Spring is Killing Me - Ford Truck Mud Recovery 

I am about 1/2 way through the video, and I want to say, "Thank You!" I really appreciate the way you went through that recovery from being stuck, mistakes and all. True humility on your part, and an excellent lesson to others in the small things that go wrong.

I don't spend most of my time in gunfights but I carry one everyday. Nothing wrong w a good upsized all terrain. Bringing them down to 15 psi works miracles most times. Totally worth it imo no matter what kind of driving you do.

Don't knock yourself about the video, I found it to be very informative. One of my greatest fears is to be out all alone and get stuck like that . Now I have a good idea on what to do if I should ever find myself in a similar situation. Ty

Honesty is a great trait. You made do with what you had. That's the guy I want in my camp.

This video is as good as outdoors videos can get. We would get stuck a lot going camping.

Jason. I’ve enjoyed each and every one of your videos. You’re experiencing something a lot of us might never get to do. I for one appreciate the time you put in. Thank you.

Nice to know I'm not alone getting stuck!! 71 yrs old still go out f150 4x4. by myself! Sierras/rock creek, mammoth area. Off road all the time. Thanks for video Dogs weren't concerned!!!

Stuff happens right...thanks for taking the time and being a great example...peace

For me this was a lesson in self recovery. Thanks, Jason...sorry you had to experience it

It’s good to share the not so good times everyone has them it makes the good outings that much better.

We all have one of those days. You hung in there and handled it like a champ.

I BET YOU SLEPT GOOD.

I think a good upgrade for the Ford would be a winch and a pool power it's basically a land anchor

You never wish away rain or snow in the desert until you get stuck in the mud! LOL! I like your patience, methodical approach to things. Great video.

Man, what a mess, you made the right decision to pack up and head out, I think you would’ve been digging out again if you hadn’t.

Well done getting out of the mud, brother! We use an '01 F250 and have been in that situation. Those trucks are not light and when they start to sink, they sink DEEP. Great pointers and THANK YOU for showing, and telling us what you could have done better. I am sure that these pointers will help others that camp in those conditions. I HATE MUD!!

Never a dull moment. Tennessee is way wet now and all winter. Good video.

Your videos never get old man

I liked the this posting, it is a real life situation. We can all learn from a video like this. Camping is not perfection, just like life.

Beautiful Central Oregon, burnt junipers and mud. lol

These type of situations are always a learning experience. You just added more tools to your experience tool box is all. Great job figuring it out!

I can only admire your determination, embrace the suck attitude, and next morning sense of humor over that mess. I am always amazed at your physical ability to power through the challenges! Apologies not necessary about a real situation that serves as a great education to those who might not be aware of what happens off road in a heavy, late snow year!

Whew....that’s one of those trips thats nothing but work!! Thanks for sharing, sorry for the struggle.

FWIW: One of the BEST improvements to an off-road truck is a locking rear differential. In 2WD you can go most places non-locked trucks go in 4WD. When you get stuck in 2WD you can engage 4WD to get you out. Thanks for the video.

Great video to show us newbies how to get out.

Very few of us can relate with spending every day in such beautiful places. However we can all relate to being stuck in the mud.

Thanks for sharing the experience.

It's good to see when things go mildly wrong. Things don't always go perfect when out wheeling, and this serves as a good reminder to be prepared for trouble, don't freak out and work the problem successfully.

Love watching your videos even the one that don’t go as planned. That’s life

Just showing us real life......also humor goes a long way.

ONE SMART COOKIE ! GLAD YOU MADE IT SAFELY & NO DAMAGE TOO!

It's great to learn from your mistakes in life thinking your way out of a bad situation is a lesson for all of us. Ty for making this video...

Lol, Excellent, I got stuck in a feild one night in my Ford Mondeo, I'll Not tell ya what I was doing, or planning to do, but I ended up waving down a 4x4 who kindly pull us out. You'll laugh about this situation and be telling people about it for years to come, I know I have and it's great Crack sharing these type of Mishaps with all your friends and of course your Subscribers. Colin.

Jason....it is all part of the adventure. Now you know for next time. It was a learning experience and you did it. You can hear the aggravation in your voice . Keep up the great work my friend.

Most people wouldn’t have even released this video. Thank you for doing it and being so real! This is truly what it is all about, getting stuck and figuring out how to tie things off and so forth!

Thanks for the learning from your experience. Hope your spring goes smoothly in the future.

