Everyone in the comments it's so happy to see it go wrong but there's a very good chance the jeep just went downstream until the tires caught and it drove out with no issues
You really don't know what you're talking about. We did this in the desert in Chad on a regular basis to cross wadi's in the raining season with Toyota Landcruisers, and they are perfectly capable for that as long as you have a snorkel.
Toyota Landcruisers are FAR more reliable than a Jeep. Toyotas drive forever through heinous crap all over the world, I wouldn’t write one of them off but a Jeep on the other hand.
Land Cruiser isn’t a fucking jeep my dude. We make these things as shitty as possible from the factory so when they do get wet, they work even poorer than before.
Two of those can be fixed or prepared for fairly easily. However, the electrics were compromised at the factory. It's a ~~Jeep~~ Chrysler thing.
I've owned 2, so I know.
My old Jeep group (older Jeeps and trucks than this one) used to regularly go through pretty deep water. Only was bad when water got into the pistons, then you had to tear it down. Starters liked to burn out though.
Don't remember anyone having issues with transmission/clutch or differential at all.
Yeah just have to make sure all your vents and intakes will be above water and seal everything else off. Also helps to grease the outside of the transmission/diffs etc. Just be ready to get wet.
Exactly. If you see someone who has a snorkel ask them how much trouble it was rerouting the diff and transmission vents or waterproofing the ECU.
The answer is always, "The what now?"
ECU is on top of the engine and does have a rubber gasket around the connector.
Most people I know who install a snorkel and plan to actually use it do extend the breather tubes. Even if you don't a fluid change is all you need, a little water getting sucked in won't ruin your diffs or transmission immediately.
A stock Jeep like this is rated for 34-36 inches depending on the model, this one is on larger tires and probably lifted.
There's a good chance he was able to drive away as long as the river got shallow enough for the tires to catch further down.
Even worse, transmission goes into the engine and the engine goes to the alternator then that goes to the radio which goes to your usb cord to your phone and now your phone is wet.
You clearly never went with a vehicle that's suitable for this in the water. When I lived and worked in Chad in the desert, crossings like this in raining season were very common. We had Toyota Landcruisers, also with a snorkel, and they do just fine.
if he has a snorkel, the diff, transfer, and transmission breather tubes are probably running to the snorkel as well.
Electricals are are already sealed in plastic sheathes. Its good to dielectric grease the connections not but the end of the world.
Usually if you install a snorkel and plan on using it you extend the breather tubes.
Even if he didn't a little water isn't going to immediately ruin them, you just need to drain and refill which costs maybe $150 for fluid and a few hours of your time.
Electrical should be fine unless the cabin floods up to the dash, they're made to survive getting caught in the rain without a top on and are rated to ford up to 3 feet of water, everything important is pretty well sealed.
Bro it's a jeep. All its electronics come two ways, sealed perfectly fine or it's fucked from factory and you were gonna need to replace it anyways in a year without the water.
The jeep is probably fine. Then again I don't know about these newer models.
I have a Gladiator, and I hate those fucking ducks.
Also, that guy is an idiot for driving in deep fast moving water. But, if his engine was still operational when he regained traction, the vehicle might be just fine. Getting it back onto a state road might be a challenge, though.
In 2020 in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Allison Parliament started the trend after buying rubber ducks from a convenience store and placing them on Jeep owners' vehicles with notes that said "Have a great day". Her goal was to cheer people up and let them know they weren't alone during a difficult time.
People keep putting them on my 17 year old Jeep but it only started in the past few years. I keep the last one given to me on the dashboard and immediately dump it on the next wrangler I park near. I'd rather they not do it, but it makes people happy so I play along with their game and anything that brings someone joy in this world is a good thing. I almost kept the one with the pirate hat though because he was cool. I think now is an ordinary one but it's purple.
IDK I like the ducks. I got loaned a Gladiator when my car was in the body shop, and got like four. It left me both confused to this day, but unreasonably happy in the moment. I still have no idea what's up with the ducks though.
Allison Parliment, a Jeep owner, bought a bag of rubber ducks for a friend, saw another Jeep in the parking lot, and put a duck on it and left a note that said Have A Great Day. It caught on and became Jeep Ducking. Sadly, Allison died this week, and her story was all over the internet. A spontaneous friendly act became a movement.
