The time and energy you spend setting up those shots in the rain and snow, driving to and away from the camera, you must really have a passion. Very beautiful work.
I hope people realise (and appreciate) the work put into making these videos. The camera set up, returning to retrieve the camera, editing (must be hours), music, naration, etc. Not to mention the travel and planning. Great job.
It IS a lot of work, for sure. Usually 20+ hours of editing work by the time a video is actually posted. Add in the actual filming time and this is basically a second full time job in addition to my regular work. Doesn't pay like a full time job though, LOL, at least not at my level. For the moment I'm enjoying it, though it has really consumed my entire non-work life. Thanks for watching - and for the kind words.
Your best video yet, superb production quality. Cannot imagine the time and energy that went into setting up the dozens and dozens of shots coming and going - WOW!
Haha, yes indeed...if the scenery is nice or the trail offers interesting terrain, it takes me three times longer than it should to get from point A to point B. In fact I calculated that for a certain stretch of my lava tour video, I averaged a whopping 1 mile per hour...a hiker would have left me in the dust, LOL. It's a pleasure though, I truly enjoy doing it. Thanks for the kind words!
For sure, that would have been far more efficient. :-) I've since just jumped all the way to 20V chainsaw, which now rides in my car on every excursion. It has been a fantastic addition to my gear. Thanks for watching!
Hi friend! Congratulations!!! It is beautiful, that beautiful places, I like it very much, only that in Mexico it is not safe to walk on roads like this, I keep watching and enjoying your videos and especially in a beautiful Subaru, I am a subarist by heart, bravo again, I send you a hug from Mexico City.
Thank you! I'm sorry to hear it's not safe to adventure in this way where you live. I hope one day you will be able to go explore somewhere! Thanks for watching!
I love the commitment to all those shots of you pulling up or driving by a certain spot. All that backtracking to pick up my camera would drive me crazy!
Being from GP I tuned in when I saw the title. Recently sold my 13 forester. Your vids make me miss that car and the adventures I had with it. Not as serious as your vids but plenty of day trips on mountain roads. Great times!!!!
I loved this video! While you provided information about your soft road excursion you did a superb job of capturing your adventure in great detail. I was really drawn into to watching you deal with all the blocked gates and maintaining a positive attitude while clearing roads with your axe. That reminds me! I need to stop calling my little hatchet an axe and ... I need to buy a real axe! Keep it up Donald! I really like this format! This reminds me of an episode of 4Xpedition back when he made episodes about exploring and camping.
Haha, hooboy, I gotta tell you, I probably had a few moments where my attitude was slightly less positive, as my entire day's plan continued crumbling away, LOL. And as glad as I was I had my axe along, honestly I think I'd struggle to clear a second real tree if I had to (or even a single tree that was much bigger than the relatively small one I dispatched). I'm already looking into a chainsaw as my next gear acquisition, as I've encountered downed trees on easily more than half of my excursions. The PNW forests are beautiful, but man what a PITA they can be. 8^D Thanks Jon!
Scout Drone... may help your adventures. I've been using an inexpensive "DJI tello" drone to scout ahead. I can launch it out of my sunroof, straight up, to get a bird's eye view of the trails ahead. It's not the best, and gets blown around by the wind, so I'm saving up to get a better one. Might be something worth considering for your adventures. BTW, your cinematography, trail driving shots, and nature beauty shots, along with matching music is excellent and makes it feel like I'm right there on the trail. Keep up the great work!
Very enjoyable and entertaining. The way you engage your viewers into your situations is outstanding. I laughed but also felt your “gated pain.” Thanks for taking us on your trip!
Oh good, I'm glad you laughed, seriously. I admittedly wasn't terribly happy about any of it at the time, but all part of the adventure and I can definitely laugh about it now. 8^) Thanks for watching!
We explored and camped along the Coquille River early summer. We were headed over the other side but encountered thick wildfire smoke which spooked us to turn around. There were a lot of wildfires around and we didn’t want to wander into an area that would have been a bad place to be. After our trip we learned that the heavy smoke came from the California fires. But still, I’m glad we played it safe because you just never know for sure. This video should be watched by people who are getting into overland and wild camping. This is reality when exploring. You’ll experience a lot of “failures” and a small handful of victories. Getting out there is about getting out there in nature no matter what the circumstances are and if you are lucky on occasion you’ll find those epic spots.
Great job. I live in Eugene/Springfield and just bought a 3rd Gen Forester. So I really appreciate your content as it is pretty much exactly what I'll be doing with the Subi except with a lot more fly fishing emphasis. Many thanks!
This was back when I was still using my photography-oriented gear to shoot video. After years of cycling through various more video-oriented systems, I've actually come full-circle and have returned to a very similar set of gear to where I started. A little more headache to operate some of the time but visually nicer.
Brilliant. It felt like I was there with you man.... almost every step of the way... I say almost. because at one point I had to leave to get a bottle of wine.... now it feels like were old friends.... maybe its just the wine... :) enjoyed the videos. thanks.
Great videography and soundtrack plus incredible scenery, really entertaining video. Thanks for sharing your adventures! But be careful out there man, I know of 2 different times people got lost and stuck in the snow, they didn't make it back alive. The roads over the Coast Range in that area can be beautiful but unforgiving, especially in Winter.
I remember those stories! That's always in the back of my mind. Even though I'm better prepared than those people were, I still don't take chances with questionable condition when I'm out solo. That's why you see me abandon so many routes on this trip...just not worth the risk, especially in that sloppy leftover slush. Glad you enjoyed the music...I had a lot of fun with it but that drew more complaints than compliments, LOL. Thanks for watching!
