Awesome ending to an epic trip. Thanks for the coverage of Smith Creek. My dad (John) has been really looking forward to seeing his hard work on display. He’s very proud of that place.
What an epic adventure! Loved the camera work, beautiful scenery. I followed you trip in my road atlas at my desk watching all three episodes. Thank you for sharing this with us, giving good information for others to follow the route.
Definitely have to catch up and with the first videos of Pony Express. You lost that controller, but that drone wild pony shot is screaming bad A$$. Great work on your videos. Welcome to Tahoe!!
Great video! Interesting how you disconnect your sway bar when off camber. I prefer to leave it connected if there’s no articulation. That way there’s less body roll/lean. I even set my shocks as stiff as possible. Anything to help lessen that body roll/lean. But, important thing is you got thru. I hate off camber situations. They’re the worst!
In the video with the Toyota guys, who Justin was supposed to join last summer, I distinctly remember that part of the journey. You fellas were nervous crossing it on soft silt and dirt, so doing it in snow must have been really nerve wracking for Justin and Jevin, when it was covered in snow. You all made it though, and no doubt all that digging you fellas did the summer previously helped level it out a bit for these two fella's travel through this area. So, kudos to all involved.
@@evilcam yeah we did a lot of digging but really really only did enough digging to get through in dry conditions. This was a legit obstacle to pass through in the winter. Would have definitely felt sketchy in the winter conditions.
Air down to 32psi? What do you run normally? I typically run my tires around 32 all the time. I would just keep it there. Great footage as always though!
I would have just drove on, and if I slid into the ditch, I would’ve just drove straight out of the ditch. Easier said from the comfort of my living room, but I’ve driven thousands of miles off road in Nevada and that didn’t appear too hairy of a situation. 🤷🏼♂️
Man I loved this mini-series! I really wish I didn’t live on the east coast... wished I lived more central / west. Also: man your suspension seems so smooth. I have the Falcon 2.1 but your 3.3 just seem to look like you’re driving on a cloud. Do you even notice bumps? You rock man, absolutely love your channel
Why wouldn't ya just aim tires straight into the ditch and ride that out until you can climb out of ditch again? Looks like you parked the at the end of sketchy part where you can climb out anyway. I know it sounds easy as I sit on couch and watch but.... just sayn
@@JustinBMcBride Watch the video where you mapped this out, I have done the same think with Gaia, my route was 570miles to Carson City. Is there any chance that you will share the route on Gaia or OnX OffRoad?
Haha why do you guys always forget to take those things back into your Jeep 😂 Drones, Filters... etc. But nice to see that even the best preparation and organisation does not protect you from making stupid mistakes 🤪
Hast makes waste, everytime you rush bad things happen, slow down brah, it's not like you're delivering freight like me being a truck driver, Awesome structure still after all these years
@@JustinBMcBride Sweet! Was it just laying on the ground somewhere near where you last had it and someone just found it? Or did you send someone to go look for it while you finished the Pony?
So I've seen it on a couple videos now, at the 914 markish, why do you just not go down into the lower section to the right? It just looks on video that it would be the better way to get by that section.
That’s what I tried first. The turn is too sharp and the bushes throw a whole different challenge in as they lift and suddenly drop tires while off camber.
At 9:33 I'd have chopped the wheels and driven down the slope but if there something there we can't see then I'd have backed the vehicle up the slope to make a straight shot down. I remember my Jeep didn't like making sharp turns in 4wd so maybe it wasn't in the cards.
Where to next?
I think I have some of those same stops on my list this year.
Black Bear Pass
Black Bear for sure. Will be there around July 22-23!
Time to come to Pisgah National Forest
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
its great to see you final conquer the Pony Express! Even cooler to get the tour of the rebuilt Pony Express waypoint.
Awesome ending to an epic trip. Thanks for the coverage of Smith Creek. My dad (John) has been really looking forward to seeing his hard work on display. He’s very proud of that place.
What an epic project! Your dad has every right to be proud of that work!
