Driving a military Humvee 1,084 miles to Kansas in a snow storm went…well, terribly

A man decided to drive his Humvee all the way from Utah to Kansas.

The 1,084 mile round trip took them through many towns, and many changes of weather.

But, disaster hit when they entered a fierce snow storm.

The Humvee driver got way more than he bargained for when faced with that extreme weather.

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Youtuber Westen Champlin decided to put his beloved Humvee to the test.

After failing once before, he decided to give it one last shot – making his long 1,000 mile adventure a wild ride.

The Humvee is a a high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle and is made for the US Army.

The vehicle is built for carrying specialist equipment during battles.

This equipment can include machine guns and ant-tank missile launchers.

And, with the standard length of an AM General M1114 Humvee well over 16 feet – it really is a proper beast.

Surviving the cross-country adventure was one big mission.

After setting off, the men encountered an issue – a completely flat tire.

Westen drove for as long as he could on it, but it ended up needing to be replaced.

Still, our intrepid hero wasn’t deflated – well – not as much as his tire.

After sorting that issue out- the men then carried on and decided to get even more readily prepared for the extreme weather that they were about to hit.

To prepare for the blizzard ahead, they decked themselves out in the right gear.

From a sleeping bag, to a cooler, they made sure they were prepared, but what hit them in the snow was really something else.

In the back of the Humvee, Westen had a set up to avoid getting cold, but it didn’t help as temperatures dipped.

The next morning they set off to explore the 14,000 mile mountain as well as off roading and testing a boulder field.

But, along the way, one of the back left tires was not playing ball and while navigating tricky terrain it deflated- creating yet another hurdle.

The best decision was to turn back as they only had the four tires that were on the Humvee, in the middle of nowhere- meaning they couldn’t crazy like they anticipated.

After a few more setbacks, the big beast had new tires and was cruising back to Kansas, not before running out of fuel…another bump in the road.

After a gruelling ride, Westen and the Humvee just about made it back in one piece.

The rough ride wasn’t the easiest of the journeys… but at least Westen learned new survival skills.