Lots of great callers this week and thanks to everyone calling in. Tyler and Jimmy are having a blast answering your questions and maybe even getting a little schooled themselves. This week they answered four voicemails. This Weeks Callers Caller 1 – Brian from New York has a question about Hybrid Tires Caller 2 – Lance called in to tell us about t…

Jimmy and Tyler are back at it and they are playing full catch-up. Jimmy was out at Cruise Moab helping Lee from Cruising Two Camp put his rig on its wheels. Tyler sold his Grandmpa’s Preis and went to MetalCloak Skills Day. They also discussed the Sue Lee Bun Benifit. Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cance…

Kyle and Duane drove all the way down to meet up with us at the RubiTracks Invitational from British Columbia, Canada. They had some fun stories of their trips down the California and drove some interesting rigs (Jeeps). Jeepin’ Jimmy was excited to chat with them and learn more about their rigs and their travels. Kyle – highgroundbynightfall: Inst…

Day two of Cruise Moab was very exciting with Lee and friends going to off-road the Steel Bender Trail, and Jimmy and Paul attacked Pritchett Canyon. There was fun times on both trails and Lee and Jimmy talk about them. Both stories have a possible roll over fear. Send us old license plates: SnailTrail4x4 / MORRFlate 1065 National Dr, Suite 5, Sacr…

Day one of Cruise Moab was fantastic. Jimmy, Lee and some friends did the trail Kane Creek. Jimmy was the only one of our group that has done the trail before. Jimmy and Lee talk about the day and all the fun random experience that happened. Like, Lee not making it to vehicle inspection, a 100 series with a Tundra back window, and running into Stel…

Jimmy had a chance to take Kermit out on the RubiTrack for the RubiTracks Invitational. While Jimmy was at the event he got to catch up with Scott the owner of RubiTracks. Jimmy asked Scott about the history of the company, how he came up with the design, and if he has always had a love for offroading. Little did Jimmy know that it was a Canadian c…

Tyler and Jimmy are back at it, we were able to get together and record a Snail Mail episode. This week they covered five phone calls but they are from two people. Phone Calls Caller 1, 2, and 3 – Zach from Oklahoma called in to talk to us about his Coolent issues. Tyler and Jimmy are trying to help him figure out why he doesn’t have any heat insid…

Tyler joins Jimmy this week giving us a sneak peek into his daddy’s life. Tyler talks about his new baby boy Reid and how he and the Secretary are surviving. They even went to the NorCal Rock races this last week. Meanwhile, Jimmy took Kermit up to the snow and joined five other guys for the first Rubitracks Invitationals. Send us old license plate…

Does off-roading a 1/10 Scale RC Crawler make you a better off-roader? Brandon from Vanquish Products says yes. Jimmy talks to Brandon about how Vanquish Products got their start, how they got into the RC world, and what type of RC Crawler Accessories they make. They dive into the deep of how RC suspension is similar to your rig’s suspension. They …

Jimmy talks about some offroading tips and tricks and why you should carry freeze-dried foods in your rig at all times. The main reason is that in case of an emergency. There are many reasons you could be stranded out in the wilderness and having extra food is never a bad thing. Freeze-dried foods have come a long way in the last few years and they…

Benji joins Jimmy this week to talk about how his new offroading podcast the New Found Overland Podcast. They talk about why he stopped the old one, and what gave him motivation to start again. The New Found Overland podcast is going to have some new features and video aspects that the old one didn't have. Benji and Jimmy do have some in-the-weeds …

I know you have been there… Trying to decide if you wanted to use the hand warmers or save them for another day, well now you don't have to. Jimmy shares his love of hand warmers, but just any hand warmers. He loves the Hot SnapZ brand primarily because they are reusable. Once you get a few of these you never have to worry about whether you should …

JD from the Trailhead Podcast joins Jimmy on this week's episode of the SnailTrail4x4 Podcast. They discuss what it was like growing up in Chicago and how he got his start in off-roading. Why JD moved to Colorado, how he started writing for Trails Off-road, and how that all fell into line for him to start his own podcast.The Trailhead Network: Webs…

SnailTrail4x4 Product Tribute is brought to you by MORRFlate 10.6 PSI Pro. Jimmy talks about the highlights of this beast of an air compressor and why it has such a high-duty cycle. MORRFlate made some smart decisions when they were redesigning this air compressor and figuring out ways to disperse the heat. Not to mention the best feature is settin…

Alex from Wagan Tech joined Tyler and Jimmy this week to discuss their new Lithium Cube power stations. The new EX5 and EX18 are packed with new features from different connections to better-designed creature comforts. Jimmy is really excited about the UPS feature on the EX18 allowing him to use the Lithium Cube daily in the house to save his compu…

