poser999
Active Member
- Joined
- May 30, 2011
- Posts
- 50
- Reaction score
- 22
Bring patience, as you could be stopped on a trail for a few hours if the snow is deep or someone breaks down ahead of you. Someone brought a grill, some brought movies to watch, football to throw, guns to shoo.... oh nevermind. Hopefully none of that is necessary, but if you are 20 miles out on a narrow trail at night and a group ahead of you breaks down, there is nothing you can do but wait.
A winch would be the most useful item that hasn't been mentioned.
Baufeng UV-5R can be found on Amazon for $30 if vendors here don't sell them. The nice thing about Keith's (i think it was him) was that it came programmed with all the common channels, but you can just type it in and will only use one frequency all weekend. Bring your charger in the truck with you just in case yours goes dead. Or buy another battery, I think they are cheap
Tire mount or rack doesn't have to be complicated, just ratchet strap it down in the bed.
KC Cyclones are what I used and wired them into a 12v plug to the rear of the center console. You can stick them to rear brake light, top of cab, rear window.
Wear snow pants in the truck so you don't need to change before you get out (if you are stuck in the deep stuff). If you don't drive in snow boots, have them handy to put on before you get out. Bring a complete change of clothes in the truck.
A winch would be the most useful item that hasn't been mentioned.
Baufeng UV-5R can be found on Amazon for $30 if vendors here don't sell them. The nice thing about Keith's (i think it was him) was that it came programmed with all the common channels, but you can just type it in and will only use one frequency all weekend. Bring your charger in the truck with you just in case yours goes dead. Or buy another battery, I think they are cheap
Tire mount or rack doesn't have to be complicated, just ratchet strap it down in the bed.
KC Cyclones are what I used and wired them into a 12v plug to the rear of the center console. You can stick them to rear brake light, top of cab, rear window.
Wear snow pants in the truck so you don't need to change before you get out (if you are stuck in the deep stuff). If you don't drive in snow boots, have them handy to put on before you get out. Bring a complete change of clothes in the truck.
