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@@danielanaya267 - YEP, that’s the PLAN, God willing…working on the route now.

@@AZ_Baggin I’m partial to Sin-Fab Racing - Dan Hurn races these machines and knows EVERY weakness in em… …if ANYTHING broke today, that’s where I’d take it… …Great communication throughout the repair process too - get text updates and /or questions at every step.

@@Jaggedtrailxpeditions - spent a year just beating the crap out it just to see what would break, then reinforced those areas…probably gonna take it a BIT easier on the next SxS. But keeping the fluids and filters clean is BIG help in getting maximum longevity - particle separator helps with that. As far as planning, I spent a year or two plotting, planning, and scouting - used the Great Western Trail, the Trans-America Trail, and Backcountry Discovery Routes as base templates, then used GAIA and Google Maps to find more dirt and gas stations within range. Rode the routes on the computer screen DOZENS of times before trying it in the SxS - even then, still ran into locked gates and closed roads, which took some rerouting…but the WHOLE process is fun, so… As far as tools and parts, I disassembled it as far as I could and put it back together with tools from the bags I planned to carry…added additional tools as necessary. Also, made a few Facebook posts to groups asking what parts broke most often, then ordered em along with three of EVERY bolt and nut on the car. But that also evolved over time, to include full clutches, etc… Another thing that helped was having separate tool bags for different repairs, to keep from having to dig for tools. For example, a bag just for removing seats, stowed under a seat… Making things easy to find and easy to get to helps a LOT.

@@overlandaf_adventures472 - YEP, did the whole 11,000 miles in the SxS with zero trailering…had a few minor repairs along the way, but it didn’t slow us up much at all.

@alroden6802 the repairs makes the epic trip!! I know when I get back from a trip I am eager to get going on another. It's addicting

@@brentandlinz06 - it’s HEAVY…3,350 pounds at its heaviest, loaded…steel cage and roof rack are heavy and the auxiliary fuel tank weighs a LOT when just empty… …but it still gets up and GO’S, so…

@@hatenlebron www.eastvalleyutv.com/homepage/miscellaneous-wiring-parts-accessories/can-am-x3-center-console-switch-guard/

MOSTLY dirt - big trees 🌲 on part of it, up in the Hualapai Mountains, otherwise it’s desert 🌵.

THANKS! Got around 14 mpg and I had extra fuel in an auxiliary fuel/transfer tank, but didn’t need it - had the route mapped out so fuel stops were all known and within range.

That’s the average. Probably a little more on the “rolling” days - spent a few days doing repairs and waiting for parts. But, we DEFINITELY didn’t waste any time - we drove from sunup to midnight on some days, stopping only for fuel and food. Though that’s fairly consistent with the more recent trips - the 11,000 mile loop took 43 days, which works out to around 255 miles per day. And the last trip was 10,000 miles in 40 days (250/day).

@@alroden6802 where did you go with this 8000+ mile trip. Retired truck driver, I would have to drive to drive two round trips from Atlanta to LA and back. And South Bay Florida to British Columbia is 3500. Just wondering

@@tommysimmons5266 - We started in Phoenix and wound our way up to Idaho, zigzagging across Wyoming and across South Dakota and Iowa to Wisconsin, then up to the Michigan UP, over the Mighty Mac and down to and across Ohio to West Virginia. Then it was down through a sliver of Virginia into North Carolina and down to Tennessee, zigzagging across Tennessee to Mississippi and into Arkansas and across Oklahoma to Colorado and back to Phoenix through Moab, Utah. DEFINITELY not a straight route - LOTS of windy gravel roads.

@@alroden6802 that’s what I was looking for, nice. Ever think of doing the Lewis and Clark trail or anything like that? 5 years ago I rode a bicycle with a trailer from Detroit to Nebraska cowboy trail then south into Kansas on 81 until I hit early snow. Doing the bicycle camping thing again soon south of highway 59-89A to the Grand Canyon.

It’s REALLY heavy - a LOT of the weight is in the chassis, cage, and suspension, but YEP, it definitely weighs more than it did when it was new. Still, the original chassis lasted just 7,000 miles or so before the chasing of cracks commenced - this chassis did 30,000+ miles carrying an extra 1,000 pounds before cracking, so I suppose that’s a significant improvement. The gearbox/transmission did 64,000 miles with zero issues - originally guessed that that might be the weak link, but I figured wrong 🤠.

@@alroden6802 can am should give u a free sxs just for putting it through endurance. Those information u gave should be helpful for the engineers. Keep on riding cowboy

I take em on EVERY trip - they keep the critters away at night when camping. It IS a bit of a hassle, but, for ME, the pro’s outweigh the con’s.

No issues at all on this trip - we did get pulled over a few times, but no problems…troopers and deputies were nice…just checked registration, and insurance, then apologized our wasting my time. Last year we ran into a couple that just asked that we leave the area, which is what we were in the process of doing anyway, so… Got REAL sneaky in Colorado though…avoided it completely last year.

Not many and none that stopped the trips; except in Colorado, back in 2019. I avoid Colorado now…and haven’t had any issues since.

The shotgun rack inside the cab is a Big Sky law enforcement rack (bigskyracks.com) - it’s just mounted to the cross tubing behind the front seats. And the rifle rack on the outside is just a Kolpin case and it came with the mounting bracket, which mounts with two bolts…had to have a bit of fabrication done to the roof rack to receive the bolts.

