With fog in the air we headed back out on the trail for another day of back country rock crawling with the boys. I was in the Nissan Pathmaker Rig and was joined by Jim in his Toyota Buggy, Riley in his FJ40 Landcrusier rig, Kevin in his Suzuki Samurai and Todd in another Toyota 4×4.
Hungover Rock Crawling
After a long night drinking whiskey shots it was time to load up the rigs and head out for a day of rock crawling at the Heights. What better cure for a hangover than a bunch of redline!
First Snow Day Rock Crawling of the Year
First bit of snow has fallen for the year and you know that means its time to do some rock crawling with the boys! The snow isn’t deep but after all the rain its fun to get out for the first snow tracks of the season! Continue reading →
2021 Rock Crawling Highlight
Time for another year end highlight video! With all goings on this year I was short on competition wheeling but I made up for it with lots of backcountry trail wheeling and rock crawling!
Rock Crawling an Atmospheric River
Another Pineapple Express headed out way so we climbed back into the buggies and headed out for another day of wet rock crawling during the storm. I had the Nissan Pathmaker Rig back out on the trail, along with Riley in his newly built Toyota Landcruiser Buggy, the diesel Toyota Buggy, Jim’s linked Toyota and the two Suzuki Samurai Buggies. Continue reading →
Plowfinder Project – Pathmaker Speed Shop
Mounting a snowplow on my rock crawler!
Living up on the mountain and snow is now a part of my life for months of the year. Last year I was not prepared so this year I decided to build a snow plow for my rock crawler, the Pathmaker Rig. Using a rusty old hitch and some welding wire I fabbed up an 84″ K2 Avalanche snowplow for my rig and even got a chance to test it out!
Pineapple Express Rock Crawling
With all the weather networks calling for a Pineapple Express and 3-5 inches of rain we decided it was a great time to get out for some rock crawling! The Pathmaker Rig was back in the shop with turning left problems, so I climbed back in with Sean in his Mercedes OM617 Diesel powered Toyota buggy and we headed out with the Suzuki Samurai buggies and Jim in his Toyota buggy for an epic day of trail wheeling and barbecuing. Continue reading →
New Trails at Pathmaker Heights Round 2
With the rain pouring down and all the boys busy I hopped into the Pathmaker rig with Mrs. Pathmaker and we headed to the Heights to cut some more new trails on the property. With the plan for a casual day of wheeling quickly going sideways it turned into the usual sort of show, some winching, some redline and a lot of fun out in the yard!
Nissan Pathfinder VG30 Head Gasket Replacement
Nissan VG30 Head Gasket Replacement
After years of red line and forgetting to turn my Ford Taurus E-Fan on my Head Gasket was starting to go with a bit of oil showing up under the rad cap. Grabbing some new head gaskets off of RockAuto, as well as an assortment of other gaskets and seals that I may need along the way, including a timing belt I tore into the Pathmaker and got started. Continue reading →
Rainy Day Wheeling
It was a cold wet day off work so we decided to take a couple rigs out for a few hours of backcountry trail wheeling.
Sean was in his OM617 Mercedes Diesel powered Toyota rig and Kevin was in his Suzuki Samurai buggy. We hit a few trails, had a lot of laughs and didn’t break anything, good day on the trail! Continue reading →
New Trails at Pathmaker Heights!
We’ve been cutting new trails in the yard at Pathmaker Heights and it was time to share with the boys and have them out for a day of rock crawling. Continue reading →