Wheeling Wine and Whiskey

Welcome back for another exciting episode of Wheeling Wine and Whiskey!  This is a good one, one that we have been holding on to for a minute and it’s time to release the monster!  Monster truck driver that is.  Jason welcomes Todd Leduc onto the show from the Rubitracks studio in a secret location someplace near Lake Tahoe.  Todd is known for being the driver of trucks like Metal Mulisha, Monster...

Jason and Chris talk long term camping and camper upgrades with in-studio guests Tom and Karen Rosa.  They are in the early days of a 2-year roadtrip with their truck and Lance cabover camper. Details from purging their home and how and where all the essentials are packed in the tiny home on wheels.  Logistics man, it’s all logistics! Check out their Youtube channel: The Curious Compass Cheers! Do...

Jason and Corey meetup with a cast of characters in this episode that was recorded inside a Miracle Truss building.  This was recorded while Jason was in Utah attending the 2025 Trail Hero event. Hosting Jason and gang was Michael, founder and owner of Working Man Roasting Co.  Here you get to hear the story of a man that just wanted a good cup of coffee.  Starting his own roasting company was his...

Here it is, the much anticipated recap of Trail Hero 2025.  Hear all about the fun and excitement that was had by the eager participants of this annual event held down in southwestern Utah at Sand Hollow. So much going on and oh so much to do from trail rides that could be mild to wild all the way to the exciting trail breaker event.  Live music too.  Wild times. Enjoy and Cheers! Don’t forget to...

In this episode of the Wheeling Wine and Whiskey Podcast, hosts Jason and Chris discuss seasonal changes and personal reflections before diving into an engaging interview with rock crawling enthusiasts George and Laura. The couple shares their journey into the world of rock crawling, their experiences at competitions, and the strong sense of community within the sport. They also touch on their fut...

Jason has been having fun at Trail Hero in Utah, but took a break to sit down with none other than John “MadCow” Hembel!  Hear how this adrenaline junky feeds the need with extreme activities like rock crawling and skiing down snowy slopes as fast as humanly possible.   Good stuff! Cheers! Check out our new sponsor!  We are very excited to be partnered up with the one and only Rubitracks!  Check o...

Justin Hall is back on the show!  He tells all about winning in the Vegas to Reno race in his new 4800 car.  Lots of information here on long distance race support and logistics to make it happen.  Also, what does the future hold for Justin?  All is told here, so enjoy. Cheers! Check out our new sponsor!  We are very excited to be partnered up with the one and only Rubitracks!  Check out Rubitrack...

Chris and Jason meet up at Hollister Hills for the fall Safety Clinic put on by their off-road club. As usual for the boys, wine tasting at Derose Winery was on the agenda.  Also on the agenda for after dinner was the recording of this episode while blind tasting five different fine whiskeys sent to them by a fan of whiskey and of the show.  Warning…Chris gets drunk. Remember to drink responsibly....

In this episode Chris hits the road to travel to Minden for a meetup with Jason.  Also in the meetup was Nick Bailey and beaming in over the interwebs was Scott Profit who is the founder and owner of Rubitracks.  As you know, Rubitracks are the ultimate over the snow track system for your full size 4 wheel drive vehicles.  They are also the sponsor of Wheeling Wine and Whiskey.   Scott gives us al...

3…2…1…Launch!  That’s what this episode is all about…the upcoming launch of the fantastic portals from Portal Pros.  Designed by offroad enthusiasts for offroad enthusiasts.  In a short couple of weeks, anyone will be able to place orders for their own set of portals which will turn your ordinary rig into an extraordinary offroading machine able to tackle extreme terrain.  All of the final develop...

Jason and Corey relax in Jason’s garage to do a debrief on running the difficult Fordyce Creek trail.  Lots of great conversation mixed in with an awesome tasting of great scotch whiskeys. Corey is the founder of Miracle Truss Buildings and has been on the show before.  He hails from Iowa and is an avid offroader with his modified Jeep. Enjoy the show and Cheers! Land use alert! Johnson Valley is...

In this episode, Jason and several others, play tour guide to some visitors from the Midwest.  Mike and Angela from Colorado and Corey and Tanya from Iowa made an epic road trip to the High Sierra to hit some bucket list trails.  It’s an adventure 2 years in the making and you get to hear about it here.  Hear how they tackled the world famous Rubicon and the difficult Fordyce Creek trail. But this...

