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In a place like this, I don't think geotagging is an issue because it's easily accessible and available on the map with just a mention of what it is. The biggest thing that pisses me off about the RU-vidrs and people like that is they monetize off the public lands but when it's time to fight to keep them open they disappear like rats. The BLM is constantly trying to close these places down, The Owyees, San Rafael Swell, tons of places around Moab, etc, etc. The immediate reaction to that is that well people are trashing the place, that is a red herring (although it does happen of course) What they really want to do is not allow access by roads and turn it all into wilderness areas. So what is wrong with that? You can just walk in! Well, not everyone has the ability to be mobile on their own and closure is NOT management. Anyway, these idiots will just move on to the next public land to make their videos about their morning coffee, sell the audience the latest must-have items their sponsors give them for free, and then push on. You guys captured the beauty of your trip amazingly
@@NigelNaughton thanks and you made some great points. I don’t mind people monitizing off it, it’s ridiculously expensive creating content like that but the geotagging is how people find out about these locations now. Before, it was word of mouth and the occasional travel book but social media has taken some hidden gems and blown them up past recognition. If you get bored, looks up Tamolich Blue Pool in Oregon which has been closed several times due to crowds, garbage and unsafe activities. Now what we absolutely agree on is the majority of these influencers and RU-vidrs do NOT do jack squat to prevent this nor do they make the land better like trail clean-ups, educate people or make positive changes and I bet a lot of them have never voiced opinion in town halls against crazy anti off-roaders who have a big voice and influence. That needs to change and we hope people listen when we talk about it in our videos. That’s also why we made t-shirts that say “influencers suck” on the back lol
@@RogueElement right on! I did wish to see you guys present arms tho. You teased us that you would unleash the AR and the other arms but maybe next time. 🇺🇲❤️
there a bunch of dispersed camping areas north of Owyhee are in danger of being closed by BLM. They even posted signs saying that that trashes, human waste, RV sewage being dumped directly into the river are the reasons why.
This is why I don't condone geo-tagging. If people want to find places and are willing to put hard work into doing so, those are the only ones I want out there. If they're too lazy to research they're likely too lazy to leave the places cleaner than when they get there.
Do you think RU-vid and social media has impacted public lands in a negative way when seeing such an increase in activity? Public lands is public space….thats often trashed. Like you said; good to see so many enjoying it, but there’s a price.
@@cliff4769 geotagging on Instagram has had a major negative effect on trails and public lands. They don’t need advertised and some influencers don’t understand that but at the same time don’t educate their followers on etiquette and respecting the sites. Videos like these are showing the locations but we try to at least give some kind of education while showing how amazing these places are
A $30 ribeye from the grocery store would be around 30oz but one of these bags only contains 5 ounces and its $30 per bag? Correct me if im wrong please
Now go through the process of drying them out and getting them to this stage and find out how many of those steaks it takes. You should see how small a rack of ribeye becomes after a 90 day dry aging process let alone this. It’s not cheap to create.
@@RogueElement So what youre saying is your still getting close to the same quantity of steak as just eating a grilled ribeye? Does drying it out take away all the vitamins?
@@zaplamone no and not that I’m aware of. Pretty sure you still get all the nutrients but you’re basically making it portable and creating a healthy snack rather than a meal. To be honest, you’re asking the wrong people. You should contact @carnivoresnax
Love your videos. Not for the rigs. Not for the scenery or epic destinations. I love your channel for the fails. Not in a "enjoying bad things happen to others" way, but in a way where things don't go as planned and you have to adjust. It's WAY more realistic than many of the other channels. As a viewer I can really sympathize with you when you get a flat tire on the highway, and then realize that your beadlocks are self-destructing. Then your brakes fail. And in this one I love the part where you talking about getting to camp early, setting up cameras to record the stars and waking up early the next morning only to show up late, can't find the bridge, driving in the dark and have Cup-O-Noodles for dinner and sleeping late the next morning. Lol. This IS overlanding! It's not always sunshine and rainbows. So happy you didn't cut that part out.
