More Winter Fun

I'm always looking for cool things to share and I found a doozy! I saw these track units years ago for full-size pickups and thought they were awesome. They're called MATTRACKS and offer tons of different types now. Their website features several videos on many different vehicles, but I found this cool video of some crazy Subaru owner who put them on an old Subie hatchback. Perfect for the snow or anything else Nature throws at you.

I have no idea on pricing, but the MATTRACKS website has a contact info page if you want to find out. Have fun!

Winter is almost here and that means all-new fun!

That means a whole new set of parameters to gauge adventure with. Certainly you can go camping in cold weather, it's a completely different experience that way. Just a bit more hardcore, and the "need" list is a bit longer, and the gear is a little different. When I was in Scouts we went on a winter camping trip every January, and we hiked through snow most times to get to our site. I can tell you one thing for sure: you better be able to build a fire!
With the advent of extreme sports, there are a few more options now than there were 25 years ago. You've got freestyle skiing, snowboarding, scary-fast snowmobiles and ATVs. When we were kids, we would go down a snow-covered hill on anything we could find: sleds, inner tubes, pieces of wood paneling. I had a friend who found a refrigerator door and rode it down one of the steepest hills within walking distance of his neighborhood, and it was amazingly fast. He almost launched into someone's house! I thought he broke his arm, but he didn't and all's well that ends well. Besides, if the possibility of stitches or broken bones doesn't loom over your fun, what's the point?