@ethernectar here's the GoPro video from Mineral Creek. The fun starts around 24:30.
Video is basically unedited. I'll get an edited (and higher res... not sure why Youtube saved this at 360x240) video of the recovery up once I get through the ~800 photos I took from my trip. Raw video is about 15GB - let me know if you want it and I'll post it somewhere
Video is basically unedited. I'll get an edited (and higher res... not sure why Youtube saved this at 360x240) video of the recovery up once I get through the ~800 photos I took from my trip. Raw video is about 15GB - let me know if you want it and I'll post it somewhere
The rear was on the edge of the road when you backed up and the shoulder was soft and just sunk under the weight of the cruiser. I don't know if you realized it had done that or not. I was reaching for the radio but you went forward before I could grab it and then the front did the same. That's when I was able to radio that you should stop and were "looking a little tippy". Nate called me the king of understatement for that quote.
The real recovery action is around the 1:01:00 mark, the rest is just us deciding the best course of action and getting set up. And my stupid Warn wireless winch remote failing me... damn glad I had the hard line in the recovery bag.
The first time I uploaded a video (which took over an hour), it appeared at low res, so I deleted it to try again. Only afterwards did I find out that the initial low-res is normal. An hour and a half later...
@ethernectar here's the GoPro video from Mineral Creek. The fun starts around 24:30.
Video is basically unedited. I'll get an edited (and higher res... not sure why Youtube saved this at 360x240) video of the recovery up once I get through the ~800 photos I took from my trip. Raw video is about 15GB - let me know if you want it and I'll post it somewhere
Glad to see there was video of what happened! Goes to show that even benign trails and sections of trail can quickly turn dangerous if you drop your guard or get distracted. Nice job on the safe recovery.
Glad to see there was video of what happened! Goes to show that even benign trails and sections of trail can quickly turn dangerous if you drop your guard or get distracted. Nice job on the safe recovery.
The rear was on the edge of the road when you backed up and the shoulder was soft and just sunk under the weight of the cruiser. I don't know if you realized it had done that or not. I was reaching for the radio but you went forward before I could grab it and then the front did the same.
Yeah, we definitely felt it when the front gave out. I had just told Beth, this is a bad spot (or something like that). I've got a little write up that will be published sometime somewhere.
Yeah, we definitely felt it when the front gave out. I had just told Beth, this is a bad spot (or something like that). I've got a little write up that will be published sometime somewhere.
Nice drawing. That's pretty much spot-on. From the photos it looks like there's a tree to your passenger side but I clearly remember that it was in front of the truck, as the drawing shows. At first I didn't understand why you backed up but then seeing the rock pile in the video and the way the lower (right) side was sloping I could imagine you wanted a line to the left which wouldn't risk sliding towards the edge.
You can definitely see around 1:02:30 in the video where both winches are spooling in and it finally starts dragging the truck literally sideways. I remember the Jeep guy saying "slacken your winch before you rip off his bumper". He didn't realize the receiver hitch is part of the frame.
My 10 year old was too nervous to take photos in the rain/hail so all I've got of myself is shot after the steps, at least proving that I must've driven up the switchbacks and turned around
