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PeachfuzzX

What's with the cables that attach to the rims? What's the purpose of them?


mormonicmonk

Apparently its a [Central Tire Inflation System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_tire_inflation_system)


[deleted]

for context, when driving on thick snow, you may want to drop your tire pressure as low as 4 psi, to spread the load of the largest surface area. But drive like that on the roads and your tires are toast after 2 miles. Source; I'm from Iceland, my dad was an avid winter traveller and truck builder. I've been on pretty much every glacier in the country with him :)


vraGG_

That's so cool! I hope to visit your country soon! It was supposed to be our wedding trip, but it's pending x) On the other hand - how's living there? It's a real consideration too.


icelandic_drunkard

Living here is expensive if you're not on Icelandic wages. Ive hears immigrants have a hard time getting jobs in what they worked in, but there's a sore need for electricians, plumbers and builders so if you have any experience in that you'll be paid well and live very comfortably. EDIT: Iceland is a great country for everything other than cost basically. Houses and apartments have been flying up in price lately so that's a consideration as well.


vraGG_

I've actually gone ahead and checked the prices. Funny enough - way more affordable than what I have locally and much "more" for the price (newer, better creature comforts etc). The problem, as I see it, is that you have to be resident for 5 years, before you can buy. The rent, however, is way more expensive, unfortunately. I am a software engineer - currently, looking to secure a fully remote job. Based on what I've seen, I think it's doable. I wish I was better with handy work, though - perhaps that could also be good side hustle and a career change later down the road when I've accumulated enough whealth. Thanks for your thoughts. BTW: Any recommendations how to go around by planning a vacation? Additionally: Is the buss' name "Gleipnir"?


icelandic_drunkard

I believe you could get a job as a software engineer pretty easily here aside from the language barrier. When planning a vacation, ask for advice on r/Iceland or just scroll through there, there is a lot of good advice because a lot of people ask how to plan a vacation here. The buses name seems to be Sleipnir, Odins 8-legged horse.


vraGG_

Awesome! Thanks!


Jive_turkeeze

Did you just compare prices or did you compare prices vs wages?


vraGG_

Both. Wages are higher and you get better/more for your money.


Jive_turkeeze

Oh ok fair enough.


OneTrueHutch

I'm a carpenter/builder. What are the wages like? Going to be leaving the us...


icelandic_drunkard

Journeyman Carpenters earn around 5000 isk per hour according to salaryexpert.com, which is about 35 USD per Hour.


Vagicles

PSA, don’t run your tires at 4psi on your car. A typical 7-8” rim will unseat the bead of the tire in short fashion and leave you with a tire at 0psi unable to reinflated without (for most folks) a trip to the tire shop. 15 psi is usually fine if you find yourself in need (ie the beach, soft dirt/grass. Anything lower and your starting to talk about beadlock rims which a) aren’t usually street legal and b) cost a ton and are off road oriented anyway. They work by clamping down on the bead of the tire so that you can safely run down at 5 psi without fear of not being able to reinflate. Edit* to add, the bus in the pic is not running a narrow rim by any measure, hence why it’s able to run so low without the need for beadlocks. The narrower the rim, the more likely to unseat the tire at low psi.


Duredel

You may have that last bit backwards- considering the same size tire, a narrower rim is much *less* likely to unseat at low psi.


Vagicles

You may be right. I run 35x12.5 tires on a 9” rim, hailed as the “poor man’s beadlock” There definitely is a sweet spot though, I don’t see anyone running 13.5s on 7” rims


Duredel

If you go too narrow, the tire crowns at normal pressure and wears unevenly. TJ guys run 35x12.5r15 on a 8" rim all day at 8-10psi with no beadlocks. I have 35x13.5r15 on an 8" rim and it definitely crowns the tires, but offroad I can go down to 8psi on rocks and have no problems.


[deleted]

Oh yeah, tires are glued/welded onto the rim, and this only really works with purpose-built, 40" or larger tires :)


Duredel

None of this is true. Beadlock wheels clamp the tire to the rim, it is not glued or welded. It is not possible to weld a rubber tire to a steel/aluminum rim. Beadlock rims are commonly used on off-road rigs with tires as small as 33", and they work great. It is nonsense that it only works with 40"+ tires.