Thank you sur 💯. Only one can dig themselves out. When universal remedies don't work 😎👍🏼👽👽👽

That looks like a frustrating and back breaking project. Unlucky. Thanks for showing us how to handle it.

Well that looked like a miserable time (plus digging up those rocks!!?? ugh) but thank you for sharing it with us anyway - I appreciate the opportunity to learn from things that went wrong, as well as seeing what was effective. Thanks!

Great job.

Hey Jason..it is what it is. Great job using the tools you have to get your truck out..love the video.

I ran street radials on a GMC Jimmy for years. I always put lugged chains on these tires If I thought I would get into mud or snow. They perform better than mud and snows alone.Takes a little time to put on and take off but much less time than getting stuck and having to recover. Experience is the best teacher and what you remember. Don't go into areas where the frost has just gone out of the ground. There is no structure.

Sorry that you had to go through that but thanks for taking us on a journey. Videos like these bring your channel to life

I wonder how the KIA would have done. The ground clearance might have been an issue. It was refreshing to see someone on their own work through the issue and not get frustrated.. Nice job Jason!!!

Your take on the mud tires is correct imho. Sometimes things go a different direction, but still your willingness to document your problem for us is instructive! Next time!

Great video! Real Life!!

Reality shows what really happens sometimes one suggestion look up truck claws you might like them and by the way I like seeing you thoughts on the WCSK I was fortunate to be on the design team William actually turn me on to you videos love them keep up the great work

Great video. Real life problems and solutions.

All part of the outdoors. Stuck in the mud is better than stuck at home.

I would have tied Daisy's and Wheeler's leashes to the front recovery points and laid a trail of treats Down in front of them. :-)

An electric winch would have been a BIG help in that situation...

up here in New England it is called "mud season" for a reason. stay on the roads!

thank you for the vid this could help people in a similar situation great vid

Some days are a challenge. It's called life. It's worth living...

Great and timely video! Thanks for sharing your 'crap' day and night; we can learn from it. Mud happens. 🙂

Jason I feel your pain been stuck in mud myself many times ! God Bless you and your fortuid ! Love the video weather your knee deep in snow or mud that's life and that's why I like these videos they are real lol ! Keep them coming !

Thanks! Exciting start btw 😉

Like it...Always enjoy watching someone recovering themselves from trouble...best part of any 4x4 video. Tie boards to truck so truck pulls them out for you...and put branches [or whatever] under boards laterally to stop them sinking too much. Hope the Kia has a winch.

Jason this is a epic video you will look back on and laugh for years to come. Good job 👍

Great video, getting stuck is a reality being in the woods! That’s one big reason why I’m not a fan of running boards, take up needed ground clearance !

Great video... nothing like lessons learned the hard way...

Awesome video, as someone new to off-roading in Oregon it’s nice to see what works.

Tires will get you in, winch will get you out.. You're by yourself most of the time. Be safe. Also, you can attach a line to the r-boards to help dig them out. Some, will attach the line to the r-boards and to the bumper and pull them out that way. Cheers..

Great Video Jason don't call this adventure a defeat but Rather a learning experience for both you and your Viewers .👍

Good mud video Jason. Thanks for sharing with us!!

Not to say your other videos aren't great, but this is the best video I have seen on how to get unstuck and recovered without having $10,000 worth of equipment on your vehicle. A little hard work and patience will conquer most situations if you have a few tools !

As someone else mentioned, a set of BF Goodrich K02 would have been some help but sometimes only a winch will get you out. The K0s are expensive but well worth it. I put them on my 3/4 ton Dodge diesel and got 75,000 miles out of them when I rotated them regularly.

Lockers front and rear with some hybrid tires would serve you well my friend...

I agree with so many people regarding this video. Amazing job on the video and showing how it’s not always about campfires and the beauty of your surroundings.....it’s hard work and how things don’t always go the way we had hoped for . Reminds me of Casey of Coyote Works Jeep fire. Dealing with a bad situation requires skill and a level head. Nice job Jason. Awesome job as always!!

I didn't really think that Central Oregon had any mud. I always thought that with all of the sand and pumice that is everywhere there, mud would never be a problem. I guess that I was wrong though. Glad that you figured out a way to get out anyway. You salvaged things pretty well considering what you were faced with. Great job on that. Thanks for sharing your experience with us my friend. Stay safe out there.

glad you made it out safe

You dug yourself out, avoided a very expensive tow, and you didn't have to sit inside an office building. I'd say it was a huge success.

