Episodes

Just Jimmy and Tyler kicking off June with something that’s been on Jimmy’s mind since the Rubicon trip — and since the Barrett Lake outhouse project started spreading to other forests. The short version: the National Forest Service is being restructured in a way that removes local regional offices. The closest regional office for El Dorado National Forest, Tahoe National Forest, and Stanislaus National Forest is now in Salt Lake City. That means people who have never set foot on our trails are...

This Week’s Callers Caller 1/2: Richard from Atlanta talks about Forms and fanny packs Caller 3: Brady Camancho Motorsports, tell us about e-lockers for Nissans Caller 4: Jason OCD Innovations give a “live” update on Fiona Caller 5: OCD Jason gives a shout out to MF’er Ryan Caller 6: Scott from Pine Grove says that Unimogs are huge Caller 7: OCD Jason gives another update about test driving Fiona Join Our Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuy Come hang out with us on the SnailTrail4x4 Di...

Jimmy went to Vegas for No Doubt at the Sphere, then up to a family cabin in Truckee. The Sphere gets a full breakdown — the way the seats actually rumble, why the general admission floor might be the worst seat in the house, how the venue works as both a concert and a movie at the same time, and the weight-based checkout technology that somehow knew exactly what he grabbed off the shelf. After the show, he wandered through the Venetian into a piano bar and ordered what he describes as the worst...

Scott from Portal Pros is back, and this time the conversation is all about Toyotas — because Portal Pros has been busy expanding well beyond Jeeps. Jimmy and Tyler catch up with Scott on everything that’s happened since his last appearance: Portal Pros installed their first set of portals on a Lexus GX470 (basically a bougie 4Runner with a DVD player and leather seats), stress-tested it at Holister Hills, broke a ring gear in Moab, got bailed out by the FJ Cruiser Facebook community the same n...

This Week’s Callers Audio Clip: Nick from MT sent us a video clip Caller 1: Toyota Don talks to Jeff Morgan Caller 2: MJ from SoCal concludes the Camping vs Glamping Caller 3: Beer Craig says he likes the Discord Caller 4: DOT Travis talks about his love of RC Cars Caller 5: Jeff Morgan from OR tells everyone how to solve the canbuss issues Caller: 6 Brian from UT gives some important shout-outs Join Our Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuy Come hang out with us on the SnailTrail4x4 Di...

Tyler and Jimmy get back together for the first time since TrailHeroX. This is the first time for the month, so there is a lot of catching up to do, from giveaways to group buys, they talk about all the important business. Afterwards, they jump into what they have been up to for the last week. Tyler went and worked at his adopt-a-trail up at the Rubicon, and Jimmy went to a car show. We have a massive discount this month with Rusoh Fire Extinguishers. You can get 25% off this month only with th...

Tyler and Jimmy recap the trip with Trail Hero Expeditions. From the Good times on the trail to the bad times of being broken down on the side of the trail. They discuss their enjoyment of the adventure, but express how the overall joy was meeting and making so many new friends. Trail Hero X: https://trailherox.com/trail-hero-expeditions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trailherox/ Watch Season 1 of THX: https://trailherotv.com/ We have a massive discount this month with Rusoh Fire Extingui...

This Week’s Callers Caller 1: Alex from So Carolina wants to build a Sequoia Truggy Caller 2: Austin Stanley talks about Grandpa Bob’s Radio down at KOH Caller 3/4: Richard from Atlanta says he doesn’t want mods on his vehicles Caller 5: Uncle Weirdo asks how Jimmy and Tyler feel about Rockcrawlers made out of old school vehicles Caller 6: Richard from Atlanta talks about will and passwords, living in debt, and recording 3 episodes Join Our Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuy Come hang ...

Alex, Mark, and Gavin from Botches offroad Podcast take over the SnailTril4x4 Podcast. This is the final takeover before the Snailboys are back from their trip. They Botches Boys start off like all their normal podcasts with no real directions, but they quickly get to their topic of wheeling your daily driver. We have a massive discount this month with Rusoh Fire Extinguishers. You can get 25% off this month only with the discount code Rusohcrawlers. Go grab yours today! SnailTrail4x4 Discord:...

Jason and Chris take over the podcast in the only way they know how: Toyota’s Suck. Once the Toyota Bashing is over, they settle into a good topic of towing. Towing is one of the first topics they covered on their podcasts, and it’s one that Tyler and Jimmy have never covered. We have a massive discount this month with Rusoh Fire Extinguishers. You can get 25% off this month only with the discount code Rusohcrawlers. Go grab yours today! SnailTrail4x4 Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuy Com...

This Week’s Callers Text Message 1: Britt From TX Talks about Shock Loads Caller 1/2: Wreck It Rob talks about how Tyler and Jimmy are Glamping Caller 3: Nick Gladiator on 29s talks about selling a vehicle Caller 4: Tom Rosa, give everyone his views on FB Marketplace Join Our Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuy Come hang out with us on the SnailTrail4x4 Discord — it’s the easiest way to connect with Tyler and Jimmy directly, chat with fellow offroad enthusiasts, and get first access to G...

Welcome to the Rovers After Dark Podcast. Erick, Rover Don, and Country Club Tyler talk about their experiences with Toyota, then quickly move on to some fantastic Rover History. They also try and corilate what rover equals what Toyota to help the Toyota audience understand a little more about rovers. Did it work? We have a massive discount this month with Rusoh Fire Extinguishers. You can get 25% off this month only with the discount code Rusohcrawlers. Go grab yours today! SnailTrail4x4 Disc...

