4x4 EXTREME ROCK STEP I go through how I drive this one in the SWB Bundera! 

Ok Matt, I'm just going to come out and say this: Someone needs to give you your own TV show !

Mate this is probably the first time I've seen any video of anyone going into a lot of detail about how to negotiate a difficult rock step/track. 99% of the time it's just videos of people doing it with a bit of chit chat at best. Stuff like this is invaluable to people who want to better their understanding of 4wd'ing.. It's no different to any other sport where someone shares their knowledge. Some more of this stuff every now and again would be amazing.b

This is a great example of how to tackle an obstacle without a spotter (for the lower ledge). A skill I think is both sorely lacking in drivers and in recognizing spotters that try to spot different vehicles up a line that may not be suited for it. Sometimes the driver knows better and you need to assert yourself or just ask the spotter to stop assisting you and get out of the way. I have seen dozen vehicle groups of well equipped rigs where absolutely no one in the group would be able to dissect and execute this as a solo effort. Impressive for sure. I think we have gone from a time where no one wanted a spotter and it was seen as macho to not need a spotter (which was generally a good thing to move away from at the time) to swinging too far the other way where people now use/need a spotter over every obstacle every 5m of trail. You will never learn wheel placement and what the vehicle feels like when its doing the right thing vs the wrong thing if you have a spotter for everything. I am not saying never use a spotter and it's great having a spotter you can trust. But if there is no trust, any hiccup on communications style, or you are traveling alone, you better have your own skill set and reference point to rely on.

Fair dinkum love the raw passion. Hats off to you and your team Matt A great ambassador for the 4x4 community. Off to A247 😁 Keep up the great work 👏👏👏

Love it! You're a great teacher, everything is understandable. I appreciate your honesty about your fear and adrenaline. I'll cut myself some slack in the future when my hands are shaking. Thank you!

Glad I'm not the only who gets the shakes climbing challenging stuff, LOL!! Great videos.

Mattster, kudo's to you. Good assessment of the obstacle and a plan formed in your head. You drove it in your head first, then put that plan to practice. You know the limits of that vehicle and you drove it within those parameters. The small ledge that caught you out is not a mistake at all. You recognized you were off your line, and you took the time to realign. Unlike a lot of less experienced dirt-bags that would be tempted to just plant the boot and see what happens! That thinking process is the same for any obstacle and needs to be passed on to all newbies.

Thanks so much for putting this content together Matt. Searched for and wide for this type of knowledge and I reckon you're about the only bloke sharing it online.

Yes, well done. Bring us more short wheelbase adventures!

Sounds good in theory, but even better in practical. Bloody good drive Matt 🤟🤟

Great content. Really appreciate the "How to" with a more common vehicle. Great technique getting up that step.

Looks like a good place to have an auto, I definitely wouldn’t trust myself driving a manual up that. Love watching you do hard tracks 😄

Great how to video. Thanks. I have need off road driving 30 years, and I still like How to videos. You can never learn enough form other peoples experience. I don't think I would try that in either of my 4x4's. A 2003 Land Rover discovery, 2 inch OME lift, 32 inch tires, sliders, skid plates, winch... and a 77 Plymouth Trailduster, 4 inch lift, 33 inch tires, soon to be 35 inch, 4.56 gears, and limited slip differentials. I'm getting old, so I don't like taking the risks I would have taken when younger. I guess it would depend on how much I needed to get to the other side.

Nice. Thanks for sharing your thought process. Great stuff

Great driving and top presentation. Id be crapping myself before I even started that .

Nice work!

Well done. Fun stuff. Not for me, but I like watching you.

Great video mate! Great drive!

Awesome video

One of my favourite tracks. Well driven - you made it look easy 👍

At 10:50, I know that feeling exactly lol love it! That’s what keeps us going back for more 👍🏼👍🏼 the rush can be wild! Great videos man

Wow what a drive. Very impressive.

Well done mate .

That's a really cool rig!

