Useless Overland Gear/Mods
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- Not all the cool overlanding gear and off-road modifications are useful. These are some of the things I've found to be pretty worthless on my trips.
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1. I'm Australian so there's no such thing as excess water
2. Again, Australian
3. Limb risers protect your windscreen and snorkel (but we barely run them)
4. A real cold air intake has a shroud to keep engine air out like my GTI
5. High lifts are excellent for different terrains when you don't get the choice on the ground you're jacking on
How DARE you question an obvious EXPERT from ARKANSAS. /sarcasm
What cold air intake model do you have and what vehicle do you have it installed on? Are there advantages that you notice with it? Thanks.
Some of your points are very valid. Where I live, the deserts of Nevada, water is life. You can NEVER have too much.
Right. They live in Arkansas and pretend to be experts of overloading out West. Zero clue.
Limb risers aren’t to save your paint. They keep your windshield from being smacked by branches. At around $30, they’re cheap and if they prevent one broken windshield they’ve more than paid for themselves.
My limb risers saved my windshield from a falling object. The limb risers got ripped out of their mounting points, but they stopped it a few inches from my windshield and hood. I was able to easily bolt them back into place.
If you're going fast enough for a limb to break the windshield then that's driver error and poor decision making. 😂😂
Right?.. Going fast and furious? 😮
@@OzarkOverlandAdventures i represent that statement
The purpose of Limb risers are not protecting paint job or windshield, they help to push the branches away so you can able to see through faster, Camel Trophy Defender use them over 40 years ago, oh I forgot you haven’t born yet,😅😅😅😅😅
Always thought “Limb Risers” were to protect the windshield?
Yeah I’ve never heard of using them to prevent pin-striping but they make sense for preventing windshield damage.
This video is actually the first time I've ever heard anyone say anything about them being used to prevent pinstriping. Only ever heard of them being used to protect the windshield.
If you're going fast enough for a limb to break the windshield then that's driver error and poor decision making. 😂😂
@@OzarkOverlandAdventures Well, it doesn’t take much! Let’s count the cracked ones at OE this year! I guess we’ll have to disagree on this one. 😉
I use the “limb risers” to clear the view in dense and bushy trails.
I grew up using a bumper jacket (high lift jack) and I love them. They are extremely versatile, if you know how to use it properly and safely. Other than my family, I don’t know anyone that knows how to actually use one. You are 100% right that they are useless if you don’t know what you’re doing, and also very dangerous.
i love mine also
You can do more with a hi-lift than most people know how to do anyway, but you're on the money that they can bite ya if you don't learn how to work them. Actually had to shove my truck away from my wife when she was in an angry huff changing our truck from summer to winter tires on her own by her own choice. She changed her tune after she realized how close to dead she just had been.
and there great for pulling power
I do solo trips all over in my truck. I use a lifesaver jug for my water jug as it ensures whatever water i get from gas stations or water sources on the road is clean to drink but only carry a 20L with 20 extra per person. Limb risers if done right with cable can save light pods and windshields from stray branches and tree branches. High lift jack as a backup winch or secondary winch for crosshill situations. Possibly also needing to lift a wheel or axle direct using a tire strap, and doing a tire repair popping the bead. But you did admit that most dont know how to use them and those people shouldnt carry them and that i agree with.
In the end, everyones needs are different so you have to go somewhere and see what might fix your problems or difficulties.
One point about water I would add is that it depends on where you are going. The Ozarks seem to have water everywhere.
Yes except for July and August. lol.
Agree with everything you said, except the limb risers. I dont have limb risers on my vehicle but I have been in scenarios where having a limb riser would have been beneficial. Its not for saving paint. Its for tight trails and pushing the branches away from your windshield. No you dont need to go very fast to have an errant branch smack your windshield
"You know where a cold air intake is taking in the air? Right here, in the engine bay. It's a hot air intake." Damn! You're killing 'em! 😂
We have enough time doing this and now know the real world requirements for basic overlanding. I too find my solar panels to be useless in most situations. Love the part about the hi lift jack. You just saved me a few bucks. Keep up the great work.
If you run a fridge and are in warm climates a solar panel is a must if you r are not driving everyday enough to recharge. That is even with a second battery. We have dual battery systems in 3 vehicles. All three have their own fridge and they also all have a hood solar panel. I deem them a necessity based on actual use in the desert SW.
