Exploring Richloam WMA- Proofing Day
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- It's the final day of Exploring Richloam WMA. We tracked the route out over several days, and now it's time to proof the separately tracked out sections to see if we can tackle it as a complete route. The goal of the Exploring Richloam series has been to find a path through Richloam WMA from the southeast entrance to the northwest ending off at the Richloam General Store. It is the first completed section of a four-section larger project to put together an overland route around central Florida. This day of proofing was exceptionally challenging as it took place just after the rainy season that comes with summer.
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Been there many times. The water level and no-bottom mud is real! Do not go alone or without a winch. Can't wait to see the route.
Wading thru that deep water, man, really need to watch for the gators, especially if they are under!!
I enjoyed this video, as a hunter in the south east I can relate to this type of driving..
Not sure how I haven’t found your channel until now, but glad I did! Impressive production! Fellow viking here, looking forward to binging your content, and following along!
Hey there brother, we are happy you found us too and that your enjoying the content as well thank you for the compliment on the production! ✌️😃
I’m going in October for 2-3 weeks. Whole trip without being in a rush.
Top quality video! Congrats!
Thank you very much!
You are more cautious than I am. Yet I carry every spare part tools and knowledge of how to fix my 1948 Jeep willy overland truck.
Great Video. I don't think my truck could do that but it looks fun!
✌️😁Happy you liked the video! If you ever want to check out Richloam and skip the crazy stuff we included bypasses on our route that is downloadable on our website sunshinestatevikings.com
Congratulations! Glad you guys were able to put all sections together. Looking forward to the other routes.
Thanks brother, sorry we never made it work out having you join us. It’s been incredibly difficult to get these trips scheduled out and most of the time we just leave on a whim. Thanks for still following the adventures!
Nice camera shots!
🤘😃 thanks
Had a blast wheeling yesterday, brother.
Your content is great! Keep up the good work.
This route looks like a lot of fun, something one could do solo in a weekday?
Thanks! This first Richloam portion is doable in half a day. When we complete the other three sections of it it will take about 2-3 day and take you around all the best places to wheel around central Florida.
The Richloam portion is currently available on our website as a free download.
At 13:51 that spot is where I broke the right front axle shaft on my hunting truck. If you stay to the south side it isn't as deep.
Yewwww Florida is a pretty fun little dangerous state but y'all make it look easy out there👍 watch out for them Pythons heard they have been creeping north a bit more every year
It’s definitely that snakes that are more worrisome for sure!
Nice video man. ? Would you say it's safe for a 2wd exploer out there are there any rds like tosohatchee WMA or would you say four-by-four is recommended?
This does look fun. I did Citrus a couple months ago and loved it, but have not done Richloam. Also, amazing editing.
Just attempted the route. Amazing route but both loops are extremely wet and had to turn around
Thank you for the feedback. We can definitely see that after the year we have had with rain, that Richloam would be super saturated. The conditions of Richloam correlate heavily with the water table.
@@SunshineStateVikings yes there was a lot of water in all of the trails. But nonetheless very cool route and channel!
For those who want to try this. Going with one vehicle and alone is insane. I ride there in the evenings. A few times a month I find people stuck with no cell service. Trust me you dont want to hike 10 miles through the pitch black in gator country.
💯 agree with you. The route we are putting together has bypasses available for those seeking to check out Richloam in a much safer way. We also wouldn’t recommend anyone go out alone like we did. It’s a big risk and we always recommend bringing a buddy out to Richloam.
I'll be afraid I'll hydrolock my truck on some of those trails! 😬
It’s definitely one of the risks out in the swamps for sure! It’s one of the reasons we felt we needed to include bypasses for anyone who wanted to check out Richloam on our trail but opt out of the more risky parts.
I’m curious about the snorkels that I have seen on videos. I’ve not seen anyone get deep enough for needing a snorkel. I go into 4.5 feet deep of water and haven’t needed a snorkel yet.
Adding a snorkel helps reduce the risk of engine damage. We drove offroad for years in Florida going through water before we decided to eventually add it. Surprisingly there is more than just water crossings where you get the benefit from. Driving on dusty trails is actually the issue we had that made us add this upgrade to adding a snorkel. We had dirt, dust and sand buildup like crazy on our engine air filter partially due to the Tacoma design where the air intake was in the tire well. We think that anyone riding on dusty trails or even through deep water could benefit from the reduced risk that a snorkel provides. In reality a snorkel is absolutely not needed but it is a small investment which can prevent a huge financial hit like we took before adding the snorkel.
I have a wench and a boat anchor so if I’m not close to a tree…