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Longest Overland Trail In Texas/THE TEXAS TRAVERSE
After completing the Hill Country Tour I wanted to know what else Texas had to offer in the overlanding space. So I linked the Hill Country Tour to the Texas Travers and headed east across the state. After navigating across river and stream crossings along an old historic cattle trail and busting thunderstorms near Waco I discovered 2 top notch campsites among the pines of east Texas. There's still one section of this trail remaining in the west Texas deserts. I hope you enjoy, thanks for watching!
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Overlanding Central Texas / THE HILL COUNTRY TOUR
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Being from Texas I've often wondered what kind of overlanding adventures I might be missing out on. Follow my brother and I as we set out to explore the Texas Hill Country on one of Texas's few overland routes. Along the way we cross rivers, spot wildlife and set a pretty nice camp for the night along the Llano River. If you enjoyed or got anything from this video please like and subscribe or s...
The South Carolina Off Road Trail You Probably Haven't Heard Of
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May 2024 I set out to drive the South Carolina Adventure Route solo. Not only did the trail have some surprises for me but had me heading home early with only half the route completed. I hope you enjoy this overland adventure and come back for the next half when I redeem myself in the completion of this route. I find it can be difficult to find overlanding routes on the east coast so I hope thi...
A CAMPING & CLIMBING STORY Seneca Rocks West Virginia
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A couple years ago Kristtn and I stumbled upon Seneca Rocks. Ever since that day we've talked about going back to rock climb its impressive cliffs. Well the time has finally come so we loaded down the Tacoma with all our camping and climbing gear and brought the dogs along for the ride. I hope everyone who watches enjoys our relaxing trip into the West Virginia Appalachian Mountains. Seneca Roc...
Solo Beach Camping / GFC / North Carolina
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Follow me through two relaxing days on a North Carolina beach seeking to escape society. . . Rig Rundown 2023 Tacoma TRD Off Road GoFastCamper V2 Platform Camper UpTop Overland Bravo Roof Rack ARB Safari Snorkel Old Man Emu BP-51 Shocks Deaver Expedition Stage 3 Leaf Springs Method Race Wheels 305 Bronze/Black Lip 33" Toyo Open Country AT3 (Actually a great tire despite the bubble) Decked dual ...
Surrounded By River Otters Solo Kayaking
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I spent a day on the Rappahannock River to find out how far I could kayak in a single day and how I would go about filming it. What started out as a relaxing day on the water with the company of mostly birds was made exciting in the afternoon by a family of River Otters.
ADVENTURE PUP New River Gorge Rappelling, Camping, Exploring
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In this quick adventurous trip I head to New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia to meet up with O'Brien from the Great Smoky Mountains episode. This time our goal is to find cliffs more extreme than the one we found in the Smoky's but now accompanied by Mr Bowie; the coolest K9 you're ever likely to meet. Follow us as we explore this awesome park, make camp and willingly walk off cliffs...
Weekend Adventure Rappelling The Great Smoky Mountains
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With a long weekend at our disposal O'Brien, his buddy Thomas and I hit up Great Smoky Mountain NP and the surrounding area for some camping and the possibility of rappelling off a mountain top that had caught my eye the last time I had driven through the park. Chimney Top did not disappoint as a hike or as a great spot for these guys to learn rappelling basics. We were surprised by the amount ...
North Carolina A Night In The Woods
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Ive always found that when life has me a bit stressed out I can always run off to the woods for a night and come out the next day feeling better. In Guam it was often an evening hike up a mountain to watch the sun set. Now it's often driving a backroad into the woods to watch a fire burn; both have the same effect. I might not have had a shower the next day or a clean shave but I feel as if I'v...
GO FAST CAMPERS Platform Camper First Impressions / Review
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Coming from the world of primitive ground camping into vehicle bound overland camping what are my first impressions of the Go Fast Campers Version 2 Platform Camper? Initial thoughts and modifications will be discussed regarding possibly one of the best tools enabling better overland exploration and adventure. The ability to live comfortably from the vehicle that propels you into the unknown is...
Exploring Alaska's Prince Of Wales
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Exploring Alaska's Prince Of Wales
A Quest For Canada
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A Quest For Canada

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  • @KD6TAV
    @KD6TAV Годину тому

    How was your engine bay after that mud pit? My wheel wells are cut out so that is a NO first me. Use to rock crawling or dry or hard trails not wet.

