Brad/Marco was funny. An alternate route out of Marfa is 2810, which turns into Pinto Canyon Road, and takes you to Ruidosa. Then take 170 to the park. The view coming down PCR is spectacular. Been on that hill climb/descent, it is steeper in real life. Chorro Vista is also a great campsite, has great hikes from campsite, especially to Madrid Falls.
Glad you liked our feeble attempt at humor. 😂 We’ll definitely have to check that route you mentioned. I feel like we barely scratched the surface and we still loved every minute. Can’t wait to head out there again and maybe camp at Churro Vista and check out the Madrid Falls hike at least. We were kind of limited on the camping since my trailer was counted as a “vehicle”. So, we basically could only choose between different “group” campsites.
What an awesome adventure, man. The place definitely looks very different from the national park for sure. More secluded which is a huge plus. I remembered the last vid where he say the 4runner getting out of Black Gap. Guess he did make the change. Hoping he liked it as much as the Rubicon. Really cool and very capable rig for sure.
Thanks! Yeah it's a totally different feel to it, but still similar in some ways. And that's right, I totally think that helped him decide that he wanted a 4Runner. Lol! I agree, it did great and these were the perfect trails for it.
Excellent video. I have plans to get there soon. I go back and forth on find nice route from Houston which means less time in the area or getting there as fast as possible even if it means I-10.
Yeah, I always tell myself next time I’ll take the US 90 route, which I did do on a previous trip to Arizona. But then I end up just taking the faster I-10 route. There’s a lot you can see just on the way there. But it would make the trip a lot longer.
Nice video, I camped at Chorro Vista this past December, my 2019 4Runner made it easily but did not escape pinstriping, although it wasn't as bad as a few years back when I camped at Pila de los Muchachos. BBSP is a beautiful place for sure. It sounds like Joey is fairly close to me, I'll keep an eye out for his Runner in my day to day driving.
Thank you! Big Bend, the region in general, continues to amaze us each new time we go there. Sounds like you've made some memorable trips there as well! I definitely want to check out some of the other campsites that you mentioned. I used to live up in that same general area as well. Joey and I met while talking on the ham radio during our work commutes. Lol!
Ahh so that's what it was referring to! Awesome! I just looked up the Fresno-Sauceda loop and that sure does look EPIC! What IMBA Epic trails are there now in Texas?
We don't have one as of yet but we'll have to keep that in mind for a possible future video! If you have any specific questions about his setup, let me know and I can pass them along to him. Thanks!
I wanted Guale 2, but the trailer counts as a “vehicle” so we exceeded the vehicle limit of most of the campsites in the park with the exception of the group sites. And with the Jeep, I think after owning it for many years he just got his fix and was looking for something a bit more road friendly that could still do some mild off-roading.
They are reservable on the Texas State Parks website, or the visitor center. But probably best to reserve ahead of time. We booked ours a week in advance. We were a little limited on our choice of sites because the M1102 trailer was considered a “third vehicle” and we had to choose from a choice of group sites. It actually turned out to be a really good one with a nice large flat area for us to use. Still very rustic and yet felt remote.
It's a 2021. At the time this video was recorded, it had around 33,000 miles. Sadly, I just traded it a couple weeks ago for a 2022 Ram Power Wagon. My latest video goes into the details of why I traded it but it was mainly for the added room for the family and still being able to off-road/overland. It had right around 45,000 on the clock.
@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy Ahhh man, awesome trade, but believe me, every time you see a jeep, you will wonder if they are going off roading or some adventure. Enjoy your new truck. We only live once this lifetime.
No. We just headed back after the Crawford Smith Overlook. It was already mid afternoon and we wanted to get back to camp while there was still daylight.
In your opinion could an off grid travel trailer survive the trip to Javelin Pens or any other campsites in Big Bend Ranch State Park? I want to get my wife involved in off-roading but she refuses to give up a sit down toilet and daily showers. That's just the way she is and there is no force on the planet powerful enough to get her to change her little ol' Texas mind. My thoughts are to haul our trailer to a campsite, detach it and then go offroading. I have a lifted Power Wagon on 37's so I'm not concerned about the truck I just don't want to destroy our brand new trailer on its first outing.
Oh I hear ya! There’s a reason why my wife is never on any of my camping adventures unless there is a fully enclosed trailer anymore. 😂 And I guess it depends on what type of “off grid trailer” you’ll be bringing. I want to say it should be fine. It’ll probably also depend on whether it has an articulating hitch or not. The Javalin Pens campsite was used as an equestrian starting location in the past. The power wagon will have no issue other than maybe pin stripping.