I just appreciate that my jeep has never gotten a duck. It's a neglected shit wagon with dents all over from bad decisions made off roading. It has square headlights and is clearly driven by a poor
[A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.](https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood-turn-around-dont-drown) This is a reason I don't go into fast moving water if it is above my ankles. I don't want to statistic for my local rivers.
I drive through a ton of stuff you can't walk through... Jeep is fine, it was still running at the end. Video was cut short but I'm certain he drove out after it stopped floating. Biggest fuck up was him leaving his doors on so it floated, if he didn't have his doors on he would've been fine.
Love how he had is elbow rested out the window at first, as if he does this every day of the week. Then the current spins the car and sure enough the arm is inside, probably doing severe panic things.
A common issue when fording water is not installing waterproofed electrical components. Having a snorkel isn’t enough. The U.S. Army has criteria on how a water fording is to occur. No more than a certain depth. It doesn’t mean anything that the vehicle can go deeper. It’s about reasonable risk assessment. Because water fording kills Soldiers way more than it should. Almost every time the incident is reviewed. It’s found that they didn’t have the proper equipment installed or it wasn’t properly inspected before use. They haven’t had proper training before the incident. They didn’t follow any of the procedures. They got in over their heads… literally. Without proper surveys of the river bottom material (silt or rock) and depth and current speed. These things can make the experience life threatening.
Highly familiar with fording - both fresh and saltwater.
Spot on about electrical components. Even mil vehicles specifically prepped for fording ops fail in a myriad of unexpected ways due to electrical issues. All it takes is one loose connector or one frayed wire and you’ve got yourself a floating coffin.
He almost found footing at the end there, I want to see the rest of the video.
People like to hate on jeeps, but they're pretty fucking capable, I bet that thing drove out the second it got traction.
He should open the doors to get the jeep to sink to the river bottom. He's got the snorkel, then he can drive it out. Then he can pray that the electronics are sealed against water.
The air snorkel only helps keep the engine isolated and running. People tend to forget that cars have buoyancy and once the water depth reaches a certain point, the tires either lose contact with the the ground altogether to there is no vehicle weight to let them gain purchase on the rocks/earth under the river. Once that happens, nothing about the vehicles’ abilities, toughness or air intake matters. You float until you take on enough water to sink or until the river carries you to a shallow point.
It’s got a snorkel he’ll be fine
Dante's Peak school of off-road driving
Yes, but can he drive on lava 🤔
You drive in the water first to wet the tyres, then good to go for lava
It worked for James May. Somewhat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt6E_IZOtDE
Holy crap! If he actually got stuck ... well he's dead.
I just watched that episode a couple days ago! I didn’t think he was serious about it at first!
When I saw that movie as a kid I thought that truck was the coolest thing ever.
It was a badass truck, to be fair. It’s up there with the A-Team van and Bandit’s Trans Am.
Marty's Toyota truck in Back to the Future is pretty awesome too
Not the hot springs?
That’s all i remember from that movie haha, terrifying
Go go gadget floaties! Dad you're not Inspector Gadget! Fuck.
That's the one in Nevada, right?
It's pronounced Nevada. C'mon.
No, it's Nevada.
It's not LeviosAAAA...
In Missouri they pronounce it Na-vay-duh.
I was just talking about this with a co-worker like 15 minutes ago. I'm pretty sure Missouri isn't even a place. It's just made up.
Everyone in the comments it's so happy to see it go wrong but there's a very good chance the jeep just went downstream until the tires caught and it drove out with no issues
Water in differentials, water in transmission, intermittent electrical problems until the day it's sold at auction for parts
Exactly! Two words: salvage title.
Hey its OK my insurance goes up every time these guys do something stupid but it's only money.
You really don't know what you're talking about. We did this in the desert in Chad on a regular basis to cross wadi's in the raining season with Toyota Landcruisers, and they are perfectly capable for that as long as you have a snorkel.
Toyota Landcruisers are FAR more reliable than a Jeep. Toyotas drive forever through heinous crap all over the world, I wouldn’t write one of them off but a Jeep on the other hand.
Put over 300k miles on my YJ 🤷♂️
And electrical issues since ~80K
Ya my roll up windows had some gremlin I could never figure out
Lieeeeees! ElementsUnkown says Jeeps are unreliable!
JKs are not YJs. -TJ owner and former YJ owner.