Hahaha, we are a bit of a shit show sometimes. Thanks for that, really appreciate it! We only know how to be real and not much fans of the shows that seem staged. So pumped people like to watch us being idiots
@@RogueElement When you look back on the trip, those are the parts you remember. "Hey! Remember that time we were headed out on a week long trip and I got two flats in the middle of the night before we even got to our first campsite? Remember that! Lol. What a trip!" 🤣😂 Good times.
Actually the power wagon only has a payload of around 1,000lbs and towing capacity of 7,000. About as much as a jeep. Way smaller springs made for articulating are the reason.
The guy with the flat didn’t know he had a street tire for a spare? That tells me he didn’t even check the air pressure in that tire. I wonder what other basic check-offs he’s been skimping on. Probably new to camping.
So you discovered the hill descent control mode doesn’t use engine braking but uses wheel braking and that caused your brakes to fail? Holy crow! That sounds like a weak system that’s apparently designed only for short segments of use and for continuous use/descent in a PW crawling in 4L and manually selecting 1st gear is the way to go? Is that your takeaway?
It’s definitely only designed for low and slow drops on trails and rock gardens, basically. Total opposite of that in most rigs. It is what it is. Useless feature to be honest.
I notice in the video you have communication between vehicles. Would you kindly inform what type radios you are using? I'm confident because of your experience you have found the comp system that works best in those conditions.
common sense is a two way road my guy. If you knew there was a shooting area and you knew you were close, just dont go that way, have to assume the shooters arent paying attention AND dont have common sense. I've run across tons of shooting areas while riding dirt bikes and have seen barricade tape used to cordone off the shooting area in a CLEAR area where OHV traffic is present, just stupid. A piece of ribbon isnt going to stop a SXS blasting down a river wash.
They literally did the common sense thing to do but the shooters were obviously not paying attention to their surroundings and the boys got out the second they saw the danger. There’s plenty of places that drive by shooting ranges where people don’t change direction of their shooting, away from a berm to whiz bullets towards cars. You can see cars clear as day from that shooting spot and can absolutely hear horns honking even with ears in. Had the shooters been responsible, it wouldn’t have been an issue…could the route been avoided? Possibly…but it was not out of lack of common sense, it was an error in judgment by trusting people who should know better.
@@RogueElement thats literally what i just said "have to assume the shooters arent paying attention AND dont have common sense", assuming the shooters knew what they were doing was the lack of common sense on your part. The shooters lack of common sense and lack of attention was the error on their part. Accept your lack of common sense by assuming. It happens to everyone. Learn from it and you're good to go.
There is a trail that goes through there but I would not camp in that flat area by the airplane landing strip and at the end of that strip is the so-called shooting range people shouldn’t be shooting to the right or to the left only straightahead, I would just get out of the Pillsbury flat area and get into the back country. I go up there all the time and camp hike backpack etc. lots of places to explore.
I really do enjoy your videos. 17:20 a control board like that is what I need to clean up the rat nest under my hood. Would you mind telling me what brand that is?
These routinely go on 20% off sale through Dometic or as mentioned below REI and currently OK4WD -Memorial day sale 2024. Which puts it near the price point you mentioned, which I agree is fair in this market. I wish they sold the “straw” on a cap and quick connect for the Jerry cans or the Blue 7 gal jugs that I already use. Even $56 for the jug is a bit much for a plastic 11 liter bottle. $80 for the pump is enough to shell out when others sell for less.
Great production. Enjoyed watching. Recommend some snatch blocks (or rings) for the RAM to carry as it's so heavy. That would have helped a single rig get it out faster.
We have them but couldn’t get to them because the back was buried and couldn’t open the swingout on the passenger side. Recently moved them to the roof rack so we don’t have that issue again
Took the same route in a blinding snow last October. The snow accumulated quickly and had a hard time climbing that same switchback that gave yall so much trouble. We were very fortunate.
@@RogueElement exactly, it was a beautiful day when we started up Poughkeepsie but turned on us quick. Probably should have went back out the other way but was hindsight. We couldn’t even see lake como. Was definitely not our brightest moment. Great video btw