Congrats on the channel’s success Matt. It’s great to see how many patrons’ names follow mine on the scroll in such a short time. All very sound advice on this video. My water situation is a bit different in my JLU since I trailer a duel sport motorcycle. I’ll base camp for a couple days and explore the area on the bike, then load up and head to another epic campsite like on the Mulberry River last weekend ;-). A real, although quick shower every evening is a must but my 6 gallon Igloo Jerry can and CampLux shower is perfect and will easily last 8 or 9 days or until the next fuel stop. A loaded 392 pulling a trailer equals MANY fuel and water stops. I use a Dometic water can for cooking and clean up and an empty LifeSaver Jerry can for emergencies but, like you, may be getting rid of it soon because it’s never had a drop of water in it. Love the videos and hope to see you in the Ozarks sometime!
Thanks so much!!
Thanks Matt! After $20k of gear and mods I can proudly say I haven’t purchased one of these things.
Same! Haha
Hey Matt I believe the limb riser is designed to save your windshield. lol I live in western Canada and we have tight trails too
Us old guys that grew up with bumper jacks know how dangerous lifting from the bumper can be. It best to lift it from under the frame or the axel.
You said it correctly, your personal experience. Overlanding is such a meshing of other outdoor activities you can't put it in it's own little bucket. It is camping, it is offroading, it is roadtripping, it is survival, and so much more. The advice you're giving is great for someone exactly like you. I wonder how many people are exactly like you...
Also, Huron-Manistee National Forest has trails so tight they can become impassable during certain times of the year. I do actually agree that limb risers wouldn't help much. It just goes to show you have a certain scope of experience that you're speaking to, and thats fine, but it should not be taken as gospel by your viewers.
19:50 Pro-Eagle off-road jack. Designed to raise lifted vehicles in awkward terrain. It has the stability for use in off-road conditions. A bottle jack is a good idea, uses less space, and costs less, but has a small bottom surface, and depending on the terrain could be useless. Not hate or rebuttal. We're here to help each other, which this video touches on some constructive feedback that needs to be said. Definitely appreciate you putting this video out there.
I agree with Brett on limb risers. I have them, they do work. Saved my windshield a few times on some trails. Thanks for your opinion. I agree with the water section.
Gorilla Glass windshield works too
My only differing thoughts are on "cold air" intakes. They do work, but only marginally and at higher RPMs. At most +10HP in certain special conditions. Company and independent dynos show this too beyond just theoretical fluid mechanics. Stock intakes are designed to be at the best possible minimum standard at normal operating conditions (on roads at 1-3RPM) for as cheap as possible. At higher RPM (3-5) they are slightly restrictive, its the nature of fluid mechanics in tubes especially with filters. Larger intakes take up more space, cost more, are louder which some people dont like, and have little benefit to the average consumer driving normally. That's why they aren't stock. The "dream" performance combo would be a large tube snorkle (real cold air) feeding down into an enclosed cold air intake to maximize filtered flow even in high RPM.
I'd also point out that the temps for a "cold air intake" only become ambient when the vehicle is moving at a moderate to significant (highway) speed, and not so much when wheeling down a trail. I mean, if you're gunning down a trail fast enough to flow air through your grille to make the underhood temps like outside air, then that's a trail for Baja racing, rather than typical "offroading".
Great and honest video! Thank you for sharing your experiences with these products.
Cold air intake is for street rods. For going on the trail, a K&N replacement filter is a better option. When you get home from the dusty roads, you can place the filter in a tub of warm water and swish it around, rinse with running water, and dry.
I agree, even on street cars most people aren't getting any benefit from them though. Unless you've done enough modifications that your air intake is a limiting factor they have little to no effect, yet every kid with a stock Honda thinks a cold air intake will make their car fast.
K&N have been proven to let more dirt into the engine. Sure they flow more air. How do you think they do this?
My favorite thing is seeing the high-lift Jack's mounted on trucks with factory bumpers and no rock sliders. So it has no method of lifting it or pulling it as a winch.
I think your comments on the Hi-lift are very valid, in that you need to know how to use it and maintain it. And the number of times you will use it is likely once a year at most, for very specific uses so it tends to be dead weight.
For example, I have used mine with a tire lift kit to lift tires out of a collapsed wood culvert. But this is a case where a winch would not help as I had to go backward and get the frame off the ground. Yes, bottle jack would have worked, with a lot of digging to get it in place. And it was a long hard couple of hours as was.
