I once got peer pressured into a really deep mudpitt. Had to remove all my interior all the way to the chasse to clean up afterwards. I hated them for it
My biggest mistake was when I first got a navara d40. Fitted it with mud tyres and thought it would go anywhere🤪. I got stuck and could get hold of anyone for a recovery. The Missus said she’d call her dad who I still hadn’t met. This is how the first time I met the father in law went. He turns up in a wrangler and comes over and says, “so you’re jimmy, do you do much 4wheeling?” I said “yeah” . He threw his snatch strap towards me and said “doesn’t look like it” then got in his car. He made the recovery and got out before I could, disconnected the strap from his car and said, “bring it around when it’s clean with 2 bottles of wine” then drove off. That year for my birthday he bought me some maxx traxx with “try these before you call me next time” written on the box. Later that year we did a trip to Broke Inlet where he got bogged in some sand. This was my time to shine!!! I ran up to his car with the still unopened box and said, “ you wanna see if these work?” Since then I’ve upgraded the navara to a 76 series and couldn’t be happier
Mobius -1 haha thanks mate, needless to say, we get along really well now. And sorry to hear about the no cruiser sales issue, plenty of good content on RUclips with 70 series to get you fix though 😂
Yeah...That rushing thing got me once. I got an emergency call (Get home right now, family emergency) and went down a trail doing about 3 times what I should have been. 2 hours later, at home, I found that my entire front suspension was effectively gone, scraped off by the highway after I broke the A-arm mounts bounding down the trail.
This video has sort of hit home for me. I remember about 35 years ago when I was around 10 or 11 years of age hearing of an accident that had happened to one of my dad's customers from his work shop. Apparently they were out four weeling in the Victorian high country somewhere and during a recovery the winch cable snapped (steel cables only back in those days) cutting him in half. As a young kid hearing that story it still plays on my mind when ever we are out with friends and have to do a recovery. I'm the one running around like a madman telling everyone to get out of the way before we start a recovery. I'd rather be too safe than not safe enough.
When ronny says put it in gear, put it in the gear oppisite of direction of travel. Pointing downhill put it in reverse, uphill put it in 1st. Especially if its a diesel
@@JHsadler if you point downhill and its in first and for whatever reason it decides to compress the engine can ignite. cant happen if its oppisite, if it somehow does it will not travel as far if it were in the gear related to direction of travel. it will compression lock itself.
Well, there are many engines that would get ruined by this, most vehicles have hydraulic chain tensioners so the timing belt or chain isnt tight enough before starting and it can ruin your timing and then your pistons are gonna meet valves. The chance of belt or chain getting loose is way higher if the engine rotates backwards.
I see Torb's acting lessons are starting to pay off - the "throw your cap down in anger" scene was amazing! Move over Sir Lawrence Olivier - theres a new star in town! Only joking, good work as always fellas.
usually when the hand brake doesn't work on landcruiser, you simply have to regulate tension on rear brakes, the same on 90 series, my handbrake after it is become perfect!
In Burma I drove through 2 water holes, they seemed just like any other. However 1 was 6m deep, the other 12m deep. Now, fortunately, they weren’t full of water! Checking waterholes really can’t be overstated! Had we gone a month later..... well...... :) Thanks, another entertaining video ....
I’ve only been out a couple times. But I got stuck next to the river the night before a massive flood. That was the end of that truck. It’s FULL of river clay . And another time I left my drop hitch on the back and alllllmost got hung up on a big rock but I got lucky and slid off. GREAT VIDEO!! Thank you for this priceless advice
For your part 2! One of the worst offroading mistakes I've seen, which got us into a bit of strife on Fraser Island, having someone who didn't get the concept of backing trailers spotting someone in a tight spot backing a camper trailer. Give this person 10 points for effort, but gotta know your experience and your capabilities when spotting someone backing a trailer - fortunately someone with experience (not me haha) stepped in and we got out! But yea it is important when backing campers - it pays to have someone with experience spotting you
You forgot with any tow rope/cable/etc - throwing weights onto the rope. Also, if applicable, raise the hood (assuming you have a metal hood and not plastic) to serve as an impromptu shield should the rope part. Had a nice dent in the hood of one truck for quite a few years from a cable parting and the metal finding metal.
@@jasonpen777 In an instance where you are being pulled by the nose, you generally have a good idea of where and how far you are going. That said, communication (horns mainly if no 2 way radios are handy) is key. Again though, *metal* hoods are required; plastic/carbon fiber etc i would not trust to stop a flying ball/hook/etc. Still, Weighted bags, or running the cable thru a tire is also needed.