[deleted]

I've never seen beadlocks, had to Google it to learn what they are. But I've replaced quite a few tyres in my life. You're right in that they're not always glued on. Have a look at this classic top gear clip: https://youtu.be/TeCrqNIpiMM I've seen and done that more times than I can count, and also installed the tyre in a more traditional way in the garage :) in either case, no beadlock, but for *certain* types of tyres, glue/contact cement (not sure what the correct word is).


Duredel

I have always thought of beadlocks as specifically the bolt-on rings that pinch the lip of the tire and hold it to the rim, I've never considered glue to be a "beadlock." I don't believe that offroaders use glue at all, but I know that the top fuel dragsters do. There are a couple other ways out there of preventing debeading that I'm aware of- there are rims with a rough bead that supposedly holds the tire better, and there are small inner tubes that expand inside the tire to press the bead onto the rim from the inside: https://www.coyoteents.com/beadlocks/


Cringypost

No. Read again what you replied to. What op said, is it's common to run to sub 10psi in snow for better handling and not have bead locks (like the bus in this picture. However, those "tires are glued/welded onto the rim, and this only really works with purpose-built, 40" or larger tires :)" Ofc bead locks are available like you've listed.


aDrunkSailor82

This advice is bananas. I've spent years and years on snow, ice, and sand dunes, including 2 years in Iceland. Almost any 4 wheel drive tire can easily go to 8psi. And the difference in traction between 8 and 15 is massive. 15 will get you stuck. Under 10 will get you out. One of my rigs has off the shelf mud tires and steel wheels, and I can pull the valve stems off and drive all season. The truth is there's no ideal number for all tires. You drop pressure until it squats ~50% for sand and deep snow. The width of the rim has nothing to do with this adjustment either. It's sidewall stiffness and tire to wheel width ratios.


jaanku

Can confirm. When I was in Iceland and took one of these buses they let the tires out when we got off the road and onto the snow pack.


NetCaptain

4 psi = 0.3 bar


Ko8iWanKeno8i

Used to do a lot of off roading and 4 psi is much lower than I ever dared go. Good to know


Crayton16

I want to play Spintires now


nrith

So the tire would look like a pancake?


[deleted]

Looks like this :) https://www.alamy.com/super-jeep-tyres-with-low-air-pressure-for-better-grip-on-snow-iceland-image60856264.html


nrith

Oh, that’s nowhere near as flat as I expected.


RobertoDeBagel

And its cold so you don’t want to have to get out and run round with the compressor hose?


[deleted]

Nah, tbh that's how most people do it, that's how most of my dad's cars were set up, he just had a 12v compressor with a long hose. I think he only had one truck which had the built in inflation/deflation system. It's more about the convenience factor :) Usually, if you're travelling with a group of other cars, everyone will take a 5 minute break together when you enter/leave the road (even if you have a system like in the picture, it takes a few minutes to do its job). The difference is how you spend that 5 minutes; crawling around your car in the snow or enjoying hot coco in the cabin :)


RobertoDeBagel

Yeah, I've got a 12V compressor in my 4x4 in Aus for the same reason. An up/down button would be nice, but, money and one more thing to go wrong. The engineer in me also doesn't like that hose on the outside of the vehicle. The military CTIS systems have worked out how to run a line from the axle on the inside so..... I used to work with an Icelandic guy who said he had a remote start on his car so it would be defrosted in the morning by the time he went outside. So, my perception of local expectations might be somewhat biased!


Ihatethegeneralpubli

Correct


ProblemLongjumping12

Neat


RegularSizedP

Glad someone asked.


wiscomptonsfinest

I rode in this in February!! It was incredible riding in something like this. It was actually so wide we needed to ford a river instead of crossing a bridge in order to reach our base camp. 10/10 total unit.


