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Welcome to my page of stucks, problems, boo-boos, and all things both ironic and stupid. Note that this page hasn't been updated for several years, as maybe I've finally learned how to four wheel without getting stuck! Hi-Desert Roundup 2005: While running the Blue Moon trail, I blow a tire, and have to drop out of the run and purchase a new tire. Mazourka Canyon: I swerve to avoid a rabbit, and find myself in the ditch with a broken winch, when I need it the most! Inyo Mountains: The worst "stuck" that I've ever had, I came close to losing my truck, and possibly my life in the Inyo Mountains. Missing Oil Cap: I drive around town for weeks in my Samurai before I discover the oil cap is missing. Shot Out Rear Window: Driving home from a trip, a couple of morons use me for target practice, and I get my rear window shot out. Broken Shock Absorber: While railfanning in the Tehachapi Mountains, I break a shock, and my friend Rob catches me on camera, under the truck, making temporary repairs. Wild Horse Resevoir: Pure stupidity on my part resulted in this stuck in a remote area of Nevada. You'd think that I would have known better... Walerga Road: What do you do after church? Go out four wheeling with a group of friends, and have one them pull you out of a mud puddle. Fence Creek: If you loose your concentration for just a moment, a Class-2 trail can result in a stuck, such as this stuck in Alpine County. Peckinpah Meadows: Bad luck, and an undermined trail cause me to get stuck, while four wheeling in the Sierra National Forest. Lake McClure: Not really four wheeling, but nevertheless a stuck, while driving a one-of-a-kind, highly modified 1962 Chevy. My First Stuck: Way back in 1969, while driving my Dad's VW bus, a friend and I decided to see if it could climb some sandy hills. It couldn't... OK, so you don't believe that a well-equipped 4WD truck can get stuck? Well, seeing is believing. It seems the better equipped your truck is, the better you get stuck! I know, as I've been four-wheeling for over 30 years, and I have seen my share of stucks. What I consider a "stuck" is to be where you either have to winch yourself out (thank goodness I have a winch on the front of my truck) or to get one of your buddies to "jerk" you out with your tow strap, that hopefully, you carry. A boo-boo is where something breaks, but you're not necessarily stuck. Or, if it really isn't your day, you could have a combination of both! Yes, it's happened to me more times than I care to think about. My major regret after all of these years is that I didn't have a camera and lots of film handy to record all of these traumatic events. I do have some photos, so check out this page and enjoy. And, by the way, don't get stuck on your next four wheel drive trip! Copyright(c) 2010 eRench Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. This site has been on the web since January 19, 2005. Web page design has been created by eRench Productions, Inc., custom photography for any occasion...
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