Excellent video and commentary
Great video and great knowledge. While someone’s feelings were probably hurt I couldn’t agree more with your recommendations. You’ll definitely save some folks some money if they pay attention.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good stuff. Its so easy to overthink overlanding gear or do what looks cool. Great video
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for this. As someone fairly new to overlanding you brought up great points that I hadn't even thought of. I appreciate what you do!
Just don't get stuck in the desert
I like seeing videos like this because it shows you what you really don’t need. all of us that like to Overland see videos and pictures of all this really neat cool expensive gear that we think we need and it really ends up being a huge waste of money. The type of equipment you need really depends on the type of Overlanding you do..
Great video!
Extra water: Totally agree. I used to carry 2 - 7 gallon jugs. When camping by myself. I always came back with one completely full and the other partially full after a 3 day outing. Easy to grab more water if needed.
Solar Panels: THANK YOU! Haha! The ONE time I had to recharge my Ecoflow, I went inside a breakfast place for a quick breakfast, took my Ecoflow inside, set it on quick charge, and after $18 dollars of food, coffee and about 30 minutes, it was fully charged. Haha! All the other times I just charge on the road. Now they sit in the garage and come out when trying to impress friends.
I would throw traction boards in that too, personally. The one time I've tried to use them, they simply and quickly bogged down in the mud with zero help. I've always found other recovery methods much more effective. I see them nice and clean on most rigs. I've yet to see any muddy and beat up, like they've been used. I even found one once on a trail in Colorado, all beat up and broken. They do make for nice overlanding jewelry though.
We were camped at Alta Lakes in CO a couple summers ago and we did actually use the lifestraw bag and it worked great. We were running low on water and it was nice to have because a run to the store would have been a hassle. I also like it because it stores easily and you never know when you might need to treat water in an emergency. I think I paid $100 for the 3 gallon bag.
Poor planning.
@@WTFover714
you don't get it..... Obviously.
Thanks for pointing out these blind spots Matt! Great work!
Just startin out, thks for the experience and info.
I agree with you. We all tend to think of "worst case" and "we need this" sets in, so we buy things without thinking it through. I have several things in my garage that I just do not need nor have I used them. They do make great dust catchers though. LOL Thanks for the video and until next time... Travel safe.
Great info Matt! Thanks! Have you ever done a review of your RTT? I’d be interested to learn more about it.
Limb risers are to protect the windshield, not prevent pin stripes. I actually use them on my tractor, to keep the limbs out of my face.
Useful tips that will save me some money. As far as limb risers saving your windshield, any branch big enough to break a windshield isn't going to be stopped by a little limb riser. But, by all means, use them if it gives you peace of mind.
Facts!!!
Limbrisers are for saving your windshield. The forest you have there they are not so thick. travel to europe to see some real woods and see some thick branches hitting your windshield and cracking it
Great video! I agreed with everything. I do carry a Grayl filter just for hiking. That way I can carry one bottle of water and refill as needed along the trail. I carried a high lift on the brush guard of my 91 Explore back in the day. NEVER used it lol
yup
Thank you for this information. Good to think about when downsizing. For me, I'm starting over so I haven't gone this far (but good to keep in mind).
We have since started carrying less water, 2 gal Rotopax and few Nalgene, sometimes a gallon jug depending on cooking.
Filter is for backpacking and hunting out west.
Our solar is full time mounted to tent, it pays no rent. We run fridge full time and rig sits more than runs even as a daily.
High lift Jack, most folks don’t know how to use properly. I grew up using them…on the farm. Super handy, I don’t carry one and don’t think I would full time. On our 4Runner I think the factory Jack will still work
We snorkeled lol
Good video
Great video Matt. What about recovery straps? Whats a good one and how many would you carry? Any Brand specific
Wow I learned a lot of what not to buy but as well as what to buy thanks Matt great video keep up the good hard work!
Great info. Some of the same things heard from other overlanders. Make it simple.
Only thing as you said if base camping for a while is solar panels. I just need enough battery power for my CPAP and wife’s CPAP.
Thanks for explaining your take.
I’m not a big water drinker myself and never really realized how long I can actually go without drinking it until I started watching vids like this lol
Thank you for your knowledge & experience, as well as keeping it real!!
Always!
