Truck Camper 4x4 Fail - Mojave Road 

Love your video's man, one of the few guys out there who does not push products down our throats or make us poor people feel guilty for not being a Patreon member, thanks Brother👍

One thing that doesn't show on camera is how hard it is to make the call that the trip ends at the washout. There are plenty of bodies at the top of Everest of people who sought the summit at all costs. Turning around when you did shows a lot of maturity/experience. Also, it was funny to see a rig like yours that would look perfect anywhere in Alaska, driving through the desert. Two watercraft on the top of your rig in the middle of the desert just struck me as surreal. Nice channel, excellent content, keep up the great work.

My husband and I were in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago during the NFR, and we seen you cruisin' down Las Vegas Boulevard. What a kick-ass rig . Safe travels!

I'm glad you listened to your gut.Great video as usual Timmy

I was so glad to hear you decided to NOT do that sketchy washout. That thing looked very dangerous. You're a trooper though, for trying all this risky stuff. 😎

I love the sound of those 7.3l Powerstroke "marble factories". I miss my '96. Great video!

It must be super hard trying to include good content for your channel; but yet not have much money to do the things you really want to do. I want you to know you are appreciated dude for what you bring to us each week I absolutely love your channel. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

It's always funny to me when Timmy says, "Oh, you probably can't tell on camera." Next thing you see Old Blue is basically driving sideways through a crevice lol it's definitely noticeable when you look at the angle of the truck

That washout at 13:00 was there when I did the trail in 2015. You are right that once past that spot it's pretty easy going. Some soft spots, along with some narrow portions. Otherwise pretty simple.

I went back and thought (stupidly haha) coulda dug out one side if not all rock or filled some of the other side with rock. Nice few hours of moving rock. lol. But w/o that no way jose.

Tim made the rational choice on not going for the wash out. It’s one thing to flop your Samurai - but your whole house and transportation too? Maybe not.

Love your set up a mobile cabin very cool.

Stay safe buddy. Good thing you had to turn around. Not a good idea for anyone to be there alone. A lot of things can happen in a second. I love the way Ole Blue sounds.

Handled that like a Professional! Well done!

Dropping your only valve core in the sand tends to damp down the old stoke level a tad. Oh yeah, Joshua Tree. So many great memories of times in JT.

There's a reason people say "FORD TUFF" they are. I bought my 89 Ford F150 4x4 XLT Lariat brand new and she is still running like new. Good call on that wash out, that is when things go downhill, no pun intended, lol. Take care buddy and we got some good snow here in Willow.

You asked what we thought about your not going on down that Mojave Road. I say ‘Oh no, don’t do it. 😮 Glad you turned around.

I can’t remember the last time I held my breath so many times through a video…and a love love 4 wheeling…lol

Hey Timmy, could of moved some dirt off that right side, shovel and pick. Just my 2cents. Just like digging out. Love the videos man.

Love the growl of big Blue, creeping along. Glad you turned back. The stars at night looked incredible. Dinner looked good too. You have one heck of a Truck. House. Life!! Yeah!!

The engine sounds good in your rig!

I live in Las Vegas, we never hear about people jumping. I was told it happens quite often, they think if make news worthy it will draw more copy cats.

Good call skipping that "obstacle"! and i totally know what you mean by the camera doesnt do off roading justice.

Great job backing down the road after the impassable washout. Like the others have said, this is an "iffy" spot even for the Jeeps. There is a 13 mile alternative route that used to be posted on the NPS website. By making a wise decision, you can live to play another day. Nice rig, by the way. Good Luck in your travels.

Awesome video. Glad you didn't risk the whole biscuit for the thrills/views. You and your channel deserve more attention and credit than you get.

Timmy a very good move not to stay in the Mojave That Has To Many Ghost From The Past Who Have Gone There! Safe Travels! Always, Tommy :-)

Oh man those camber angles are such a pucker factor with a TC or truck house. I feel ya on that one! I dont even remember that part of the mojave trail. Also, there is a lot more washout since I was last on it.