Jason and Chris circle back with previous guests from last year to get a very joyous update.  Sue and Kelly return to give us the great news!  Spoiler, they are both doing great!!! The conversation is light and fun, so enjoy the show! Cheers! Check out our new sponsor!  We are very excited to be partnered up with the one and only Rubitracks!  Check out Rubitracks website in the link below and be s...

It’s whiskey tasting time, blind style at the beautiful Meadow Lake in the high sierras. Great times with a great group as they gather to remember and celebrate Brayton’s life. Enjoy the show! Cheers! Check out our new sponsor!  We are very excited to be partnered up with the one and only Rubitracks!  Check out Rubitracks website in the link below and be sure to tell them you heard about them on W...

In this episode, Jason travels to Moonrocks in the Nevada desert to watch extreme offroad rockcrawling in the form of W.E. Rock.  This competition has been long absent from this location and by all measures, the return appears to be a rockin’ success.  Some big names from the competitive rock crawling world were in attendance and a healthy spectator crowd showed up to watch.  Good times were had a...

In this episode of Wheeling Wine and Whiskey the boys meet up with Kelly and Ah-Z, the founders of Rugged Revive.  This is a new product that they have created to fill a need for outdoor enthusiasts that want to clean up after a day of dirty exploration and adventure.  You will hear all about the awesome personal cleaning product from how it was first thought up to the fruition of a dream with suc...

In this episode Jason and Chris meet up with James and Rhonda to go over the rebuild and renovation of their Lance cabover truck camper.  Lots of information here on how to resurrect and older camper that had water intrusion from physical damage and/or lack of preventative maintenance. If you have or are thinking about buying one of this type of camper, you need to listen to this episode. Cheers!...

Photo by Anna-Louise on Pexels.com Jason and Chris get together to tell how they celebrated their 4th of July.  The great day in our nations history when we declared our Independence! Cheers everyone! Check out our new sponsor!  We are very excited to be partnered up with the one and only Rubitracks!  Check out Rubitracks website in the link below and be sure to tell them you heard about them on W...

Hello listeners! Summer has begun and the wheeling fun is happening.  In this episode you get to hear about the work a dedicated group of volunteers did to keep our favorite trails open for another year of use.  This work is necessary and is tirelessly and thanklessly done by hundreds of volunteers each year to keep these trails viable.  This helps to ensure that the established trails are not byp...

Jason and the rest of the buggy boys descend onto Moonrocks out in the Nevada desert for some extreme wheeling!   You get to hear all about this year’s adventures, shenanigans and comraderie.  This is extreme, so be sure to buckle up the harness and hold on! Cheers! Check out our new sponsor!  We are very excited to be partnered up with the one and only Rubitracks!  Check out Rubitracks website in...

Jason and Chris get caught up on some much needed podcasting! Many topics are covered and several voicemails are played! A little bit of wine talk about some of Chris’ favorite wineries in Livermore.  They include Page Mill and Bent Creek.  Both are fantastic locations and worth a visit if you are in the Livermore area on a weekend. Wheeling season has begun so reach out to us and tell us about yo...

Hello and welcome!  Chris sat down in front of the mic to give you all a quick update on a few things going on and follow ups to a few things that were talked about before.  Also some wine talk about some of Chris’ favorite local wineries. This episode proudly brought to you by Rubitracks.  Get way out there! Cheers! Don’f forget about our new sponsor!  We are very excited to be partnered up with...

Chris and Jason return to Hollister HIlls SVRA once again for the spring Safety Clinic.  As usual, they jam pack their schedule with as much fun and entertainment as is possible.  As we have said before on the show, we give till it hurts! This trip was no exception because the boys made arrangements to go a few miles further up the road to visit a couple of wineries.  The first one was one that th...

Chris and Jason get caught up on current events in this episode.  Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all you moms out there! This is also a how to episode, as in how-to avoid getting hit by a golf ball and if you do, what to expect! Also, because it is the beginning of the wheeling and camping season we provide a rudimentary how-to wake up and prep your cabover camper for the season.  These tips actual...

This week’s episode brings you an update from Matt and Scott of Portal Pros.  They tell us all about the rigorous testing that they have been putting their product through on trails all over the western United States.  Such places as Moab, Sand Hollow, Johnson Valley and trails in Arizona.  The information that they are gathering from pushing their portals to literally the breaking point is helpin...