1:44 Spillimacheen "Spill-macheen" we kind of ignore the second "i" or only slightly announce it we kind of put a pause after "spill" then say "macheen". 12:09 Do you have coordinates for the lake? 16:14 I have adventured in BC and Alberta to be honest the BC offorad adventurers are better than the Alberta offroaders for maintaining the remote sites. 22:57 Some really good rim scratchers there. 31:49 PEI? They claimed that hill? I might have to go and fix that LOL Nice video in my backyard.
That’s a great question. Hours and hours of scouring satellite images to start with. Google Earth is good but for that region, it is imaged with snow on the ground which is not useful. In fact much of BC, Yukon and NWT is the same from my experience. The BRMB app has been really useful in Canada. OnX Off Road in the USA. I understand that OnX is expanding their service to Canada but I am not sure when that is yet. Of the 2 I prefer OnX. Great detail on their maps. I hope they have the same or similar detail in Canada as they have in the USA.
It was the original 1FZ-FE with >250k miles. With the mods it would do reasonably well on and off road. On road 15 mpg was the best she could do that trip and never worse than 12. Lots of upgrades to get it that high. As for off road range, that can vary wildly depending on conditions. I never keep track of mpg off road really. Time, distance traveled and fuel and distance remaining are what I track off road. With that said 2.5 days of mixed/balanced diet of off roading would get me down to a quarter tank. This trip we really didn’t worry too much about fuel though. We were reasonably close to fueling options for most of it. Plus the LC had better range than the pickup especially off road. 😄
@@offroadorigins6609 I am doing AMT in Aug and have a JKU Rubicon with a 2016 Chev V8 5.3 DI. 8 spd auto and this thing even at snails pace is good for 8mpg so long as I am still moving and about 15mpg offroad normal stuff. Will take 10 gals spare with me on AMT. I noticed your Navarra was a thirsty beast from your comments. Very impressed with the Tojo on AMT as well.
@@barrytunzelmann4759 We definitely brought 3 or 4 times more fuel than we needed but we really didn’t need to fuel up the rest of our trip through Canada. After watching the expedition overland guys run very low halfway through I figured better safe than sorry. I would suggest bringing a backup saw and 1 gallon can of gas knowing you may have to mix more depending on how much saw work you need. We were the first non-ATV vehicles to traverse the path we took. No one had driven Pan Meadow crossing to the forestry service road nor past the beaver dam to the Chadwells, though that section was cleared enough for side by sides only. I think it made more work than if it were not cut out at all. I’m extraordinarily hopeful for you that it’s not going to be a fire season like last year. I was thinking about doing it again next year but to spend a couple weeks doing some trail maintenance/fishing or something that will mix in some other activities other than wheeling all day. The trail on the north side of Euchiniko Lake is in need according to Wayne and Teresa at the lodge there. It’d be cool to redo a couple bridges too. 😅
A worthy goal and destination. I deliberately mentioned the small towns that we were near as a starting point and a few other clues. I use BRMB app on my phone for trail recon before heading out on a trip. Download offline maps for areas you are interested in. If you are having difficulty in your searches and you can figure out how to PM me, I will help you narrow it down. BTW we’ll be back up there in early July. Throw us a few bucks and you can tag along. 😂
I like using gaiagps as I can create routes on the computer and then log in to my tablet that I use for navigation. You can down load the maps so they still work when out of cell range, but the BC backroads book is a good back up plan.
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing your great experience. Do you mind PM me with the coordinate for the lake at 34:30? I'm from Minnesota and would love to visit this site. Really appreciated!
Great video! The Koots has some really beautiful and fun trails for sure.
Thanks. Without a doubt one of the most beautiful places you can take 4 wheels!
Hey I went on that ferry for the first time a month ago! It's the cable mounted one right? Near trail?
Is this bruce creek trail?
I used to 8 x 8 in the Canadian rockies (saddle horse and pack horse). Too old to do that now but more enjoyable I think. Anyway this was a nice video
Hi Bob. Glad you liked the video. I admire packhorse adventures a lot. I could just imagine the places a person could go!
