Off-Road & Camp | Ocala National Forest 

I meant to say Island Pond not Ocean Pond.

You guys showcase the best of Florida overland, thanks !

Love it you guys are true stewards of the woods! I really appreciate the effort you guys go to to tread lightly. take car , be safe, and God Bless!

I remember my first time in Ocala with a buddy. I had my brand new 2017 TRD OR and he took us through the trails around the bombing range. The noise of those branches running down the side of my truck are still stuck in my head. I finally said Oh well this is why I bought the Tacoma....I can learn to live with it. Thanks for another great video.

The problem with your truck is corrosion on the actuator. It is a common thing that will happen if you do a lot of water crossing. It needs to be fixed as eventually it will stop working.

Hopefully one of these days I'll join you guys. I really appreciate how family friendly your channel is. Stay safe guys and keep on pumping out the awesome content.

Miss these type of vids.... kevin go back to these style videos and camping!!! You inspired me to dutch oven stuff while camping haha

FJ CRUISERS don’t have that problem! We have the lever to change to 4WD. Never fails.

good job 👌👍👍👍

Battery chainsaws work great. Buy extra batteries and clean up the trail as you go

I’ve been off roading Ocala NF. for 30 yrs. as well as the rest of Florida and other states. My 2010 Taco has never had an issue with 4 x 4 high or low nor did my 1998 Taco. 2010 manual says you must put at least 10 miles a month on the 4 x 4 to keep it lubed. Hearing about these problems with the 4 x 4 makes me leery of buying a new one.

Badass bruther. Definately an oof moment at that log lol. Keep it up! 👐

I dont want you to think im talking about your toyota but dang !!! You would think they would have it together by now .. my truck has a stick in the floor you put it in 4wd with locking hubs … its primitive but it works .. i hope you get the ole yota lined out my friend !!!

AWESOMENESS!!! Maybe a dash cam for wildlife watch??

cool video Kevin, Ron's rig looks pretty capable especially with that weight over the box area.

This is EXACTLY why I sold my Tacoma for my JKU. Manual transfer to 4WD is beyond better. I had the same issue with my truck.

Hey Kev had a good time at the coffee meet lots of trucks we we able to meet a lot of people and handed out a lot of stickers thanks for the invite

Really awesome overlanding

Always good to have a chain saw

You guys are having fun for sure. Love hearing the wind blow through the pines! Always so peaceful. I have been watching your videos and I would think you would have a chainsaw on your truck. There is no need to put unneeded stress on your rig in my opinion. They cost too much these days. I have been seeing some good reviews on the Milwaukee battery options also. Happy trails to you. Love that boat of yours also 👊

Great video by the way!

Good video. Loved the length of it

kevin- i had the same problem this weekend in my tundra wit 4hi and 4 low intermittent. i believe its the front diff actuator- ill know more tomorrow when i have it in my shop. its funny our trucks look so much alike with our setups. I would love to come down to florida for a weekend in jan-feb and have you show me some cool trails-

Looks like you need to get some limb risers on the front haha Great video man!

Great video

4 high can shift "on the fly". 4 low is done stopped, in neutral. Never had any issue with my 2020. Also, try airing down. 12 psi in sand. Believe it or not. Thank you for the vids. Enjoying them from NY. Can't wait to get back down there.

I was just in this area a few weekends ago.

You would think that the Forestry Department would clean up the fallen trees . Take an Axe , Saw or Chain Saw and do the Forestry Departments job for them .

That is way you want a mechanical transfer case. Like the one in the 4Runner TRD

Avenza maps are good !!!!!!

You should have a crawl mode like my taco to help get you out of sand.

I caught a few details of the 4wd problem. The Fords used to have a servo motor on the outside of the xfer case that would go bad. Especially in a watery/muddy environment.. Probably not real cheap to purchase.

Hey overland! If you remove the 4x4 actuator the contacts in there that make the motor spin separate and loose connection. Just Sauter those connections together, reinstall the actuator and your good to go. There’s plenty of videos that show how it’s done

Thank you. Doing it soon

Good on you and your buddy carrying! Also: perhaps just hooking the tow strap to that downed tree you could of just pulled it out of the way! thanks for the video loved watching!

Nice to see you're not camera shy anymore. Lol

If you lock up rolling you shouldn't have any problems, I've owned yotas from 83 to 2019 and never had a problem. Even if you had manual hubs never wait until your stuck to lock in.

I’ve always wanted to do some over landing ever since we had the rail buggies out there in Ocala. That doesn’t seem like a very good selling point for Toyota that they have 4 wheel drive issues.

Hey, I have a 2009 Crewmax SR5 4X4 and I learned from forums that SOMETIMES I have to set the truck in Reverse (with my desired 2WD, 4HI, 4LO) and back up a few feet until it transfers. If that doesn't work, drive forward and then reverse again. It'll catch👍 Keep us posted, I'd like to know what's causing this. Your trip looks like a ton of fun!

Scratches..!! "Scars of war"..!!!

Funny...Florida pin striping looks the same as Arizona pin striping.

Camped this past weekend, 39 first night and 33 the next night. My friend has a tent with a wood burner but it really ate the wood.

Loved the video, been out to ONF once, planning on going again this year to do some camping. Yall should come drive Osceola National Park. I Gotta say tho watching the first part of the video, that sucks. I've seen a few people with that transfer issue and I just don't understand how Toyota can sell an "Off-road" truck that cant switch drives. Not making this a Jeep vs Toyota thing, but I'll stick with my old Jeep, cus it's old. Mechanical transfer case switching FTW lol.