I enjoy the videos of Oregon you make. I'm up in Washington and have bought a VW Touareg for some of my own expeditions into the PNW wilderness. Keep on riding and perhaps might run into on a trail
Great video!! Man you have some nice scenery in Oregon!! I'm going to put it on my list of places to visit when I get my vehicle. Thanks for sharing your adventure. ✌
We are indeed fortunate to have vast amounts of wilderness across a huge variety of terrain and ecosystems, rainforest to desert, beach to alpine mountaintops. Seems there's ALWAYS something else to see! Thanks for watching!
You should change the title ... "Exploring Oregon went wrong" ahahah But I know the struggle with all these gates ... And it's even more frustrating when one side is open and not the other ... but it's part of exploring I guess ! Anyway, thank you for the 30min of entertainment, it was a pleasure to watch (and I had a good laugh ahaha) the landscape was stunning, as usual in Oregon !
Aww thank you! Still a lot of technical flaws and equipment limitations in my video production but I'm having fun doing what I can. Thanks for watching!
Amazing video, I loved watching it this Thanksgiving morning, holidays are normally very sad for me and this cheered me up a bit.....Made me want to go explore in my outback...
I love Oregon and Portland and went there about 4 times. And I am also using the Subaru Forester SH5 isomorphism, and I feel a sense of familiarity and am watching your video.
Thank you! I always feel a little iffy about including food segments, but I do enjoy seeing what other people cook when camping. Thanks for watching and for the feedback, much appreciated!
15:49 Yeah me and some friends drove to Mt. Hebo near the Oregon coast to camp at South Lake. Not even 2 miles from the lake, we ran into a closed gate and had to back track and hit another road that took us pretty much passed said closed gate and to the lake. Incredibly obnoxious.
New subscriber here from Portland Oregon. I love your videos, and you're teaching me a lot. one thing I've learned from this video is, I'm getting a small chain saw. lol Keep up the good work bro.
I love your videos. Always a good watch when I'm stuck at my desk. 3 questions for you: 1. Do you carry a full size spare? 2. What do you air down to in most dirt situations? 3. What compressor is that and would you buy it again? Guess that's 4 questions :) Keep them coming!
FWIW, most of the time, I'm stuck at my desk as well and live vicariously through other people's videos out on the trail. 8^D 1. Not yet (unwisely). I very recently found a good deal on a single used Black Rhino Boxer so I am now in the process of building a full size spare. I've just been carrying the OEM donut spare up to now and hoping the KO2s live up to their reputed toughness. 2. I run the KO2s at 37 psi on pavement. On general forest roads (gravel, washboardy, etc) I go down to 25 psi, mostly for comfort (makes a HUGE difference, totally worth the trouble) but also for a bit of increased traction and puncture resistance, never knowing exactly what I might encounter around the next bend. On more challenging, primitive routes where I truly need more grip and/or where there are a lot of rocks sticking out of the roadbed, I'll take it down to ~21-22 psi, which really lets the tires wrap around and grip any obstacle, and makes them very flexible if I don't manage to dodge dangerous pointy rocks. On truly mushy stuff like sand, all the way down to 15 psi or even a little less to get better float and less dig-in-ness. 3. Viair 88p, and yes, absolutely. Superb, reliable performance for going on two years now. Thanks for watching!
Haha, well, after watching this very video, my dad got me a chainsaw for my birthday, and it had absolutely changed my life driving through the forest. Now I (almost) never leave home without it! Thanks for watching!
Thank you sir! Yes, lovely lush forests here for sure. Sometimes they feel a bit inescapable and I long for open, unforested landscapes where you can actually see the scenery, but I do truly enjoy the cool, damp, deep dark forests, green overhead, and green underfoot. 8^) Thanks for watching and the kind words!
Ahh camping in Oregon! I always say about living in the NW - If you don't like doing things in the rain, you'll never do anything! Nice to see you stay positive through all the road blocks. Although that's what editing is for, right? excellent stuff.
Yeah, that's for sure, you can't let the rain stop you around here. I grew up in western Oregon so the wet life is all I've ever known, LOL. And...heh, yeah, I'm not sure how positive my state of mind was towards the end of that day, LOL. I do have to remind myself that it's all part of the adventure and that dealing with rain and roadblocks is still so much better than sitting at my desk in front of a computer! Thanks for watching!
Right before you thanking that guy for suggesting to bring a saw as well, I was thinking for my future adventures, good the axe it's a must but to be sure bring a saw too :D
I now just carry a chainsaw. So much better than the axe or the handsaw. Totally worth it if you explore forested backcountry, and comes in very handy for collecting firewood as well. :-) Thanks for watching!
Love the video dude! Great job getting past some of those tree road blocks 👍🏼 I’ll have to check out that area sometime. Those gravel bars sure looked fun. Makes me itch for some camping!
Thanks Shawn! The gravel bars are pretty cool, and there are many of them along either side of the river, with some fun little trails to get down to them as well. One could easily spend a couple of hours exploring all of them. I felt a little silly just tooling around on the riverbank while all the people down there to actually fish looked on, but it was worth it. 8^) Even with the rain it was great to spend the night alone in the wilderness. I wish I could do this a little more often.
@@eligiol At that time of year, when the snow is "rotten" having melted and refrozen and melted many times over and it's warm out, that stuff is ludicrously slippery and just awful to drive in. My Forester with the KO2s and AWD can normally plow through an impressive amount of snow without batting an eye, but this warm slushy stuff is really slick in a different way from regular cold snow, and if the road is off-camber in the slightest you can find yourself sliding right off regardless of what you do. He may also have been referring to an incident several years ago where some people (unprepared and in an inadequate passenger car) unwisely followed their GPS up into these mountains, got stuck in a snowstorm, and died. Snow tires or traction devices certainly help, though personally I would advise against anyone trying to do any kind of distance in the warm spring slush. You just never know how much worse it may get around the next corner, and then it may be too late to even turn around without sliding off the road. I'm not afraid to drive in the snow but this slush, I don't touch.