    • @lyleSchmidt
      @lyleSchmidt 32 хвилини тому

      @KD6TAV yeah engine almost overheated the radiator was so caked. That one was soupy!

    • @KD6TAV
      @KD6TAV 28 хвилин тому

      Mud is harsh. Destroyed my old jeep’s half shaft as it got a rip and then packed with mud!

  • @KD6TAV
    @KD6TAV Годину тому

    I was like take me…. Until i saw your truck in a mud pit. 😮

  • @PalmSandsRanch
    @PalmSandsRanch 2 години тому

    I love Texas, moved here 12 years ago from NE Oregon, I dearly miss public land for recreation, it’s my only knock on Texas. It actually kind of blows my mind how it’s like this. I had to buy my own land for hunting and recreation, only thing I don’t have is fishing but I only live 45 minutes from Lake Amistad so it’s not too bad.

  • @crawford323
    @crawford323 4 години тому

    Outstanding!

  • @GodsCountryOutdoorsNC
    @GodsCountryOutdoorsNC 5 годин тому

    Such an awesome video!

  • @phoenixrising3711
    @phoenixrising3711 День тому

    I've lived in the hill country my entire life how havent i heard of this yet! I will most definitely be taking a couple days to drive this rout! Loved the video

  • @carpetmogul007
    @carpetmogul007 День тому

    This is a clear example of On X being not what it claims to be. I live in Texas. Grew up in East Texas and I know for sure, between private land and government property literally kills off road exploration. As awesome the Texas countryside can be, remember that not every road here is free to roam. I have family in East Texas and they constantly have to drive off people from their land simply from the On X app. So much that simple signage doesn’t work. As an off-road guy like myself, at some point you have to respect the land owner. Do you research BEFORE you tread on private land. Trust me, you’ll get further if you ask permission vs just following a stupid app on your thousand dollar phone.

  • @adamspurlock7829
    @adamspurlock7829 2 дні тому

    Next time you come down to run the scar let me know I live in SC and have a lot of Toyota guys live All through SC. So if you ever get into a bind I need help. You can always reach out. We can help also. Definitely you need to invest in which especially down here but also great video

  • @texaslonestarrider
    @texaslonestarrider 2 дні тому

    Very Cool! 😎

  • @deborahisrael4989
    @deborahisrael4989 2 дні тому

    Oh, my! If you only knew what you were eating!!

  • @Jeeple_People
    @Jeeple_People 2 дні тому

    I would love to try this trail out.

  • @mtaylor2901
    @mtaylor2901 2 дні тому

    Awesome video!

  • @Jeeple_People
    @Jeeple_People 2 дні тому

    I just moved here from the Utah area. It's been a little hard to find places to camp out in Texas, with 95% privately owned land. I came from a state that had 80% BLM land. Let me know if you make it out to the Corsicana area.

  • @kevinporter7216
    @kevinporter7216 2 дні тому

    I don't know what your background is, but you have incredible cinematography skills. Thanks for all of the work that took.