Jimmy replaces Tyler this week with the Assistant. The two of them were about to attend the Rubicon Trail Foundation fundraiser Black Tie and Boots. It was a fantastic event, with great food, and a massive raffle. They had to leave early because Jimmy had some college mates coming over to spend the night because there was a chainsaw party happening…

This week Tyler and Jimmy catch up with their buddy Brian from 4Wheel Underground. They discuss some of the new products that are coming out. Including the new cantilever suspension and some more additional goodies. One of the main features is the new website that works on both mobile and Desktop.Check out 4Wheel Underground: Instagram, WebsiteSend…

Lots of great callers this week and thanks to everyone calling in. Tyler and Jimmy are having a blast answering your questions and maybe even getting a little schooled themselves. This week they answered four voicemails.Phone CallsCaller 1 - Mr. Noname talks about Mike Slauson's accident on the Desert Lap of the EMC RaceCaller 2 - Clint called in t…

Tyler and Jimmy sit down for the last time for a little while. Tyler's baby decided to show up the day after they recorded this episode. The Podcast isn't going to end, but it might be weird for a month or two. Besides that update, Jimmy has been working on Clifford and putting the new color-match fenders on to the F250 and Tyler thinks he might ha…

Everyone in the diesel world has heard of Banks Power, but now they are moving into the gas market with the Pedal Monster. The Pedal Monster is the answer to a slow or latent pedal. With the Pedal Monster, you can fine-tune the response of your throttle pedal to get the desired acceleration that should have been there from the factory. We also disc…

Lots of great callers this week and thanks to everyone calling in. Tyler and Jimmy are having a blast answering your questions and maybe even getting a little schooled themselves. This week they answered four voicemails.Phone CallsCaller 1 - Lance tells us about how he is enjoying the Snail Mail SegmentsCaller 2 - Mark from Eastern Poland says he l…

Join us at Prairie City SVRA park for the Sue Lee-Bun Fundraiser, or please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer. gofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderTyler and Jimmy catch up on another Thursday episode with gifts given to them by you the fans of a bunch of license plates from California a…

Join us at Prairie City SVRA park for the Sue Lee-Bun Fundraiser, or please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer. gofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderThis week Tyler and Jimmy talk to Chris Rea (ultra4escort) about the correct way to be in the wrong seat. Chris has now finished every singl…

Lots of great callers this week and thanks to everyone calling in. Tyler and Jimmy are having a blast answering your questions and maybe even getting a little schooled themselves. This week they answered five voicemails.Phone CallsCaller 1 - Lance making fun of Toyota's saving the day and saving JeepsCaller 2 - Lance calls back and tells us about t…

Join us at Prairie City SVRA park for the Sue Lee-Bun Fundraiser, or please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer. gofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderTyler recalls some stories that he missed from his time down at KOH and hopefully finishing the Kermit 4Runner registration saga. Jimmy help…

Join us at Prairie City SVRA park for the Sue Lee-Bun Fundraiser, or please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer. gofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderTyler schools us all on the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS). He discusses how it works throughout the Ham Radio Network and what th…

We have a massive backlog of voicemails so we did a quick lighting round and got through 6 callers. We discussed everything from Trail Etiquette to Detroit Lockers and maybe a little of video games as well. Phone CallsCaller 1 - Lance asked us about Trail Etiquette and said we should maybe do an episode on that topic. We did WAY back in the day EPI…

Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer.gofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderThe National Ignition Facility at Lorence Livermore Labs is where they cause the Big Bang. Jimmy and Tyler were lucky enough to be invited on a tour of the NIF. This is where they superheat small molecules and …

Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer.gofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderKing of the Hammers is a long week and Jimmy was only there for half of it. The last day Jimmy was there he and Tyler led the SnailTrail4x4 Fissure Mt. run. It was quite comical since there were more Jeeps than…

Snail Mail is a new segment we are testing out as we are getting more and more feedback from all the wonderful listeners. We will be releasing episodes on Fridays and answering feedback from voicemails, emails, and maybe even social media. If you have a question or want to correct us please send us a message.Phone CallsCaller 1 - Zack from Oaklahom…

Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer.gofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderTyler and Jimmy absolutly love getting your feedback. There are many ways to get in contact with us social media, email and maybe our favorite voice mails. Lately we have gotten so much feeback that we are havi…

Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer.gofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderSteven Lutz likes to solve problems for the recreation wheeler. Taking established software and converting it to the off-road industry. The Lowrance was developed for the marine industry starting with sonar. In…

Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer.gofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderIts King of the Hammers week and Tyler and Jimmy talk about their adventures getting to the lake bed. Setting up repeaters and the booth and meeting new and old friends. Jimmy's trip down with Clifford was unev…

Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancergofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderTyler and Jimmy Talk to Nick Bailey the Crew Chief for Bomber Fabrication KOH race team. Nick is a wealth of information from his years of experience racing quads to being a number one chance truck in the Baja 1…

Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancergofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderLots of irons in the fire while Jimmy and Tyler are getting ready for King of the Hammers. Tyler has reports to work on, solar panels to install, and to finish making all the MORRFlate products to bring down to …

Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancergofundme.com/teamsuebunhttps://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelderWhat is your favorite vehicle to see out on the trail or what is your least favorite off-road rig? Tyler and Jimmy discuss their favorites as well as some other fun topics below. We would like to hear what your …

Our dear friend and NorCal off-road enthusiast Sue Lee Bun was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. Sue has been a staple in the off-road community from helping out broken rigs, and leading tours on the Rubicon, to running Bun Trail Welder. A GoFundMe account has been started to help their family with medical expenses allowing her to focus …

Massive amount of feedback from the listeners. So much so, that we had to do an entire episode dedicated to Voicemails. There were some comments some questions and maybe even a correction. Most of the callers were referring to our more recent episodes about food and the lockers.IMDB review of Barried Documentary available to watch on Netflix and Am…

Tyler goes snowwheeling for the first time this year. On Saturday he heads up to Uncle Tom's Cabin, over Heartless Peak, and out to the start of the Rubicon all during a crazy cold storm. Then on Sunday, he went out to MET to heckle some rookies. All while Jimmy was having another Xmas and hosting the inlaws at the new house, and then on Sunday he …

Tyler and Jimmy have gone on many multi-day trips throughout their years of off-roading. Food meal plans are always an important item to figure out. Whether it's with a group of rigs or by yourself you should always go into your trip with a solid plan of what meals you're going to eat on what days. Sometimes you can be a little fluid but planning f…

Tyler and Jimmy discuss their New Year's Eve Parties and discuss how everyone loves the Proof Syrups. They also had some catching up to do with listeners' feedback and some voicemails. Including some more differential talk that will need to be solved at a later date. Massive thanks to Don, Donny, Donald, and Donna for calling in.Want to win some Ti…

It's time for the annual Year In Review where Tyler and Jimmy review their favorite podcasts from the last year. Tyler and Jimmy were very random this year but that made for some fun and diverse podcasts and the Top 15 shows that. There are episodes from off-roading to portal talk, from talking about trail advocacy to new vehicles being released. T…

Jimmy and Tyler catch up after Christmas and discuss their holiday adventures and all the goodies that received from family and significant others. Tyler went on a rant about how he always gets clothes from the Secretary and he never wants or needs clothes. Jimmy said he got some wonder undies with pockets.Want to win some Tires? Our friends over a…

Tyler and Jimmy tried to keep this a short episode but they failed. Four fun voicemails were discussed, Jimmy had a Rant, and Tyler had some updates on the 4Runner. Tyler also talked about the new Gen2 10.6 PSI Pros that finally arrived at the MORRFlate warehouse. The new stats on these compressors are outstanding. They also exchanged Christmas Gif…

There are many different types of vehicles and many different models but can you guess what car, van, or truck was the least reliable in 2023? Tyler and Jimmy discussed the Consumer Reports 2023 article Top 10 Least Reliable Cars and some additional new articles that they found interesting.Want to win some Tires? Our friends over at Yokohama are do…

There are many different types of lockers out there but what one is the best for you and your off-road vehicle. Tyler and Jimmy talk about everything from open to spools and the goods and the bads of each style of locker. Between the two of them they have had just about every option out there, and they talk about their personal experiences with the…

Jimmy was caught at home most of the week with a sick kiddo, but in the mean time he was able to do many little jobs around the house making it ready for new years. Tyler went up to the Uncle Toms Toy Drive with the Metal Cloak guys. Even though this 4Runner ran great on the trip he decided to install a four core radiator. Want to win some Tires? O…

Tyler and Jimmy love to work on their vehicles. They are not the type of people that like to have someone else do the work for them. After many years of working on their vehicle in the road, on the trail or even at the SnailTrail4x4 Shop they have never had to rush to the ER (hopefully I didn't jenks it). Hopefully these safety tips will keep you s…

Tyler and Jimmy reminisce about the Rubicon Trip, and Jimmy tells a funny story about getting his oil pump primed before the trip. Jimmy tells us about his trip to the Hella Trails Toy Drive down at Bay Area. He was able to meet up with some old friends, and donate some toys to Toys for Tots. Meanwhile Tyler went to the coast for the Secretaries B-…

Tyler and Jimmy took their new friend Matt all the way though the Rubicon for the first time. This isn't only Matt's first time though the Rubicon, its actually his first time rock crawling in the USA as he is from New Zealand. Matt tells us about the off-roading scene in New Zealand, where its mainly driving on beaches and doing some mudding. He w…