After being away from podcasting, they came out of retirement to help Tyler and Jimmy while they are out at TrailHero Expedition. I guess it never hurts to ask. It’s so much fun hearing these guys back on the mic, talking about their trips to Johnson Valley and a location that shall not be named. It’s also great to hear that they are doing well in life and still able to go wheeling. We have a massive discount this month with Rusoh Fire Extinguishers. You can get 25% off this month only with the...

This Week’s Callers Text Msg 1: Austin from WA talks about Air Lockers Caller 1: Chris Rea calls to clarify recovery on the course Caller 2: Chris Rea Talks about EMC Day Caller 3: Jimmy from SoCal wants to go swimming Caller 4: Ales from Botches offroad says Tyler is boring Caller 5: Jeff Morgan from Oregon tells Tyler not to do an Elocker Caller 6: Butt Dial Brian? Caller 7: No Name, talks about the mule Caller 8: Charles says this is why in Australia, they have to engineer everything...

Tyler has been working his back off getting everything ready for TrailHeroX. Now that Fiona is back, he needed to put the Baja Lights on, lots of lights, along with the switch pros. He also still needs to add the Mega wips and a few other fun products. Jimmy spent a lot of time with family, and getting some gifts done for TrailHeroX SnailTrail4x4 Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuy Come hang out with us on the SnailTrail4x4 Discord — it’s the easiest way to connect with Tyler and Jimmy direc...

This week on the Campfire Discussion, Jimmy and Tyler sit down with Corey Jones from Rusoh Fire Extinguishers — a conversation that’s been two years in the making. And if you’re an offroader who keeps a fire extinguisher in your rig, this is the episode you didn’t know you needed. Traditional fire extinguishers have a dirty secret: they’re built for stationary environments. When you strap one to your D-pillar or bolt it to your floorboard and spend years beating it down trails, the powder insid...

This Week’s Callers Text Msg 1: Richard from Atlanta says Toyota are everywhere Caller 1: Uncle Weirdo talks about merging Caller 2: Richard from Atlanta, choosing what rig to sell Caller 3: Butt Dial Brian talks about Tool Storage Caller 4: Jeff Morgan from OR talks about ARB Lockers Caller 5: Jeff Morgan from OR teaches everyone how to troubleshoot an E-locker Caller 6: Zac from OKC talks about mental health Join Our Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuy Come hang out with us on the S...

Jimmy spent most of the week working on Trent Roberts #4811 Lexas LX450 (fancy FJ80). He did a complete knuckle rebuild kit on the front axle, and it took way longer than he expected. Tyler was off doing everything else this week. Jason at OCD Innovations finished the Mule so Tyler went to get it. Tyler went out to Metal Cloak Skills day at Prairie City OHV, and had a crazy week at work SnailTrail4x4 Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuy Come hang out with us on the SnailTrail4x4 Discord — it’...

Episode 700 is a milestone — and Jimmy and Tyler marked it by getting off their chairs and going on location. They recorded this one inside an airplane hangar at TK1’s facility in the Lincoln, CA, sitting down with Garrett to finally get the full story on a company they’ve been recommending for years. Most SnailTrail listeners know TK1 for one thing: sway bars. But the real story is wilder than that. TK1’s founder Tony didn’t start in aerospace — he started in off-road racing, building tube cha...

This Week’s Callers Text Msg 1: Camping Stoves Caller 1: Zac from OKC tells us about a BJ Caller 2: Josh from SoCal talks about different camping setups Caller 3: Josh from SoCal asks about RTT Caller 5: Rover Don talks about the Snow Camping Trip Caller 6: Richard from Atlanta is becoming a Toyota Lover Join Our Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuy Come hang out with us on the SnailTrail4x4 Discord — it’s the easiest way to connect with Tyler and Jimmy directly, chat with fellow offroa...

This week, Jimmy and Tyler catch up on two very different 4Runner projects — and somehow both of them involve things that were bent, broken, or seized in ways nobody’s seen before. Jimmy’s 4Runner “Samantha” is making progress. He spent the week fabricating temporary shock towers out of scrap steel, getting the shocks roughly mounted, and articulating the suspension to figure out how much travel he’s actually working with. The verdict: he needs to raise the shocks about a half inch, the bump st...

Happy Monday, everybody. This week, Tyler and I are getting into lockers — specifically, which locker is actually best for the situation you’re in. We covered the basics back in episode 460, so if you’re brand new to this stuff, go check that one out first. Today we’re going deeper: we ran through the main use cases — mud, sand, snow, rock crawling, high-speed Baja-style, and more — and debated which locker type wins in each one. We covered all six categories: open diff, limited slip/Posi-Trac,...

This Week’s Callers Caller 1: K5 Rob likes his diesel heater Caller 2: Nick from MT hints at Camping vs. Glamping Caller 3: Nick from MT suggests AT and siped tires for the snow Caller 4: Nick from MT talks about Homeless vs Unhoused Caller 5: Uncle Weirdo says Thanks Caller 6: Jeff from Morgan talks about forgiveness Caller 7: Richard from Atlanta says his wife is going on a girls’ trip, maybe he should go somewhere Caller 8: Boondock Brian plays SnailTrail4x4 at half speed, so funny. ...

It was Easter weekend, and Tyler spent some time with the family, teaching Baby Reid how to do an egg hunt. Jimmy, even though he was hungover, went wine tasting and camping with the Assistant. But, maybe the biggest update is with the 4Runner, formerly called the Mule. SnailTrail4x4 Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuy Come hang out with us on the SnailTrail4x4 Discord — it’s the easiest way to connect with Tyler and Jimmy directly, chat with fellow offroad enthusiasts, and get first access ...