614: 15 Off-road Safety Tips

Snail Trail 4x4 Offroad Podcast

Tyler and Jimmy: Off-Road Enthusiasts

Leisure, Hobbies, Automotive

4.6 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Every off-road trip has its dangers, but if you follow some basic safety tips, then there is a much higher likelihood that you will not get hurt. In this episode, the Snailboys talk about 15 essential off-road safety tips from seat belts to fire extinguishers. Take the Survey from RTF: https://www.rubicontrailfoundation.org/survey/ If you want to get involved with the RTF work day to lay your hands on Hower's Hole, please reach out to [email protected] so that they can get a head count and plan your meal accordingly! Yokohama Tire Winners! Congratulations to A13XMONT, you have a chance to win a set of tires from Yokohama for the 750 Apple Podcast reviews giveaway. There are also two runners up, Cam B. and Boo Collector. If A13XMONT doesn't get in contact with the SnailBoys Cam B. was the first runner up and Boo Collector was second. All three of you have until Aug 19th to get in contact with us. A13XMONT doesn't respond, then we will fall back to the first runner up, and then the second runner up. Please, everyone, get in contact with Jimmy or Tyler to give yourself a chance to claim your spot. If no one responds, we will redraw after Aug 19th. Call us and leave us a VOICEMAIL!!! We want to hear from you even more!!! You can call and say whatever you like! Ask a question, leave feedback, correct some information about welding, say how much you hate your Jeep, and wish you had a Toyota! We will air them all, live, on the podcast! +01-916-345-4744. If you have any negative feedback, you can call our negative feedback hotline, 408-800-5169. 4Wheel Underground has all the suspension parts you need to take your off-road rig from leaf springs to a performance suspension system. We just ordered our kits for Kermit and Samantha and are looking forward to getting them. The ordering process was quite simple, and after answering the questionnaire, to ensure we got the correct and best-fitting kits for our vehicles. If you want to level up your suspension game, check out 4Wheel Underground. SnailTrail4x4 Podcast is brought to you by all of our peeps over at irate4x4! Make sure to stop by and see all of the great perks you get for supporting SnailTrail4x4! Discount Codes, Monthly Give-Always, Gift Boxes, the SnailTrail4x4 Community, and the ST4x4 Treasure Hunt! Thank you to all of those who support us! We couldn't do it without you guys (and gals!)! SnailSquad Monthly Giveaway This month lucky winner will be with us, snailtrail4x4. We are giving away a party pack of edible goods. You have a chance to win $200 worth of custom etched whiskey glasses, pint glasses, tumblers, a charcuterie board, coasters, and even a trail map slate. If you want a chance to enter to win, you need to sign up as a SnailSquad member on Irate4x4.com Congratulations to our two lucky winners, Jonathan Williams and Riley Mayo, you each win an OnX off-road elite membership. Thanks for being a part of our snailsquad and for your support. Enjoy the gifts. Listener Discount Codes: SnailTrail4x4 -SnailTrail15 for 15% off SnailTrail4x4 MerchMORRFlate - snailtraill4x4 to get 10% off MORRFlate Multi Tire Inflation Deflation™ KitsIronman 4x4 - snailtrail20 to get 20% off all Ironman 4x4 branded equipment!Sidetracked Offroad - snailtrail4x4 (lowercase) to get 15% off lights and recovery gearSpartan Rope - snailtrail4x4 to get 10% off sitewideShock Surplus - SNAILTRAIL4x4 to get $25 off any order!Mob Armor - SNAILTRAIL4X4 for 15% offSummerShine Supply - ST4x4 for 10% off4WheelUnderground - snailtrailBackpacker's Pantry - Affiliate LinkLaminx Protective Films – Use Link to get 20% off all products (Affiliate Link) Show Music: Midroll Music - ComaStudio Outroll Music - Meizong Kumbang

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0:00.0	Where does the four-wheel underground suspension shine more?
0:04.6	Creeping crawling on the Rubicon or going crazy fast out on Johnson Valley desert floor?
0:10.0	Yeah, good question.
0:11.4	It honestly does great in both scenarios.
0:13.7	Whether I'm going through the Rubicon or doing 50 to 60 miles an hour through washes at Johnson Valley,
0:18.6	it's really impressive what the suspension does. I think that
0:21.5	goes a lot to show how well it's engineered, how well the roll center is controlled, and how well the
0:27.3	geometry all goes together. No matter what I'm doing, I feel stable. I feel predictable. It's fantastic.
0:32.8	That makes a lot of sense because they are designed to be great on and off road. That's true. I do drive the
0:39.2	rig to and from the trails as well. And I noticed on tight, windy mountain roads, I don't feel like
0:43.6	I'm throwing the body off the chassis anymore. I just have one question. What's that?
0:47.4	When are we putting some four wheel underground parts underneath Samantha? Soon. Very soon.
0:51.4	And I'm excited to do so. And if you are looking to move your vehicle from
0:55.6	Lee Springs to a linked suspension kit, make sure to check out 4-wheel underground.com.
1:16.9	Welcome one, welcome all to the snail trail four by four podcast.
1:20.9	If you like going off-roading and tornadoes, wrenching on Feryotus, camping at theaters, and maybe even something a little bit of fun at photos.
1:23.7	And, of course, hearing about how fantastic things safe in Toyoters traders is then this is the podcast for you.
1:31.9	That's right, ladies and germs.
1:33.5	My name is Safety Officer Tyler and joining me for another episode of the Snauttrell 4x4 podcast is Officer Duffy Jimmy. How you doing, buddy? Doof four podcast is officer doofy jimmy how you doing
1:45.9	buddy doofy or goofy goofy doofy officer doofy officer goofy who's officer goofy i don't know but i like
1:54.1	goofy the disney character gotcha do you know who officer doofy is no idea oh really no
2:00.5	should i i feel like you should okay i feel like Do you know who Officer Duffy is? No idea. Oh, really? Nope.
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