  • @kevinporter7216
    @kevinporter7216 2 дні тому

    The part where you almost slide into the ditch reminded me of when I first started going to West Texas hunting. The old man (who was probably younger then than I am now) that leased us the land told us that "it hardly ever rains, but when it does, don't try to drive on the dirt roads. When it stops raining, they will be fine to drive on in about 15 to 20 minutes." We thought, "Old Man, we are rednecks from East Texas and have been mud hogging our whole lives. That piss ant road ain't sh$t compared to what we do every day back home. It is always wet there and we got lots of sand too!" It is always pretty dumb to think you know more than a guy who has been there and done that, but that is what being a youngster is mostly about I suppose. Well it did rain one day when we were out there and we made the only choice that was available to our dumbasses. We locked em in and proceeded like we were the most expert mud hoggers in all of West Texas. After all what could any Old Man from Spur, Tx know about driving a big ass 4 wheel drive with mud tires and a locker, since he drove a 1/2 ton chevy with a single track and slickass street tires. lol As it turns out, he knew a hell of a lot more than us. We made it about 20 yards or so until we figured out that it would be best if we backed out and back to the pavement because there was no way that we were going to drive or even walk on that shit until it stopped raining. Luckily we were able to back off that road without sliding off into the ditch, and we never tried driving on those roads during a rain storm again. AND almost immediately after it stopped raining the roads were back to normal.

  • @texasflusher
    @texasflusher 2 дні тому

    With all the road blocks, it should be called The Texas Backtracking Trail

  • @randysiler7458
    @randysiler7458 2 дні тому

    Born and raised in Texas and do not plan on ever leaving. Traveled to Mexico and Costa Rica for 35 years on surf trips. Visited numerous states in the U.S. on motorcycle trips and enjoyed all of them. Texas is home and it has a lot to offer.

  • @noodles9341
    @noodles9341 2 дні тому

    Great video man - live in the low country and we hit sections of the SCAR all the time. Such a solid mix of calm and less than calm.

  • @sgholt
    @sgholt 2 дні тому

    Whata you mean hot, 94 is comfortable, 115 is hot ;p BTW there is a lot of public land, but Texas is large, lots of space in between...plenty of parks in my county of Bexar. Thats some nasty Tx clay... :o Red eared slider turtle, i had to move one in Aransas WIldlife Refuge. There's alligators in the east Tx forest swampy areas...Big Thicket...

  • @David_Nichols
    @David_Nichols 3 дні тому

    I wish I could do this trail. It looks like onX is the only place you can get the route and they do not allow people to export GPX files. This is why I use Gaia GPS. I tried onX and because they do this, I will never subscribe.

  • @miketoti144
    @miketoti144 3 дні тому

    I gotta know where you got the seat covers from or of they are custom seats and arm rest?

    • @lyleSchmidt
      @lyleSchmidt 3 дні тому

      @@miketoti144 no just ordered them from marathon seat covers

  • @louie115
    @louie115 3 дні тому

    amen to that scripture verse!

  • @rastersplatter
    @rastersplatter 3 дні тому

    Great video. I live in Central Texas and have a white Taco 4x4. Thanks for sharing. ❤

  • @user-xc2oz3jl2u
    @user-xc2oz3jl2u 3 дні тому

    My buddies ranch is the one by your last river crossing. We usually floor it through there

    • @lyleSchmidt
      @lyleSchmidt 3 дні тому

      @user-xc2oz3jl2u yeah we definitely did the 2nd and 3rd time we went through it😅

  • @waterman3230
    @waterman3230 4 дні тому

    I see a bunch of On X apps, which one are you recommending? thanks!

  • @keatonion01
    @keatonion01 4 дні тому

    One of castells few residents here! Awesome video!

  • @shaehatfield1899
    @shaehatfield1899 4 дні тому

    Great video, I have a place on the Blanco River near San Marcos and recognize some of the trails/access easements you traveled...impressive sir!

  • @RussellFlippo
    @RussellFlippo 4 дні тому

    Awesome job guys I grew up in lampasas and played in the llano river many times, God bless you and thanks for the video

  • @garyb4929
    @garyb4929 4 дні тому

    Throughly enjoyed your episode. Thanks

  • @treyself1757
    @treyself1757 4 дні тому

    alternator was wet

  • @treyself1757
    @treyself1757 4 дні тому

    cant be going solo and not even have a winch.....

  • @bopapa_1979
    @bopapa_1979 4 дні тому

    Driving with your coffee in an open cup on a dirt road. MY MAN!