I did bits and parts of Mojave trail. I haven't done it all yet it's pretty fun now you should start on the other side!

I think I've been on that road. I visited friends in Vegas and we took their truck four wheeling. I drove while they enjoyed their beverages. Had a great time.

For towing applications and heavy duty trucks they make airbag systems that help with payload/towing and they also make self adjusting versions that could maybe help keep the camper more level on off camber stuff. They adjust all 4 corners separately. Expensive but just a thought

You make me nervous on those sketchy roads in your rig. But they are addictive!

Wise decision to turn around! I just spent some time in Joshua Tree and it is breathtaking. Enjoy!

Great video Timmy I would have turned around sooner!!!

68#? You can go lower pressure with large tires. I’m driving Dodge Cummins and I don’t generally run more than 40# in front. Getting good tire wear and 22-24mpg. Those high pressure recommendations are for much smaller tires than you are running. I do realize that your rig is massive and heavy and you know what you are doing. I’ve never driven a house🤣 Great show!

Great video. Be safe and Merry Christmas.

Greetings from the salty sandy shores of So. Cal. Great stuff as usual. GOT HOME-Timmy will travel, LOVE IT. Merry Christmas, be safe, be smart. Birthplace: Earth. Race: Human. Politics: Freedom. Religion: Love. 👍👍👍👍👍 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Looks like too much weight for that truck. Cool scenery great video and trip as always

I did Mojave a few years ago in a Syncro vanagon...its a great route but can definately be a challenge and with the size your rig, it would be tough to not run into a jam. I smashed an oil pan in the same area,luckily i had another lol- Great vid!

Awesome camper! Love you, your channel and your truck. Appreciate your documenting your adventures for the world. ❤

thanx for bringing me along, it was fun. until next time.👊🏼🤘🏼

you gotta know your limitations man, live to wheel another day.

7.3 for Life I got 2 of them myself....Learning to wrench on these old dinosaurs that cant be killed....love the Rig, Self built baby....I had to get out of Colorado got too cold for me, headed down to Southern Arizona then the Eastern Sierras next early spring...Keep it real Mr Timmy....

16:00 yes, the camera does absolutely no justice 😲. You can teach 4x4 driving courses 🔝.

The only fail here is trail maintenance. If there is any. That'll take a bit more than a guy with a wheelbarrow and shovel. I'd do some hard thinking, too, if I were alone. Even in my Taco.

thank God he turned around I was afraid he was going to send it!!

I can't wait to run the Mojave Road again. The last time was west to east, 3 years ago in my 4Runner. From there I continued on to Moab.

Hey Timmy just to let you know I've done the Mohave Trail a dozen times you can go around that area. Maybe next time. 👍😁 Can't wait for Slab City eye opening neat place.

Super enjoyable content man, keep on truck'in. Look forward to the Slab City episode. That's a pretty stark scene down there.

I’m obsessed with this truck and your lifestyle. We’re pretty much brothers 😂

You remind me so much of my late husband! He was always going to the hardest most difficult places to get to in his 56 International pickup (original engine & drive train too). We spent most of the time exploring the deserts, ghost towns, abandoned mine claims, or just going! That International had an awesome granny gear and could go anywhere. He liked to take the dirt bike along so when we would get as far as the truck would go, he'd unload the dirt bike and we would continue going till we reached the limit on gas or got to a location he wanted to be. Then we would hike. As many times as we had been to the desert, we were always finding new and amazing places. Your driving and preparation skills are so much like him. With the original drive train there was no need for special replacement parts. When he brake cable to the pedal broke, he had a piece of old bailing wire in the bed of the truck and used it to fix it. When the engine was running bad and he determined it was a bad plug, he knew where there was an abandoned mine claim from the 60s. The people that had the claim did all their own repairs on their vehicles and machines for mining. When the Govt denied the renewal of their claim and ordered them to leave, they used dynamite to blow up all the buildings. So, my husband limped the truck there and after about 45 minutes of searching, we found a total of 5 spark plugs, all different. My husband chose the one he thought would work, used his knife to clean and gap it. He replaced the fouled plug with the one we found and BINGO!!! The engine was running smoothly!! LOL! You are so much like him in your ability to be prepared and have the knowledge on how to fix things, resolve any problems or issues, and be able to continue on with a smile and looking for the next adventure. I am so addicted to your channel because I picture him sitting beside me saying, "Honey! We need to go there!" LMBO!! May God continue to Bless and protect you in all that you do!