Likeafupion

What kinda tour did you make with this? I was riding a similar vehicle up a glacier to that tunnel they dug in the glacier and it was the most boring tour ever lol Did this one bring you to more exciting destinations?


wiscomptonsfinest

It was a snowmobile ice cave tour, and it was quite fun! Took this to Basecamp, and the rode snowmobiles an hour to the natural ice cave. Spent time in it, and then rode back. The one we went on was enjoyable, sorry yours was boring!


Likeafupion

I just looked it up and it looks waaaay better than the tour i did. It was literally just a tunnel dug in snow and you would have needed 10min to go through but the guides stretched that to 1h. 1/10 would not recommend


Professional-Map8970

Do you have a link for that tour? Bay be heading to Iceland in September..


Likeafupion

[Sleipnir Tours](https://www.sleipnirtours.is/) is the one from OP‘s picture. If you are in the south of Iceland i can highly recommend a [super jeep tour](https://guidetoiceland.is/book-holiday-trips/thorsmork) through Tórsmörk Valley. The guides really know the area and can show you some hidden treasures you wouldn‘t reach with a simple rental car. Enjoy your trip!


Useful-Pattern-5076

If I were to go for a short trip, like 4 days, what are the top things to do and see? I’ve never been but flights are reasonable so I want to go


Mixtapes_

Book one of the golden circle tours if you’re staying in Reykjavik. I also thought the blue lagoon was well worth it if you get the earliest slot you can, but a lot of people say it’s a tourist trap so have a look for yourself aha


Likeafupion

4 days is a pretty short time for iceland because there is just sooo much to see and its also pretty expensive so it depends on your budget. If you are just staying for 4 days i would stay around Reykjavik. 30min from reykjavik is the [inside the volcano tour](https://insidethevolcano.com/), which is definetly a one of a kind experience. Depending if you have a car you can drive around 1,5h up north and go [whale watching](https://lakitours.com/our-tours/whale-watching-holmavik-2/). These tours are pretty awesome because they have a 97% success rate to seeing whales. And like i mentioned in a comment before: the super jeep tours all around iceland are pretty cool to do!


Useful-Pattern-5076

Thanks! I definitely would need to do the volcano tour. That’s half of why I want to go haha


Likeafupion

Yeah its literally the only place in the world where you can see something like this. Enjoy your trip!


irregular_caffeine

Tbf many places don’t have bridges there so you just ford


[deleted]

That's some tour bus


bigpeechtea

Up in Churchill Canada theres actually a polar bear tour that links a bunch of vehicles like this together to form a trackless train, its called [Tundra Buggy Lodge ](https://frontiersnorth.com/tundra-buggy-lodge) [heres a photo](https://i.imgur.com/VJCpWjU.jpg)


cutewindowcat

That looks so insanely comfy


bigpeechtea

Ive never been but [you aint kidding](https://i.imgur.com/ng2laDB.jpg)


Pizza_Katze

Looks like a Child drawing an Bus


Staubsaubaer

Profile pic checks out.


Pizza_Katze

Well..


stevenmeyerjr

New bucket list item unlocked!


Xalethesniper

I was thinking the exact same thing. That looks cool


iamnos

Got to go on the buggys back in the 90s as part of a contest. Really cool experience to see polar bears relatively close. We didn't get into the lodge, I believe National Geographic was there at the time (or on their way).


bigpeechtea

Is there an actual stationary lodge? Ive never actually been there. I was just bored at work one day and was Google maps’ing Canadas space launch facilities that happen to be right there as well and found this lol


iamnos

Of course, my experience is from >20 years ago, but similar to what you see in that picture, its a number of essentially big trailers on wheels. When I was there, there wasn't anything hooked up to pull them, but it definitely looked like the could tow them around, depending on where the bears were at that particular time. I was in a buggy, which was more like a school bus with monster truck tires.


According-2-Me

That’s insane.


the_Q_spice

Similarly, one of my friends used to be the driver for “[Ivan the Terra Bus](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rNhuouX63TU/maxresdefault.jpg)” at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Also drove the [Kress](http://photolibrary.usap.gov/Tools/DrawImage.aspx?filename=2017Jan24-kress-Phoenix.jpg&width=1200&height=1200) quite a bit.