Spent my teens in the 90's up to Oakridge where my parents had a hardware store. I miss the vast network of open roads up there. As evidenced in this vidya the SW area of the state has more closed roads then passable ones half the time. Although I still love it down here.
It seems trickier everywhere these days. The timber companies seem to be preventing access more than they used to. I grew up in the Mohawk Valley north of Springfield in the 80s and most of the BLM roads we used to drive up are now gated all the time. I've made multiple attempts from multiple directions in the past couple of years to access these areas I remember from my youth with no luck. Thanks for watching!
Dude, the more I watch your videos the more I want to move to Oregon. I was stationed on a radar site in North Bend in '69 and absolutely loved Oregon's coastline. I even fished for steelhead on the Rogue above Gold Beach, too. My favorite town was Bandon and used to take my kids to see the seals. My wife and I are both retired and want to move from Virginia to either Hawaii (her first choice) or Florida. However, I still have the adventurous blood and want to overland camp in a state more conducive to this lifestyle. As I watch your videos and Coyote Works the desire to move there gets stronger. One of my favorite activities when out on an adventure is target shooting but doing that out here on the East Coast I feel as though I'm committing a crime.
There are definite advantages to the western states and the extensive public lands. I'm very grateful to have grown up here. I've discovered this lifestyle late in life and regret all the years I did not take full advantage of this state, but trying to make up for it now! Thanks for watching!
Best video yet! Had a horror feeling to it. Kept thinking Jason was going to come out of the woods and get you......! THEN THE AXE SCENE! Borrowed a go pro? Not sure if you are interested or not, but I use a window mount for my camera. Keeps the camera clean and dry inside with you. Usually cleaner footage too, as long as you keep the window clean. Keep up the good work, George.
Horror, axe scene, LOL...okay, I will admit I might have gone a bit over the top on this one. 8^) I was inspired by a cinematic offroad video I saw recently to experiment with pushing into a slightly more impressionistic approach. Honestly I do think I pushed it a little too far on this one, heh, but eventually I'll find the right stylistic groove. The borrowed GoPro included a suction cup mount which was easiest to use on the exterior of the car. As a GoPro newb it didn't even occur to me that the rain might be effecting the footage (although I ultimately didn't hate the slightly dreamy effect at times). Once I finally manage to get my own GoPro I will definitely figure out an interior mounting so rain doesn't screw things up again. Thanks George for watching and for always useful insights!
That was a good video....but all those turn arounds...lol. And, yeah, Quesadillas are one of my best camp foods too. Never been to NW but I think I'll stay in a dryer climate. Happy Trails.
Haha, I hoped someone would catch the frog legs reference. ;^) I might've gone a bit overboard with the "cinematic" treatment...still kind of finding my way stylistically with each new video, but I certainly had fun editing this one. Thanks for watching!
Another great video. I think you should look into a full size bow saw. They are cheap and effective for clearing larger trunks and don’t take up a lot of space. Of course they have come a long way with the new battery chainsaws also. It has always been my nightmare to get trapped by falling trees.
Indeed...chain saw has long been on my wish list and I was thinking gas originally but have just started looking into cordless saws and am quite impressed by what I'm seeing. I'm now considering a cordless saw plus an inverter to be able to charge batteries after use. Not having to worry about a finicky 2-cycle engine (plus not needing to transport an additional gas can) is definitely appealing. Thanks for watching!
Great vid! Enjoyed it w/ a nice hazy IPA while watching this. Keep up the great content. Softroading might just suit me with my '08 Forester. It's my first rig and i need to log my first trip in it whenever I have time away from the research lab. 😂😅
Yes, by all means, get that Foz out on the trails! Thanks for watching! (oh, and can't go wrong with a nice hazy IPA...I went with a thick toasty stout for this trip but IPAs are generally my first choice!)
I have made that trip many times, you needed to go up the river and follow the road to Powers and that will put you on the Coquille river. It’s a good road all the way through, not sure where you got off track.
Well, I didn't *want* to take that route, I was trying to work my way through on more primitive backroads, with a few points of interest I wanted to check out along the way. Alas, this is the risk I knew I was taking with a route that wasn't 100% national forest. :-)
Bobcats are known to regularly breed with Housecats, and they turn ou tin all different shapes and sizes. I dont think they have bred with the larger cats, but its possible. Depending on which breed is mom, depends on if they come out with a tail or not.
I use both gaiagps and ridewithgps to plot routes in the OR coast range for my gravel bike rides. It’s never 100% accurate. Gaia has a private landowner overlay which is helpful. I grew up in S oregon, love ur vids! Armchair vacations.
