Adventures & Misadventures with the Oregon CRV Gang 

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Congrats, have fun!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! You should have waited for the 6th Gen 4Runner... The day that thing comes out my OB is being driven off a cliff, junk.

@@mikethompson7406 I don't have 4runner money they are to expensive

I had 2 outbacks both blew their head gaskets at like 130k miles but it's a pretty easy fix as far as engines go. I did both of mine myself and they ran fine . Only spent like 500 in parts to get the heads re down and then the gasket kit and timing belt to throw it all back together myself. Then they ran on strong . The AWD was pretty good . I have a crv now but miss my outback for sure .

Ignition Offroad Thanks!! Definitely having fun! 😄

It was a bummer you couldn't get out there with us that day!

@@softroadingthewest I'm game for the next time

silver_rd1 Haha, I originally did put the actual song with Ruth singing in the intro here but just couldn’t quite get it all to flow right and pulled it back out. But I knew some people would at least recognize the quote. 😄

Thanks Marc, get on up here!

SW Idaho Overlanding Indeed...when I don’t have a car in front of me showing the hazards, you’ll find me out there poking with a stick. Mystery mud holes scare me. 😄 And Matt has only reinforced that fear, heh. Thanks for watching!

Skid plates are in the works for later this spring. Luckily it was only the exhaust manifold that cracked.

Weekend Travelling Oh good, you can see the difference? I wasn’t sure, but it does seem cleaner to me. It still looks mushy in places, but some of that is certainly down to the GoPro in low light, it doesn’t yield a very crisp image. Ultimately it wasn’t particularly burdensome to process in this way. I’ll keep doing it - thanks for the tip!

@@softroadingthewest It does look way cleaner on some shots, no more macroblocks on lowlight moving scenes due to high compression. You're welcome!

Thanks Jon! I've definitely noticed your much more crawl-y style since getting the Passport!

Sage practice. :-)

That big hit by the CRV definitely served as a cautionary tale for all!

No channel but you can take a look at his Instagram: instagram.com/mountain_rigs_adventures/ That CRV was recently totaled unfortunately, but if you dig down through his Instagram you'll be able to see the progression from stock.

@@softroadingthewest Thanks so much! :-)

I've seen videos of some incredibly beautiful scenery and amazing trails in Arizona...the Sedona area looks stunning. I have to admit I don't know how near or far any of that is from Phoenix though. :-) And clearly a different kind of beauty from our lush rainforests and snowy mountain peaks here in the PNW. Thanks for watching!

Yes I believe it's a 3rd gen, but I know nothing about CRVs specifically. Those things are true of Subarus...if you lift a Subaru too much, it can stress the CV joints (that's why most Subarus are only lifted 2" - lifting more requires a lot of additional work to protect the axles, brake lines, etc). And disconnecting sway bars on a Subaru definitely improves flex...in fact I completely deleted the rear sway bar on my Forester. I imagine these things are generally universal to all independent-suspension AWD cars, but I don't have personal knowledge about CRVs specifically. I would look online for a CRV forum. Most forums for cars that often get modded for off-roading have a dedicated section for discussing off-road mods. Good luck!

Ruth Dahlen Oh Ruth. You’re in a category of your own. 🤣

softroadingthewest that’s fair. 😁

These are just roads on BLM lands. You can also find roads like these on National Forest lands. Look at a map, pick an area of public lands, and just start poking up roads. I usually pre-scout with Google Earth and topographical maps to roughly plan some kind of loop that might have interesting points, but also make many of my best discoveries accidentally, just making unplanned turns up small side roads and spurs. Once you start doing it, you'll gain a feel for it. I recommend having some kind of offline navigation system on board which doesn't rely on cell service, because there usually is none. These roads are rarely marked in any way, they split and split again and can all start to look the same, so having a way to navigate your way back out is wise. I use Gaia GPS which allows you to pre-download multiple map layers of the area you're going into and uses your device's GPS (which works regardless of cell service) to show you where you are on the map, and can also record your route so you can always backtrack if needed. I also run an older Garmin GPS I picked up for cheap off Craigslist, it has proven useful as well. This is probably my most frequently asked question so I *am* planning to make a video which will cover all of this. :-)

I'm not super up on the 3rd Gen CRV scene but check them out on Instagram @mtn_crv

