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Phil's World
Приєднався 17 чер 2014
Longer videos about Trail building related projects, involving but not limited to building trails, and fixing equipment.
I document the building process as it happens. Sometimes i don't know what I'm doing, and sometimes I do. I try to showcase most everything that we experience so that others can learn from our successes and mistakes.
I've ridden bikes my whole life, from BMX to MTB. I enjoy building as much as i much as i love riding. You might know my other channel Skills with Phil, which is dedicated to riding.
I document the building process as it happens. Sometimes i don't know what I'm doing, and sometimes I do. I try to showcase most everything that we experience so that others can learn from our successes and mistakes.
I've ridden bikes my whole life, from BMX to MTB. I enjoy building as much as i much as i love riding. You might know my other channel Skills with Phil, which is dedicated to riding.
This Build Took A Whole Year, Let's Hope This Works Out!
This was the Biggest challenge we've ever taken on. Hailey and I volunteered our summer to Build an adaptive mountain bike trail with BC inspired features. We are built through some of the most heinous boulder gauntlet. Everybody who walked this section said it was not going to be possible. Going into this phase of the build we knew this was going to be the most hardest part of the build but that's also what made this so rewarding.
This trail will be officially opening in 2024 as part the Driving Range.
Skidmarks T-shirts : philkmetz.com/skills-with-phil-store/skidmarks-shirt
My Riding Channel @SkillsWithPhil
Episode 1 ua-cam.com/video/Fg589Yae68Y/v-deo.htmlsi=iPlWAS0ZbgYvidlb
Episode 2 hua-cam.com/video/Ck3P4p7AEIY/v-deo.htmlsi=YoAMvSig5X030yaA
Episode 2.5 ua-cam.com/video/rq39mxT2BGI/v-deo.htmlsi=nOzKja54v1Uax-zA
Episode 3 ua-cam.com/video/2lrwR5EeE-E/v-deo.html
Episode 4 ua-cam.com/video/HKK6-B1rllI/v-deo.html
Episode 5 ua-cam.com/video/H_zv6tLPlMc/v-deo.html
Episode 6 ua-cam.com/video/TcpzUSfnLYU/v-deo.html
More Information
Where - Bolton Vermont
Name of trail System "Driving Range" Part of Richmond Mountain Trails
www.richmondmountaintrails.org/
richmondmountaintrails
This trail will be officially opening in 2024 as part the Driving Range.
Skidmarks T-shirts : philkmetz.com/skills-with-phil-store/skidmarks-shirt
My Riding Channel @SkillsWithPhil
Episode 1 ua-cam.com/video/Fg589Yae68Y/v-deo.htmlsi=iPlWAS0ZbgYvidlb
Episode 2 hua-cam.com/video/Ck3P4p7AEIY/v-deo.htmlsi=YoAMvSig5X030yaA
Episode 2.5 ua-cam.com/video/rq39mxT2BGI/v-deo.htmlsi=nOzKja54v1Uax-zA
Episode 3 ua-cam.com/video/2lrwR5EeE-E/v-deo.html
Episode 4 ua-cam.com/video/HKK6-B1rllI/v-deo.html
Episode 5 ua-cam.com/video/H_zv6tLPlMc/v-deo.html
Episode 6 ua-cam.com/video/TcpzUSfnLYU/v-deo.html
More Information
Where - Bolton Vermont
Name of trail System "Driving Range" Part of Richmond Mountain Trails
www.richmondmountaintrails.org/
richmondmountaintrails
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Відео
Installing Drainages and Rerouting a Climbing Trail
Переглядів 5 тис.Місяць тому
We are the trail network that I was building all last year. There were a few sections at this trail network that that always had water flowing through the trail which made those sections of trail awkward to ride. There was also a serious safety issue where the climbing trail and descending trail shared a 40ft stretch of trail, this was not ideal so we fixed that.
Using and Servicing Dewalt Electric Chainsaws
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I have a few chainsaws that need a little work. My 16 inch stopped running altogether, and my 20 inch needs a new chain. Let's get these up and running and do a little work. Products used: these are affiliate links any purchases made with these links will help support the channel. 16 Inch Saw amzn.to/4aLDYt1 Air Blower amzn.to/3w1hqFG 20 Inch Saw amzn.to/3UnZM8j 25ft Bulk Chain 3/8 LP amzn.to/4...
Splitting Boulders And Rock Armoring A Small Stream Crossing On a Trail
Переглядів 15 тис.3 місяці тому
There's a few wet spots on our trails that get muddy early season. We've already fixed a few, but today we're fixing another section using a different method. We're Splitting a few boulders to create flat paver stones that we'll use to rock armor through the muddy bits. This is my first time splitting stone with feathers and Wedges so we'll see how this work out. Here are the tools and equipmen...