After being born in Roseburg OR in 1966 and lived in Coos bay till 1982 before moving to Alaska and now in southwest Oklahoma. A lot of the roads you were on are logging roads and can expect a few gate's being closed by who ever is logging in a couple of the spots you showed and the being right after hunting season you will have some of them closing gate's to keep people from hunting in the same area that they are hunting in and having stupid cousins that think it's funny to close gate's that live in Eugene you can expect that time of year there will be a bunch of closed gate's till the BLM and forest service workers going through the the roads and reopening the gate's and doing a little little cleaning up the trees that have fallen across the roads. Late spring early summer used to be the best time to go through a bunch of that area. It's good to see some of the places I haven't seen seen since I was a kid. Good luck on your next trip
Even though some routes went wrong for you, a lot went right. Beautiful scenery, honing skills chopping logs and moving them with a tow strap, and what a great spot to start a fire and fix dinner at the end of the day. Gotta add quesadilla's to my camping meal list! Have you tried cooking with a Rome pie iron? They are versatile (I have the XL Square), using the halves for eggs & bacon separately like mini skillets, or together to toast sandwiches (or quesadilla's next time!) and they clean up and pack easily when solo compared to using the 12" cast iron skillet when my dear wife is along. Take care and keep exploring. It is appreciated! Pete - KI7LIL
I have not use the irons, but I've watched Coyote Works make many tasty looking meals in them and am tempted. Seems like a good way to up my campfire cooking game (currently at zero, LOL). Thanks for watching!
@@softroadingthewest I would never even think of that, I imagined tyou scrounging through the wet forest breaking up small discarded branches! Thanks for an easy trip for viewers!
Wow! I've yet to come face-to-face in any way or look one in the eye, they're always just scurrying away quickly by the time I spot them. I would love to get a really good look at one in the wild, but at the same time I'm glad I've never had any close encounters. :-)
@@softroadingthewest it was the highlight of the entire time up there, and the first time I got to see the face as well. They are amazingly beautiful animals. My previous two sightings were watching there other end as they vanished i to the forest.
I would be curious to see how those snow socks handle warm rotten snow like that. The Forester on KO2s is like a snowmobile in cold snow, but that warm slush is just awful. I encounter it often enough on spring excursions that it would be nice to have a potential solution other than abandoning the route. If I gotta mess with chains though, naw, I'd rather just turn around. 8^D
@@softroadingthewest if i am not mistaken the socks are Just for those poor no winter tire souls stuck on slush. Check out all the videos out there and see whether you are convinced and consider Decent snow chains are heavier more expensive but much more durable and reliable. I would spend the 100-150$ on a decent Thule. They go up to 400$ on the top summit model, which are rather easy to install compare to conventional chains. Better invest some more $ and be able to negotiate snow than get stuck, or double back miles and loose valuable weekend time, and fuel costsetc. Well worth the head ache, not to mention you might actually get stuck completely without them..... Let me know.... hope to see you not using them but having them on future vids. Cheers from never snowy jerusalem
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The time and energy you spend setting up those shots in the rain and snow, driving to and away from the camera, you must really have a passion. Very beautiful work.
I hope people realise (and appreciate) the work put into making these videos. The camera set up, returning to retrieve the camera, editing (must be hours), music, naration, etc. Not to mention the travel and planning.
Great job.
It IS a lot of work, for sure. Usually 20+ hours of editing work by the time a video is actually posted. Add in the actual filming time and this is basically a second full time job in addition to my regular work. Doesn't pay like a full time job though, LOL, at least not at my level. For the moment I'm enjoying it, though it has really consumed my entire non-work life. Thanks for watching - and for the kind words.
@@softroadingthewest Hopefully the channel will keep growing and RUclips will make it worth your while.
I knew things were going wrong the moment the "Michael Myers" piano music started.
Beautiful scenery and a great video! Keep up the good work!
Thank you kindly!
That's exactly what I was thinking. Like dear God, he's going to be killed. lol
Your best video yet, superb production quality. Cannot imagine the time and energy that went into setting up the dozens and dozens of shots coming and going - WOW!
Haha, yes indeed...if the scenery is nice or the trail offers interesting terrain, it takes me three times longer than it should to get from point A to point B. In fact I calculated that for a certain stretch of my lava tour video, I averaged a whopping 1 mile per hour...a hiker would have left me in the dust, LOL. It's a pleasure though, I truly enjoy doing it. Thanks for the kind words!
I find my Bow saw more useful than my ax. Thanks for sharing your adventures to inspire us all.
For sure, that would have been far more efficient. :-) I've since just jumped all the way to 20V chainsaw, which now rides in my car on every excursion. It has been a fantastic addition to my gear. Thanks for watching!
Rainy but stunningly beautiful. Love the trees and mist and waterfalls and ferns.
Hi friend!
Congratulations!!! It is beautiful, that beautiful places, I like it very much, only that in Mexico it is not safe to walk on roads like this, I keep watching and enjoying your videos and especially in a beautiful Subaru, I am a subarist by heart, bravo again, I send you a hug from Mexico City.
Thank you! I'm sorry to hear it's not safe to adventure in this way where you live. I hope one day you will be able to go explore somewhere! Thanks for watching!
SIRIUS when they get through breaking the protections in our country we will be like Mexico. Sad to say.
the amount of effort to stop, set the cameras and pass again, respect my dude, respect!
It can be a lot of work but I truly enjoy doing it. Thank you!
I was thinking the same thing. I wouldn't have the patience for it. Glad others do!
Got to love Oregon no matter what way you turn there is a beautiful view
I love the commitment to all those shots of you pulling up or driving by a certain spot. All that backtracking to pick up my camera would drive me crazy!
Being from GP I tuned in when I saw the title. Recently sold my 13 forester. Your vids make me miss that car and the adventures I had with it. Not as serious as your vids but plenty of day trips on mountain roads. Great times!!!!
I loved this video! While you provided information about your soft road excursion you did a superb job of capturing your adventure in great detail. I was really drawn into to watching you deal with all the blocked gates and maintaining a positive attitude while clearing roads with your axe. That reminds me! I need to stop calling my little hatchet an axe and ... I need to buy a real axe!
