On March 10th around 10:30 p.m. we got a recovery request from Paige whose truck was stuck on Goat mountain. Alan and myself went and picked her up and then proceeded to go up the trail. On our way up I had a great opportunity to chat with Paige about how she got stuck and…
Category: offroad-101
Monday Recovery
Monday morning we received a recovery request from Aidan. His Nissan Xterra 2002 was stuck in snow near Santiam Pass. Aidan left the vehicle Sunday night and went down to Bend. When we received the ticket after chatting with Aidan, the ticket was assigned to a group of people. Out of that group of volunteers…
2020 Nissan Pathfinder SUV is a great choice for active families
On the road, the Pathfinder is powerful and enjoyable. It’s got a smooth, quiet ride, and the shift-on-the-fly Automatic all-wheel-drive is perfect for a Portland winter. The competition for midsize SUV customers is fierce, and just about every automaker offers at least one family crossover option. With Nissan, you can choose the five-passenger Murano or…
2020 GMC Sierra AT4 survives and thrives in Arctic adventure
Our test trip to the Arctic proved that GMC isn’t exaggerating when they talk about their vehicles being professional grade. We took this Sierra to the most remote part of North America, and we’d choose it again for the same adventure. It’s not every week that we get to test a new vehicle under extreme…
Subaru stranded
Sunday at 5:53 we received a recovery request on our web-app for a Subaru stranded on road NF4510 about 16 miles south of Estacada. The vehicle was stuck already for quite a few hours and a friend of the driver recommended him to try our web-app. Initially the ticket showed in the map a completely…
#leaveitbetterthanyoufoundit
If you are reading this, and you are one of those who keeps all your trash inside your rig at all cost, then you like me wonder why some people think our trails, our mountains, our rivers are a perfect place to leave those cans, bags of trash or a simple candy wrapper. While driving…
GMC revives the Hummer as an electric vehicle
According to GMC, the Hummer EV will offer 1,000 horsepower and an unprecedented 11,500 pound-feet of torque from its electric drivetrain. GMC has announced plans to revive the Hummer nameplate, but the new vehicle represents a radical departure from the Hummers of the 1990s and 2000s. Where the old Hummers were traditional gas-powered SUVs, the…
Successful recovery in Linn County
Sunday morning, at 7:49 AM we received a recovery request for a pickup truck Ford F100 that skid off the road after hitting a patch of ice while coming back from camping nearby. The truck landed several feet under the road into a pile of branches and tree limbs getting itself completely stuck. After reaching…
2020 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4X4: Toughest truck?
The best selling midsize is facing new competition, putting its reputation to the test For many years, off-road enthusiasts who wanted a new midsize truck had only one real choice — a Toyota Tacoma equipped with Toyota Racing Development options. For starters, hardly anyone else was even making midsize trucks. And the closest competitor, the…
2019 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison is ready for off-road adventure
The Bison is off-road ready with a package that adds five new skidplates under the truck, heavy steel front and rear bumpers with provisions for a winch and recovery points, and special wheels. Chevrolet has a lot of competition for its midsize Colorado pickup truck. The Toyota Tacoma is the best-seller in the class, and…