Off-road...Latvian style

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:38 pm

Pretty impressive for some homemade machines.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 0454467317

Looks like great terrain for it too

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:23 pm

Fun stuff. The Jeep club I belonged to years ago..they had a group which really hopped up their vehicles and did some of those super deep mud runs in the springtime. I did a couple of moderate runs...as I had a set of 33" SuperSwampers I'd slap on for a few runs. But I enjoyed the rock climbing more than the deep mud runs. The mud runs..your vehicle would stink..absolutely stink..as the mud would cook onto various parts...your exhaust mostly....yuck. Would smell inside for weeks afterwards. Not to mention having to pull the drainplugs in the floor and rinse her off well on the insides when you got home.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:57 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote: Fun stuff. The Jeep club I belonged to years ago..they had a group which really hopped up their vehicles and did some of those super deep mud runs in the springtime. I did a couple of moderate runs...as I had a set of 33" SuperSwampers I'd slap on for a few runs. But I enjoyed the rock climbing more than the deep mud runs. The mud runs..your vehicle would stink..absolutely stink..as the mud would cook onto various parts...your exhaust mostly....yuck. Would smell inside for weeks afterwards. Not to mention having to pull the drainplugs in the floor and rinse her off well on the insides when you got home.

Never done much other than tool around in my stock '93 Pathfinder. Had it since new and every now and then find myself buzzed in a campground somewhere, looking around...living in AZ was great for that

Since then just beach and a bit of the Trinity mountains. Nowhere near rock climbing or mudding of course.

I like the clip at the very end of the guy just getting deeper and deeper

I wish they showed the footage of his camera going under water.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:06 pm

Humboldt wrote: I wish they showed the footage of his car going under water.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8377042391

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:07 pm

Chris wrote:http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8377042391

Thanks Chris, downloading it now

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:18 pm

Great clip Chris, same run and everything

thanks

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:25 pm

man that is some thick azz gumbo looking crap there, i love the home built rigs as well

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:31 pm

Mark wrote:man that is some thick azz gumbo looking crap there, i love the home built rigs as well

I liked the shot of them lathing the rust off an old axle or something, making the rusty crap look spanking new.

Bastid · Post by **Bastid** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:10 pm

loved it when he started to sink he turned on the windshield wipers lol

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:53 pm

Bastid wrote:loved it when he started to sink he turned on the windshield wipers lol

Might as well see what's kicking your ass.