When in doubt, ride the ditch out 😏
Don't be so hard on yourself. We get to see more of all the great footage you got on your other cameras.
There’s some great shot here! Sorry about your controller, but thanks for taking us along.
Loved this series! Running into the guy that restored that station was really cool. Can’t wait for the next adventure!
This guy is going places. Can't wait for you to get a million subscribers. Awesome content!
10 years ago I did this trail with my 1995 ford ranger L, was a great weekend
Great job thanks for sharing.
What an epic adventure! Loved the camera work, beautiful scenery. I followed you trip in my road atlas at my desk watching all three episodes. Thank you for sharing this with us, giving good information for others to follow the route.
Awesome saga! That’s a dream trip for sure.
Awesome adventure! That off camber section definitely looked sketchy, and I'm sure it was worse in person.
Bet it felt worse than it looks.... and I understand really not wanting to slide off that ledge.
Nice job, Justin! Congratulations.
Sick video as always. Can’t wait for the next adventure.
Definitely have to catch up and with the first videos of Pony Express. You lost that controller, but that drone wild pony shot is screaming bad A$$. Great work on your videos. Welcome to Tahoe!!
Nice job! It's all about navigation and driving skills I guess. On day 3, the Tacoma guys had to shovel out of trouble. And that was early fall 😄
All that shoveling by the Taco boys made it possible for jeeps to get through
Been excited to see this released! Thanks.
Those are some lightning fingers on that comment!!!
That ending drone shot is amazing!!! Congrats on your journey.
Middle gate is definitely a great place to eat!
Woohoo, you did it! Nice work keeping on it my man 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Nice! Thanks for your hard work on this series!
Yeah buddy! Thanks for the support!
This made my night let’s go
Glad to hear that!
Great video! Interesting how you disconnect your sway bar when off camber. I prefer to leave it connected if there’s no articulation. That way there’s less body roll/lean. I even set my shocks as stiff as possible. Anything to help lessen that body roll/lean. But, important thing is you got thru. I hate off camber situations. They’re the worst!
Yeah, that was a lack of knowledge on their part. Leave it connected in that situation. Even though it’s wasn’t sketch at all....
@@michaelmattingly1188 I’ve never done that trail so maybe it’s worse than it looks in the video. But ya, the more you go out, the more you learn.
I came here to say the same thing. Leave it connected for an off camber.
Way to go bro! Happy for you. Feels good to put the beat down on something that haunts us for so long. Looking forward to seeing the next adventure!
Aired down to 32 psi !? I have a Jeep TJ with 35's and I air up to 30 psi to drive it home on the freeway.
Yeah, my daily pressure is 30-35...lmao. I'm 15-18 on the trail. For little paved stints though, who airs up?
Man that section after Eureka was gnarly. We spent probably 2 hours digging that one area to help level it. I can't imagine doing it in the snow.
In the video with the Toyota guys, who Justin was supposed to join last summer, I distinctly remember that part of the journey. You fellas were nervous crossing it on soft silt and dirt, so doing it in snow must have been really nerve wracking for Justin and Jevin, when it was covered in snow.
You all made it though, and no doubt all that digging you fellas did the summer previously helped level it out a bit for these two fella's travel through this area. So, kudos to all involved.
@@evilcam yeah we did a lot of digging but really really only did enough digging to get through in dry conditions. This was a legit obstacle to pass through in the winter. Would have definitely felt sketchy in the winter conditions.
Air down to 32psi? What do you run normally? I typically run my tires around 32 all the time. I would just keep it there. Great footage as always though!
I ran 30-35 in my 4runner for literally almost a decade. Airing down usually means 15 to me, or 8 with beadlocks.
Great video guys, thank you for sharing this adventure!!!
8:13 - Is this where TacomaBeast kamikaze'd?
Eagle eyed! Looks exactly the same spot where Mateo got distracted.