The SxS is street-legal - plated in Arizona with an “On-Highway” registration. And it had turn signals, mirrors… Had numerous encounters with law enforcement and a FEW with civilian vigilantes - no real negative outcomes, but I was especially sneaky going through Colorado and have avoided and bypassed Colorado on other trips. I was asked to leave town by one local policeman, but others just stopped to say hello - all were kinda non-events that didn’t impede the trip(s).

Other than belts, it was wheel bearings and rubber axle boots, which OCCASIONALLY led to adjoining parts - rolled into a gas station and had people screaming that I was on fire. But it was just a smoking wheel bearing, which got hot enough to take out the axle and wheel hub…

Sorry for the late reply…AXLES…that’s the only other thing besides wheel bearings that broke on mine. The other X3 went through two transmissions/gearboxes, but that was kinda unusual. That slowed us down a few days. Main lesson I learned about snow…is to AVOID snow. I can make it through some short areas of snow with some momentum, but eventually it’s gonna be sitting on the skid plate.

I’m pretty sure I could do it in a 2006 Sentra - wouldn’t be much left of the Sentra, but…it WOULD be FUN to TRY 🤠.

California Law Enforcement (Leo’s) frown upon road travel in SxS’s, plated or not. And so does Colorado. Those would be the only two stumbling blocks - doable, but a need for sneakiness… You could go across the upper TAT and do the Michigan UP, then cross Ohio and go down to NC; or cut across New Mexico on Backcountry Discovery Routes to avoid Colorado on the lower TAT - done it both ways…just longer going up and around… I’d be happy to help with routes and mapping whenever you’re ready!

You have Facebook so I can message, I have a question about a route on east coast

@@Onlyfoamerz - facebook.com/al.roden.9?mibextid=LQQJ4d Or just put “Al Roden” or “Loop Around the USA in a SxS” in the Facebook app search box.

Sunrise to Sunset most days - how’d your trip go?

@@alroden6802 it was awesome. 8 days and 1800 hundred miles. We made up quite a bit of our own route and glad we did. We were able to sweet talk ourselves through glacier NP and glad we did. I didn’t have any other way around. The x3s did great and the general hung in there. I watched every one of your videos in preparation and truth be told you were a big part of our inspiration and made me think it was doable in the buggies!

I can DEFINITELY feel the weight of em, but it still handles well - biggest plus is the LONG tread life AND the Impenetrability of em. They’ll easily go 11,000+ miles with no flats and still have more to give.

Got the GPX navigation file for the last 10,000 mile loop on the Facebook Group page - it’s “Loop Around the USA in a SxS.” It’s posted under the file section - uploaded from LeadNav, so it’s a BIG file with MOST of the turns marked with audio reminders…and it’s got all the fuel stops.

@@alroden6802 absolute legend, thank you!

You can download the route from the Facebook group page, “Loop Around the USA in a SxS” - it’s in the file section. Been around three times - don’t know if or when I’ll do another one, but it IS on my mind.

From Phoenix, going north to connect with the upper Trans America Trail in Idaho, we rode the Great Western Trail - that’s the first 1,000 miles or so…it was about 75 to 90 miles of pavement to get around the Grand Canyon and across the Colorado River. From there, we just followed the Trans America Trail by Mount Rushmore and across the Badlands to the Mississippi River - it was MOSTLY gravel oil field and forest roads to Iowa, then gravel roads through the Iowa corn fields. From Lansing, Iowa, we crossed the Mississippi River to connect with the Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail - it’s a mix of backroads and OHV trails into the Michigan UP. Across the Michigan UP, it was the Stateline Trail and other OHV trails to the Mackinaw Bridge - the bridge is Interstate Highway with a toll booth, but it’s 45 mph or so across it…no issues at all. Once across, it was 20 to 30 miles of blacktop to connect with the washboardy OHV trails of lower Michigan. Once we got down to the Battle Creek, Michigan area, it was MOSTLY blacktop across Ohio to West Virginia to connect with the lower Trans America Trail - don’t see any way around that…not much gravel or dirt to be had in Ohio. Then we just rode the Trans America Trail back west. This trip, in this video, we crossed Colorado…didn’t do that in 2022… In 2022, we left the Trans America Trail at the Oklahoma/New Mexico border and took dirt roads (Backcountry Discovery Routes) across to Arizona…I liked New Mexico better than Colorado anyway. Didn’t use GAIA in 2022 - I imported the tracks from GAIA into LEADNav routes and put an audio marker at EVERY turn…still recovering from carpel tunnel syndrome 🤠.

@@alroden6802 thanks so much love the videos keep it up,

I remember - it was the the return leg of the ‘21 loop up to Maine! PLEASURE meet’n you! Actually broke down in Galeton, PA this past loop, in ‘22 - slept behind the hearse at the funeral home and got a tow truck to AJ’s the next morn’n.

@@alroden6802 yes it was 2021 because I remember you mentioning you had been to Maine and was on your way back home. It was a pleasure meeting all of you.

It’s Maggie Wash, 34.28471, -113.61016 is the start of it…

Anytime you’re ready to roll, just let me know…I’ll walk you through the planning , the route, and would be happy to provide logistical support along the way…all you’ll need to do is have a month or so of time, a SxS, and a credit card 🤠.

Blew one belt on this trip - extended the next trip by an extra 2,500 miles and went the whole 11,000 without blowing one…just swapped em every 2,500 miles or so.

Yep..that’s loaded with me, hound dogs, fuel, and gear…it’s definitely HEAVY, but it made the trip several times, so… Some of the weight is in the cage, gussets and extra chassis braces that got welded in during the chassis swap. Spare parts weighed about 150 pounds or so…tools weighed 75 pounds, including jacks…

How’d your trip go?