WRT to water it depends were you live. For those of us who going overlanding on things like the canning stock route (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canning_Stock_Route ) and many other parts of Australia, water is essential, and people still die when their vehicles break down in remote areas and they run out of water.
To keep clean on trips like that hospital bed bath wipes are a good low water way to keep clean ...
I couldn’t agree with you more on the cold air intake and Hi Lift. Heavy and never got used, I took mine off years ago.
You are absolutely correct on all counts . Good information 👌
My limb risers are only for supporting tarps when hail is expected - saves the hood and windshield.
Hard disagree on water, and water filtration. That may be enough for where you live, but in the Southwest, where water is generally not readily available in the mountains, having "excess" is a great idea. Running out of gas will be a PITA, running out of water will kill you. When it's hot, you're looking at more than a gallon per day per person, not to mention it being awful nice to be able to wash your hands, rinse your dishes, etc.
I've had "plenty" of water twice, as in 10 gallons for 2 people for 3 days, and due to extenuating circumstances, ran out once and came pretty damn close the 2nd time.
Now, do you need a 300$ water filtration system? No. I have a 70$ pump one, more designed for backpacking but it will do the job just fine given some time and elbow grease for a 5 or 10 gallon container.
Agreed.
You got me on the solar panels, air intake, and hilift lol. 😅 I do bring a bottle jack tho. Basically just keep the hilift for looks now.
Helpful and needed. This is like a Mt Everest sherpa ranting about all his clients with money and their excessive obsession with gears. Like sherpas, we don't need no deadweights to get the ultimate experience.
Limb risers protect windshield from being broken by pushing bigger limbs,
Your explanation of what you think limb risers are for is a bit confusing as you think it’s to prevent pinstripes. As many have said it’s to prevent branches from contacting the windshield. Here in the Pacific Northwest we have extremely tight muddy tracks full of brush year round, limb risers are an absolute blessing even though a lot of people definitely don’t need them however that doesn’t mean it’s wrong to have them. Especially for people with snorkels the limb risers can save your snorkel hats from being ripped off. Another reason is tree branches heavily laden with snow that droop into the road the limb risers do a great job of clearing them and prevent dumping snow on your hood and windshield. Your reply of you shouldn’t be going that fast anyway as a copy and paste probably isn’t received well. I don’t really want to get into the air intake debate but the reality of cold air intakes are bad in just about every way and shouldn’t be used in an off-road vehicle so that I can agree on. Don’t mind the rest of the video but the limb riser explanation is something I couldn’t let slide. Limb risers are one of the mods that are definitely more situational than most.
Heavy snow is something we don't get here so that may be a valid justification for limb risers that I haven't experienced.
@@OzarkOverlandAdventures I wouldn’t say you need a valid justification for most stuff people put on rigs.
Highlift jacks are great for stretching fence or pulling fence posts, and that's it. Definitely a newbie piece of equipment.
High lift jack can serve as a handy recovery tool when buried in the mud and you need to brake the suction and get some traction boards under the tires but not something i would remember for maintenance or to carry for every Overland adventure and can be vary dangerous if used improperly
I just subscribed because I found you with Revere Overland yesterday. You really pushed some buttons with this video. It looks like most people agree with you on the solar panels but that is about it. I have used my hi-lift jack but I had to use it in conjunction with a bottle jack. I got a lift a few months ago and my Wrangler jack would not go high enough and neither would my bottle jack. So, the combination worked. I have since now have a block of wood to set my jack on that will work. But I will keep my cool looking hi-lift jack since it is not mounted on the hood.
Points to Agree (A) / Agree to Disagree (A2D)…😂😂
1) (A) Water…plan water and fuel for the trip you plan to take…potable water is a must have…
2) (A2D) Limb Risers- Install Video available if you change your mind…a bit of Camel 🐪 Trophy Nostalgia for me; but they do keep limbs from smacking the windshield and also mitigate wipers and wiper blades from getting ripped off on those overgrown trails in the rain or mud. They don’t protect from pinstripes even on the windshield frame.
3) (A) Hi-lift…can be a life saver or life taker…I’ve had a couple of near misses personally. It’s big and heavy but the Badlands Off-road Jack rides in the back.
