V6E14: Holding Sway over the Tide 

The most likable guy on RU-vid. Missed you last week, glad you’re back.

" ..I added some burnt bread to give it my signature touch of fail and despair"....Roared laughing. dry humore is the best

You're welcome for the swaybar motor chris! Glad it all worked out and now we can all see you out tackling them mountains again! Safe Travels!

So happy to be on road with you again 😊

Your videos are just wonderful can’t get enough

Thank you Venture4wd for all you do and the content you put out. Keep it up! My whole family knows of your adventures and experiences all over the US!

Chris is back! We can't wait to embark on our own journey in three weeks. You're an inspiration and we can only hope to make videos as beautiful as yours. Keep doing what you're doing! :) Best, Riley and Hanna

Can’t believe I missed this gem several months ago. I love this video and I’m stoked I found it by accident!

I really have come to enjoy your weekly vlogs. You have a great eye for capturing the best out of the places you visit. Have fun and safe journeys.

we have a drinking game. every time chris eats a sammich we take a shot. :)

Signature touch of fail and despair is Gold. I'm going to use that.

"Not sure if you can smell that, if so I apologize..." 😂 ............Love your videos..........

Thanks for keeping it up. Makes me smile every Friday night!

Once again a fantastic video...I appreciate your efforts ⭐️

Always look forward to watching your videos every Friday! Your content only gets better and better!!

I have watched your videos for a long time. This was the best you have made in a while. You are back to a positive attitude. Outstanding! 🇺🇸

How do you not have more followers?? You make some of the best vids on RU-vid. Top quality!!

I'm staying clear of salt water also. Don't want to speed up the deterioration process. You're travels are inspiring. Safe Travels and God Bless!

Always an epic adventure with you chris! Thanks for sharing bro

Going back 3 years and watching again.

Awesome video.. really gets me motivated to get out with my Jeep and do exactly what your doing.. 🤙

One great adventure after another! Thank you!!

Really enjoyed this trip,thanks.

Another great episode... Spi-nach... bwaha

That hot dog fork is serious business.

Such great content. You are an excellent videographer, as well as a very engaging and funny guy. Congrats on continuing success with your channel.

Great video Chris! I'm a former Pittsburgher living in North Texas for the last 18 years. I haven't been to all the Texas places you have but now I know where to go!!

Loved your video as always. Glad you enjoyed your trip to the coast. They were saying we were going to have really bad weather while you were here but it looks like it missed you. Glad you take us along. I would like to know if you read any of the comments we type. Could you tell us in you video if you read them. Drive safe!

Speeeenatch... Hmmm... I will have to see if I can find that around this here! 😂😂😂

“Touch of Failure and despair” 😂😂😂 love your channel Chris. You bring a refreshing change of humility and humor to the overbuilt weekend car glamping brigade (aka overlanders).

“Give it my signature touch of failure and despair” hahahaha

Wow, we were blown away to see this episode! You drove right through our hometown of Aransas Pass, TX! So happy you enjoyed your stay at our beaches & encouraged others to do so! Safe travels & thanks for what you do!

Looks like you had a great week, thanks for the video, always enjoy them.

You're smart to stay out of the water but equally bad is the salt air from the mist that blows inshore. Particularity bad overnight. When I first started watching this vid, starting typing that you needed to head to the National Seashore. Glad you figured it out. It's been my destination in my jeep for years and I have the rust to prove it and never drove in the water. I was surprised to see you cooking and not having to deal with the usual strong inland winds. Often, there's a lot of soft sand along the shore and it looks like you got lucky with most of the sand packed down. What a great setup with your jeep. Also liked the length of your vid that covered so much of our great state.

Great episode. Thank you..

I always watch early Saturday morning here in the UK.thanks Chris,safe journey.

My wife and I watch your video every week. This is our way to relax and dream. We love the videography, the peaceful moments, and the story of the places you visit. Great job!! We are from PA and used to live in TX. You meed to visit Shiner brewery in Shiner, TX. Say hi to Dotty.

