Land Rover overlanding adventures and off-roading around the United States. My wife and I explore in our 2004 Discovery II from our home in Grand Junction, Colorado. We also post other British car related videos from events we attend with our 2007 Jaguar XK Coupe and our travels to the UK. There are also technical videos of our LS D2 build and interesting repairs in our shop. 21st century home movies!
You simply must add Dual Snorkels to your rig. I hear it is all the rage in Bavaria...And you can buy handmade wooden flutes at the Flute shop in Torrey Utah.
جايين يلوون لها وهي في غنا عنهم وعن خدمتهم يتمنون موتها يتمنون انها تنام مدا الحياه 😊☝️الله عطاها شي ماعطاه بعض الناس جالسه تطرد في البسس خليهم يولون ترينهم كارهينك بانو وبان كرههم من يوم سمعت وشفت الشيخ الفوزان يقول لولي العهد انت اول القايمه وانا عارف انهم اخس البشر الأشخاص القديمين المعشعشين في اجهزه الدوله 👈اطردهم
Loved your video, looking to do this trail in a Land Cruiser next week April. My heart broke seeing the damage to your truck, that would have really crushed me. Maybe I should stick to easy stuff. Thanks for sharing your experience. Look forward to watching more videos from you. Did you fix your truck?
Thank you. Don't worry about damage to your truck, my mistake was a wrong turn! The actual trail was perfectly fine. What you should be prepared for in April will be mud. Dirt roads turn into quagmires! I carry a Pull Pal now just in case I run into this again. The trail was actually fine, it was the roads getting to the trail that were a sloppy mess. As for the gold D2, it still has its "badge of honor" lol. I've got the LSD2 out here now and am fitting out the interior so the gold D2 is a low(er) priority since the doors still actually work fine. If I ever get around to the frame swap on the gold D2, I've got 2 new doors for it and rear quarter sections to make it look good again.
I downsized back to a 7" (from a 10.1") in the gold D2 that fits the radio area without blocking the vents. It honestly is just as functional as the bigger screen and I don't have to worry about the heat cooking the screen (or loosing air con air flow). I've got the same unit to go in this one. BTW, I'll finally be doing an update video in the next month. The LSD2 finally shipped to Colorado from Ohio about 4 weeks ago. My XJ8L and "life" have been occupying most of my time, but I have been able to get some work in on the LSD2.
Thank you, that was the second time I'd been on that trail. It is absolutely amazing out there, especially watching the star filled sky at night from the Bobby Jo campsite.
What a great Friday afternoon treat! 2160p on my big curved display. I can see why you all were so excited about that trip. It looks like Ryan had more room on the roof rack for a cooler and maybe a spare or two...😆
The Discovery 2 is a great platform and you produced an accurate and detailed trip video. Unfortunate that you damaged the body doing it. And I know the feeling of having to retrace your route!! Thanks for posting. Lots of Land Rover love from a fellow Rover owner.
A Discovery 2 is about 75" wide. Are you asking about a full size pickup truck? I'd guess with careful driving it could be done. @Trailmater took their tow-truck up the trail! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K1t1Zh7U-_k.html
You have the most recent video with Eagle Canyon in it. Coming from the East, past Swacey's cabin, how difficult is the exit up the canyon, under the bridge and out to I-70? Can a stock 5th gen 4runner do it? Great video btw.
Thank you. You should not have any trouble getting out of Eagle Canyon. The exit out in either direction is not difficult. My only caveat to that would be to avoid it in the wet.
Good video...own a 2004 and it's nice to see videos of a Land Rover every now and again. Also, being in Texas shows me good trail footage for future trips up that way. Keep them coming. Erik
Thank you. Trailhead 4x4 is almost ready to ship it to Colorado where I'll be finishing the electrical, air and interior systems. The lift is springs only using the full RTE 4" kit with the exception that the rear springs are the 5" RR springs to compensate for the extra weight I will always have in the D2.
As another solo desert explorer, I enjoyed your level headed analysis of mistakes made. I would have quit at the point you measured the width with your wingspan and checked my GAIA topo but 20/20 hindsight is cheating. That the trail paralleled the creek bed would have made that hard to see. 👍
Thank you. I made a dumb mistake that I tried not to make worse after the fact. Hopefully, someone else can learn from my mistake. My whole life, I've seemed to learn lessons the hard way! You can bet the next time I come on something like that I'll triple check now. I may even fly the drone! 🤣
Take a look at the ACE LS swap kit. This would be what you would want to do the job yourself. www.alternativeconversion.com/product-page/copy-of-discovery-2-ls-swap-standard-kit
@@RoverLanding-Adventures I just did 68J in Boulder county I'll post a video tomorrow and then in going to Jones Pass this weekend which I heard has awesome views
Congrats! What an awesome garage for all your toys! We moved here to Grand Junction 3 years ago and we have a Wrangler that we enjoy riding on some of the same trails that you do. I grew up in Middletown, Ohio and spent my adult life before retirement in central PA. Always came to CO for R&R. Love it here!
Thank you! It is amazing out here. There are so many new trails to explore compared to what was available in southern Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. We'd been coming out here since 2018 and finally decided to make the move.
Do you think you could tow a camper through the 6 3/10th’s section? Looks like there may be some dispersed camping at the top prior to the Calamity loop.
I would not take a trailer on the Loop. Up to the Uncompahgre National Forest but no further. Don't go past that radioactive mining sign with a trailer.
I did jump around a bit.... I don't really record a lot of video when I work but the rusty D2 tank cradle and the trouble I had with the "upgraded" Sport transmission pan kit seemed worthy of video. The Ford/Fel-Pro combo not only works better but is even cheaper than the Britpart kit!
It seems like anything that could cause a delay on this project has happened. Fortunately the gold D2 is running great and it's been fun exploring trails with it since moving to Colorado. Hopefully the LSD2 is on the road this spring. I'll still have to fit out the interior once it arrives. But as you commented, I've got a great place to work on it!
It's almost ready for shipping to Colorado. bumpers and sliders are the last items to go on. It's definitely a keep forever truck with what I've spent so far!
@@RoverLanding-Adventures O wow. I'm in Colorado. Yes deff have to keep a vehicle like that. I'm in the dilemma now. Ls swap , pin the clys and rebuild or buy the sleeves and rebuild. I do the work myself but still a fortune. It's our fav mountain vehicle though so we'll deff keep it.
@@tbrinkley112 our gold D2 will stay Rover 4.6. But the engine that's in it is the best 4.6 I've ever seen. The rest of the frame may be rusting away on that D2 but the engine runs like new still! If you're doing the work yourself a rebuild would be way cheaper and the 4.6 can be a solid engine. Send me a message on Instagram (@roverlandingadventures), we're out in Grand Junction.
