We are Ben and Brandi from OFF-ROAD RECON - off-roading, overlanding, and camping family. Behind the wheel of our Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, our F150 Platinum, and our Ford Bronco, we are in search of epic trails, awesome overland campsites, and unforgettable campfire cooking! We’ll see you on the trail!
Love all your videos as you know but I really love the Colorado ones. There’s just something special about Colorado that makes you want to keep going back.
After your 1st gen faulty system or driver error, whichever they’ve made improvements over the years and they’re still selling lots of these units in 2024. Now automakers are trying to replicate with bigger screens. All thanks to Tesla
Mineral Creek at the end. I made the mistake of taking my wife on her first day of off roading up that off of 550. She wasn't impressed with me! It was a beautiful trail.
Stumbled on your video. Too bad The Bear was closed. Its a GREAT trail. Ouray County Road Crews do an AMAZING job getting the trails open by the 4th of July. BUT..... sometimes it just dont work out. Rock falls and snow pack are unpredictable. I always wait for a week or two after the forth to go. My favorite run up there is to do The Bear and then return up over Imogene Pass. Makes for a long day but is VERY doable. Just be prepared to possibly do part of the east side of Imogene in the dark. It has happened to me once. Made it about 2o minutes into the tree line and it was starting to get dark. By the time i got to the tirn off to Yankee Boy, it was dark. Made the left and went up to the top of Yankee Boy. The night sky from up there is just ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! (yes.. i have plenty of lights on my Jeep) Anyway. .. .. Great video! Stay Safe Brother and Happy Wheeling! ✌😎
Here's a pro tip- when wheeling in other areas (not with your group) place a visible sticker or 2 on your windshield or jeep indicating your primary channel. i.e. FRS 4, or GMRS 20, or CB13, etc... Sounds geeky but I've seen people doing this and it's great, especially on switch backs or up and down hill trails. Keeps folks from stopping to communicate and simply reaching out, communicating about something and then moving on. I noticed this out in CA a few times and also on the east coast.
Pro Tip at 9:50?? Good advice but there's an uphill vs downhill rule already. As I understand the uphill has the right away. The downhill vehicle should generally yield to the uphill as it has more control. (note: not my rule, just saying what I've seen, heard, experienced and read from places like expedition portal). Makes sense since the downhill vehicles weight (from a weight vector perspective) is placing pressure on the front steer / primary brake wheels thus allowing steering control. Uphill vehicle in a stop condition then trying to back up wouldn't have that control on the steer tires since they would be on the uphill side thus allowing you to slide out if braking while backing up. Also keeping momentum up hill especially steep hills is critical as wheel spin could prevent forward motion if you stop possibly creating an even more critical situation. Just clarifying for any newbies out there.
@@BenandBrandi Good video and nice family. First time viewer and I really enjoyed your content. I just wanted to agree with comments regarding vehicle right of way by previous commenter. If two vehicles traveling in opposite directions meet on a steep, single-lane mountain road, the driver facing downhill must yield to the driver facing uphill. In this situation, you must reverse carefully until the uphill-facing driver has enough room to pass safely.
Guess I should have said hi at Moore then. We are actually bringing Ambers bronco down your way this weekend for vacation things. Id rather just take it to the woods haha
Do you have a video explaining the set up of the wiring for the braking system? I’m a little confused as to what triggers the patriot braking system to apply the brakes. Is it the same wire that triggers the brake lights? That’s the only thing I can think of. I just can’t find a tutorial explaining that part. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
The Blue Ox Patriot Portable Braking System - Proportional # BLU37TR, uses a 12V powered remote that wirelessly connects to the 12V powered braking unit. This wireless remote has an inertia-based sensor in it that can sense the braking of the towing vehicle and communicates that braking need to the towed vehicle. The remote also give you a manual override feature like brake controllers do to allow you to apply the brakes in the towed vehicle as you determine necessary. It also has a light indicator so you know when the brakes are being applied on your towed vehicle from the cabin of your towing vehicle.
@@BenandBrandi I just subscribed! Thank you for that info! It’s a lot harder to find a straight forward answer than you would think. I’ll be towing a 2024 wrangler JL . The bracket you posted on the subscription… is that my best option?
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I have a hard time believing that you hadn’t heard of these guys before. And 10K subs is not a big RU-vidr channel. You should have at least handed him $100 or $200 or shoot, a 30 pack of Busch Light!
Why would I lie about not having heard of them? That’s ridiculous. P.s. work on getting yourself 10k subs on RU-vid and let me know how that works out for you..
Talk me out of it is , you throw out a price and he will accept or refuse. I heard you say Matt told me to call you, sounds like you implied you were friends. I think Rory may have thought you were a friend of Matts . Rory and all these guys help each other out. Im not sure how much those parts are worth and his shop time but you were wrong not to talk price . Im sure you know how much it would have cost you if you got them at a shop. Yes people help people but this is his business ,his bread and butter . You owe Rory an apology and 💰💵
Probably one of the most hypocritical and frankly DUMB comments I have read yet… I could recommend re reading it a few times.. maybe do this before posting one next time… also maybe go back and watch then video again where I clearly do talk “price” with Rory. 🤦🏻♂️
@@BenandBrandi, you are so rude.I watched the clip you should go back and watch it. Check out the other comments , some some the same as me. No you talked in your car ,on line , in the yard but you didn't say anything to his face. He's in business to make money not give shit away for free.
I got altitude sickness going over mountain peaks in Colorado. By the time I got to Cheyenne I thought I might have to go to the hospital. Lasted a few days then better.