4) (A2D)Cold Air intakes…somewhat agree….The modified stock AFE intake works perfect with the AEV snorkel. Not much gain; but you will notice it on a turbo diesel especially with a tune…from the driver’s seat…
5) (A) Solar…maybe a nice to have on more stagnant trips…
There’s one “hack” on YT…that raises my blood pressure on horrible Jeep Gladiator advice…it’s definitely not you…
If a creator in the community says “The first mod you should make” is anything other than a winch or recovery related for an off-road vehicle…it’s a clear sign they’re a “hack”… 😂😂
“Thumbs Down Guy”…seems I’ve got that one guy too…Usually he comments in slurred typing or leaves a thumbs down late on a Friday or Saturday night after a few beers 🍻 😂😂
do you get an after-market alternator in place of solar panels?
Where did you purchase the spigot for your rotopax? Thanks for the great videos!
As someone who is just getting into this overland stuff I appreciate the info you share it makes A lot of sense that’s the main reason I subscribed to this channel plus y’all from the Ozarks as well so I’ll see close trails to me
Lot of truth to all of this. The one exception is water. I spend most of my time in the deserts of the south west. You always want to carry more water than you think you'll need, in case of a breakdown. I also travel with my dog a lot and that dude can put some water down!
Awesome video! I wanted to ask what locks/latches are you using for your roof top tent?
thanks. Just the ones that came with the iKamper.
You are about half right with the cold air intake. The biggest part you missing is when it comes to the tube. The factory intake has added chambers that create excess turbulence as the air is going to the engine, this reduces fuel efficiency. Despite the name a cold air intake, it doesn't mean you're getting cold air into the engine. They have less restrictive air filters and smooth bend tubing, giving you a higher air volume going time the engine and it has less turbulence. Now you add the factory CAI with the factory snorkel you might see a small increase on the dyno but you are more likely to see the only difference between trips to the gas pump. The only real way to get the most out of your CAI is with tuning the engine so that you make better use of the added air, you have to adjust that air to fuel ratio.
Time 13:27. I guarantee you here in the east, our trails are narrower! They’re so overgrown most often it’s like going through tunnels! Also why my trucks always have MILLIONS of pinstripes! Lol.
As for limb risers? IMO pointless. They’re supposed to keep branches off the windshield. They don’t do what they’re claimed to do. Any branches large enough to cause damage, usually break the limb risers anyway. Some guys have them, many have tried them. As for me? I don’t use them either. Knowing what size limb to push with your windshield comes with experience. As for the other? I just accept that pinstripes are par for the course after 30+ years of off roading. 🙂
Unless a lion is about to eat you in the Serengeti, the most useless piece of overland gear is a rooftop tent. Considering high windage, climbing a ladder in the dark, drafty cold floors, and unwieldy mecanisms, a real tent that stakes to the ground is the best option.
100% disagree as my RTT sets up in 90 seconds and I'm not sleeping in a mud puddle when it rains. I'll be enjoying a cold beverage while I watch you set up your ground tent. LOL. And when it's pouring down rain I'll be done putting my RTT away in less than 3 minutes while you fumble around with a wet muddy tent trying to get it back in a bag. But if you like that, awesome!!! 😂
Love the cold air intake example and explanation. Double thumbs up! Being as those cold air intakes make more sound (14:18 woshy sound) some folks think their vehicle is more powerful. Heck, if sound produced more power my wife would be the CEO of the universe. As for the hi-lift jack, we thought it might be needed for recovery, well it came in handy a few times for pulling fence posts out of the ground; bada-boom. It now sits in the basement.
Great content! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
My favourite thing to do for showers is swing by a town pool, have a swim and shower. Especially nice in the winter seasons.
Also the only thing I’ve used my high lift jack for was to bend my ATV rack back when I rolled the bike lol
I showered at a public shower just the other day. They are wonderful!
The badge of honor trial in Ocala FL would like you to hold its beer and watch this in regard to tight trails and pinstripes.
I was ganna say, Florida has some very tight trails, a lot of people just don’t know about them.
Every 6 months I pull everything out and if I never used it it gets thrown in the garage.
You got me on the water. I had a huge 12 gallon tank and I went down to a little 4 gallon waterport for hand washing and cooking water. Enough for a quick Shower.
Hotel every 3-4 days and body wash wipes is key.
You got me on the hanging water filter thing. In the garage it went. 😂
Water is weight. McDonald’s is awesome for filling up water. Triple filtered. Very cold. I bring in a big bottle and fill up.