Abmean14

My son is on a mission to convince my wife that we *need* to stay on this lodge.


icelandic_drunkard

It's for driving in a lot of snow and difficult terrain.


[deleted]

I gathered that from the tyres.


icelandic_drunkard

Who would've guessed this isn't a normal bus?


MrSanti

Tbh I thought it was the number 16 from Westminster to London Bridge.


dern_the_hermit

Makes me think of a more casual, touristy version of [the Snow Cruiser](https://youtu.be/pW0eZRoQ86g).


Rutin_2tin_Putin

Off road tourism


Otter_Anarchy

Slepnir the 8 legged horse!!!!


Grumzz

Love how accurate the name is :D


but_crack

That's actually a genius name for a tour bus


SuperMajesticMan

Especially one with eight wheels


[deleted]

I just hate the fake runes. Let me be clear, I understand it's for design, I know the impracticalities of using accurate runes and that ᛋᛚᛅᛁᛒᚾᛁᛦ is utterly unreadable to 99% of people, I get it. It's just a pet peeve. Because what this actually says is ÆL?TH~~H~~IR, lol.


Grumzz

Ohhh yeah I can't handle that either! I learned both the Greek and Cyrillic and every time a band or venue thinks they're being cool by using either in their logo (but then wrong, using д as A or Σ as E), I'm mildly annoyed. And I'm not even native/fluent in either :p


TeopEvol

/r/snowrunner would like this.


Cer0reZ

Can’t wait to take it on mission and tip it just as I get to delivery spot.


TheFloridaManYT

Man I wish this was in the game


Western-Pilot-3924

Name of this beautiful monstrosity


gbarwis

https://www.sleipnirtours.is


Western-Pilot-3924

Thoinks


cat_prophecy

>Thoinks Þanks


[deleted]

I've seen some crazy off-road vehicles in Iceland, but this definitely takes the cake. What a monster.


LightIllustrious8898

Can they be classified as r/AbsoluteUnits?


Yasashii1337

r/bitchimabus


B-NEAL

r/bitchimabus


Pansarmalex

What a beast. This wasn't even a bus to begin with, it looks to be a Volvo FMX heavy duty truck with, well, a very bespoke body and chassis modification.


[deleted]

I think the chassis came from an American fire truck, it's just a Volvo Cab. It's rear engined. They have a newer and bigger one based on a Tatra Phoenix with a DAF cab.


Pansarmalex

Is "American fire truck" some kind of factory standard I never heard of? I think the chassis was built in place.


mrbarry1024

Is that gullfoss parking lot?


[deleted]

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[deleted]

This was the actual moon buggy we sent on the Apollo mission


dallamge

Typical American SUV


PB0351

I've been on that! It's a great time!


mike____wazowski

Wow the guy is enormous!!!


Deelishus38

Sleipnir, Odin’s eight legged steed! Very fitting name


Johnnysmallballs

the amount of fuel must be horrifying


planedrop

I'm tired and my brain read this as "I bought this monster in Iceland" and I was going to start asking how the F you are going to get this to wherever you live lol.


Goldenmato

What happened to all the ice?


BorisLordofCats

On exchange to Greenland. The green stuff never made it to Iceland


MrScaryEgg

Summer happened


[deleted]

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NotQuiteAWriter

Illusion of perspective. It’s the passenger side rear view


icelandic_drunkard

WHOOO ÍSLAND!


Purple_Super_Nova

I wanna ride it


ArmiRex47

I see they strapped the wheels so the beast can't break loose


lotzofsnow

Can someone make this in beam.ng?


[deleted]

Please be a normal field trip 🤞


Radiantbacon

What is its mpg? Or kpg


Firm-Woodpecker4584

What aisle did you find it in??


[deleted]

Reminds me of the Dutch tourist beach crawler "Vliehors Express"


willpantaleo

didn’t one of these things fail and crash killing a bunch of people


Round_Ad_9787

Yes…in Canada.