Ronny I have seen many of your videos , this is the at most quality and awesome video of all. Many thanks for sharing your thoughts, experience. Life is not replaceable strong and true words. Love your hard work. Go hard mate ! Best wishes.
G'day Ronny & Torb's Great video as always & some very bloody good points to think about & keep in mind when out on any adventure. The only piece of advice I have difficulty with & personally won't do is the one were you recommend always putting the truck in gear when parked with the handbrake applied & ignition off. This is good advice for Petrol & for the newer Diesel engines, However with the older Diesel engine were they have a manually operated cable to shut them down if these trucks roll & it does not need to be much they will fire up & go bush bashing on there own. Unfortunately I am speaking from experience, it''s as funny as now but back on the day it scared the crap out of me in the mad dash to catch the bloody truck & jump back on board without getting run over by my own flaming truck. LOL Anyway, fellas Safe Travels, Steve.
Great and helpful video Ronnie, I should of had this a couple of years ago as a reminder LOL went into a bog hole blind and it bit me hard took 5 hours to recover and only possible by attaching 2 4x4s together to have enough weight to winch me out of my predicament @lways send my mates in first now 😁👍
Great video! I may or may not be guilty of a couple of these. Deep water or mud is the worst. Especially when you find a sharp, broken muffler and tailpipe in the middle of the hole!
Great demonstration on the mistakes of using non-rated recovery gear. Last week I was using some 2" webbing while recovering a broken ATV. . It snapped after a couple tugs. Thankfully, no one was in the way but it could certainly have done some damage. Well done guys!
I like to always have a backup plan for my backup plan. I try to anticipate what could go wrong and what I will do if it happens. This works wonders to completely remove panic from the equation.
Always check the density and dept of snow in Canada.... Broke 2 front axle joint not doing it while bringing coffee to workers stuck in a storm. I then had to get pulled and had to wait through the storm and slept in my jeep (while it was running) lucky i still had coffee from my delivery hahaha
Tyres, overall gearing make a huge diffence. 35s great for clearance. How quick does it rev. Change tyres on 79 to 32/33 inch tyres. You will be surprised, 79 towing tune will be usable. What do you use the vehicle for the most, towing, outback touring(no trailer), high clearance 4 wheel driving. Like the videos Ronny. Oh , I would seriously look at 4cyl auto if they bring in the Bundera shorty, swap to coil rear.
G’day Ronny, thanks heaps for your videos, I really enjoy them and I learn stacks. Question regarding parking in gear. What do you think about the risk of a diesel-parked in gear-self starting and driving off?
could be possible with an old mechanical engine and some bad luck. You'd have to be on quite a slope though for it to even start moving. Anything modern is going to be electronically controlled and won't be delivering fuel to the cylinders.
Your vid is like the checklist in my brain before goin Bush mate! 24 yrs of solid offroading at hand too! may I add?. Ill always check out an obstacle and look for all my options before making the choice to commit or not and I've somehow managed to avoid anything bad from happening so far. Great vid mate👍 everything you've shown in this vid is EVERYTHING that P platers need to know before taking their 1994 gq patrol with 6 inch stainless snorkel and 35s or the slightly more clever ones in the 1994 stock 80 series cruiser should know! Just playing😉 but I'm serious on backing up the advice given here as these rules are the best and most important ones to know as a noobie to 4x4 offroading👍❤️🇦🇺
I just got an 05 4Runner and can’t wait to take it to the mountains. Gonna do a modest lift and some nice tires but that’s it. I’m not gonna do anything crazy. Maybe some extended breathers for the diffs? Idk yet, she’s stick but this info will help me keep her a while.
Driving at dawn on a beach near Coral Bay. Hit some soft sand and just dropped to my diff. Rising tide, water starting to lap the wheels. I kept thinking about all the videos and photos of cars I have seen being swallowed by the ocean. Needless to say I panicked and couldn't seem to get my thoughts together. Luckily I had my mate in the car with me and some recovery tracks. My mate stayed calm and we managed to get it out. Hurt my pride and confidence. And thank God for great mates...
Good video !!! Miles of stuff out there a lot of it not to the point or points like this one ,even a seasoned offroader will take something away ...well done guys !!