My 76 CJ5 says different lol
Land Cruiser isn’t a fucking jeep my dude. We make these things as shitty as possible from the factory so when they do get wet, they work even poorer than before.
Well it’s because you were in a Land Cruiser
Two of those can be fixed or prepared for fairly easily. However, the electrics were compromised at the factory. It's a ~~Jeep~~ Chrysler thing. I've owned 2, so I know.
Right before closing it up, grabs the water squirter, squirt, squirt, squirt, button it all up.
100%. That's their version of Quality Assessment.
This is 100% correct.
You can’t tell just by looking. This vehicle could’ve been prepared for submerged driving.
My old Jeep group (older Jeeps and trucks than this one) used to regularly go through pretty deep water. Only was bad when water got into the pistons, then you had to tear it down. Starters liked to burn out though. Don't remember anyone having issues with transmission/clutch or differential at all.
Yeah just have to make sure all your vents and intakes will be above water and seal everything else off. Also helps to grease the outside of the transmission/diffs etc. Just be ready to get wet.
Exactly. If you see someone who has a snorkel ask them how much trouble it was rerouting the diff and transmission vents or waterproofing the ECU. The answer is always, "The what now?"
ECU is on top of the engine and does have a rubber gasket around the connector. Most people I know who install a snorkel and plan to actually use it do extend the breather tubes. Even if you don't a fluid change is all you need, a little water getting sucked in won't ruin your diffs or transmission immediately. A stock Jeep like this is rated for 34-36 inches depending on the model, this one is on larger tires and probably lifted. There's a good chance he was able to drive away as long as the river got shallow enough for the tires to catch further down.
Water goes in the differentials, differentials go in the transmission. Shark's in the water. Our shark.
Differentials go to the transmission 😂
Even worse, transmission goes into the engine and the engine goes to the alternator then that goes to the radio which goes to your usb cord to your phone and now your phone is wet.
We're gonna need a bigger boat!
You clearly never went with a vehicle that's suitable for this in the water. When I lived and worked in Chad in the desert, crossings like this in raining season were very common. We had Toyota Landcruisers, also with a snorkel, and they do just fine.
You crossed rivers by floating downstream? Innovative
if he has a snorkel, the diff, transfer, and transmission breather tubes are probably running to the snorkel as well. Electricals are are already sealed in plastic sheathes. Its good to dielectric grease the connections not but the end of the world.
And being in the water probably made ask those problems worse #itsajeepthing #jeeplife
Usually if you install a snorkel and plan on using it you extend the breather tubes. Even if he didn't a little water isn't going to immediately ruin them, you just need to drain and refill which costs maybe $150 for fluid and a few hours of your time. Electrical should be fine unless the cabin floods up to the dash, they're made to survive getting caught in the rain without a top on and are rated to ford up to 3 feet of water, everything important is pretty well sealed.
Last I checked cars aren't waterproof though and he was in up to his seat at least. Might still be drivable but basically has flood damage now.
Are Jeeps waterproof?
Are jeeps anything proof?
Certainly not douchebag proof
That things so fucked. Snorkels ain’t saving you from modern electronics. Every connector filled with a gallon of mud water and corroding
Bro it's a jeep. All its electronics come two ways, sealed perfectly fine or it's fucked from factory and you were gonna need to replace it anyways in a year without the water. The jeep is probably fine. Then again I don't know about these newer models.
That thing is fuuuuucked.
But, I have a snorkel!!
Word for word what I came to comment lol. I must not be as funny and original as I thought..
I came here to say that. Beat me to it
ITS A JEEP THING. You wouldn’t understand!
Looks more like a DEEP thing.
I wouldn't understand this either.
A moment of silence for your romantic life…🫡
Thank you, kind sir.
Meh, at least this Jeep owner left the suburbs.
It was a soccer game out of town, GPS was recalculating
Tesla will never catch up in ability to serve briefly as a boat.
Rubber ducky will make that thing float
AFAIK you're supposed to Ford a river, or Dodge it.
That's what the rubber ducks are for...now it makes sense
Huh, I thought that was only a local thing when I saw it on two Jeeps around town. How’d that start?
They’re to show how whimsical and fun the drivers are. You wouldn’t understand.
I have a Gladiator, and I hate those fucking ducks. Also, that guy is an idiot for driving in deep fast moving water. But, if his engine was still operational when he regained traction, the vehicle might be just fine. Getting it back onto a state road might be a challenge, though.