Welcome back Chris it sounds like it was a good break for you. I was looking forward to this night video seemed like it would never get here. Thanks again

Glad you're back!! Missed you last week

You are living the dream

Great video Chris, glad you enjoyed my hometown.

My J30 is done. I'm driving down to Portland Oregon this Sunday for the install on monday. So excited. Great video thanks

A sense of humor can get you through a lot. Thanks for sharing yours.

You brought back some great memories. I'm from Austin, Tx.now living in Oregon.As a child and a teen the Texas coast was a great place to get away to.Thank You .You brought me home this week with your video. Stay safe on your travels. I 'll keep you in my prayers.👍

Great episode Chris!!! Love the beach camping!!!!!

Great video Chris. Nothing like being on a beach camping.

Glad you made it to North Padre great. Safe travels to you.

I wish I was doing this a few months a year! Your adventures are exactly what I’ve been dreaming of doing (except for the video recording part). I wouldn’t want my life on RU-vid, but I do appreciate those who choose to show us to be inspired. Thanks!

Great video. Love Texas beaches from Galveston to South Padre. Thanks for sharing!

Glad your getting things repaired. 🇨🇦

Great to have you back fella! Beach camping its the best, we have a lot of amazing opportunities down here in Southern Australia to explore and camp on the beaches. Thanks for sharing keep up the brilliant work

We enjoy your vlogs, keep them going

thnx chris for the sharing of your yourney..... greetings from Europe the Netherlands

13:11... Incredible scenery. Keep up the amazing journey my friend🇺🇸🇺🇸

Great video as always!!!

Best content creator ever. Missed this last week. Thanks for what you do.

As always, great content. Your efforts in capturing unique photo angles set you apart from others. It is clearly a labor of love. Keep doing what you are doing! PS- I like Texas as well and HEB supermarket is great!

Great content every time. Thanks!!!

That is a secluded beach trip! We go a week or two AFTER spring break. At Corpus Christi Nat Seashore Park go south along the coast/beach, the first 5 miles are 2/4wd , but after that beware everyone,4WD only. The 60 miles on the beach to the Port Mansfield cut. No facilities..pack in, pack out. It's a great retreat! We go for about 4 days-just fish and chill. Start the beach trek when high tide is going out--the sand is packed. If you go during high tide, the surf will push you up in the real loose/deep sand(real slow going). Don't go too late during hurricane season ...

I've never camped on an ocean but I have camped at Lone Rock, Lake Powell. I do agree with you. Sun brunt feet and sand don't mix. Keep Having Fun

Good to have you back.👍👍🇨🇦

Such a great video. I've watched it twice already. :P

Amazing content once again! That beach spot looked super nice!

I just got back home to Chicago from a 5 day trip to Moab and I always wanted to do this trip and do some dispersed camping and really experience the landscaping and I feel watching your content really not just showed me how feasible it is but also made it a great experience. Thanks man

Your in my neck of the woods... I live in Houston... safe travels.... love your travels..

Good to have you back :)

Thanks for the great video about your trip to PINS, and thanks for packing out extra trash. There is an organization called Friends of Padre that organizes an annual clean-up of Big Shell Beach. 1400 volunteers this year cleaned 25 miles of beach! It's too bad it doesn't stay clean, but the drive off of the beach after the cleanup is done is really beautiful.

Another awesome video 👍👍👍👍

One week without a you tube video was long, keep up the good work and I hope I can see the nice content every week again. Greetings from The Netherlands. 🇳🇱❤️🇺🇸👍✌️

Glad you're back!

What a nice stop on your travels!

Chris is right about the sea and corrosion. The Forth Estuary ate my beloved Jeep Wrangler TJ, although the terrible Scottish weather and the fact I never washed old Jeepsy probably didn't hold back the rust.