I in joyed it very much it really shows what to do in acas like that. Good job 👍🏻.

A couple of doses of Pendletons is prescribed after a day like that. Trust me, I’m a “Dr”. Thanks for showing us the good and the bad, Jason.

On the bright side, you did make it to your spot! Even these videos are great, brother....TRUE reality TV!! You did a great job with the recovery and at least you were prepared. Thanks for the video.

That was fun to watch! I hate to say it, but tire chains work in mud as well as snow. That's why the loggers chain up their skidder's and such. Dang things are amazing! Take a look at Matt's off road recovery channel. They use them sometimes, but you put them on from the top of the tire, not the way Matt does it by laying them out on the ground. It's a muddy mess not matter what you do though!

Great job of muddin'! Agree with you regarding mud tires.

Mud is the worst. Great job working with the come along. I would wager that mud tires would not have materially improved your situation. I love the Ford. You attending Expo West?

I like the video Getting out to see nature is not always easy but it is an adventure

Jason thanks for the video it was great. Don't listen to the could of, should of, would of advice. There's lots of things one could buy if one had an unlimited amount of money to help out in such situations but Primal Outdoors is about doing with what one has. Again thanks for the real lesson

It's all part of the outdoor adventure. We have mud here (Southern Idaho) too because of so much snow. Still, a good video of the reality of having to work it out. Thanks for sharing this.

This is a great lesson in how to get out of mud. Good gear list too. One of the most informative videos to date...just found your channel and love it.

It's definitely good to know that I'm not alone getting stuck in mud. My 98 E150 is currently stuck in mud and it's hard to drive out, I'm just happy that it didn't get stuck in random fields. It's currently parked at the side of my house and I always park my E150 there during the winter so if I have to call a plow, they will have place to put the snow (since we have 2 driveways, one is the main one to the main garage and the second one is for backups and the storage garage) I'm hoping I will get it out by Friday or I will have to call AAA. Sucks

All this was a great video no worries there. This is up there with KC burn Jeep almost.

Been there a few times. Great job on getting out . Still was a good video 👍.

The Kia would’ve made it! Lol, nothing like pushing the limits a little and learning what you’d do different next time. Looking forward to more adventures!

Hello my outdoors friend, wow, what a challenging situation. Glad that you finally made it out. Your perseverance paid off. Where are your dogs? Be safe out there. 🤗

No worries. In fact I think it’s a great video. I appreciate the fact that you pointed out your mistakes. By doing so others that may find themselves in similar situations will know what to do. You made the best of a bad situation by allowing us to see what you did well and not so well. I’m sure many RU-vid videos are scripted or at least you have an idea of what you wanna accomplish out of them but in this case it was totally unscripted and because it wasn’t... I say it was a great video.

Sorry you got so stuck. Thanks for showing us how you recovered and what you would have done differently.

Oh boy! Been there and stuck in the middle of nowhere so many times. You had good tools and experience getting yourself out. Great job.

Sorry to hear of the hard goings. It's good to see you keep your head up and remember to see these things as opportunities for a lesson and a video. Would love to see 10-15 min videos like this more often!

Great Video!

being from the SOUTH, our tires and winch would have had us out in about 5 minutes. Upgrade a bit Mr.Primal! Thanks for your videos as always

Glad you got out without breaking anything on the truck or the trailer. Mud can really cause a load of issues. Great video my friend. Come to SoCal lets camp!

Good input. Nice tips and helpful guidance. Thanks

Bro great video, life never goes as planed & this video will teach people how to recover themselves without a winch. We live in a society where people lack confidence & most give up before they even start. You just taught us that by never giving up & using some old fashion ingenuity life can be precious & fun.

Nice video - good to see someone else getting bogged. Here in Australia we will drop our tyre pressures - initially to about 20 PSI when driving in the mud and when we get bogged we will go down to about 12 - 15 PSI as the extra long foot print helps with traction - look forward to your next one.

That's ok dr jason. These all things about you. Not other things like ur sponsors etc... So we do like whatever about you. Stuck in the mud or snow or whatever. Thanks for this video

Jason, I ordered the Wheeler and Daisy coffee products and they were both awesome! Thank You!

I see a winch in your future. It would have come in handy this last winter too. You already have the second battery. I run The Ko2s but pay for it in gas mileage and power loss. Worth it? Maybe but I live in a rain forest and it's still a maybe. Good job getting out of there. Thank the lord for Pendleton!!!!!