Good one Timmy! Entertaining and educational as always. Peace and safe travels

I'm glad you didn't take that washed-out road I love you content and I believe you would be too hurt to do much if you had fallen thank you.

I think your channel is the most entertaining thing I watch, period. Keep it up man!

How to get hammered: take a shot everytime he says "Washout" 😂 😂. Love the Vlogs, Man. The sound of that Turbo is beautiful.

You cut off a good chunk of the road by starting at Hwy 95. There is a section to the East that takes you all the way to the Colorado river. There is a go around where you got blocked that used to be published on the Mojave Preserve's website. That wash out has been there for a number of years but since I'm on a bicycle it isn't a problem. You were correct thinking this is the roughest section of the entire road. Try starting at Afton Rd. on I-15. That said you might need to go around Soda Lake if it has been raining a lot. Starting at Afton if the lake isn't passable you would to out Rasor Ranch Road back to I-15 then cut over to Baker and take Kelbaker Rd East to most any dirt road that takes off to the right and connect back with the Mojave Rd. From I-15 to the Colorado River was 134 miles on the bicycle and took 3 days.

Great channel man 👍🏼

Great work on the trail. Not easy to make the right decisions every time. Congrats on the biscuit , well deserved.

Common sense goes a long way for safety and I think you used it well when deciding to turn around. Stay safe buddy

Those hats aren't at all the dumbest thing I've ever seen a 40 year old dude wear in my life, love them!

What amazing place to camp other than everything out to bite you,eat you,sting you or stick you lol 😆 😉 😜 😋 😄

You should buy a scan tool it would make diagnosis easier for no start and drivabity issues they can purchased at most parts stores fairly reasonable

Hell yeah man! Do baja! I'm heading there in my 4x4 lifted cummins and camper in the coming weeks with my dirt bike! Maybe I'll see ya down there

Tough decision, but the right decision for sure. Thanks for the vid Timmy

So I have had one of these (analog gauge) ones for a few years now, and I once learned a hard lesson while fiddling with it and having my valve core “disappear” somewhere unknown. I used the same little puller to carefully take the core out of my spare and air up the tire, but I now carry a bag of spare cores and someday will break down and buy one of those “all 4 at once” things.

You should find Forestry Forest in Utah, collaborate, you guys would get along awesome I think!!

We were in a spot like that leaving Alaska in our 25 ft. motor home, and decided to take a off road (trail) to explore.......whew, it got scary and something told me 'turn around'!! We could barely turn, but finally made it.

I love watching you give me a way to escape

Thank you glad to be you looking forward to the next video be safe

Super cool Dventures andxecploring💜maybe I'll see ya out there, I live in these kind of places in my van... I'm the one with writing all over my van

Great video, as always. FYI for anyone watching this, the town of Searchlight is a big speed trap. It goes from like 65 to 25 in less than a mile and there are always troopers there. Last time I went through there were 4 highway patrol waiting for speeders.

Hey great video, I saw you in Flagstaff. I returned home to Calif. via the Mojave Road. I must have hit it a day or two before you. That uphill portion you were on, was the worst part of the road. Once on top things changed drastically, much more sandy roads with beautiful Joshua Tree forest. I also went solo in a Tacoma TRD. I think you made the wise decision to turn back. Watching your video let me relive this iconic route. Keep up the good work!