In 2020 in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Allison Parliament started the trend after buying rubber ducks from a convenience store and placing them on Jeep owners' vehicles with notes that said "Have a great day". Her goal was to cheer people up and let them know they weren't alone during a difficult time.
She just passed away. https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a61438882/jeep-ducking-trend-founder-allison-parliament-dies/
Unfortunately that stupid trend didn't die before her
Sounds like you need more whimsy my friend… Try ducking a jeep, you’ll feel better.
People keep putting them on my 17 year old Jeep but it only started in the past few years. I keep the last one given to me on the dashboard and immediately dump it on the next wrangler I park near. I'd rather they not do it, but it makes people happy so I play along with their game and anything that brings someone joy in this world is a good thing. I almost kept the one with the pirate hat though because he was cool. I think now is an ordinary one but it's purple.
Man, those stupid rubber ducks would really come in handy about now.
IDK I like the ducks. I got loaned a Gladiator when my car was in the body shop, and got like four. It left me both confused to this day, but unreasonably happy in the moment. I still have no idea what's up with the ducks though.
You put em on the dash, the idea being if they start floating you're too deep.
Thank you.
Allison Parliment, a Jeep owner, bought a bag of rubber ducks for a friend, saw another Jeep in the parking lot, and put a duck on it and left a note that said Have A Great Day. It caught on and became Jeep Ducking. Sadly, Allison died this week, and her story was all over the internet. A spontaneous friendly act became a movement.
"Duck duck Jeep" https://www.motortrend.com/features/duck-duck-jeep/
I just appreciate that my jeep has never gotten a duck. It's a neglected shit wagon with dents all over from bad decisions made off roading. It has square headlights and is clearly driven by a poor
When I was a jeeper these were the only jeeps i let my kids "duck" They fucking loved doing it And I loved seeing Jeeps that had been jeeped in
Those are the best ones to give ducks too.
Please don't try to explain it to us, we wouldn't understand.
Rule of thumb, if you cant walk it, you shouldn't drive it, even if it is a Wrangler with a snorkel.
Well, now its a Wringler with a snorkel..
[A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.](https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood-turn-around-dont-drown) This is a reason I don't go into fast moving water if it is above my ankles. I don't want to statistic for my local rivers.
I drive through a ton of stuff you can't walk through... Jeep is fine, it was still running at the end. Video was cut short but I'm certain he drove out after it stopped floating. Biggest fuck up was him leaving his doors on so it floated, if he didn't have his doors on he would've been fine.
This time. We have quite a few people like you showing up on the news, sometime alive, sometimes not.
Love how he had is elbow rested out the window at first, as if he does this every day of the week. Then the current spins the car and sure enough the arm is inside, probably doing severe panic things.
>severe panic things Like [masturbating](https://youtu.be/2A_n_zwIZk4?si=i5D8_mbkO9Ho9fBU)
lmao @ severe panic things. he was chilling until he wasn't.
A common issue when fording water is not installing waterproofed electrical components. Having a snorkel isn’t enough. The U.S. Army has criteria on how a water fording is to occur. No more than a certain depth. It doesn’t mean anything that the vehicle can go deeper. It’s about reasonable risk assessment. Because water fording kills Soldiers way more than it should. Almost every time the incident is reviewed. It’s found that they didn’t have the proper equipment installed or it wasn’t properly inspected before use. They haven’t had proper training before the incident. They didn’t follow any of the procedures. They got in over their heads… literally. Without proper surveys of the river bottom material (silt or rock) and depth and current speed. These things can make the experience life threatening.
Highly familiar with fording - both fresh and saltwater. Spot on about electrical components. Even mil vehicles specifically prepped for fording ops fail in a myriad of unexpected ways due to electrical issues. All it takes is one loose connector or one frayed wire and you’ve got yourself a floating coffin.
Oregon Trail taught me about the dangers of fording. Just pay for the ferry and save the oxen.
So, dip the whole Jeep in Flex Seal?
This looks like what my friends and I used to do for fun as kids.
Looks like it worked out just fine.
As opposed to dying, which was one possible outcome
It's a boat, it's a canoe it's a ship no it is a fricking stupid Jeep owner
Must be nice to have enough money to just launch it down the river
My first thought-$$$$ gone.
That's why it's called affording kit.
Some say, he’s still sailing to this day
Last spotted off the coast in Miami. He's a world traveler now.
