EPIC Ozarks Overlanding Trip Pt. 1 - With My Jeep TJ
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Hey guys! So stoked to be sharing this adventure with you. This was by far my favorite trip I've done to date, and this is why I love the Ozarks so much. As you'll see, we had such a great variety of terrain, awesome challenging weather, and some beautiful views. My Jeep TJ absolutely killed it on this trip. It dominated the water crossings, washouts, and anything else I could throw at it.
Be sure to watch part 2 next!
Shoutout to Matt McClellan with Ozark Overland Adventures for planning and guiding us on this trip. Matt also has a UA-cam channel (Ozark Overland Adventures), so be sure to check that out as also has some excellent camping and offroad content.
Matt's channel: / @ozarkoverlandadventures
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Gotta love two door jeeps 😀 trails like this really show how they shine.
yeah the longer wheelbase don't belong on those trails.
Totally right it’s crazy
You should try a a short or mid wheel based Land Cruiser then. I have a 96' FJ73 soft top. It's a freaking tank. And I didn't need 15k of upgrades haha. Or a shitty 4k tent on top to look cool.
You continue to inspire! Thank you for all you do. You are a significant part of the reason I bought a 2005 Rubicon! My 19 y/o son has an XJ and wants to do overlanding. He didn't have any buds that wanted to get involved. We have been wrenching on his Jeep and dreaming of the trips we could take. I showed my wife your video of Mulberry and she said "Let's get one too!" This is something we can all get involved in. He is an Eagle Scout and I was a Venturing Crew Advisor, so we are very geared up and ready to hit the trail. Thank you so much Grant. It is something that we will have fond memories of for the rest of our lives. Keep the content coming! Once I get everything checked out and road ready- We are doing that Mulberry trip!
Joe Sharp Wow man that’s so awesome! Thanks so much for sharing.
Love the showcase of both Jeep and Toyota’s on this channel. I’m a toyota guy but I absolutely love seeing 4runners and jeeps rockin trails together, just makes me happy.
Same here!
I just love all 4x4s, it doesn't matter to me what you have as long as you can give me a tug here and there. I love being in a large group with all different rigs.
I think they live in the wrong part of the country for this hobby
I love how the TJ was just plowing everything while everyone else was getting stuck
Trent Findley 😎🤘🏼
bad driving and no lockers tend do get stuck
Seeing those locked tires sliding down the hill in the mud made my heart race a little
Sydnee Long imagine being in the drivers seat! 😨
Arkansas Offroad I could only imagine😅
Being from the east this is much better than watching guys drive through the desert and crawling over rocks. Woods and mud are much more entertaining.
Roadstar 1963 thanks! I agree.
Thanks for watching everyone!
I do want to point out that ALL of these trails we ran were LEGAL. You cannot simply go to the forest and drive wherever you see a trail. You must obey the law and only drive on MVUM trails or you will be fined by a forest ranger.
Matt McClellan has an excellent explanation how to safely and legally run trails like this in the Ozarks. Check out his channel and recent video about Gaia GPS navigation. ua-cam.com/video/yKkoEwCmZpw/v-deo.html
These are trails????
Y’all up above hector?
@@ericmcgowan7035 Yep!
Is this route something that can be knocked out in a day and a half?
Do you guys have the routes that you can share for GAIA?
Used to do this as a kid with my friend who's dad had a series II & III Land Rovers. Big all terrain tires, basics, no carpet, mud came right in the vehicle, just hose it out later, winch was an absolute essential. Good old days.
Best off road footage seen yet. I have been falling in love with 4runners and this really showed what they can really do. For my 11th Anniversary I rented a 4runner and the wife and I camped a few days. This vehicle did more than I would have imagined.
Thanks so much! Yeah, they're super capable!
Toyotas and Jeeps. Doesn’t get better than that. Love seeing both wheelin together havin a great time. More videos with toyotas please!
That's right!! And they're coming.
The TJ's 66.7″ total width for the win!!!