Sometimes you have to get your traction control right off to allow you to clear your tread. Many modern trucks also detune the engine if you loose traction. I once got seriously stuck due to being detuned to about 5 hp when I desperately needed power!
I'm still pretty inexperienced in offroading but mine was following my buddy too close and losing momentum going uphill on a slushy icy trail. He slowed down in front of me and I had to stop. Couldn't move forward anymore and had to backup a considerable distance and then got stuck doing so. Thanks for bearing with my drawn out novel.
In regards to depth of bogholes. I was driving through a shallow puddle that was slightly iced over in a field one time. Not even 4 inches deep till I went into a massive tractor rut and my jeep dipped down on the passenger side to the top of my fender. Took a good yank to get me out luckily I wasnt going very fast.
Great video. Ronny just for your part 2.. Probably worth further highlighting the danger of setting up sleeping arrangements in front or behind vehicles when not on flat ground. Also setting up soft sleeping shelters under larger overhang trees. Cheers
Check puddles. One time my buddy went into a puddle with a quad and it looked small. Only 6ft wide, 7ft long. It looked shallow. It was over 4ft and swallowed the quad.
I definitely want to add a kinetic energy rope after seeing Matts offroad recovery. Snatch straps are fine but I think I'd only want to use one with a winch now.
The handbrake mistake was shown recently on a channel here in the states, someone relied on their handbrake and a jeep rolled off Black Bear pass in Colorado, no one was killed but the passenger is in serious condition. Black Bear pass is not technical but has huge sheer drop-offs, and they rolled off the pass way up. Nothing left of the jeep but scrap metal
My first car was a Saab 900 5 speed. It wouldn't let you take the key out without leaving the car in reverse, so that's been my habit in every car since
My worst off-road mistake: Got stuck in some soft clay, sod on top. Heavy vehicle. We aired down, tried pushing etc. I got two long 2 by 10 boards and jacked the vehicle up, put them under the rear tires, tried to drive forward. Both boards shot out and flew a good 30 feet, just missed the guy pushing.
12:00 The two way to immobilize (hand brake and gear) is fine. It is even better if you turn the wheels toward the hill so that the car will stop after few wheel turns.
My worst mistake: relying too much on traction control that it overheated my brakes. I had to leave the car that day and come back the next day to pick it up.
My worst mistake was when I wasn't wearing my seat belt with the doors off my Jeep. I hit a bump and it had my arse hanging out the side while I held the wheel and my feet stayed inside. Lucky for me I got back in, but the guys behind me had a great laugh. Legend has it that they still laugh at me to this day.
Just this last year in October 2020, a guy relied on his handbrake on Black Bear Pass in Colorado, US. His Jeep Wrangler went off the cliff with his passenger and two dogs still in the vehicle. Look it up. "Jeep falls down Black Bear Pass" it's freaking insane
Sank a honda civic crossing a river in fiji (following a troopy).....note that it's not just the river speed but the buoyancy aspect the vehicle creates in the water that decreases the traction. We managed to open the doors to flood the inside and reduce the buoyancy but too late....Also we kept windows down when crossing....the pressure may not let you open the doors in the water in a hurry if you need to bail!! I bailed out the open window and was swept down stream about 30M before swimming to shore. Soggy passports made life interesting!
I littlery did 4x4 maintenance the other day then forgot to put my jack back in the car. A day later I headed to the watagens and got a huge puncture. Could not change the tyre and was strandered for 18 hours before a passing car came with a jack. Always check before heading out XD
Here is a not very common thing that goes along with relying on hand brakes ect. ect. I had a first gen Land Rover discovery. One of the birfield joints had broken in the front axel during a day of wheeling. The park mechanism in its automatic transmission didnt work because of this. The hand brake also barely held. You guessed it, at the end of the day, During a night BBQ. I had to chase down my rig. Luckily nothing bad happened. Thanks for all the great content Ronny + friends
thats opening scene is exactly how jeep just went over Black Bear Pass recently. His woman and 2 dogs were still in the jeep. All survived. Best tip there is... Let your buddy go first. True to mototravel, water crossings, overlanding, rockcrawling.
Ronny, when the hell can we get you out to the states? You need a couple of Moab and Colorado wheeling videos! Let me know I live 2.5 hours from Moab and an 1 hour from Telluride/Ouray CO. Come visit!