Matt Nasholm Haha 😂

Its a rigid armor spare tire hitch carrier

I have a fifth Black Rhino wheel mounted with a full size KO2 spare in my trunk. I took my chances for a long time carrying only the OEM donut spare, but knew that I was living dangerously. I wouldn't want to find myself 50 miles deep into the backcountry on primitive roads and need to extract on that flimsy stock spare. Compared to other goodies, it's a painful thing to spend money on since it just sits, unused and unseen, but the peace of mind is nice to have...one less worry when I'm out there. :-)

Black Rhino Boxer 15x7 +15

I'm not certain to be honest. I do believe that some engines expect a certain amount of back pressure from the exhaust system, so if the exhaust flows TOO freely, the rest of the motor doesn't function properly? That's something I've read before without fully understanding it and I don't even know if it applies to these old Honda engines. Perhaps he was just concerned about the crack worsening on the trail and something coming apart. Or he may have wanted to take his time going over everything else more thoroughly to make sure there was no other damage. If I remember right, he managed to find another manifold at a junkyard that afternoon and had replaced his cracked manifold by the end of the day. :-)

@@softroadingthewest thanks for the feedback. Hope everything with his rig is ok now!

We don't have those spectacular passes above the treeline like you, but still a wide variety of interesting wilderness to explore, from coastal rainforest to vast open high desert, sand dunes, rocky canyons, mountains... Some gorgeous country just up the road in Washington as well!

softroadingthewest definitely good to know! Thanks!

It didn't really register with me at the time, but when I started editing the video I realized we had each taken the same puddle with distinctly different approaches and knew I *had* to do something with that. :-)

Yessir. Lucie is a Ducks football fan in general but was especially fond of Justin Herbert. :-)

Nathan Campbell yes we went up fisk off of hwy 36 at lowpass, then south to hwy 126. Interesting that the roads to alsea trails aren’t closed. I’ve been searching for a route down the north side and always just figured it would be closed because the mtb area.

@@silver_rd1545 my wife and I went over a couple weeks ago because we decided to see Alsea falls in the spur of the moment. We were a bit disappointed when we were confronted with a gate at the bottom and had to go back up and over. Still was a pretty drive though. At the top there was fresh logging ops, so it was probably recently opened up with road changes to support their thinning.

LOLOL...yep. :-)

He had to do what made sense to him. He may have wanted to more thoroughly inspect for other damage without being out on the trail. He also jumped on the repair, I think he had found a replacement at a junkyard and had fixed his car by the end of the day. Fair enough. He knows this area very well already and wasn't necessarily missing out on anything, I don't think we hit a single trail he hasn't already run himself. :-)

Which CRV? There are three in this video. Well, in any case I don't know the lifts on any of them. You can check the Instagram pages for each of them: @silver_rd1 @nav_rd1 (the two silver first-gens...both of their setups may have changed in the years since this video) @mountain_rigs_adventures (the red 3rd gen...that car was just totaled a couple of weeks ago alas, they got hit by a drunk driver I believe)

@softroadingthewest thank you for the response. I'm sorry I did want the 3rd gen info, it's very unfortunate it got totalled. 😔 Those 1st gen crv's are awesome !!

His Instagram page is @mountain_rigs_adventures I'm not sure if he still has the CRV but lots of photos of his build as it evolved still on his page.

@@softroadingthewest thanks, I followed him. It’s probably the coolest third gen on the internet

Mr. Ramirez LOL...a man can dream... 😂

Not yet, but one day!

Bet you guys would love it 30min to an hour drive into the mountains off road but the lake on the foothills of my hood is awesome.

Mike Thompson On basic forest roads like this I usually go down to 23 psi from my on-pavement pressure of 40. When traction is a bigger concern I’ll go down to 18, and all the way to 12 in sand.

2.5 liter

Eugenio Moore They’re not blinking, they’re LED headlights...certain LEDs appear to flicker on camera. To our eyes in person the lights were steady. 👍

Ballistic Overland Oh didn’t see you had already replied to this. 😄

Dominic Wilkerson Haha, that totally went past me in the moment, it was only when I went to put this video together that I discovered that priceless bit of audio. 😄

No. He no longer has this car, it was totaled in a wreck.

Okay… Why it is. Crash or Engine trouble? I'm considering buying a cr-v, so can you tell me.

@@user-qb4mq2kp3i It was an accident, another car ran into him. The CRV seems to be a good dependable car.

@@softroadingthewest Thanks you! I have decided to purchase.

Haha lucky duck! :-)

Seiko Watch Those are great vehicles and I have friends who drive each of those. It’s awesome that we’re all free to drive the vehicle that makes sense to each of our specific circumstances. Thanks for watching!