Until the perfectly spaced apart roots on a muddy hill that only seem to be there if there's a TJ, come into play! lol
If this video taught me anything it's that winches are a huge asset on trails like this! Wow!
Absolutely!!
Just wow. What an epic forest offroad with jeeps, 4runners and tacomas. Surely will watch the part2 of this.
Thanks!!
Off road car with battle scars. Yeah!
It's all about teamwork, a little carnage and the views.
That shrimp and rice made my mouth water.
Great footage. Also love the campsite scenes with set up, food preps, and interactions. Keep them coming.
just WOW~! what a freaking trail of hell! but glad you guys were al well equipped, now i really know why winches and chainsaws are important!
I just moved to California (insert joke here) and bought a TJ. I am really looking forward to expanding into things like this. Also, them Toyotas are doing that low key work.
This is the video that started it all for me and reignited my love for 4x4s and TJs
That blue hole waterfall trail, I took that side and my buddy was in his Grand Cherokee. It got damaged BAD but my 15 JKU came out unscathed! I love that trail, it was challenging
My favorite Jeep TJ on UA-cam!
stephen hunter I was thinking of a dream Jeep like this one before I found this channel and when I found it I was blown away.
@@fallingsuncreations9270 Yea, he seems to have found the balance among budget, practicality, and function. I think a lot of us in the Jeep community (especially with TJs) are in that bracket. I have a build spreadsheet and I found this channel. My rig will be 75% similar.
Thank you so much! Means a lot.
@@ArkansasOffroad When I get back to the US, maybe I can drive down from Boston and meet up with your group. I've got friends in Camden who used to work with me overseas.
Yeah I like this Jeep TJ too. He didn't pack it with every accessory in the catalog, then by a trailer to haul even more. I've had mine for 14 years and it is built for reliability and function. I overland with a pretty light and compact set up. I can go with rock crawlers or stock rigs with roof top tents.
Best American Overland/Off-Road channel out there most of the ones here suck compared to Euro/Aussie this is awesome and great narration as well.
every group has a "ben" keeps our winches lubricated. nice advinture !
Shit I think I'm Ben in our group haha
You guys are hard core
Them trucks took a beating
Loved it on how you used 'passenger' and 'driver' to navigate left or right.
That shrimp and rice looks so good... NOM NOM NOM (looks like a fun trip too)
I just bought a Toyota Tundra and my son just bought a Jeep Gladiator. We’re looking forward to converting them to overland vehicles. Your videos are very inspiring. Thank you very much
Nice to see a ZR2 in the wild, I don't think I've ever seen one doing any real off roading on any other channel.
I have never done off roading, and don’t know where to start
But would definitely try it, looks pretty fun.
Try starting small with a capable vehicle
REALLY impressed with the 4 runner....
It's a beast!
Love watching TJs on the trails. This month marks my 16th anniversary with my 04’ TJ. Nothing like taking the top off and hitting the beach and trails.
Awesome adventure. Brings back good memories of my TJ. Truly one of the best wranglers ever built, pound for pound! Thanks for sharing.
Couldn't agree more!
Man u guys are living real life out there
My husband and I go through there all the time. We have been through some of those very same trails. Love going to the ozarks and riding the trails.
Can you give a few directions? Thanks
I felt that truck back corner
Great footage! And with perfect examples of the importance of having a winch and recovery boards as well. 😉
This video has kinda helped me to see what its like going off road
Great video. Actioned packed. I felt for the boys in the nice rigs - I gotta say I wouldn't have taken a few of those rigs on those tight trails for fear of it being too costly. I think I would have had the chain saws going a bit more - the world has plenty of trees trust me.
Great video..looking forward to the second part....
Epic trails, those trails are the best, you'll never forget, the damage you got. With the views like that, it's the reason we drive the vehicles we do to get there.
That's exactly right!
Love seeing the TRD 4x4 tacoma not use his locker
Haha it just wasn't engaging.
