Cool off at the north pole...In a Toyota.

[rattlecanpaint]

Since it's so friggin' hot outside, here's a little spot to cool you off. Block out an hour though, and when you next go outside, it'll be even hotter to you. My only question is....Where are the Jeeps?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...130&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3

 

[Mr_DIY]

awesome hilux!

 

[Black Bear]

the dixie horn was a nice touch..

 

[RatLabGuy]

I like when he stuck the nut to his lips and broke it off w/ coffee. Hahahaha.

I'd also like to know what kid of tires those were.... at 2500 pounds (Nearly $5k) EACH....

 

[Reid]

Very interesting. The Hilux was cool and all, but wouldnt a snow cat have been so much more capable and effecient?

I noticed they didnt really use the winch. seems like i would have used that and a pull pal to get outta some of those jams.

 

[mbalbritton]

and I halfway expected them to drag out that old Toyota Truck they beat the hell out of in one episode.

 

[RatLabGuy]

Very interesting. The Hilux was cool and all, but wouldnt a snow cat have been so much more capable and effecient?

I believe the point was to use a commercially available passenger vehicle. Not that anybody can just order up a Hilux built like that....

It really bothered me how roughly he kept driving it. It just seemed, er, stupid. That far in the middle of nowhere, with limited supplies - if you really break something, you're in serious trouble. If you want other videos of polar expeditiions, they drive very carefully, and that's in rigs that are sspecifically built for it.

 

[rattlecanpaint]

Not so sure a snow cat would've made it through the Boulder field. Too wide I'd think.