I live on the beach in Hua Hin, Thailand and I remember my times on the Texas gulf coast and seeing your video brings up an interesting question. The sea birds on Padre Island are noisy and plentiful. I remember feeding the gulls and brown pelicans fish scraps after cleaning our days catch and there would be hundreds flying and perched around waiting for a bite. There are no sea birds here on the gulf coast of Thailand. A lonely egret and some land birds chasing the little sand crabs at times but no birds to speak of.

The beach! Very good.

Fun adventure; thanks for sharing!

"Burnt bread to add my touch of failure and despair," LMAO!

Great content and beautiful footage.Your time on the beach in that secluded area must have been so peaceful.

Thanks for he videos!

Great video Chris, thanks for sharing. We are an hour south of Houston it would have been awesome to have been able to say hi. We found Spring Break at our beach last week as well, very crowded! Keep up the faith and I have to say you looked like you really enjoyed yourself last week. Thanks and ATB!

Justin from NC is spot on. Great job Chris. Keep the inspiring content coming. And extra kudos on the spinach. First video in awhile I haven't noticed a Cheeze-it box. You on a health kick?

I’m a newish subscriber so I’ve been watching all your vids from the beginning. I myself just went to PINS and Sam Houston NF a few weeks ago. PINS was crowded (labor day) and it rained, so not the greatest experience. SHNF is fantastic though. Lots to explore, and my friend and I had a huge meadow campsite to ourselves and the coyotes at night.

Ordered my Ursa Minor this week, thanks the inspiration

I'm a big fan of your channel and your content! It's a shame, however that you don't fish; you've been to or near some places where even novice fishermen would love to get a line wet. ..great way to kill time while appreciating your environment as well! If you ever take it up, you're gonna regret not doing it while you had the chance! If not, to each his own.. happy travels!

good to see you again,, love the fail and despair comment ha ha ha !!!

I actually love these series, you have inspired me to build my own defender 110 overlander and I hope you keep going, love the small scale + high quality production tho, means that it feels like we are there with you, it’s really inclusive.

Thanks for all the spectacular content. Next time you get too much sun pop a couple of anti inflammatories before sunset and you won’t hurt the next day. I learned this working outdoors in Florida.

WOW, sixty miles of beach, that’s a long time on the sand. Looks like a fu, if windy, place to visit. Thank you for cleaning up what you could. The downside of today’s manufactured life... Stay safe out there

Texas is my home, and I've never been to Padre Island. The beach just doesn't draw me in like the Mountains and Canyons do. Nonetheless, seemed like something I might like to do after watching this video. I know many people that go there regularly, so I'm sure finding a quiet spot is a little challenging. Thanks for sharing your travels, I very much enjoying watching.

Ivory Soap complexion Ha Ha Ha. South Padre Never had it so good!

Great video! 👍🏼👍🏼

This video was like a vacation ... nice experience !

Excellent episode. Genuinely LOL'd at the burnt bread and the speee...natch 8^D

Very cool to see you in our area, we live on just the other side of lake Conroe. We love taking our Jeep into the national forest too. FYI keep and eye out for gators that close to the water!

Hi Chris, your videos have improved with your new camera. sharp images and better colors. I've almost seen all your videos and it's a great journey you're on. You are good at filming and telling your story. Regards René from Denmark.

Great video!

Had us laughing! Keep it up, including the spinach!

Looks like it was high tide to boot. I think if it wasn’t spring break and you finally made it far enough north, there’s a lot of seclusion. There’s also Padre Island National Seashore (PINS) which you access from Corpus Christi. That has over 60 miles of undeveloped coastline open for dispersed camping.

15:55 looks really cool, like salt flats and Greenland black sand beaches. Jeez, what I wouldn't do for a free ferry ride. The ones here in BC are $90+ CAD and they're 1.5 hours long each even at their shortest (from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay, Vancouver to Vancouver island)

Chris, I really enjoyed this vid as I am an avid surf fisherman. I was looking for guys fishing in the background but did not see any. Lots of terns and gulls would indicate plenty of small fish. Thx Chris

Great videos