If you walk across a river with strong flow and you have to cross and providing you survive the crocks then take a winch line with you ,secure it to the other side and at least if it goes pear shaped you have a way out or at worst an anchor for your new submarine lol
My worst mistake would have been when I had to self winch recover out of a bog hole. It wasn't necessarily deep it was just soft at the bottom. I did check it before going through and it seemed firm but I was clearly wrong. No worries getting out once the winch was connected.
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Glad to see the peer pressure one in there, that's probably the most common one
narg87 I reckon, always tell people that there’s nothing wrong with saying 'no', lol
Just send it
Send it
I once got peer pressured into a really deep mudpitt. Had to remove all my interior all the way to the chasse to clean up afterwards. I hated them for it
Lol.... "go on mate... what's the worst that could happen!"
My biggest mistake was when I first got a navara d40. Fitted it with mud tyres and thought it would go anywhere🤪. I got stuck and could get hold of anyone for a recovery. The Missus said she’d call her dad who I still hadn’t met. This is how the first time I met the father in law went.
He turns up in a wrangler and comes over and says, “so you’re jimmy, do you do much 4wheeling?”
I said “yeah” .
He threw his snatch strap towards me and said “doesn’t look like it” then got in his car.
He made the recovery and got out before I could, disconnected the strap from his car and said, “bring it around when it’s clean with 2 bottles of wine” then drove off.
That year for my birthday he bought me some maxx traxx with “try these before you call me next time” written on the box.
Later that year we did a trip to Broke Inlet where he got bogged in some sand. This was my time to shine!!! I ran up to his car with the still unopened box and said, “ you wanna see if these work?”
Since then I’ve upgraded the navara to a 76 series and couldn’t be happier
That story was frkn awesome. Wish we had accesable 70series here.. only place where they not sold..go figure 🙄
Mobius -1 haha thanks mate, needless to say, we get along really well now. And sorry to hear about the no cruiser sales issue, plenty of good content on RUclips with 70 series to get you fix though 😂
you're not wrong haha you’re not wrong
الطين مايعديه الا الشيول اذا شفت الطين تعوذ من ابليس واعطها ريوس
@@عبداللهالكعبي-ف4ن يا رجل!!
Don’t be in a rush to get to the destination. Be patient. Enjoy the whole trip.
Yeah...That rushing thing got me once. I got an emergency call (Get home right now, family emergency) and went down a trail doing about 3 times what I should have been. 2 hours later, at home, I found that my entire front suspension was effectively gone, scraped off by the highway after I broke the A-arm mounts bounding down the trail.
When you give in to peer pressure and things go bad because of it, the person who applied the pressure will quickly abandon you.
This video has sort of hit home for me. I remember about 35 years ago when I was around 10 or 11 years of age hearing of an accident that had happened to one of my dad's customers from his work shop. Apparently they were out four weeling in the Victorian high country somewhere and during a recovery the winch cable snapped (steel cables only back in those days) cutting him in half. As a young kid hearing that story it still plays on my mind when ever we are out with friends and have to do a recovery. I'm the one running around like a madman telling everyone to get out of the way before we start a recovery. I'd rather be too safe than not safe enough.
They'll say you are too safe until they come across one in person that snaps and scare the shit out of themselves, then they will thank you
Damn!
your vehicle can be replaced, someones life cannot be replaced - Ronny Dahl
When ronny says put it in gear, put it in the gear oppisite of direction of travel. Pointing downhill put it in reverse, uphill put it in 1st. Especially if its a diesel
Why would it be harder to spin in reverse instead of forwards though?
@@JHsadler if you point downhill and its in first and for whatever reason it decides to compress the engine can ignite. cant happen if its oppisite, if it somehow does it will not travel as far if it were in the gear related to direction of travel. it will compression lock itself.
Well, there are many engines that would get ruined by this, most vehicles have hydraulic chain tensioners so the timing belt or chain isnt tight enough before starting and it can ruin your timing and then your pistons are gonna meet valves. The chance of belt or chain getting loose is way higher if the engine rotates backwards.
Worst mistake taking mates camping with no money or beer.
I learned having candy can help.... Was never taught to have beer and money.
😂😂😂
Sounds like you had some Brokeback Mountain action planned.
@@larjkok1184 🤣🤣🤣👍🙌😂😂😂
Lol. Lord of the Flies, real quick.
I thought the Land Cruiser was going to roll backwards at the end.
Yeah, I was waiting for that. Ronny missed a great ending there
That would have been classic.