Yeah, it seems like the exact same spot :)
Yep same spot. Haha
That was awesome. Congratulations 👊🏻
Really great series. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I would have just drove down in the ditch
I would have just drove on, and if I slid into the ditch, I would’ve just drove straight out of the ditch. Easier said from the comfort of my living room, but I’ve driven thousands of miles off road in Nevada and that didn’t appear too hairy of a situation. 🤷🏼♂️
What electric blanket do you have? I need one and I don‘t know wich I shoud buy 🤷♂️😉
Good question! Assume he maybe runs it off of a Goal Zero as well, but I wonder which one.
16:35 that's my grandpa :D
Man I loved this mini-series! I really wish I didn’t live on the east coast... wished I lived more central / west. Also: man your suspension seems so smooth. I have the Falcon 2.1 but your 3.3 just seem to look like you’re driving on a cloud. Do you even notice bumps? You rock man, absolutely love your channel
Bumps? Never met her! 😂 - I love the 3.3s! So nice.
Hell yeah!
What electric blanket do you use? Think that would help the base of my RTT in the winter
Justin, what happened to the video you break down the cost of Cool Rick’s build ? I was looking for it to reference my build and couldnt find it 😕
Also, I cant tell from this vid but did you have the OEM skid plate underneath?
I moved it to my gear channel: czcams.com/video/zBize9_UkIo/video.html
I think anyone would be bummed about losing the controller, those things are pricey.
Question:
1. The barbed fence area that you cut thru? Is that private land or state owned?
State land. The fence is a highway fence and the route is marked with a highway sign.
Why wouldn't ya just aim tires straight into the ditch and ride that out until you can climb out of ditch again? Looks like you parked the at the end of sketchy part where you can climb out anyway. I know it sounds easy as I sit on couch and watch but.... just sayn
How do you find a downloadable route for this trail? I seem to just find PDFs of the route but nothing for navigation I can follow
I planned it myself! czcams.com/video/YxoJVPadTrU/video.html
@@JustinBMcBride Watch the video where you mapped this out, I have done the same think with Gaia, my route was 570miles to Carson City. Is there any chance that you will share the route on Gaia or OnX OffRoad?
Haha why do you guys always forget to take those things back into your Jeep 😂
Drones, Filters... etc.
But nice to see that even the best preparation and organisation does not protect you from making stupid mistakes 🤪
Really should put on a pair of gloves to handle Barb Wire.....
So Justin found the drone controller? Because he was bummed about it on Part 2. And then we get drone shots on Part 3.
I didn’t. But it was returned to me after we got home. The other drone shots are from Jeven’s drone.
How many hours did this trail take you? I'm wanting to do it during a cross country trip but am wondering if it would take too long. Awesome video!
4 days
Hast makes waste, everytime you rush bad things happen, slow down brah, it's not like you're delivering freight like me being a truck driver, Awesome structure still after all these years
Do You have stock suspension ?
I do not. My full walk around is here: czcams.com/video/qpOKUEMScZg/video.html
???
I normally run at 32 PSI, and air down to 15.
Just wondering what your driving at on pavement? Have you done a chalk test on your rig?
Ever find your drone controller?
Yeah! Someone sent it back to me!
@@JustinBMcBride Sweet! Was it just laying on the ground somewhere near where you last had it and someone just found it? Or did you send someone to go look for it while you finished the Pony?
So I've seen it on a couple videos now, at the 914 markish, why do you just not go down into the lower section to the right? It just looks on video that it would be the better way to get by that section.
That’s what I tried first. The turn is too sharp and the bushes throw a whole different challenge in as they lift and suddenly drop tires while off camber.
At 9:33 I'd have chopped the wheels and driven down the slope but if there something there we can't see then I'd have backed the vehicle up the slope to make a straight shot down. I remember my Jeep didn't like making sharp turns in 4wd so maybe it wasn't in the cards.
Can I get the gpx tracks?
OnX will have them in app. Their development team has them and my write up and we’re just waiting on them to publish.
One
Dude what happened to the RTT?
Careless
35s or 37s?
Never ever EVER put camera gear on your vehicle. NEVER. Just dont do it.
To. Many. Ads. Sheesh.