Suburban vs Excursion vs Escalade - And The BEST Cheap Off-Roader Is… Go Big Season Finale! 

TFL is the reason I put BFGs on my 4Runner. 👍

ok that’s what i’m told him i he didn’t know it when i was done on it and and didn’t realize it was he still waiting for in line and i didn’t get the check he said had was already told he didn’t know if it wasn’t working today but it would is good for

yeah ok i’ll just told her i not going be home till like the same thing so we just need a little better lol i lol yeah that’s good for her too and i is doing doing the best best for him a lot better today than he did yesterday he had is had to take care for a little bit and then i started his own surgery ty to and do take it off and the other guys can come back in time for the next week if and it’s just got got some new ones i can go get to them and take a pic of the of the guys who else are going out on it that is a little big but they i didn’t have a good day chance they are going out there to tomorrow lol i yeah i i don’t want anything for me to be on it that i was just going on on it lol i i i got got don’t got to get into the house yet though though so i can come get it

EXACTLY!!! 😂 I went from the shell on my truck box to Roof Top tents, to now I have. Rayzr FK slide in truck camper for one person. We do a lot of guy fishing trips and everyone is self sufficient with most preferring the room of their tents and a screened in room set up. A couple of guys have teardrops not unlike in this video, but most have been homebuilt with independent off-road suspensions MacGyvered underneath. My dog and I are warm and happy with the slide in camper, we don’t go too extreme and the F150 Tremor handles the set up perfectly. My other vehicle we take when my wife comes along is a converted Mercedes 4x4 van. It’s very comfortable, has more power (120 volt) than needed with 400 AH of LiFePO4 batteries and 600 watts of solar. It powers a 2,000 watt inverter that even has enough power to run the A/C for up to 10 hours without starting the vehicle or included 2.5Kw Onan generator. It’s truly luxurious and surprisingly capable off-road with a set of BFG KO2s on it. They are decently tall from the factory, but if wanted (my wife says H*LL NO) they are easily lifted with high quality kits out there. I am fortunate and can afford these comforts, but it’s really stupid how much $$$ is tied up in both rigs. I find driving the van is really easy and often will use it as my daily driver.

I don’t think I’d be able to pull my trailer down those roads or the side of the cliff lol so id have to sleep in my mega cab ram

@@yousad6742 - not such a bad place to sleep!! Haha.

@@shitloveaduck home away from home

You calling me old?

Thank you for the kind words!

You think they need donations from us 🥲

Some people might even donate their bucket car/trucks if it's going to the channel

I've noticed they don't do very much actual 4x4

​@@811lilyyeah they really don't do much offraoding at all

Thank you!

@@TFLtruck make more videos like this

4.0 Liter Ranger all way!

Dakota used a V6 as well and that would be a fair comparison

I’ll take the 90s Nissan in that battle (given that foreign cars would be allowed).

@@obviousgreyman Be awful hard to sleep in a 90s nissan

@@jasonamerica7618 good point, not much smaller that the competition though.

Yes, we love video epic comparisons.

@@TFLtruck came late to the party. But this series? LOVED IT! BTW I just remembered how I found your channel: *the TATRA* odyssey. Whatever happened to that car? I forgot.

They make it look rediculous. You could driveost 2wheel drives through any of it. I have a 2000 excursion band it runs awesome with 385000 miles

Yeah, I really enjoyed the series, but it could have been better if they had done actual mods to them. As far as your suburban, sounds like an awesome project. Have you checked out any of the Sub Overland videos? They do some cool stuff with burbs.

@@trailrunnah8886 Yes, I've watched a number of their videos, along with many other "van life" videos for inspiration. Mine isn't a permanent build, as I use the truck for other things too. So all of my "modifications" are reversible, or are just something that I can take in/out as needed.

Agreed

so true... crazy how much money on the vehicles, not to mention fuel was wasted just to make .... what 5 videos and be done with it that quickly? whole lot of lead up to basically 1 overnight camping trip in Utah... and its over? Huge letdown for sure

@@Nathans_Margarita_Salt yeah, I liked when they kept their vehicles longer. It seemed like they had the Disco2 and the Touareg forever, they did tons of videos with them and they were always enjoyable.

Like rangers, Dakotas, S10s, and tacos!!!

@@solaralloyd6157 the Toyota might do good but the rest....yeaaah idk

@@Aliyah_666 I would like to see more Japanese vehicle representation in their series'

@@Aliyah_666 Then it would make for a good series!!! You get to see a Toyota possibly dominate while feeling good or fans of other manufacturers get to see their brand take the top position.

Only if they do Diesel yes but v10 eh might wanna rethink that 🤔

The current generation Suburban/Yukon XL/Escalade ESV are almost identical in size to the Excursion (exterior length, cabin volume, etc).

@@cup_and_cone 2 things 1 reliable and offers diesel Excursion wise

Yes! Go small!

@@TFLtruck Smart cars for everyone!

@@TFLtruck y’all working on it yet 😊

Geo tracker, suzuki samurai, etc would be awesome!

An early 2000s CRV, Rav-4, and Santa Fe

@@CommieHunter7 The early CRVs aren't bad, you just have to put in limited slips and aggressive tires

Untill like 2011 the Ravs had real 4wd

They could provide a budget for buying and fuel for the whole trip combined.

Funny thing is yhe 1st gen did

I think its because its AWD not 4WD. My olds bravada of the same era is the same way. Trailblazers got 4WD and a low range but mine is AWD so no low range for me. Im sure its the same way with the tahoe and yukons

@@ianberry5562 yeah, I guess at the time AWD was thought to be more "premium" and luxurious. The Denali of that generation didn't have low range either, but the Tahoe/Yukons did. So considering how much they like the Escalade, I think a Tahoe Z71 would have been a great pick. It had the smaller 5.3 liter, but it was loaded with most of the options that the Cadillac would have had, however, it has low range and more skid plates.

I always call those the Cadillanche lol.

Tell me about it. Learned the hard way with my 05 v10

Wrap it on a trash bad with an air freshener, it works really well

I do the same thing.

Thank you for the kind words.

Call it: "It's Not The Size..."

It did NOT have more traction.

I actually found my excursion to be pretty nimble...just have to plan a bit....

V10 over diesel anyday due weight/expense and reliability. I tow 10K with no issues. No spark plug issues anymore after year 2000. Mine is 2002 and is amazing at 265K so far. Still towing strong and no tranny or engine issues . It does have a harsher ride, but it is a 3/4ton vs the others are 1/2 ton or less. The will always ride better.

I have 3 excursions v10s 4wd and 2013 escalade hands down the excursion is much much better ride on bumpy roads.

v10 cope alert.

your math on diesel fuel is off. It's like double the MPG for 15-20% more cost. That's not in the gasser's favor.

@@HAHA.GoodMeme - I wasn't insinuating the the diesel got 25mpg. I just said the V10 doesn't do that! Lol That's why I also have a Fusion...

Have a 00 f250 with v10 I love it, I won't give it up. I only get around 11 mpg but I don't complain.