Keep it up Donald! I really like this format! This reminds me of an episode of 4Xpedition back when he made episodes about exploring and camping.
Haha, hooboy, I gotta tell you, I probably had a few moments where my attitude was slightly less positive, as my entire day's plan continued crumbling away, LOL. And as glad as I was I had my axe along, honestly I think I'd struggle to clear a second real tree if I had to (or even a single tree that was much bigger than the relatively small one I dispatched). I'm already looking into a chainsaw as my next gear acquisition, as I've encountered downed trees on easily more than half of my excursions. The PNW forests are beautiful, but man what a PITA they can be. 8^D Thanks Jon!
Well said!
Scout Drone... may help your adventures.
I've been using an inexpensive "DJI tello" drone to scout ahead. I can launch it out of my sunroof, straight up, to get a bird's eye view of the trails ahead. It's not the best, and gets blown around by the wind, so I'm saving up to get a better one. Might be something worth considering for your adventures.
BTW, your cinematography, trail driving shots, and nature beauty shots, along with matching music is excellent and makes it feel like I'm right there on the trail. Keep up the great work!
Interesting. I've long wanted a drone just for the drone footage, but that's a compelling additional justification! Thank you for the kind words!
Very enjoyable and entertaining. The way you engage your viewers into your situations is outstanding. I laughed but also felt your “gated pain.”
Thanks for taking us on your trip!
Oh good, I'm glad you laughed, seriously. I admittedly wasn't terribly happy about any of it at the time, but all part of the adventure and I can definitely laugh about it now. 8^) Thanks for watching!
We explored and camped along the Coquille River early summer. We were headed over the other side but encountered thick wildfire smoke which spooked us to turn around. There were a lot of wildfires around and we didn’t want to wander into an area that would have been a bad place to be.
After our trip we learned that the heavy smoke came from the California fires. But still, I’m glad we played it safe because you just never know for sure.
This video should be watched by people who are getting into overland and wild camping. This is reality when exploring. You’ll experience a lot of “failures” and a small handful of victories. Getting out there is about getting out there in nature no matter what the circumstances are and if you are lucky on occasion you’ll find those epic spots.
My dad was the camp host at Foster Bar for a couple years in Agness. Love the area. We drove NF33 to Powers a couple times.
Nice! I really enjoy my trips to this corner of the state.
Randy your dad is a local legend, “Curry County Savage”
Great job. I live in Eugene/Springfield and just bought a 3rd Gen Forester. So I really appreciate your content as it is pretty much exactly what I'll be doing with the Subi except with a lot more fly fishing emphasis. Many thanks!
Some good adventuring in this one. I like the short depth of field shot of the water on the awning.
This was back when I was still using my photography-oriented gear to shoot video. After years of cycling through various more video-oriented systems, I've actually come full-circle and have returned to a very similar set of gear to where I started. A little more headache to operate some of the time but visually nicer.
Brilliant. It felt like I was there with you man.... almost every step of the way... I say almost. because at one point I had to leave to get a bottle of wine.... now it feels like were old friends....
maybe its just the wine... :) enjoyed the videos. thanks.
Each video gets better! Great job and great adventures.
Thanks for watching, and for the kind words, much appreciated!
Well done! The film quality, exploration, story telling... its all well done! I am a fan of your well thought out build as well.
Great videography and soundtrack plus incredible scenery, really entertaining video. Thanks for sharing your adventures!
But be careful out there man, I know of 2 different times people got lost and stuck in the snow, they didn't make it back alive. The roads over the Coast Range in that area can be beautiful but unforgiving, especially in Winter.
I remember those stories! That's always in the back of my mind. Even though I'm better prepared than those people were, I still don't take chances with questionable condition when I'm out solo. That's why you see me abandon so many routes on this trip...just not worth the risk, especially in that sloppy leftover slush. Glad you enjoyed the music...I had a lot of fun with it but that drew more complaints than compliments, LOL. Thanks for watching!
Great video ..Nice to see what a forester can do off road. Oregon looks like a nice place to visit..
I enjoy the videos of Oregon you make. I'm up in Washington and have bought a VW Touareg for some of my own expeditions into the PNW wilderness. Keep on riding and perhaps might run into on a trail
Thanks for the beautiful shots of the forest along with the great video. Nice setup in your Forester for camping.
As an Oregonian for the last 37 years there is a fantastic road from Gold Beach to Powers to Myrtle Point then to Coquille.
Great video!! Man you have some nice scenery in Oregon!! I'm going to put it on my list of places to visit when I get my vehicle. Thanks for sharing your adventure. ✌
We are indeed fortunate to have vast amounts of wilderness across a huge variety of terrain and ecosystems, rainforest to desert, beach to alpine mountaintops. Seems there's ALWAYS something else to see! Thanks for watching!
You should change the title ... "Exploring Oregon went wrong" ahahah
But I know the struggle with all these gates ... And it's even more frustrating when one side is open and not the other ... but it's part of exploring I guess !
Anyway, thank you for the 30min of entertainment, it was a pleasure to watch (and I had a good laugh ahaha) the landscape was stunning, as usual in Oregon !
Thanks Jordan. And you're right...I guess it wouldn't be exploring if everything was perfectly predictable. 8^)
It’s even more frustrating when the gate gets closed while you’re behind it.
This could easily be a TV show on Discovery or smth
Aww thank you! Still a lot of technical flaws and equipment limitations in my video production but I'm having fun doing what I can. Thanks for watching!
softroadingthewest You’re too humble. My eyes are probably bad, but great cinematography.
Beautiful adventure...🌱☘ 🌲🌲
Pretty cool. I’m about to buy a new Forester. I can’t wait to do something like this with my daughter.