They Said Building a Trail Here Was Impossible, We Did it Anyway | Skidmarks Ep. 5 | Driving Range
Переглядів 354 тис.5 місяців тому
This was the Biggest challenge we've ever taken on. Hailey and I volunteered our summer to Build an adaptive mountain bike trail with BC inspired features. We are building through some of the most heinous boulder gauntlet. Everybody who walked this section said it was not going to be possible. Going into this phase of the build we knew this was going to be the most hardest part of the build but...
No Turning Back, Building Our Way Out is The Only Option! | "Skidmarks" MTB Trail Build Ep. 4
Переглядів 105 тис.7 місяців тому
A no-nonsense look at how we turned a rocky mess into a mountain bike trail. Over the course of the 2023 Summer Hailey and I built a BC inspired mountain bike trail in Bolton Vermont at a trail network Called the Driving range. This is the first trail network in the US built with adaptive riders needs in mind. We spent nearly a thousand hours combined working on this project and all 100% was do...
No Room For Error, Building Between a Rock and a Hard Place | Skidmarks MTB Trail Building Ep #3
Переглядів 15 тис.8 місяців тому
This section of our mountain bike trail build was our first big challenge. Throughout this build we had been getting hammered with rainstorms making a difficult job, harder. We are picking up where we left off in the last build, which is attempting to route trail over a boulder, and then through tight Tree/Rock pinch through all the while going across a steep slope. This trail is part of at a n...
Clearing Trees After an Unexpected Windstorm | Skidmarks Trail Build Ep 2 ½
Переглядів 7 тис.8 місяців тому
This video takes place between the second and third phase of our trail build series at the Driving Range. Hailey and I had a few mountain bike trips planned, but just a few days after we finished the second phase of the trail build, our area was hit with a period record rainfall. This rainfall would span most of July and into August and included a major flood and a few heavy windstorms that wou...
They Don't Teach This in School: Building A Trail With No Formal Experience | Skidmarks MTB Ep 2
Переглядів 39 тис.11 місяців тому
This section of trail connects two sizable drops and utilizes the speed from the first drop to carry you over two the next section without pedaling. This trail is part of at a new MTB trail network in Vermont called the Driving Range that will be free, and open to the public. This will be a network of advance trails from "dark blue" to Double black, but all of these trails will be built so that...
Building & Testing A Technical Rock Slab Drop | Skidmarks MTB Trail Build ep. 1
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I am building a Mountain Bike trail that will be open to the public and the first feature is a big Slab Drop that I'm calling the Diving Board. If you missed the announcement on my main channel here's what you need to know. This trail is part of at a new MTB trail network in Vermont called the Driving Range that will be free, and open to the public. This will be a network of advance trails from...
Moving My Excavator In Preparation For a New Public Trail Build | Skidmarks Ep 0
Переглядів 4,2 тис.Рік тому
I need to move my excavator in preparation for a new project. This summer I will be building an Expert level MTB trail that will be open to the public. While I've built many trails by hand before, this is the first sizable projects I've taken on with the help of my Cat 301.7 Mini Excavator. I'm very excited to bring you along for the ride, but we have a long road ahead of us.
Fixing A Seasonal Mud Bog On A Mountain Bike Trail
Переглядів 6 тис.Рік тому
There's a low point on this trail that doesn't drain well. This creates a mud bog in the early spring and late fall and ended up rutting up. While this isn't a huge mess, it's annoying enough that we don't ride that trail as often as we'd like. To fix it once and for all, we're going to be rock armoring the base, and then creating a turnpike to get us through the low points while also elevating...
Maintaining A Caterpillar 301.7cr Mini Excavator
Переглядів 8 тис.Рік тому
This video covers basic maintenance to a Cat 301.7CR. I found very little information online about maintaining these machines so this I'm documenting my process in hopes that it helps other owners/users. This is a long video, but I wanted to include as much information as possible. If you're looking for a process, skip to the chapter listed below. Draining Oil 2:24 Changing Oil Filter 4:30 Repl...
Our Backyard Trail Is Finally Finished! Building the Last Segment - Route 301 Ep. 9
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We are building the last remaining segment of our backyard mountain bike trail. In the last video we cut down a large eastern hemlock, and in this video pick up by where we left by removing the stump that was left in its place. Once that is done, we could finally build a berm that connect the top and the bottom sections of the trail. I also wanted to account for future maintenance so we also ad...
Moving Logs Out Of the Woods To Have Them Milled - Route 301 Ep 8
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Before we tackle the last building project on Route 301, we need to remove a partially dead hemlock. I normally avoid taking down big trees, however the hemlock lost its top, and judging by the few remaining branches isn't doing too healthy. Once we take it down, and remove the stump, that will give us space to build the last part of route 301. Ep. 1 - The Start of the Trail Build ua-cam.com/vi...