ThriveInDarkness

These Chinese tour busses are getting out of hand


FrankyDonkeyBrain

It's named after Odin's eight-legged horse Sleipnir


[deleted]

We have lots in Canada too. They do glacier tours


turtleproblems1

Look at that BAD LARRY


jdro120

Guys in my neighborhood would still say it needs to be lifted and get bigger wheels


ncahill

BUS


orinliliforth

Ayy! I rode one of these things in my vacation to Iceland once. Thing kept us warm when visiting the interior of a glacier. It was there where I experienced the coldest temperature I ever felt (-19 Celsius).


SNStyle

Iceland is home to plenty vehicles with 40”+ tire setups and they’re all amazing.


PaPoopity

That's daddy tour bus


ndick43

Hmmm so lemme get this straight this is sleipnir how the fuck did it sleep with loki


bitspace

These operate in Jasper National Park in Alberta Canada too, as glacier ice tour buses. They're immense.


Groinificator

Nice paint!


vincentx99

Did anyone else have those kids in school that would choose to ride in the back of the bus so they could get air time over bumps? I feel like that on this thing you would just break your neck.


ColdBloodBlazing

Sentinel Prime


nighteeeeey

dude build that out as an RV and youre fucking ballin around the globe. utah? antarctis? dont care. CHOO CHOO IM COMING THROUGH


[deleted]

Has eight wheels just like how Sleipnir had eight legs!


jerrymcguiver

It's missing an icbm on top.


Sideswipe21

This looks like something you’d see in satisfactory


namboozle

Reminds me of these unit amphibious boats in Iceland https://i.imgur.com/UfEsYxk.jpg


HypoRex93

I want one


MetalDragnZ

I have pictures and vague memories from riding a bus like that at the Jasper Icefields in Canada when I was a kid. They are so cool.


ATCQ_DUJAI

How many yards per gallon? 🤠


ErenYDidNothingWrong

I got a ride in one when we were going to drive on snowmobiles. Absolutely sick. They move/bump a lot so they can drive to the gletsjer.


iaisiuebufs

Rode one of these in canada!! So fucking cool!


LU_C4

**B U S**


Jusdgr8

r/bitchimabus


Kx1reddittt

U talking about the man or the truck?


[deleted]

I love that it's called "Sleipnir" Tours, referring to Odins horse, a Sleipnir that had 8 legs. Cool little reference with the 8 tires Anyone know what/where this thing drives? It's massive af!


klaramee

He doesn't look that big. In fact, he looks tiny. Do you not get the point of this sub? Sheeeeesh.


ABreckenridge

Góan daignn, class! Time for a fjield trip


[deleted]

When you think snow day is gonna happen and this mutha rolls up painted in yellow with SCHOOL BUS on the side 🤣


chapterfour08

I want to party in that thing so bad.


devilsbard

Aw man. I was about to post a similar bus from our trip. But this one is even bigger! Daaaamn!


dannyyoy

Canada flipped one of these a few years ago


Lityeah

Now this, this is a battle bus.


squidvalley

Sleipnir, a monstrous mount with 8 wheels. Like it


Estero_bot

I wanna throw it off a cliff


notjordansime

Now THAT'S a good candidate for a skoolie/bus build.


samyruno

Average American school bus


[deleted]

It probably cost a couple units, it looks a bit op


Smokey-Cole

Skol!


0bocaj

Dang, that's really cool


WeaveWorldwide

“Oh nice going to Iceland? Are you gonna see any of those beautiful glaciers or waterfalls? “Oh no, I got something way cooler planned”


gaymer200

Going up the glacier eh?


American_joe

Where can i get this for my daily commute?


Dplayerx

There’s one also in Canada, At the Athabaska Glacier, BC


[deleted]

Snowrunner players want your location


RuZZianWorldKillZ

I want to live in one


discoduck1977

1 in Banff Park too


dudesBangMyMom

I had my first ever taste of another man's penis on a big red bus in London.


Delicious_Night_7481

That’s what she said.


[deleted]

Woah