Not sure if anyone said this but you can air down your tires to around 18 PSI and it will give you a longer footprint in your tires to help on soft ground

Another great video. Sorry about the 4x4 issue. I had an issue this weekend as well on my 2002 4Runner. Couldn't get it into 4 hi at all as I was driving on the beach in St Augustine. That is not a good feeling. Eventually I got it to work but it is pretty tempermental. I am going to be spending some time in Ocala Forrest as well soon. People are saying that hunting season affects dispersed camping there this time of year and it is not allowed. Can you shed some light on this? Keep up the great videos.

you need to switch to 4WD High while moving and it will go right in, if you are stationary it wont till you start moving. so if you put it after you are already stuck, then you stuck

Snag a dash cam, they're cheap and take great video. You'll never miss another wildlife encounter.

I camped Ocala many many years ago and the trails were never marked and the cop will get you if the sand or the trees don't a chainsaw comes in handy.

great video, can you just camp off to the side of the legal numbered roads. they look pretty secluded!!

There are some threads on TW about the actuator for the solenoid that controls the transfer case. Its a covered box on the cross center frame rail

Never had that issue in my FJ either, push button utilizes different engagement mechanism than pull throttles.

Wish Tacomas had lever for transfer case like 4Runners. I know in the old days, to go from 4wd to 2wd you were supposed to go in reverse a few feet. I’m in Orlando area, would love to join you one day.

Just found your channel, awesome content! One question, why don’t you winch the fallen trees out of the way? It’s not permitted?

I never go off roading without a chainsaw.. kind of a must have. 👍

Every couple of days I turn on the 4WD on while i'm driving on the highway. It helps to keep the actuators from sticking.

Hahahaha I never got stuck in there with my rough beat up 1998 explorer I actually pulled people like you out before no hate on your truck but sounds like a waste and the bears will run if you scream at them and scare them the trees are like that from storms

What’s with the pistol? Concerned one of those bears will help himself to your pork??

You might could do a battery reset by unhooked pos and negative wires and hold them together for 10 minutes should fix your 4wd issue

How do i get a sticker for my Jeep and how do you get the windshield sun visor sticker .... is there a link ?

This why i dont like electronic 4wheel drive systems. Loved my 91 taco. Nothing electronic

Hopefully my new 2021 Tundra TRD Offroad won't have this issue.

14:40 I think you need to air down a little more Kevin.

What is that cooker that you where using to cook that pork? The pressure cooker that’s pretty cool

"Might be from some mini tornadoes" Yea def mini tornadoes. Those trees definitely werent damaged from hurricanes we never get those in florida.

It was a hurricane.

👍👍👍👍

Have you ever tried to put in "N" while changing to low? Another tip, Reverse in low then N then D again

You need to get the Avenza App on your phone, it will show you all legal trails in th ONF and any othetr national forest, It is the only mapping app approvedd by the National Forsert service. It also does not depend on your cell service.

Great video. What tires are you guys on? You and Ron

Do u put your truck in 4x4 once a month like the manual recommends? You need to do this so it stays lubricated. That might be why u are having problems.

I just bought a f150 and I want to go truck bed camping, I live in Ormond Beach where do I go to come here? I’m so excited to get out there

Yeah your transfer case isn't lining up you need to put it in neutral and then reverse and then drive and then try it again

Those are pinstripes not scratches

Is there a video that covers more detail on the trailer?

Are you allowed to moved the branches and downed trees out of the way? Can you cut them. Just curious.

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Sorry if this has been asked before...what type of radio are you guys using?

you bartered for firewood ??? how many trees are on the ground all over the place ???

you need to air down and turn trac control off

GAIA gps, using the US Forest Service motor vehicle use map (mvum) overlay, doesn’t show a road going to Turkey Lake.

Air down to 15 psi it will help in the sand

Hey Kevin welcome back. Are those baofeng radios? What channel ( Frequency)do you guys use? I have a baofeng uv82hp but haven't opened it yet. Anyways always a pleasure watching your videos man. Stay safe

do you know if it is open for trail ride during hunting season? I would like to take my family for a trail ride before schedule for camping

Vinny says 42 ? And guesses your near the town of Paisley or very close to it . Maybe a little north of it but close .

How many inches is that lift you have in the Tacoma?

Which dispersed camp spot is this? I just took the family out in the Subaru for a night in the RTT, we stayed near trout pond which is pretty close to where yall where! Stay safe out there homie!

Never had that problem yet in 2013 FJ. That sucks but at least u have a winch cause I dont. I dont believe u can get it stuck with a manual lever

Lesson learned? Make the Switch before you become Ditched? Maybe? I don't know.

How much did the solar panels cost you and what were the name brand aNd model

to bad about your 4wd my 2017 trd offroad has been problem free so far with dozens of offroad trips

where dud you gethat presure cooker?

Are you allowed to cut the down trees on legal roads if it’s blocking you?

Are you running CB or GMRS radio?

My truck looks almost just like that minus the camper lol do you have king off-road shocks ?

Does it have an open diff 4x4 mode? That should be good to drive on an off road full time.

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Could you have winched the log out of the way?

What watch are you wearing?

I'm up at Dorrs Pond. The actual campsite is closed so I'm pretty sure I'm camping illegally on the other side. If you check my community tab it's all illegal apparently.

What engine do you have in that Toyota?