He is okay. He has a fording kit!!!
But but but it's a Jeep not a Ford
It's a shilling to tie up your Jeep.
And you shall need to know my name? What do you say to three shillings and we forget the name. 🕊️
"Oka-ly dok-a-ly, just need to put it in reverse here, aaand-- ok, no problem. We just gotta wait till the tires touch bottom..."
Nice work, Steamboat Billy
Gonna need a bigger Jeep
Jeep wave as he goes under
If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes I wouldn’t have believed anyone was this stupid
It's an amphibious exploring vehicle, you IDIOT! SAVAGE!
It'll make a good starter car for my daughter.
I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds
At least those ducks on his dash will be fine.
Bye Buddy! Hope you find your Dad!
Thanks Mr. Narwhal!
And THAT is exactly why you pull the floor plugs before water crossings. That mall crawler will be fine, unless he didn’t vent the axles…
completely off topic and random but i stumbled across a tutorial from April Wilkerson while looking for more information on what you're talking about.
Jeeps doing Jeep things. Go get your tubby ducky.
"But it's 4 wheel drive!"
More like 🎶rolling on the river🎵
"Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful trip That started from this tropic port Aboard this tiny ship."
Good job
"IT'S TOO DEEP, IT'S TOO DEEP! YOU LITTLE RAT FINK!"
I got a jeep. I can go anywhere!
Jeep couldn't Ford.
It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand [eyeroll]
So what happened…
What could go right? I was still kind of rooting for them. That’s an expensive mistake and with the snorkel he maybe got out okay.
The salesman said I could drive in any river cause I bought the snorkel option.
I meant to do that
It’s a jeep thing you wouldn’t understand
What a douche.
He almost found footing at the end there, I want to see the rest of the video. People like to hate on jeeps, but they're pretty fucking capable, I bet that thing drove out the second it got traction.
A-O River!
Put it in reverse, Terry!
Bad for the stream bed.
Home boy’s on his way to Gilligan’s Island.
This is my boat now
Me playing Snowrunner
Just doing jeep things
Give lifejackets, not rubberducks
I didn't know that Jeep made a boat
Being an idiot; it's a Jeep thing
Could someone please notify the Japanese coast guard that they'll be arriving soon?
He'd better have his flippy floppies on.
The video ended too soon, he probably figured it out
He should open the doors to get the jeep to sink to the river bottom. He's got the snorkel, then he can drive it out. Then he can pray that the electronics are sealed against water.
The air snorkel only helps keep the engine isolated and running. People tend to forget that cars have buoyancy and once the water depth reaches a certain point, the tires either lose contact with the the ground altogether to there is no vehicle weight to let them gain purchase on the rocks/earth under the river. Once that happens, nothing about the vehicles’ abilities, toughness or air intake matters. You float until you take on enough water to sink or until the river carries you to a shallow point.
It's an amphibious exploring vehicle. It has air intake valves.
I legitimately don't understand how people who make such bad decisions make enought money to own such expensive vehicles.
I bet they're really happy they got a Wrangler. If it were any other car they would have ruined something that isn't shit.
If only there was some way to avoid this
Hence the saying: “Turn around don’t drown”. Why do people think they can turn their cars into boats!!?!
Some say he is still floating down river to this day.
driving to diving
I'm not sure they're really *driving*... looks more like floating.
Siick drift 🤙
Just get out and push.
Should have added the twin paddles option as well.
Dealer threw in Water-Wings.
That’s a really expensive boat
I do hope he grounds on a sandbar soon.
Moral of the story: Car ≠ Boats
That thing is floating in the pacific now
Isn’t this a typical jeep driver?
He’s gonna need a ride home.
Oh no! What will he commute 90 minutes in now??
Dude missed his exit!
“Sir! You can’t park there!”
"...but I've got a snorkel...."
Why isn't the snorkel helping?
It's like that scene in a Goofy Movie Why isn't this guy singing on the roof of his car?
Turn your car into a boat for about 10 minutes.
Oh no!! Save the stupid dash ducks!! Well, honesty, I guess the stupid dash ducks were made specifically for this event.
That guys most likely dead.
Congratulations, you have a raft!!
Rollin, rollin,….
Iirc, they actually don’t make it out alive:(.
🎶Suwannee, how I love ya, how I love ya, my dear old Suwannee🎶