Wow...totally different wheeling than California/Nevada/Arizona! Narrow, wet, muddy trails with trees equals time and damage. That was a cool video and that rain storm was awesome.
Thanks! Yeah I love this kind of wheeling. So much fun!
Nothing beats a tj on the trails
It was interesting to see Matt M. from OOAT back in the days of the black wrangler (pre Sully, pre blue + purple hair)
Wow!! Killer footage and great editing! Very technical stuff early on in the trip. The water crossings are always cool to drive, but at the same time risky on many levels. Glad everyone made it out with only minor bumps, scrapes & bruises!
Man I couldn’t imagine taking a JL rubicon or 4 runner through something like that tree...
I just paid $25k for a used 2016, problem is now Im too afraid to damage it 😂
Do Bap omg I’ve been looking for a used Jeep 😂🤦🏽♀️ where’d you get yours?
@@najibrooks from a Chevy dealer, so they were probably eager to lose it. Im also talking $25k Canadian (taxes included), so if youre in the US its way cheaper.
Im loving it, only 70,000km, drives like a beast. Just remember to buy at least a 2012 to get that pentastar V6, because its worlds better than the 3.8 litre they sold between 2007-2011.
G Wagon is the answer.😊
@@DoBap_ I got a 2016 2 dr rubi for 15,700 so 16k from auction it drives good but needs a new hood has 26k miles 6 speed manual I dont know if I should keep it or not
Not sure why, but I see all of these vehicles on craigstlist someday with "low mileagle, always babied, never driven in the snow" listed in the description.
Ha! "Send it Ben". We have a "Break it Ben" up here in Missouri
one of the best video, i really loved the angle while all the cars were passing all the obstacles,
Thanks for taking us along on your excursion, looks like lots of fun.
A narrow shorter truck is almost essential out in the ozarks. Tight squeezes between trees are a dime a dozen out here.
5:01 “your a damn genius gump” lmao
It was good to see your perspective. Keep wheeling.
Super great video... those are some nice trucks to be on that trail.... GREAT VIDEO!!!
I thought I recognized the trails... Drove within 5 miles of my old house when going to the helipad off of Pilot Rock. (The spot on top of the mountain at the end.)
Wow, awesome!
@@amishparadise1924 the heck
Finally!!!! Someone from Arkansas. We need more trails!!!
This is probably the first extreme video I seen
Neat to watch but this looks like a really un-fun trip. I expect obstacles but every few hundred feet.... not my idea of awesome. What is awesome is your footage and seeing people come together to help each other.
I have a 1st gen reg cab Taco. I can more or less go where a side by side can go. I can appreciate running something like a TJ on this trail. Modern rigs feel so giant on trails like this, where as I can usually easily fit everywhere easily even with the bed overhang.
Nice video, part one and two.. thanks we were in a lot of the same area that weekend I’m really surprised we didn’t run up on you guys. Thank you for not pinpointing the tracks and especially the camps. These are special places. The Ozarks and ouchitas have been getting hammered the past few years and it’s getting to where those special camps and routes are now overrun and trashed. I know you guys pick up as much trash as we do but it’s disheartening to see pristine camps trashed by people. Just a few years ago that IB camp was hardly known about, unlike now
Thanks again that’s a quality video
Dave Lay totally agree! I’m not really a fan of giving out exact routes for that reason.
Wow. Thank you for the amazing footage. The rooftop tents are the only way I would camp. I can't wait for pt 2.
Still scared to sleep on the ground?
Saw y'alls pics in the Natural State Overland group on Facebook and it looks like y'all had a blast. Central Arkansas here. Love the videos man. Keep up the great work.
Little battle scars... Should be considered source of proud. 😁
Gotta love jeeps this morning towed 3 cars out of the snow with my dad and 10 days ago we were climbing a mountain
Great Video!!!! These are definitely the type of videos I love to watch. Lots of action on the Trails!!!!!
Regular folks having a little off road fun! You don't have to have a big money set up to get dirty!
Exactly!!