Big Bend is not South Texas...It's far west Texas. South Texas is everything south of San Antonio. Basically, everything south of US 90 from San Antonio to Del Rio and then everything west of IH37 from San Antonio to Corpus Christi is considered South Texas. West of Del Rio is West Texas.
Yeah. I’d take it a step further and say Big Bend is in Southwest Texas. When I think of West Texas, I think of El Paso and everything west of around Van Horn.
@@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI True. The Javelin pens had a reputation for being the best remote hunt camp on the Diamond A ranch in earlier times. Those guys would come through the front gate with horse trailers and supplies and come back a week later with deer in the coolers. Pretty much. 1976. They never stopped, and never said anything to me.
@@paulwiggins183Very cool! If you were referring to the limits on number of vehicles per site, in the park, Javelin Pens was one of the few that would actually accomodate what we had according to the rangers at the visitor center. I was actually hoping we could get Guale for the views but, Javelin Pens actually worked out better for us I think. Big Bend Ranch is just overall a very cool and unique area of Texas. I cannot wait to go back!
Jeeping and amateur radio, my two favourite hobbies!
Brad/Marco was funny. An alternate route out of Marfa is 2810, which turns into Pinto Canyon Road, and takes you to Ruidosa. Then take 170 to the park. The view coming down PCR is spectacular. Been on that hill climb/descent, it is steeper in real life. Chorro Vista is also a great campsite, has great hikes from campsite, especially to Madrid Falls.
Glad you liked our feeble attempt at humor. 😂 We’ll definitely have to check that route you mentioned. I feel like we barely scratched the surface and we still loved every minute. Can’t wait to head out there again and maybe camp at Churro Vista and check out the Madrid Falls hike at least. We were kind of limited on the camping since my trailer was counted as a “vehicle”. So, we basically could only choose between different “group” campsites.
What an awesome adventure, man. The place definitely looks very different from the national park for sure. More secluded which is a huge plus. I remembered the last vid where he say the 4runner getting out of Black Gap. Guess he did make the change. Hoping he liked it as much as the Rubicon. Really cool and very capable rig for sure.
Thanks! Yeah it's a totally different feel to it, but still similar in some ways. And that's right, I totally think that helped him decide that he wanted a 4Runner. Lol! I agree, it did great and these were the perfect trails for it.
You guys know how to camp. Sweet trailer set up too!
Thank you!
Excellent video. I have plans to get there soon. I go back and forth on find nice route from Houston which means less time in the area or getting there as fast as possible even if it means I-10.
Yeah, I always tell myself next time I’ll take the US 90 route, which I did do on a previous trip to Arizona. But then I end up just taking the faster I-10 route. There’s a lot you can see just on the way there. But it would make the trip a lot longer.
Nice video, I camped at Chorro Vista this past December, my 2019 4Runner made it easily but did not escape pinstriping, although it wasn't as bad as a few years back when I camped at Pila de los Muchachos. BBSP is a beautiful place for sure. It sounds like Joey is fairly close to me, I'll keep an eye out for his Runner in my day to day driving.
Thank you! Big Bend, the region in general, continues to amaze us each new time we go there. Sounds like you've made some memorable trips there as well! I definitely want to check out some of the other campsites that you mentioned. I used to live up in that same general area as well. Joey and I met while talking on the ham radio during our work commutes. Lol!
Great video - I enjoyed watching your camping adventures.
Thank you! 🙏🏽
I did Black Gap Road last summer in Big Bend National Park. It was so much fun!
That's a great trail! Love BBNP!
Nice video, really enjoyed watching!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!🙏🏽
I see you have videos at Hidden Falls, are you in the austin area?@@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI
@@brodgers1861San Antonio. Used to live in Austin area though (Round Rock)
Excellent video! You have me seriously considering adding radio comms to my Bronco, and now I am interested in HAM Radio!
Thanks! I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have!
Will be going to the state park in November. Will be doing PoTA and SoTA.
Awesome! Should be a great time!
@@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI I'll be taking my 7300 and my 705
Two very nice radios! Which summits do you plan on activating?
@@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI W5T/BO-011 and BO-007
I'm WA6HBR
1:36 in you pass right by my land on Hwy 90. Also, RIP K5WNR (my grandfathers old handle)
Beautiful area! May your grandfather rest in peace!
@@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI Thanks. My next trip down from Waco I’m bringing my new 24 Raptor R and see how it does there.
@@TXWADE Ooh nice!! That should be fun! Let me know how it goes!
Rip sir rest easy
The Epic refers to the Fresno-Sauceda loop. A mountain bike trail and was (for many years) the only IMBA designated Epic trail in Texas.
Ahh so that's what it was referring to! Awesome! I just looked up the Fresno-Sauceda loop and that sure does look EPIC! What IMBA Epic trails are there now in Texas?