So Many Rocks - The Most Frustrating 50ft of Trail - Route 301 Ep. 7
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So Many Rocks - The Most Frustrating 50ft of Trail - Route 301 Ep. 7
Transforming Our Backyard Into a Mountain Bike Wonderland - Route 301 Ep 6
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Transforming Our Backyard Into a Mountain Bike Wonderland - Route 301 Ep 6
Backyard Creek Crossing: The Most Challenging Build Yet. - Route 301 Ep 5
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Backyard Creek Crossing: The Most Challenging Build Yet. - Route 301 Ep 5
Bench Cutting the Start of Our Trail To Get Ready for Our Next Project - Route 301 Ep 4
Переглядів 5 тис.Рік тому
Bench Cutting the Start of Our Trail To Get Ready for Our Next Project - Route 301 Ep 4
Building A Bridge Over a Brook With Scrap Lumber and Then Fixing It
Переглядів 5 тис.Рік тому
Building A Bridge Over a Brook With Scrap Lumber and Then Fixing It
Building A Rock Armored Trail to Bridge Across Soft Soil - Route 301 ep. 3
Переглядів 6 тис.Рік тому
Building A Rock Armored Trail to Bridge Across Soft Soil - Route 301 ep. 3
Assessing Damage From The Windstorm - December 2022
Переглядів 4,6 тис.Рік тому
Assessing Damage From The Windstorm - December 2022
Building a Tiny Catch Berm - Route 301 Ep 2
Переглядів 6 тис.Рік тому
Building a Tiny Catch Berm - Route 301 Ep 2
"Route 301" - Breaking Ground On Our Most Ambitious Trail Build Yet - Ep. 1
Переглядів 15 тис.Рік тому
"Route 301" - Breaking Ground On Our Most Ambitious Trail Build Yet - Ep. 1
Building a Berm Out Of Less Than Ideal Dirt
Переглядів 8 тис.Рік тому
Building a Berm Out Of Less Than Ideal Dirt
Making A "Hand Built Trail" With A Mini Excavator
Переглядів 31 тис.Рік тому
Making A "Hand Built Trail" With A Mini Excavator
Building a Step Down On A Trail We Haven't Named Yet
Переглядів 18 тис.Рік тому
Building a Step Down On A Trail We Haven't Named Yet
Getting Our Pump Track Ridable, But There's Plenty More Work left
Переглядів 11 тис.2 роки тому
Getting Our Pump Track Ridable, But There's Plenty More Work left
Building The Keystone Feature of Our Dirt Jump Area
Переглядів 12 тис.2 роки тому
Building The Keystone Feature of Our Dirt Jump Area
Buying A Used Ditch Witch Mini Skidsteer For Trail Building - Dirt Jump Project
Переглядів 31 тис.2 роки тому
Buying A Used Ditch Witch Mini Skidsteer For Trail Building - Dirt Jump Project
Absolutely love this and seeing you have made it adaptive accessible is a big thing. Have been a while since I have caught up on your efforts. Super congratulations on completing the build, such a big commitment. A big hello from Australia.
Croc's rock no matter what.
RANDOM: If I didn't know your channel name, I would dub you "Espresso Martin" 😆 I don't know why.
Sir, that is not "making a mess", rather, it is sculpting haha! And cute lil ring-neck snek. :)
So happy to support! The bridge looks awesome! 💚🥾
Who’s woods do they belong to do they belong to you.?
Not my land, but I had permission to build there.
WOW, what a beatiful Trail and even more impressionable the WORK you put into it, if I'll ever get the chance to ride it, i'd be stoked and even more, if I could help building! Thanks for sharing it here
Thats my birthday the day it opens
Great job. Also great seeing you shredding Thunder Mtn the other day.
Awesome work guys!
you are so lucky you have that excavator, we are building all whit hand🥵
hi. Great looking toy, please wear safety gloves and googles
I looks very nice good work💪
that grub/worm looks like a june bug larvae.
I’m making a little trail at woods near mine 😊
Can you do full trail POV at trail speed please
I did? It's the last part of the video.
Is this sort of your day job at the moment?
Maybe in the future. My main job is my other UA-cam channel (see Skills with phil), but I'm branching out and exploring other things. I find more purpose in trail building than i do pure content creation.
magnificent 😲
Haley is a legend, it’s been an interesting build to watch. Your machine skills have certainly risen to another level. Nice job 👍
Appreciated the reroute this week!
Glad to hear it!
Amazing work, cant wait to check this out.
Amazing work Phil and crew!