Ronny Dahl is shaking his head at Ben.😝😝
what a beautiful trail site
I noticed how the tacoma made it look easy while the zr4 had trouble. Also the 5gen 4runner are just too big lol but they get it done
Wowza Ben. At that crossing with the skinny peddle. Great way to kill your alternator.
💪😁🤘
I love this type of adventures 🤩
So glad you shared this bubba! Great job! Love that TJ!
Didnt know about this stuff until today! Super cool and its awesome you have large group to go with.
ONE of the BEST OFF ROAD VIDEOS !!!! THANKS see ya the next .
Joe Rockme thanks so much!
Carnage in Arkansas...
Great video..action shots, busted parts, and nice job editing.
Skinny pedal solves most problems but sometimes....
An H1 or Raptor should stay off these trails.
FWIW 2stroke chain saws are better.
E P I C .... Grant ... not sure if I WANT MORE of your mustache -OR- more Ben slowmo video sections and voice overs and 'skinny pedal' music
Trace Major 😂😂😂that made me lol. Thanks trace!
Dude, campsite number two 🙌🏻
Great vid, as usual! Looking forward to pt 2.
Overland Addict Appreciate it Chad! Part 2 has an even better campsite 😎
Arkansas Offroad 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This is a cool adventure close to your home. It had the feel of an overland adventure in South America. Great editing too.
Dave S thank you!
I need to go to sleep but I’m bing watching your videos.. LoL
You are living the dream. Amazing trail and awesome group. Keep it coming please, Subscribed.
in my humble opinion this is the best of your vids that i have seen
good action and looks like yall had fun even with a bit of trail damage and
what i call battle scars looks like fun
Thanks so much Allan. Yes, definitely was a great memory even with the battle scars.
So cool!! This is what i wil do someday making some memories with my litle son and hopfully 😂future wife ❤️💯
Awesome!
Good times!
That's some nice country you've got there.
Your squad really needs to invest in mud terrains lol
Looked like there were quite a few M/Ts in there
@@bradenb yeah I think half. But that's some legit mud.
Actually all of us but 1 had M/T's. But I agree, the A/T's suck in this mud/clay. Just stays packed in the grooves.
This is fearless adventure.
A fan from Manila, Philippines
Nice off road, nice storm and road tripp,very very well
Love how you guys wanted to use the enchanted instead of just cutting the fallen tree up into peace’s
Nice editing skills man I can tell you spent a lot of time making this. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! Yes, it took forever haha.
Mind blowing trail,I had never seen such before
looks like a lot of fun miss doing that kind of stuff with my dad and his cj7
Mad respect to you guys. I am impressed.
Much appreciated!
TJ is probably the way to go. Four door LJ and 4Runners were just too long.
what a cool trip...this is one of the better 4x4 videos ive seen in awhile
Looks fun.
I grew up in North East TX and went to Arkansas to camp but never wheeled there. Now in Colorado, it is a different style of wheelin but I hope someday I can make it back to the South for some trail fun.
Yes! Wanting to go to Colorado and give that a go. Different style of wheeling for sure.
@@ArkansasOffroad Let me know if ya ever make it out, would be happy to suggest a few trails or even show ya a couple trail. Check out Chinaman Gulch and Holy Cross for the "harder" trails and Red Cone and Crystal Mill trail for the more scenics...happy to help if ya need it.
Absolutely love this video, I felt like I was actually there so many different rigs and awesome ppl ❤ 10/10
Thank you!
This is the best vlog I have seen so far. Damm, you guys had real fun. Much love
I wish I will find people like you in Canada after a buy my jeep.
@@ramankapoor9208 Man thanks so much!
yout TJ colour is insane!!!
This looks like an amazing ride. Bucket list
U guys are awesome! U guys got everything in a car! 👍👍👍👍
wow...as a former Jeep guy and a current Tacoma guy...nothing I normally like seeing more than a busted Chevy...but that hurt even me to watch cause that ZR2 is a nice looking rig.
Nice ! One of everything