This was cool. Is there a video of joeys 4Runner setup, I would be interested in seeing that as a being fairly new to overlanding! Thanks
We don't have one as of yet but we'll have to keep that in mind for a possible future video! If you have any specific questions about his setup, let me know and I can pass them along to him. Thanks!
❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍
Did I miss why he chose to move from a Jeep to the 4Runner? We love staying out at Guale 1 and 2.
I wanted Guale 2, but the trailer counts as a “vehicle” so we exceeded the vehicle limit of most of the campsites in the park with the exception of the group sites. And with the Jeep, I think after owning it for many years he just got his fix and was looking for something a bit more road friendly that could still do some mild off-roading.
Look for the Marfa lights...
I definitely want to see them at some point.
👍
👍👍
Are the camp sites first come first serve or do you need to make reservations? I love me some Coopers BBQ. Some of the best in TX.
They are reservable on the Texas State Parks website, or the visitor center. But probably best to reserve ahead of time. We booked ours a week in advance. We were a little limited on our choice of sites because the M1102 trailer was considered a “third vehicle” and we had to choose from a choice of group sites. It actually turned out to be a really good one with a nice large flat area for us to use. Still very rustic and yet felt remote.
Cooper's in san Marcus is one of my favorites . I'm from corpus and it's worth the drive everything
Nice 392 what year, and how many miles?
It's a 2021. At the time this video was recorded, it had around 33,000 miles. Sadly, I just traded it a couple weeks ago for a 2022 Ram Power Wagon. My latest video goes into the details of why I traded it but it was mainly for the added room for the family and still being able to off-road/overland. It had right around 45,000 on the clock.
@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy Ahhh man, awesome trade, but believe me, every time you see a jeep, you will wonder if they are going off roading or some adventure. Enjoy your new truck. We only live once this lifetime.
@@TheAngelElectriko Thanks! And you are right. Every time I see a Jeep, it reminds me of something fun. Lol!
@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy 2021 is going on 60k+. I'm not sure why, but I seldom hear of a jeep of over 100k. Specially 392
I thought it was Trail Recon
Did you ever see Mexicano Falls?
No. We just headed back after the Crawford Smith Overlook. It was already mid afternoon and we wanted to get back to camp while there was still daylight.
In your opinion could an off grid travel trailer survive the trip to Javelin Pens or any other campsites in Big Bend Ranch State Park? I want to get my wife involved in off-roading but she refuses to give up a sit down toilet and daily showers. That's just the way she is and there is no force on the planet powerful enough to get her to change her little ol' Texas mind. My thoughts are to haul our trailer to a campsite, detach it and then go offroading. I have a lifted Power Wagon on 37's so I'm not concerned about the truck I just don't want to destroy our brand new trailer on its first outing.
Oh I hear ya! There’s a reason why my wife is never on any of my camping adventures unless there is a fully enclosed trailer anymore. 😂 And I guess it depends on what type of “off grid trailer” you’ll be bringing. I want to say it should be fine. It’ll probably also depend on whether it has an articulating hitch or not. The Javalin Pens campsite was used as an equestrian starting location in the past. The power wagon will have no issue other than maybe pin stripping.
I think you meant "Stretch our legs", not "Spread our legs."
LoL
Lol! Yes. STRETCH! Lol
Big Bend is not South Texas...It's far west Texas. South Texas is everything south of San Antonio. Basically, everything south of US 90 from San Antonio to Del Rio and then everything west of IH37 from San Antonio to Corpus Christi is considered South Texas. West of Del Rio is West Texas.
Yeah. I’d take it a step further and say Big Bend is in Southwest Texas. When I think of West Texas, I think of El Paso and everything west of around Van Horn.
three hot dogs?
Yes! I was hungry after that short hike! Lol!
Two vehicles is too many.
I do like going solo. But sometimes it's nice having a good friend tag along.
@@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI True. The Javelin pens had a reputation for being the best remote hunt camp on the Diamond A ranch in earlier times. Those guys would come through the front gate with horse trailers and supplies and come back a week later with deer in the coolers. Pretty much. 1976. They never stopped, and never said anything to me.
@@paulwiggins183Very cool! If you were referring to the limits on number of vehicles per site, in the park, Javelin Pens was one of the few that would actually accomodate what we had according to the rangers at the visitor center. I was actually hoping we could get Guale for the views but, Javelin Pens actually worked out better for us I think. Big Bend Ranch is just overall a very cool and unique area of Texas. I cannot wait to go back!
@@paulwiggins183
Here's how you can guarantee a boring camping trip. Bring two ham radio dorks with you. Of course they would bring antennas right?
That’s how we ensured no one else would be there. 😂