42:35 I find those constantly where I build trail - literally hundreds. Wood grubs! Larvae of all kinds of other beetles and stuffs. Make a good snack for bears, birds, and other critters.
I've always said perry hill needs another down trail on the easy lower trail side that goes all the way down to the underpass without using the up trail... Just saying... Haha would love to see you build more trails at places I love though. Great job man!
Good lord, Phil and Haley. I just got to spend an hour thinking about what a lazy piece of s*** I am. That was so much back-breaking work! Congrats to you two! That trail looks incredible…drippy Skid Marks!
WAIT A SECOND HAILEY WHAT IS THAT SHIRT?!?!?!? also, ill let you jump over me Phil :D
tbh i looked a bit like Greg on that last steep corner too!
oh dang! i was wondering what shoes Hailey had one, off the check out Oboz!
the snowfall timelapse was dope
great build Phil!
AND HAILEY!!!
Yup. Riding Skid Marks would give me... Well, you get it!
7:58 cute ring-necked snake! 42:47 that's maybe a stag beetle larva.. That's delicious🤤 😆
Definitely a Beetle of some sort, I think they are invasive from the research I did. You're not the first person to say something about them being yummy, somebody else said they taste like peanut butter haha.
@@PhilsWorld you're right, Phil. In our part of the world they're the reason some palm and coconut trees rot from the inside. As a retaliation we harvest the larvae. Delicious both raw and cooked. Hahaha! It's better cooked, just grill them, use some bbq sticks. 😆
Xin chào bạn cảm ơn bạn đã chia sẻ video này chúc bạn thành công và sức khỏe ❤❤
Making this trail was a huge commitment and I'm glad y'all had the chance to do it! Thanks for making more adaptive trails, everyone deserves to ride bikes and have fun! <3
The Gregg chase footage is so rad!! Main Channel vid with that eh?
He's super talented. They have a demo adaptive bike that I want to take out for a ride and try our trails at some point to get some perspective as to how it feels.
Maybe because you are a great rider, but man you are a masterful trail builder.
I do think there's something to that. I can generally feel how something will ride before building it andHailey will often spot lines I miss. While she might not be able to hit them herself, she's been around me and other skilled riders to know what goes what doesn't.
Great trailing building!
Thank you!
Great work you two! Thank you for all your efforts
So…. Heavy duty skid marks? Hahah love it.
Or is it heavy doodie? 🤔
Gotta say, seeing you and haley work together so well gives me warm fuzzies. Serious relationship goals going on in this video.
So sick great work!
Nice work guys...
I love watching y'all adapt to the challenges thrown at you by nature and the solutions you come up with. Such an amazing and meaningful contribution to your local community. It's pinned on my map for sure!
Sick trail 💪🔥
I hope this project gave you the bug because I can't wait for another trail build. It was a lot of work, but seeing the finished product was amazing.
I've always loved building, but I'm already trying to find my next project. :)
Love all of your videos and love all of the effort that you both put into everything that you do!!!
I think in Canada, off road diesel has more sulfur. Regular diesel filtered more, to remove sulfur and burn cleaner.
I think in the US thats how it used to be, but these days its the same product but with the added dye.
How did you get permission to build all these trails Phil, or do you own all that land ?
Most trails in VT are on private property. Thats the case here, land is privately owned, but used for a maple syrup operation. The land owner also happens to be a mountain biker and had been wanting to build trails there but had their hands full. The local Mtb chapter in this area (Richmond mountain trails) got permission from that landowner to build out a new trail system. For what it's worth my wife was on the board of this chapter 5ish years ago(?), and having volunteered a bunch on other projects we know the members pretty well. We showed up to almost all the volunteer days the first year they broke ground, and that winter i proposed building a trail at no cost to them. Trails are very expensive and since they trusted us they gave is the go ahead to flag and build a trail. I wanted to make sure there was something challenging being built to help riders progress, and i have always wanted to start a trail building company.
@@PhilsWorld Will you be building more trails on this property, or going your own way, and starting your own trails somewhere in the future? Anyway I'm looking forward to your next video. 👍🏻
@@The-Mighty-Orange The drainage project I posted right before this video was from the same trail system and filmed after 99% of this video. I will probably not be doing any more complete trail builds here, but would in a heartbeat if I could build another trail. You're allowed a certain millage of trails before you need to apply for a permit and the process is pretty extensive. These rules might change in the near future, the Vermont Mountain Bike Association has been working hard to help ratify some of the state rules.
What a great day to have off, Two Phil vids drop simultaneously! It’s been a treat following along this journey of Skid Marks. Also huge shout out to Hailey for all the work she did too 🤙🏽
Really need to get up there and check it out! Nice work!