1:44 Spillimacheen "Spill-macheen" we kind of ignore the second "i" or only slightly announce it we kind of put a pause after "spill" then say "macheen".
12:09 Do you have coordinates for the lake?
16:14 I have adventured in BC and Alberta to be honest the BC offorad adventurers are better than the Alberta offroaders for maintaining the remote sites.
22:57 Some really good rim scratchers there.
31:49 PEI? They claimed that hill? I might have to go and fix that LOL
Nice video in my backyard.
Thanks for the correction on the pronunciation. I’ll message you directly on the lake. Yup PEI flag up there.
Or you can just say Spilli like us locals do
If you like bruce creek I got one you would like better, same area.
where do you find these trails?
That’s a great question. Hours and hours of scouring satellite images to start with. Google Earth is good but for that region, it is imaged with snow on the ground which is not useful. In fact much of BC, Yukon and NWT is the same from my experience. The BRMB app has been really useful in Canada. OnX Off Road in the USA. I understand that OnX is expanding their service to Canada but I am not sure when that is yet. Of the 2 I prefer OnX. Great detail on their maps. I hope they have the same or similar detail in Canada as they have in the USA.
What is powering the Landcruiser? Just wondering your off road fuel range without spare fuel.
It was the original 1FZ-FE with >250k miles. With the mods it would do reasonably well on and off road. On road 15 mpg was the best she could do that trip and never worse than 12. Lots of upgrades to get it that high. As for off road range, that can vary wildly depending on conditions. I never keep track of mpg off road really. Time, distance traveled and fuel and distance remaining are what I track off road. With that said 2.5 days of mixed/balanced diet of off roading would get me down to a quarter tank. This trip we really didn’t worry too much about fuel though. We were reasonably close to fueling options for most of it. Plus the LC had better range than the pickup especially off road. 😄
@@offroadorigins6609 I am doing AMT in Aug and have a JKU Rubicon with a 2016 Chev V8 5.3 DI. 8 spd auto and this thing even at snails pace is good for 8mpg so long as I am still moving and about 15mpg offroad normal stuff. Will take 10 gals spare with me on AMT. I noticed your Navarra was a thirsty beast from your comments. Very impressed with the Tojo on AMT as well.
@@barrytunzelmann4759 We definitely brought 3 or 4 times more fuel than we needed but we really didn’t need to fuel up the rest of our trip through Canada. After watching the expedition overland guys run very low halfway through I figured better safe than sorry. I would suggest bringing a backup saw and 1 gallon can of gas knowing you may have to mix more depending on how much saw work you need. We were the first non-ATV vehicles to traverse the path we took. No one had driven Pan Meadow crossing to the forestry service road nor past the beaver dam to the Chadwells, though that section was cleared enough for side by sides only. I think it made more work than if it were not cut out at all. I’m extraordinarily hopeful for you that it’s not going to be a fire season like last year. I was thinking about doing it again next year but to spend a couple weeks doing some trail maintenance/fishing or something that will mix in some other activities other than wheeling all day. The trail on the north side of Euchiniko Lake is in need according to Wayne and Teresa at the lodge there. It’d be cool to redo a couple bridges too. 😅
do you mind pm me the coordinate.hoping to go there during summer
Where do you find info on trails in the kootenays? I’d like to get out there next summer. Cheers!
A worthy goal and destination. I deliberately mentioned the small towns that we were near as a starting point and a few other clues. I use BRMB app on my phone for trail recon before heading out on a trip. Download offline maps for areas you are interested in. If you are having difficulty in your searches and you can figure out how to PM me, I will help you narrow it down. BTW we’ll be back up there in early July. Throw us a few bucks and you can tag along. 😂
Zack you can buy at backroadmapbooks.com for all of Canada. Might be a software version as well
I like using gaiagps as I can create routes on the computer and then log in to my tablet that I use for navigation. You can down load the maps so they still work when out of cell range, but the BC backroads book is a good back up plan.
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing your great experience. Do you mind PM me with the coordinate for the lake at 34:30? I'm from Minnesota and would love to visit this site. Really appreciated!