OVERLANDING THE ALVORD DESERT 

Thanks having some coloring issues with over exposed footage but we are glad we are sorting through the issues now rather than with the new series. And thanks for coming to our rescue you have a way of saying the things I feel to the negative Nancy’s that I can’t seem to say myself.

OnX is our fav and it’s an honor that they like us as much as we like them ❤️

Yes my sweet Qween

Gosh, so happy you enjoyed it!

I’m so appreciative of this so thank you. So I did take some time to reflect on these comments because I will say they got to me. Normally that isn’t the case, but I try to keep a healthy relationship with this sort of things. You hit the mail on the head though. This is how we make a living, however I do have standards. I only agree to projects with companies that really are apart of our lives. But all of that to say I’m really proud we have some killer brand partners who help have the time to pour into these videos. This is something we’ve really come to love and have so much to learn, and these are all practice to be better creatives and storytellers, and no matter what people say about it, that’s what we care about ❤️

@@BoundForNowhere What do you use for WiFi?

We so appreciate that! Safe travels ❤️

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed

Thank you so much, we were happy we did this video, and one that is yet to come out as a warm up for shooting this whole summer. We’ve made a lot of changes to the way we film and it was good to get some quick feedback on if those changes are for the better. We are getting there, but it was fun to head out for a project like this all while learning to be better cinematographers

It definitely gets the chefs kiss! Got a go to shake?! We got cookies and cream with added brownie pieces... treat yourself!

@@BoundForNowhere Oh man, I'm pretty basic and just always go with a chocolate malt :D

Oh gosh thank you so much. It's something we really love but are kind of new to, so we use these videos as a way to push our creativity and learn to be better at it! So heres to hopin' that we're always improving!

Isn’t that the best part?! We love studying the maps because we tent to find natural features that look interesting and then work backwards to find out how to get to them 😘

@@BoundForNowhere yes it's what I do also. My base is my boat at Cedar Springs Marina at Flaming Gorge and headed to the Spirit Lake area tomorrow. Never been there.

Thank you so much!

You really get it! ❤️

Thank you so much!!

It was not at all flat and only got more off camber further up. We are happy we made the call we did

Mee too

Drive an entire trail having to move max tracks every few feet? Sounds like a nightmare haha

I greatly appreciate you ❤️

I so greatly appreciate that. We are so strict about who we work with. The OnX crew have supported us for a long time and we were so excited when they asked us if we’d do a “day in the life” style video which is our fav! So our fav type of video with our fav map/trail company will always feel like a win win

I dream about that shake to this day

For sure. We feel like the tire pressure would have helped however further up there were some huge rocks in a really off camber place that we wouldn’t have felt comfortable with as too heavy as we are

@@BoundForNowhere you made the right choice. Even small slushy snow drifts are impassable. It’s much different than driving in nice fluffy dry snow. Another HUGE benefit to quickly aborting the trail is that you didn’t destroy it for everyone else by tearing it up with your tires. 👍🙏

I appreciate that. We love them and are happy they support us to make kinda whatever we want ❤️

Isn’t it?! We even saw a horse herd that dates all the way back to the early western expansion as direct descendants of the horses that were used to travel out west by early military troops 🤯 sadly didn’t get much footage because we were too in awe

@@BoundForNowhere that's fantastic, thank you so much for sharing!

Of all of the off road apps/navigation apps we use OnX the most. And I mean that from the bottom of our hearts. We like it because it gives us better terrain maps that anyone else both with snow and none snow modes. We used to use OnX off-road for hiking actually before they came out with OnX backcountry... which we are thankful for because we were never fans of all trails. We are here in Alaska now and have a weeks work of our travels all saved offline because we use it so much. With it we don’t have to do as much blow by blow research because we can look ahead as we go. Before it we had to plan out so far ahead of time that sometimes it felt like if anything through off our researched plan we had to then start flying blind. We love OnX and it’s an honor that they love us back

@@BoundForNowhere thank you for the thoughtful response and please continue to plug companies that you genuinely use and love. This wasn’t a question of your integrity, but I felt it was worth posing in today’s day and age of constant advertising. Best of luck in Alaska!

You think?! I mean sounds legit to me! Also that’s so 🤢

It’s by 67 Designs and we actually have a video on the install... that we did wrong the first time but then right the second time 😘

We do live in it fulltime and we do not have issues with condensation. We used to but then it dawned on us that if we crack a vent at night it prevents it! So now it’s a none issue!

Velcro! Works like a charm!

Yes it does and it was one for this. We are just heavy, it was really icy from the night before.

Jerry cans I would think, they are on the back if there rig, looks like two 5 gallon cans.

When I travel around that area in my Tacoma, I carry four 20L (5gal) militiary fuel cans, and 35 gallons of water. It's smart to have your fuel as well as your water capacity stored in several cans/jugs to reduce the likelihood of complete loss of your liquids in the event of a sudden leak. We spread out the liquids between the truck and a small trailer to balance the load. It is extremely remote out there and more so when you leave pavement and the groomed gravel roads. The two track trails can get so remote, it is bordering on really unsafe to attempt if you don't have sturdy offroad capable tires, ground clearance, maps, spare liquids, food and a good communication device above and beyond a cell phone. That area of Oregon has the most remote travels in the lower 48. If you plan to visit, plan WAYYY ahead on how you are going to do it.