You need to start pulling a tractor behind your rig :)

I'm sure glad the jumper didn't land on your camper! I'll bet you are too! Years ago a buddy of mine was leaving his building to get to an audition when he realized that he'd forgotten his headshots in his apartment. As he was heading back up the concrete steps a guy jumped from the 10th floor and hit the steps headfirst right in front of him, splattering my buddy. What a mess! Sorry you couldn't make it all the way to the top, but I think you were very wise not to attempt it. Love your videos, Timmy!

I live near Joshua tree can’t wait for the video

When you said taking the Mojave road with that rig? I ride it on the TDub. A few sketchy spots. There are other trails to explore....

9:38 - I'll bet that was much more gnarly in person! I'm thinking about hitting up that trail after I get my new engine all broken in. Picked up the steed yesterday afternoon and I'm spending the next few days driving 500 "soft" miles before I can drive it back to AZ. A snowstorm is hitting my reach starting today lasting for the next 8 days. I NEED to get back there asap to film that stuff!

That’s looks nucking futs in a giant rig like that!! Fuck yeah dude!

Wow.. railroad ties covered with dirt equals a bad spot.. if there was mega rocks around.. maybe been able to fill that ditch... but if i was with my old blue 86 f250 with camper, and no other around vehicle with.... good call man!!... great channel dude!!

I'm glad you didn't try to attempt the crossing better safe than sorry God bless be safe happy holidays 🌲🎁☃️✝️🇺🇸

Thank you, always wanted to drive this road... reading about it now...

If you decide to overnight for FREE just outside the south entrance of JT (as many do), be sure to park like the others = *perpendicular* to the Interstate and *not* parallel to it. The katabatic winds in that area are fierce! Spooked me so bad (we parked wrong) that I got up in the night and reconnected our truck to our 5th wheel at a 45-degree downwind angle -- the wind was literally *screaming* through there -- never experienced anything like it -- before *or* since! :(

That sux if you would have made it past that washout it would have been smooth sailing from there my buddies and I do that trail every year good adventure 🤙

Safe travels 🧡

great video as always my man

bypass that bad part through Goffs and intersect in Landfair Valley. Best part of the road

Cutest house!!!!

Your the man Timmy love your videos!

So glad we found you, thru down 2 mob.

Oh boy was that scary...good thing you decided not to go through that crumbling part 🤪🤪🤪...what is it with that blue sort of sledge (15:25) to the side??? It's like , hey not all fun is lost!! if you couldn't make it come along and slide down!!

Thanks for sharing, looked like fun. Did you get a chance to hang out with Mom in Vegas?

That area has been washed out for years, gotta make a left at the power lines and bypass it. You more than likely would of had to bypass the dry lake also as it wouldn’t have been so dry and burying a big ford is easy to do. Good luck on your next river to river try.

If you manage to encounter a rattlesnake this time of year, they're moving SO slow = not much of a threat. They're a *much* bigger potential issue May thru Sep but during these "winter" months? We've only seen three of 'em in 6+ years and they were happy to get out our way (slowly) every time. :)

Enjoyed your trip although short. Look forward to seeing more. Lived on the Mojave for 32 years riding horses. You need a dog.

As much as I just love to see the trails you take that big ass truck down, I'm just as happy to see that you aren't reckless for the sake of making a video and even better, willing to back down and say so and show why rather than just toss the entire video. There's more reality in this video than in most reality tv and you did it in 20 minutes. Do you have gauges to indicate the angles the truck sits at or are you utilizing your inbuilt clench master?

Great video-really enjoyed the views…I think you made the right/safe call not trying to go around the washout…envy your adventures-keep em’ coming!

All the bad luck you need to buy a lottery ticket!!! It might change things around?!! God bless brother ❤

Good Going taking that trail. I have yet to see that one but would be thrilled to check it off the list ~>

cool camper wish i had one like that

Really good risk judgement.

Hey we are parked next to where you’ve got your rig parked! Sweet sweet Ride!!