Solar panel on the roof works good for the beach and and home to keep the fridge on 24/7. With redvision you don’t need it anyway. 😉
I had limb risers. Ok on a full size on my tundra here in the Appalachian mountains it is tight trails. Don’t have them in the jeep. Good for hanging wet clothes. 😂
100% agree on the cold air intake. Exsp on a jeep. Extra dumb points on a diesel that already has a intercooler 😂
Please do a review on the syclone pre filter!!! You will love it.
I sold my high lift jack. Used one time. Saved my ass. But Bottle jacks 100% and soo heavy!!!
It had to be said, you got a new sub cuz of this video...appreciate the real life update on products like this, keep it coming
Awesome! Thank you!!
Hey Matt. I'm still fairly new. The only thing I have that you mentioned is water filtration. I have a 3 stage water filtration system. We bring a 7 gallon water jug and just get water from the river. But, I take my wife with me, and she and I love showers lol. I have a shower tent and hot water heater. Love your videos bro
Just to be clear on the cold air intake, the computer doesnt limit the air coming in... It uses that information to properly adjust the fuel pulse to the injectors to achieve the closest F/A ratio to the given conditions. That being said, you are correct that they are not worth the upgrade and most times not installed in an area that makes them beneficial. Outside that, love the channel and value your opinions as you speak from experience and not just popular opinion 👌
Thank you for doing this video. Just bought my Jeep and yes everything you said makes sense. Especially about looking cool in the Jeep community. It has definitely made me think twice about future purchases.
Completely entertained by this one. Laughing throughout. Speaking truth to conventions. 😂 happy trails
Spot on with the cold-air intake. I’m glad someone else said it.
Nothing cooler than having a Highlift bolted to your hood hinges and getting into a wreck. That’s a heavy weapon going through the front windshield
I agree with you on a lot of the items. Especially solar panels! They take up space and really need perfect sun conditions to be worth it. Hell, even here in Florida, you won’t get much solar charge unless there are no clouds.
Youd be correct in assuming that a cold air intake makes little difference over a stock airbox nowadays. Theyre designed very well most of the time...however, a snorkel intake actually has many benefits over a standard airbox/intake setup or even the most obvious benefit of water fording ability. Having the air intake up high allows the vehicle to pull air in from above the dist and water layers that are created from overlanding and offroading. This makes the necessity to blow out your air filters or change them while on the trail much less while also increasing fuel efficiency since your vehicle isnt fighting a compromised intake system or hotter air. Another good example of this is why most military vehicles have snorkels or high air intakes as well, even if they dont have a high water fording kit installed on them, theyre designed like that to extend the life of the engine, extend the life of the filters, and improve fuel efficiency.
The moment you said hi lift i instantly thought bottle jack! Before today I've never even heard of limb risers. Still learning..
Very informative points, thank you!
Fully agree with you on all the points, ESPECIALLY the high lift jack, the weight just does not justify the usage, and extremely dangerous, being remote, prevention of possible injuries is really important.
Still new to your channel. But have you ever broke down your power management system? I'm looking to add more aux power, but I'm not sure where to start.
I've got a detailed install video on my aux batteries.
Very informative. Thanks
Thanks for the advise👏👏agree with most of them based on my limited experience so far, maybe disagree with the limb raisers which I was planning to install basically to protect the windshield
Pretty good video. I grabbed a hilift jack to strap the tire and jack up there. Also, it is a "poor mans winch" electric winches are the bees knees but these work just fine too. I dont disgree with any of it though, i know mine is mostly decoration! 😊
Great Info. I'm buying a Rubicon within a year, and watching your videos have help me a lot. But I disagree a little about your opinion of about water. Love your videos.
How do you feel about cold air intakes in high-altitude situations? I've always ran them to help increase the availability of air (not density) above timberline in Colorado where I wheel. Maybe I'm not thinking it through.
It's irrelevant on a modern engine. The computer controls all that.
@@OzarkOverlandAdventures cool. Thanks for the reply
Limb risers do what you don’t realize they do….They protect the windshield. I wheel in the ozarks too. Pinstripes are a badge of honor for us.