Love the surprise snow!
Amazing video, I loved watching it this Thanksgiving morning, holidays are normally very sad for me and this cheered me up a bit.....Made me want to go explore in my outback...
very impresive camara work, done by one man, keep the good work
Thank you!
Great trip. Great video. Really makes me want to visit Oregon. I’m loving the content. Can’t wait for the next one.
Thanks Mike, much appreciated!
I love Oregon and Portland and went there about 4 times. And I am also using the Subaru Forester SH5 isomorphism, and I feel a sense of familiarity and am watching your video.
This is my favorite video so far. I love the camp site footage and the dinner as well. Keep the amazing content its my favorite channel right now
Thank you! I always feel a little iffy about including food segments, but I do enjoy seeing what other people cook when camping. Thanks for watching and for the feedback, much appreciated!
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Yeah me and some friends drove to Mt. Hebo near the Oregon coast to camp at South Lake. Not even 2 miles from the lake, we ran into a closed gate and had to back track and hit another road that took us pretty much passed said closed gate and to the lake. Incredibly obnoxious.
Good stuff man...simply put : living the dream.
Hi, just watched your video, absolutely amazing, thank you for sharing, I hope to get up to Oregon one day w/ 12 Forester, Thank you again.
Mountain lions, snow and..... those darned gates. Lot of them seem brand new, too(east of Timber).
New subscriber here from Portland Oregon. I love your videos, and you're teaching me a lot. one thing I've learned from this video is, I'm getting a small chain saw. lol Keep up the good work bro.
A relatively new viewer. Brilliant videos. 👏
Awesome one-man adventure
33 minutes of epicness. Great video!
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
i just started following your channel and it helped me a lot. I owned a 2017 Forester and using it to explore California. Awsome channel!
Thank you, and have fun out there. SO many awesome areas to explore in California!
Enjoyed watching all of your hard work. I'm on my third Subaru Outback, great vehicle. Thanks!
Indeed, I had an '05 Outback previously and it was great car too. Thanks for watching!
Great video! Love the PNW.
I love your videos. Always a good watch when I'm stuck at my desk.
3 questions for you:
1. Do you carry a full size spare?
2. What do you air down to in most dirt situations?
3. What compressor is that and would you buy it again?
Guess that's 4 questions :)
Keep them coming!
FWIW, most of the time, I'm stuck at my desk as well and live vicariously through other people's videos out on the trail. 8^D
1. Not yet (unwisely). I very recently found a good deal on a single used Black Rhino Boxer so I am now in the process of building a full size spare. I've just been carrying the OEM donut spare up to now and hoping the KO2s live up to their reputed toughness.
2. I run the KO2s at 37 psi on pavement. On general forest roads (gravel, washboardy, etc) I go down to 25 psi, mostly for comfort (makes a HUGE difference, totally worth the trouble) but also for a bit of increased traction and puncture resistance, never knowing exactly what I might encounter around the next bend. On more challenging, primitive routes where I truly need more grip and/or where there are a lot of rocks sticking out of the roadbed, I'll take it down to ~21-22 psi, which really lets the tires wrap around and grip any obstacle, and makes them very flexible if I don't manage to dodge dangerous pointy rocks. On truly mushy stuff like sand, all the way down to 15 psi or even a little less to get better float and less dig-in-ness.
3. Viair 88p, and yes, absolutely. Superb, reliable performance for going on two years now.
Thanks for watching!
Im sick of all the closed gates everywhere also. I had to backtrack a gate just like you did.
Looks like Chainsaw Appreciation Day out on the trail, brother! 😁
All part of the adventure though!!
Haha, well, after watching this very video, my dad got me a chainsaw for my birthday, and it had absolutely changed my life driving through the forest. Now I (almost) never leave home without it! Thanks for watching!
softroadingthewest what size bar?
Persistent. Thank you for sharing New sub and new owner of my 3rd Subaru - Forester 2020.
Great times - thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!!
Great video, you and ALNSM Have Made some great overnight solo camping videos. You live near some fantastic forested areas... Keep it up.
Thank you sir! Yes, lovely lush forests here for sure. Sometimes they feel a bit inescapable and I long for open, unforested landscapes where you can actually see the scenery, but I do truly enjoy the cool, damp, deep dark forests, green overhead, and green underfoot. 8^) Thanks for watching and the kind words!
Your videos make me miss home so much.
Beautiful stuff! Looks pretty Squatchy - surprised you haven't run into one :)
I keep my eyes open. Maybe one day. :-)
That open gate you went through was up silver creek if I am correct, I built the logging road up there over looking the rogue.
I was indeed right up in that area!
Ahh camping in Oregon! I always say about living in the NW - If you don't like doing things in the rain, you'll never do anything! Nice to see you stay positive through all the road blocks. Although that's what editing is for, right? excellent stuff.
Yeah, that's for sure, you can't let the rain stop you around here. I grew up in western Oregon so the wet life is all I've ever known, LOL. And...heh, yeah, I'm not sure how positive my state of mind was towards the end of that day, LOL. I do have to remind myself that it's all part of the adventure and that dealing with rain and roadblocks is still so much better than sitting at my desk in front of a computer! Thanks for watching!
Well edited, entertaining, over all pretty good you tube video good job.
Right before you thanking that guy for suggesting to bring a saw as well, I was thinking for my future adventures, good the axe it's a must but to be sure bring a saw too :D
I now just carry a chainsaw. So much better than the axe or the handsaw. Totally worth it if you explore forested backcountry, and comes in very handy for collecting firewood as well. :-) Thanks for watching!
mad cool. gotta love the promised land!