I see Torb's acting lessons are starting to pay off - the "throw your cap down in anger" scene was amazing! Move over Sir Lawrence Olivier - theres a new star in town! Only joking, good work as always fellas.
No acting there. Thats how I respond to Ronny getting us into camp in the dark
@TheJimmy who was - Torbs???
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@TheJimmy 😆😆😆
That intro is pretty standard for any 70 series owner even when the hand brake is on 🤣
Allways leave in gear!
@@mattluszczak6567 shouldnt have to. i can park my 3t troll on near verticle hills with just the handbrake
usually when the hand brake doesn't work on landcruiser, you simply have to regulate tension on rear brakes, the same on 90 series, my handbrake after it is become perfect!
YES. 80k & no fkn handbrake,,why do people buy them..oh,forgot,the stupid exhaust note..nothing else..
And 60 owners too. And Tacoma owners. I’ve been both and both have had hand breaks fail.
The acting is Russell Coight style love it bro
My 1971 FJ40 had a terrible handbrake I made a wheel chock on a rope so I could drive off then reel it in
Such a Russell Coyt moment at the start mate. That was hilarious
Me as american watching intro: "oh thats cool, ronnie has his friend driving this time. How nice"
In Burma
I drove through 2 water holes, they seemed just like any other.
However 1 was 6m deep, the other 12m deep.
Now, fortunately, they weren’t full of water!
Checking waterholes really can’t be overstated!
Had we gone a month later..... well......
:)
Thanks, another entertaining video ....
I’ve only been out a couple times. But I got stuck next to the river the night before a massive flood. That was the end of that truck. It’s FULL of river clay . And another time I left my drop hitch on the back and alllllmost got hung up on a big rock but I got lucky and slid off.
GREAT VIDEO!! Thank you for this priceless advice
“If there are crocs around, don’t go in, you might be taken”. Important safety tip. Thanks, Egon.
For your part 2! One of the worst offroading mistakes I've seen, which got us into a bit of strife on Fraser Island, having someone who didn't get the concept of backing trailers spotting someone in a tight spot backing a camper trailer. Give this person 10 points for effort, but gotta know your experience and your capabilities when spotting someone backing a trailer - fortunately someone with experience (not me haha) stepped in and we got out! But yea it is important when backing campers - it pays to have someone with experience spotting you
You have to put part 2 in the description if you get a chance, makes it easier to keep watching.
You forgot with any tow rope/cable/etc - throwing weights onto the rope. Also, if applicable, raise the hood (assuming you have a metal hood and not plastic) to serve as an impromptu shield should the rope part. Had a nice dent in the hood of one truck for quite a few years from a cable parting and the metal finding metal.
That is a good idea, I never would of thought of that.
That does not sound like a bad idea, ty.
How do you see what you're doing?
@@jasonpen777 In an instance where you are being pulled by the nose, you generally have a good idea of where and how far you are going. That said, communication (horns mainly if no 2 way radios are handy) is key. Again though, *metal* hoods are required; plastic/carbon fiber etc i would not trust to stop a flying ball/hook/etc. Still, Weighted bags, or running the cable thru a tire is also needed.
Justin T Winch blanket is a must!
Ronny I have seen many of your videos , this is the at most quality and awesome video of all. Many thanks for sharing your thoughts, experience.
Life is not replaceable strong and true words. Love your hard work. Go hard mate ! Best wishes.
G'day Ronny & Torb's Great video as always & some very bloody good points to think about & keep in mind when out on any adventure.
The only piece of advice I have difficulty with & personally won't do is the one were you recommend always putting the truck in gear when
parked with the handbrake applied & ignition off.
This is good advice for Petrol & for the newer Diesel engines, However with the older Diesel engine were they have a manually operated
cable to shut them down if these trucks roll & it does not need to be much they will fire up & go bush bashing on there own.
Unfortunately I am speaking from experience, it''s as funny as now but back on the day it scared the crap out of me in the mad dash to catch the
bloody truck & jump back on board without getting run over by my own flaming truck. LOL
Anyway, fellas Safe Travels, Steve.
Great and helpful video Ronnie, I should of had this a couple of years ago as a reminder LOL went into a bog hole blind and it bit me hard took 5 hours to recover and only possible by attaching 2 4x4s together to have enough weight to winch me out of my predicament @lways send my mates in first now 😁👍
Great video! I may or may not be guilty of a couple of these. Deep water or mud is the worst. Especially when you find a sharp, broken muffler and tailpipe in the middle of the hole!