    • @peterrabbit3887
      @peterrabbit3887 2 дні тому

      Good thing Texas “off road” is flat and boring af. Makes driving with an open cup easy.

  • @bopapa_1979
    @bopapa_1979 4 дні тому

    Oh man, you picked a rough time for Sam Houston, NF. SO MANY FS roads have closed with all the weather.

  • @rangerwolfhound
    @rangerwolfhound 4 дні тому

    Video made me realize - a pickgun will be added to truck

  • @shooter31m
    @shooter31m 4 дні тому

    Welcome to South Carolina! 😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @JustinAGreen
    @JustinAGreen 5 днів тому

    Great loop, done it many times. Would love to join you sometime. I am in New Braunfels. I have a VERY similar Taco

  • @Jason-ms4gb
    @Jason-ms4gb 5 днів тому

    I have a BP51 kit on my Tundra. Just out of general curiosity, what settings are you running?

  • @billwilliams8783
    @billwilliams8783 5 днів тому

    Just got home from Seneca rocks today,your video is so well done,thanks for the upload 👍🏼

  • @henrywit6147
    @henrywit6147 5 днів тому

    Great video. Very interesting. But did your really say: "What else does Texas GOT" at 00:32? :😬

  • @Fartsarefunny
    @Fartsarefunny 5 днів тому

    Great video I grew up wheeling California, Utah Arizona and have been doing to get on a trail since moving to Texas.

  • @datguy2730
    @datguy2730 5 днів тому

    Thanks for taking the time putting the video together! Drone shots, tri-pod shots, etc! People don't realize how much work goes into these videos until they try to do one! Again Thanks for the effort on this! I am in the Houston area and I prefer camping and exploring in East Texas because it's more woodsy... Keep up the great work!

  • @datguy2730
    @datguy2730 5 днів тому

    Great campsite at 38:22 !

  • @reneepowell8541
    @reneepowell8541 5 днів тому

    Thanks for sharing about this route. We love combining dispersed camping in our 5th wheel and overlanding in my 4Runner, but Texas is just so disappointing in this arena... Like you, we love just winging it with no reservations, exploring an area and finding home whenever and wherever it suits us. Native Texans here and we love our great state, but when it's time for epic, remote adventure, we hitch up and hit the road west. Thank goodness we are both retired and are able to do this for weeks at a time.

  • @gabrieluribe1852
    @gabrieluribe1852 6 днів тому

    I would recommend you get yourself some Thunder, Thunderer mud Tires, When I had them on my 2013 Nissan Xterra pro 4X they were great on mud/snow / Rain & fair on the Highway Great on sand I never needed the 4X4.

  • @waynestanley5402
    @waynestanley5402 6 днів тому

    ""Hell yeah '' nothing beats a good Texas Whataburger!!! ❤

  • @jeepsbeforetime
    @jeepsbeforetime 6 днів тому

    Great video! Next time your out in our neck of the woods being North Georgia or South Carolina let us know you missed a lot in the Sumpter National Forest! You rode some of our favorite trails! Keep making Videos!

  • @JamesSmithForSC
    @JamesSmithForSC 6 днів тому

    Great video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @astraup83
    @astraup83 6 днів тому

    The overland trail is one of my favorites to just meet up with a few buddies and have a chill drive

  • @darkninjacorporation
    @darkninjacorporation 6 днів тому

    As a Texan, I can honestly say I hate how little can actually be explored. Land of the fences, and the home of the barbed wire. It’s very demoralizing.

  • @redfox_outdoors
    @redfox_outdoors 6 днів тому

    there is not much REAL public land in Texas, the only bit I know of is the LBJ Grasslands in N. E. Texas other than that you wont find any. Texas land is very privately owned and if caught could be a warning, get shot, or fined, and possibly carted off to jail. there are however tons of manicured camp grounds in the state you can visit but I do not like to spend the money I rather find somewhere free, dispersed camping. that in itself is a huge challenge, lots of luck hunting. love the Texas Traverse just is not much place to camp dispersed along its route. I wish Texas had more public lands but unfortunately it doesn't.