We know when to not name drop! 😘 that whole region really spoke to us and we were thankful to finally get a chance to see it

We have a 38 gallon tank and carry ten extra gallons on the back when we are headed to particularly remote areas. Otherwise we keep them empty to save weight

No actually. We find it's rare we have to use 4x4. We don't push things too hard because our house is on the back of the truck, BUT we are no strangers to rough conditions that require 4x4 or a locker. I guess the best way to put it is we don't seek out super rough roads, but if something that we want to do or see is down a technical road, we will do what we gotta do to get to the end of it. Hope that makes sense

Sadly no! It was MASSIVE

We did. We are just heavy, and we didn't want to air down because we stood a chance of rolling off the bead of our tire up on the hire section. Wasn't worth it to us which is why we headed out to try something different

For sure, that would have helped however the end of the slowy section we risked rolling off the bead of our tire if we went low. There was just too much to risk for our lil home we we decided it was in our best interest to for go this trail for the time being

@@BoundForNowhere Your rig is really capable. Give it a try :) experience will help in Alaska

Thankfully no because of the gas cans.

We have rear lockers, and used them. But at some point the risk outweighs the reward... you know what I mean ;)

It very well could be possible, however it is more likely that the ground around the road is actually soft, muddy and riddled with rim bender rocks. Side stepping an established track in the wilderness for the sake of convienence is highly frowned upon in the offroad community. If you can turn around safely and find another trail that you can take to get through, then that is the right option. If human life is at stake, or extreme damage to your vehicle is imminent because you absolutely CANNOT turn around or procede on the already established trail, then your only option may be to work around the obsticle doing your absolute best to leave no trace. It's best to know your limits, your vehicle limits, and walk those areas before getting yourself past the point of no return. Mac made the right decision to test it, and then turn around because she felt that their rig and experience was not optimal to continue that route through the snow.

Something tells me that the soccer moms in Canada aren’t driving a 9k lb vehicle and don’t have all their worldly possessions in them. We play it safe because this rig is everything to us including our house.

Not worth getting stuck solo for a RU-vid channel… or for anything really… 💁🏼‍♂️

Haha!

Has to do a lot with weight, airing down properly, and as you pointed out, lockers. Front looked to be open diff so you really can't do much if you're spinning in the front like that. A light 4wd would have more than likely floated over the snow with a little bit of gas and control.

@@xtralnd Yeah, a 4x4 system with open diffs are more or less useless. An option to lockers would be Eaton TrueTrac diffs. They are torsen diffs sending more power to the wheel with grip instead of to the wheel without grip as open diffs do.

@@christianholmstedt8770 I’m aware what lockers do, Eaton lockers are great but arb lockers are usually a better option IMO.

@@xtralnd The extra explanation was meant for those who don't know. 😉

Correct it was a weight issue and a too heavy issue. What we didn’t make it to we honestly wouldn’t have felt comfortable with if we had made it there. We weigh nearly 9k and have a lot of weight up high. We have to play it safe because literally everything we own is in this vehicle and we would never risk it for a dumb video. Sorry. Not sorry

Well just so you know this is how we travel. This is what we use. These people help us find our travels so we can make these videos. If you want more of them, we need help finding it. But just know OnX is what we use for this sort of thing, and it’s an honor they want to work with us because we try truly love them.

Funding* you have a job right? Well this had become ours. We only choose to work with companies that we know, love, and use. Not the 15-20 other companies that flood our inbox with requests for videos. We work with the companies that don’t make us do things that we aren’t already doing the way we do it. If you can’t be here for that than I understand but unless we start to put things behind a pay wall, which I just can’t do, these companies make these things possible.

And that’s definitely good to hear. We take your reviews to heart because you guys are actually using these products in the same manner in which my wife and I do, so the reviews are valuable in that sense. I absolutely understand you guys rely on these sponsorships for your livelihood and so do a lot of other content creators on this platform. Please don’t take this as an ultimatum or anything. We’ll always watch your videos and will support you guys in any way we can. You’re inspiring us to embark on similar adventures. All I’m saying is I really hope this channel doesn’t move to solely sponsored videos with scripts from companies and brands plastered throughout. Nothing wrong with this type of video, but when entire channels become dedicated to these formats, as some of my other favorites have, the magic kind of fades.

It just kills me to know that someone watched our entire video which took weeks to make and that’s all there is to say about it. Because of onx and a few other key sponsors (all of which we approached and asked to sponsor us because we love them) have made it possible to take the entire summer off to film our new series. Without them, we simply wouldn’t be here to share

Just know there are a few more of these types of videos coming out that have been made and scheduled while we are here doing our thing. Then we are taking a few months off to start editing the new series.