Love the video dude! Great job getting past some of those tree road blocks 👍🏼 I’ll have to check out that area sometime. Those gravel bars sure looked fun. Makes me itch for some camping!
Thanks Shawn! The gravel bars are pretty cool, and there are many of them along either side of the river, with some fun little trails to get down to them as well. One could easily spend a couple of hours exploring all of them. I felt a little silly just tooling around on the riverbank while all the people down there to actually fish looked on, but it was worth it. 8^) Even with the rain it was great to spend the night alone in the wilderness. I wish I could do this a little more often.
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Be careful. Those snowy roads can be death traps.
Exactly, that's why I turned back each time.
@@eligiol At that time of year, when the snow is "rotten" having melted and refrozen and melted many times over and it's warm out, that stuff is ludicrously slippery and just awful to drive in. My Forester with the KO2s and AWD can normally plow through an impressive amount of snow without batting an eye, but this warm slushy stuff is really slick in a different way from regular cold snow, and if the road is off-camber in the slightest you can find yourself sliding right off regardless of what you do.
He may also have been referring to an incident several years ago where some people (unprepared and in an inadequate passenger car) unwisely followed their GPS up into these mountains, got stuck in a snowstorm, and died.
Snow tires or traction devices certainly help, though personally I would advise against anyone trying to do any kind of distance in the warm spring slush. You just never know how much worse it may get around the next corner, and then it may be too late to even turn around without sliding off the road. I'm not afraid to drive in the snow but this slush, I don't touch.
i've just watched a quality movie, thank you very much.
Thanks for watching!
Spent my teens in the 90's up to Oakridge where my parents had a hardware store. I miss the vast network of open roads up there. As evidenced in this vidya the SW area of the state has more closed roads then passable ones half the time. Although I still love it down here.
It seems trickier everywhere these days. The timber companies seem to be preventing access more than they used to. I grew up in the Mohawk Valley north of Springfield in the 80s and most of the BLM roads we used to drive up are now gated all the time. I've made multiple attempts from multiple directions in the past couple of years to access these areas I remember from my youth with no luck. Thanks for watching!
Dude, the more I watch your videos the more I want to move to Oregon. I was stationed on a radar site in North Bend in '69 and absolutely loved Oregon's coastline. I even fished for steelhead on the Rogue above Gold Beach, too. My favorite town was Bandon and used to take my kids to see the seals. My wife and I are both retired and want to move from Virginia to either Hawaii (her first choice) or Florida. However, I still have the adventurous blood and want to overland camp in a state more conducive to this lifestyle. As I watch your videos and Coyote Works the desire to move there gets stronger. One of my favorite activities when out on an adventure is target shooting but doing that out here on the East Coast I feel as though I'm committing a crime.
There are definite advantages to the western states and the extensive public lands. I'm very grateful to have grown up here. I've discovered this lifestyle late in life and regret all the years I did not take full advantage of this state, but trying to make up for it now! Thanks for watching!
Now you are traveling my neck of the woods.
@ 16:20: WRONG! Now why did I know that was coming? Plus, I kept waiting for a logtruck to come tearing around some of those corners, too!
Promise you, my friend. I work in the area for a living. Back in the late 90s, a family got stuck in snow on the Bear Camp road. They all perished.
I remember that well, it made the news across the state.
Best video yet! Had a horror feeling to it. Kept thinking Jason was going to come out of the woods and get you......! THEN THE AXE SCENE!
Borrowed a go pro?
Not sure if you are interested or not, but I use a window mount for my camera. Keeps the camera clean and dry inside with you. Usually cleaner footage too, as long as you keep the window clean.
Keep up the good work, George.
Horror, axe scene, LOL...okay, I will admit I might have gone a bit over the top on this one. 8^) I was inspired by a cinematic offroad video I saw recently to experiment with pushing into a slightly more impressionistic approach. Honestly I do think I pushed it a little too far on this one, heh, but eventually I'll find the right stylistic groove.
The borrowed GoPro included a suction cup mount which was easiest to use on the exterior of the car. As a GoPro newb it didn't even occur to me that the rain might be effecting the footage (although I ultimately didn't hate the slightly dreamy effect at times). Once I finally manage to get my own GoPro I will definitely figure out an interior mounting so rain doesn't screw things up again.
Thanks George for watching and for always useful insights!
I just found your channel. I had to subscribe. I really enjoy your videos.. Keep it up.😎👍
That was a good video....but all those turn arounds...lol. And, yeah, Quesadillas are one of my best camp foods too. Never been to NW but I think I'll stay in a dryer climate. Happy Trails.
Thanks Jeff!
Frog legs hahaha ! Humid video by the way and makes me feel like i'm watching an X-Files episode !
Haha, I hoped someone would catch the frog legs reference. ;^) I might've gone a bit overboard with the "cinematic" treatment...still kind of finding my way stylistically with each new video, but I certainly had fun editing this one. Thanks for watching!
No wonder it seems X-File like, they filmed that show in the Pacific Northwest
I'm so jealous of where you live. I'd love to live in the PNW
Another great video. I think you should look into a full size bow saw. They are cheap and effective for clearing larger trunks and don’t take up a lot of space. Of course they have come a long way with the new battery chainsaws also. It has always been my nightmare to get trapped by falling trees.
Indeed...chain saw has long been on my wish list and I was thinking gas originally but have just started looking into cordless saws and am quite impressed by what I'm seeing. I'm now considering a cordless saw plus an inverter to be able to charge batteries after use. Not having to worry about a finicky 2-cycle engine (plus not needing to transport an additional gas can) is definitely appealing. Thanks for watching!