Great demonstration on the mistakes of using non-rated recovery gear. Last week I was using some 2" webbing while recovering a broken ATV. . It snapped after a couple tugs. Thankfully, no one was in the way but it could certainly have done some damage. Well done guys!
Worst for me was, forgetting to air back up, And loosing a tire at 75 miles per hour on the way home.
Whoa 😳
Dam! Hope you were ok
Do you remember what PSI you were driving on?
@@mollyguap I had around 18psi
I drive a small mazda demio and don't even go off road. Found this video extremely interesting.
That has got to be the best intro to any video I have ever seen haha!
Great intro 😂 great video Ronny pointing out the most common mistakes 👍🍻
I like to always have a backup plan for my backup plan. I try to anticipate what could go wrong and what I will do if it happens. This works wonders to completely remove panic from the equation.
Wow great video ! I love the live examples you give
That last wheel chock was awesome!!! LOL!!!
I am a noob to this stuff thanks for the pointers. Im a great driver but can always use pointers as im not use to heavy off roading yet
Always check the density and dept of snow in Canada.... Broke 2 front axle joint not doing it while bringing coffee to workers stuck in a storm. I then had to get pulled and had to wait through the storm and slept in my jeep (while it was running) lucky i still had coffee from my delivery hahaha
Tyres, overall gearing make a huge diffence. 35s great for clearance. How quick does it rev.
Change tyres on 79 to 32/33 inch tyres.
You will be surprised, 79 towing tune will be usable.
What do you use the vehicle for the most, towing, outback touring(no trailer), high clearance 4 wheel driving.
Like the videos Ronny.
Oh , I would seriously look at 4cyl auto if they bring in the Bundera shorty, swap to coil rear.
That intro made me smile. Good job
G’day Ronny, thanks heaps for your videos, I really enjoy them and I learn stacks.
Question regarding parking in gear. What do you think about the risk of a diesel-parked in gear-self starting and driving off?
could be possible with an old mechanical engine and some bad luck. You'd have to be on quite a slope though for it to even start moving. Anything modern is going to be electronically controlled and won't be delivering fuel to the cylinders.
Your vid is like the checklist in my brain before goin Bush mate! 24 yrs of solid offroading at hand too! may I add?. Ill always check out an obstacle and look for all my options before making the choice to commit or not and I've somehow managed to avoid anything bad from happening so far.
Great vid mate👍 everything you've shown in this vid is EVERYTHING that P platers need to know before taking their 1994 gq patrol with 6 inch stainless snorkel and 35s or the slightly more clever ones in the 1994 stock 80 series cruiser should know!
Just playing😉 but I'm serious on backing up the advice given here as these rules are the best and most important ones to know as a noobie to 4x4 offroading👍❤️🇦🇺
I just got an 05 4Runner and can’t wait to take it to the mountains. Gonna do a modest lift and some nice tires but that’s it. I’m not gonna do anything crazy. Maybe some extended breathers for the diffs? Idk yet, she’s stick but this info will help me keep her a while.
Driving at dawn on a beach near Coral Bay. Hit some soft sand and just dropped to my diff. Rising tide, water starting to lap the wheels. I kept thinking about all the videos and photos of cars I have seen being swallowed by the ocean. Needless to say I panicked and couldn't seem to get my thoughts together. Luckily I had my mate in the car with me and some recovery tracks. My mate stayed calm and we managed to get it out. Hurt my pride and confidence. And thank God for great mates...
I've been driving four-wheel-drives for over 40 years in OZ, can't agree more with your video, seen it all
Good video !!! Miles of stuff out there a lot of it not to the point or points like this one ,even a seasoned offroader will take something away ...well done guys !!
Sometimes you have to get your traction control right off to allow you to clear your tread. Many modern trucks also detune the engine if you loose traction. I once got seriously stuck due to being detuned to about 5 hp when I desperately needed power!
I'm still pretty inexperienced in offroading but mine was following my buddy too close and losing momentum going uphill on a slushy icy trail. He slowed down in front of me and I had to stop. Couldn't move forward anymore and had to backup a considerable distance and then got stuck doing so.
Thanks for bearing with my drawn out novel.
In regards to depth of bogholes. I was driving through a shallow puddle that was slightly iced over in a field one time. Not even 4 inches deep till I went into a massive tractor rut and my jeep dipped down on the passenger side to the top of my fender. Took a good yank to get me out luckily I wasnt going very fast.