They only protect the windshield if you are careless and are running into tree limbs way too fast. LOLOL
Definitely some useful info!! Thanks
100% on the snorkel. My intake sensor is always barely 10 degrees hotter than the environment temp. Before I installed the snorkel, the temp was always close to the 200F, almost the same as the engine
I agree with a lot of that! Hi Lift jack especially!! Never got one and never seen a friend use one! I did limb risers on my old TJ, but have not gone with them for my JL. Snorkel I did before and I am on the fence.. but definitely not doing a "cold air" intake... honest and truth sir.. good job
Love this video!!! Thank you! You & Kara are the best! 🥰
Honestly, I agree with every single one of these. We tend to buy stuff because we think we MAY need it, but never truly evaluate scenarios we actually end up in vs what we've bought. I'm learning to slim my pack out down quite a bit!
1. Water. This greatly depends and where you are and what you are doing. Don't try and cross Death Valley, and get out of your car in the daytime to explore, and not have extra water.
2. Solar Panels. Having fold up solar panels, only works when you are not moving. You can mount your solar panels, so they are charging your batteries why you are on the move.This means your alternator is not working as hard.
3. Limb Risers. As others have written, you do not understand their purpose. They are not to prevent scratches, they are to protect the front windshield from breaking. It's not even so much the cost of replacement, but that your vision on your trip is now compromised. The goal is to prevent issues that abort your trip, or require you to unsafely finish that trip.
4. Cold Air Intake. An open air intake is often referred to as a cold air intake, but that is more of a naming convention, rather than reality. As you stated, a snorkel is a version of a cold air intake.
5. High Lift Jack. These can be valuable, but you need to know how to use one, and have jacking spots and additional accessories for use. Also, they are very useful for, with additional accessories, for forcing open doors. Yes, I've used mine as such. There are actually many opportunities to use life saving equipment, but most people don't stop because they lack the training or tools to be of use. Getting a jammed door open to get someone out, makes a high lift jack a useful too. There are uses well beyond lifting your car, or using as a recovery tool. I also carry a bottle jack.
1) agreed I said it depends on your trip.
2) why user solar to charge batteries when driving when a DCDC charger is much faster and more efficient and not dependent on sunshine?
3) I get that but what idiot is driving fast enough on tight trails to break a windshield? It's still a solution looking for a problem.
5) IF you know how to use them.
Does anyone know of a heavy duty high lift scissors jack that would be good for lifted vehicles. This would be a good light weight jack for vehicles and trailers?
I have a jk when attaching a roof tent do you need a roof rack? I can't find anything on that lol
Just wanted to weigh in on the "cold air intake" . I agree they have no place in off-roading or overlanding because of the dusty environment and poor filtration. A true "cold air intake" is sealed from the engine bay and draws colder denser air at a higher volume into the engine. The air is metered by a MAF sensor with an IAT sensor that's built into it nowadays. Your ECU uses a variety of different multipliers based off intake air temp, manifold pressure, and air volume to achieve the perfect A/F ratio at any given time. So if your cold air intake with a high flow filter is efficient enough to allow more air, which is colder, it will have to adjust the mixture as you mentioned in the video to achieve the commanded AF ratio parameters in the ECU. If all you're pulling in is hot air at a lower volume because of a restricted filter the ECU will require less fuel to achieve the desired AF ratio thus making less HP. Colder air at a higher volume will require more fuel for a complete burn which will give you more HP. I'm not willing to sacrifice my filtration system for 5-10HP so in a off-road application it's still useless unless you have a mall crawler or a sports car.
Aftermarket cold air intakes are illegal in California. The best legal thing you can do is install a 21:41 high-flow air filter media. A cat-back (or filter-back for diesel) exhaust system is also still legal. Even an oil catch can or a non-stock intercooler are technically illegal. Essentially, anything that modifies the induction or exhaust cycle is illegal.
@@JamesMcGillis
That is an incorrect generalization.
Aftermarket parts are LIMITED, but not completely legal.
Certain manufacturers make aftermarket components for intakes and exhausts that are CARB legal [California Air Resources Board].
That’s interesting because there is enough evidence that aftermarket cold air intakes do just fine in off-road applications.
When I watch Ozark overland and Trail Recon collaboration videos, i like to imagine I'm watching Don Knotts and John Ritter are out overlanding together 😅
New TR/OOA videos coming soon. Lol.
Great video Matt!!! Oh and you hurt my feeling...🤣🤣🤣🤣 NOT!! You really hit the nail on the head with all of the mods!! Great info!
Glad you enjoyed it!
There are actual "cold air intakes" which remove restrictions from the air intake system. If used in conjunction with other parts and/or a programmer, you could see substantial gains, particularly with a turbocharged engine.