Great effort getting the shortie up that step with relative ease 👍

Reminds me of a smaller version of the "Widowmaker" obstacle on Metal Masher trail in Moab, UT USA. I didn't make it up that with my 93 LWB Trooper with front locker and 33's. But I'd try this in my SWB Trooper with lockers and 33s. Your approach to the climb was great. Always good if you can walk ahead and scout to develop a plan of attack! Well done!

holy crap, I don't know if I would drive that, I know your gearing is lower in the Bundy. I have done similar and it all worked out in the end. Thanks for running through that one..

You’re an amazing driver!👏👏👏

Good one mate 🤙🏽

Geeze! excellent 👍👍 Lake Havasu-☀️ AZ.

Great video mate. Good to see the explaination as well as stuff ups. Hope you stay on 33's as it good to see.

Hi Matt, Love your channel. Your knowledge, commitment ,dedication and willingness to share is awesome keep it up. PS: I don’t even own 4WD, don’t know why I like watching your every single video and always look forward to new contents.

Good stuff

I can’t imagine doing that with a standard! Exceptional driving!!

Looks challenging, did a good job!!! I’d try it with jk and 36’s with auto trans. However with a standard trans it would be a lot more challenging!!!

Awesome content as always there Matt. A bit scary. Nerves of steel there haha

maxxis razr are just unbelievably good tyres. though im keen to try to a set of trepps for weekend trips.

Hats off to you doing that on manual. I think having an auto would've made it quite a bit easier.

Would love to get a camera on the pedals during the whole drive. Gopro etc have it down the corner of the vid

In saving up for lockers. 😁

Great driving !! I dont think i can do that

That obstacle looks like it would be easier if your steering wheel was on the correct side. 😁😁😉

I see another potential benefit: have you thought about bringing in people who are suffering from constipation and giving them a go or allow them to sit in the passenger side on a porta potti? Pure natural, side effect free remedy! LOLLZZZ

Looks scary. What a capable rig you have. I have a 105 on 35s but no lockers so not sure weather it would tackle it at this point.

Wow! I still can’t believe you can get anything up there! Where’s that spot? I don’t want to drive that track and end up at this dead end! 😂 well done!

You just need a Samurai...Ya I have saw your Technic before! LOL What kind of a Recovery Rope do you have set up again?

Matt, do you think there is a gap in the market for a winch “shock absorber” strap? Like a short snatch strap of maybe 3m or so? Great demonstration of technique!

Would love to see a twin locked Prado on 33s doing that, what do you reckon Matt is it possible for a Prado with twin lockers🤔

Does this have a build thread. We didn't get these in the states

Hi matt, Given it looked like you used all five tyres on the bundy to drive that, i don't know if I'd even consider it in a SWB vehicle....JK unlimited on 33s would be my weapon of choice i think....if i was even game to try it once i saw it for real...my initial thought was that you didn't have the approach angle to drive it....

No experience, so would've consulted and been spotted. Need a 4WD first, though!

Hi Great video. I would not mind giving this track section ago. 1981 Hilux single cab tray with a 253 v8 swap, 2inch lift on Razor 33x12.50R15LT, only had them out in the rough stuff once, got them on the old girl, new last November , liking them. I only have the lockers up front & this stage, I think they are what cam with it factory, "AVM" on the manual hub dials. I was thinking to put the "Lokka"? auto lockers in the rear. Yet to come across any one that has had anything bad to say about them. I am building another 4wd for which I am spending well more on the lockers, so I thought the Lokka might be a budget conservative option. I don't know if I am ready for this section of track but I would like to @least eyeball it in person & to do list it. Where is this track section? Did you mention it in the video? I watched it twice.

This is where an auto is so much easier!

What was your tire pressure ?

In one of ur other videos, U commented back to me. That U don't use camera men as Spotters. I new U were full of it.

You need an automatic transmission...

Matt youre absolutely mad. Thank you for the tips but I'd hate to see you risk yourself like that. I'd suggest, that one of the team would actually spot you. Not like while filming but actually a dedicated person to spot you. You should not have climb that first rock. its great for the camera but not so much for your health. Its just impossible to see whats going under the tires once you start driving, even if you planned the line in your head 10 times. I know how hard and scary the stuff youre doing in the videos, The cameras cant show the person sits at home the size of that step and the adrenaline rushing through and to top it all its a freakin manual. Hats off mate, really.

Awesome video