Great vid! Enjoyed it w/ a nice hazy IPA while watching this. Keep up the great content. Softroading might just suit me with my '08 Forester. It's my first rig and i need to log my first trip in it whenever I have time away from the research lab. 😂😅
Yes, by all means, get that Foz out on the trails! Thanks for watching! (oh, and can't go wrong with a nice hazy IPA...I went with a thick toasty stout for this trip but IPAs are generally my first choice!)
Yeah was quite an adventure!
I have made that trip many times, you needed to go up the river and follow the road to Powers and that will put you on the Coquille river. It’s a good road all the way through, not sure where you got off track.
Well, I didn't *want* to take that route, I was trying to work my way through on more primitive backroads, with a few points of interest I wanted to check out along the way. Alas, this is the risk I knew I was taking with a route that wasn't 100% national forest. :-)
Bobcats are known to regularly breed with Housecats, and they turn ou tin all different shapes and sizes. I dont think they have bred with the larger cats, but its possible. Depending on which breed is mom, depends on if they come out with a tail or not.
Excellent video well done
Thanks for watching!
X WRONG! great vid! loved it!
Haha! Thanks! :-)
Love your videos👍🏽
Thank you!
Hey. Can you do a full review of your suub. Including your mpg, cost etc.
Cheers
What lift, how much, tires and why you choose them etc.
I use both gaiagps and ridewithgps to plot routes in the OR coast range for my gravel bike rides. It’s never 100% accurate. Gaia has a private landowner overlay which is helpful. I grew up in S oregon, love ur vids! Armchair vacations.
After being born in Roseburg OR in 1966 and lived in Coos bay till 1982 before moving to Alaska and now in southwest Oklahoma. A lot of the roads you were on are logging roads and can expect a few gate's being closed by who ever is logging in a couple of the spots you showed and the being right after hunting season you will have some of them closing gate's to keep people from hunting in the same area that they are hunting in and having stupid cousins that think it's funny to close gate's that live in Eugene you can expect that time of year there will be a bunch of closed gate's till the BLM and forest service workers going through the the roads and reopening the gate's and doing a little little cleaning up the trees that have fallen across the roads. Late spring early summer used to be the best time to go through a bunch of that area. It's good to see some of the places I haven't seen seen since I was a kid. Good luck on your next trip
Some crazy exploring! You should add a chainsaw to the gear list just in case.
A chainsaw is indeed now part of my gear, yes. A direct result of this very trip. 8^) Thanks for watching!
That creepy music was great
Nice views out there
Dude; some of those places you go, and you didn't see Bigfoot?? 😲😨 . . And the music too😉😆
Love your adventures in Oregon, I live here, eastern side.
That's my forest. The Rogue - Siskiyou NF.
Awesome!
My wife would never let me take her Outback on the roads you take your Subi. Good thing I have a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.
Even though some routes went wrong for you, a lot went right. Beautiful scenery, honing skills chopping logs and moving them with a tow strap, and what a great spot to start a fire and fix dinner at the end of the day. Gotta add quesadilla's to my camping meal list! Have you tried cooking with a Rome pie iron? They are versatile (I have the XL Square), using the halves for eggs & bacon separately like mini skillets, or together to toast sandwiches (or quesadilla's next time!) and they clean up and pack easily when solo compared to using the 12" cast iron skillet when my dear wife is along. Take care and keep exploring. It is appreciated! Pete - KI7LIL
I have not use the irons, but I've watched Coyote Works make many tasty looking meals in them and am tempted. Seems like a good way to up my campfire cooking game (currently at zero, LOL). Thanks for watching!
This is really informative, who would guess there are so many roads that don't go anywhere?
but how do you get wet wood to burn?
It was wood I had with me, so it had been dry in my roof box. If I didn't have that, I wouldn't have even bothered trying. :-)
@@softroadingthewest I would never even think of that, I imagined tyou scrounging through the wet forest breaking up small discarded branches!
Thanks for an easy trip for viewers!
Just saw my 3rd Mountain lion, driving to my position while working on the Creek Fire. We stared at each other for a few moments and moved on.
Wow! I've yet to come face-to-face in any way or look one in the eye, they're always just scurrying away quickly by the time I spot them. I would love to get a really good look at one in the wild, but at the same time I'm glad I've never had any close encounters. :-)
@@softroadingthewest it was the highlight of the entire time up there, and the first time I got to see the face as well. They are amazingly beautiful animals. My previous two sightings were watching there other end as they vanished i to the forest.
This is my fav Ronald video amount the all
Thumbs up!!!
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Enjoy the videos alot
I suggest you always keep snow chains or at minim7m a snow sock, even when you have a/t tires.
I would be curious to see how those snow socks handle warm rotten snow like that. The Forester on KO2s is like a snowmobile in cold snow, but that warm slush is just awful. I encounter it often enough on spring excursions that it would be nice to have a potential solution other than abandoning the route. If I gotta mess with chains though, naw, I'd rather just turn around. 8^D
@@softroadingthewest if i am not mistaken the socks are Just for those poor no winter tire souls stuck on slush. Check out all the videos out there and see whether you are convinced and consider
Decent snow chains are heavier more expensive but much more durable and reliable. I would spend the 100-150$ on a decent Thule. They go up to 400$ on the top summit model, which are rather easy to install compare to conventional chains.
Better invest some more $ and be able to negotiate snow than get stuck, or double back miles and loose valuable weekend time, and fuel costsetc. Well worth the head ache, not to mention you might actually get stuck completely without them.....
Let me know.... hope to see you not using them but having them on future vids.
Cheers from never snowy jerusalem