn if the trail is suitable for you rig. This was obviously a trail meant for a RZR type vehicle.

Wow!