Dude! Best intro EVER!
Thank you!
Great video.
Ronny just for your part 2.. Probably worth further highlighting the danger of setting up sleeping arrangements in front or behind vehicles when not on flat ground. Also setting up soft sleeping shelters under larger overhang trees.
Cheers
One thing I was told was to never Panic. When people panic, thats when things go wrong and people get hurt
Great video... as a novice I really appreciate your videos.. thanks
That intro was literally hilarious, it’s staged but at the same time you let it go so much further than I thought you would have 😂✊🏽
Thank you Ronnie. Lot of pointers there.
Thank you for your videos. You rock
Classic! Loved the intro mate. Some great advice there potentially saving someone’s life or vehicle good stuff....
Check puddles. One time my buddy went into a puddle with a quad and it looked small. Only 6ft wide, 7ft long. It looked shallow. It was over 4ft and swallowed the quad.
I definitely want to add a kinetic energy rope after seeing Matts offroad recovery. Snatch straps are fine but I think I'd only want to use one with a winch now.
The handbrake mistake was shown recently on a channel here in the states, someone relied on their handbrake and a jeep rolled off Black Bear pass in Colorado, no one was killed but the passenger is in serious condition. Black Bear pass is not technical but has huge sheer drop-offs, and they rolled off the pass way up. Nothing left of the jeep but scrap metal
Brilliant advice here 👍👍
Best part of this video was the tool talking part . I see Academy award winning #Actor and supporting actor.
Classic funny ....👍👍👍👍👍📸📸📸
My first car was a Saab 900 5 speed. It wouldn't let you take the key out without leaving the car in reverse, so that's been my habit in every car since
I walked an entire trail at an event before running a Jeep trail in my 2wd VW Thing. It was well worth it and I even caught it on video!
Thanks so much Ronny for the wisdom 🙏
Love these videos. Please more. Thank you Ronny.
My worst off-road mistake: Got stuck in some soft clay, sod on top. Heavy vehicle. We aired down, tried pushing etc. I got two long 2 by 10 boards and jacked the vehicle up, put them under the rear tires, tried to drive forward. Both boards shot out and flew a good 30 feet, just missed the guy pushing.
Getting Drunk. Falling asleep in your fave camping chair. At the water's edge. At night. In croc country.
BEST intro EVER 🤣🤣🤣
12:00 The two way to immobilize (hand brake and gear) is fine. It is even better if you turn the wheels toward the hill so that the car will stop after few wheel turns.
Here's a tip, $2. Your videos probably will save me a thousand times that much! Thanks!
Thanks Ronny
Looks just like my Hilux handbrake lol...
Also, good stuff.... This is the 1st one of your vids I have watched and you sir have another subscriber
Loved the intro
My worst mistake: relying too much on traction control that it overheated my brakes. I had to leave the car that day and come back the next day to pick it up.
Or buying a vehicle with traction control !!!
Never made any mistake because I learned hard from ur video😂
I will admit to recovering off the tie down points and driving 50km on bitumen with the centre diff locked on the same trip!
Lol.... Russell Coight would be proud Ronny.
I Dig the mini crocodile dundee knives you guys wear.
My worst mistake was when I wasn't wearing my seat belt with the doors off my Jeep. I hit a bump and it had my arse hanging out the side while I held the wheel and my feet stayed inside. Lucky for me I got back in, but the guys behind me had a great laugh. Legend has it that they still laugh at me to this day.
Just this last year in October 2020, a guy relied on his handbrake on Black Bear Pass in Colorado, US. His Jeep Wrangler went off the cliff with his passenger and two dogs still in the vehicle. Look it up. "Jeep falls down Black Bear Pass" it's freaking insane
That was actually a good video Man the car rolling odd had me in stitches lol
Sank a honda civic crossing a river in fiji (following a troopy).....note that it's not just the river speed but the buoyancy aspect the vehicle creates in the water that decreases the traction. We managed to open the doors to flood the inside and reduce the buoyancy but too late....Also we kept windows down when crossing....the pressure may not let you open the doors in the water in a hurry if you need to bail!! I bailed out the open window and was swept down stream about 30M before swimming to shore. Soggy passports made life interesting!
I littlery did 4x4 maintenance the other day then forgot to put my jack back in the car. A day later I headed to the watagens and got a huge puncture. Could not change the tyre and was strandered for 18 hours before a passing car came with a jack. Always check before heading out XD
My worst mistake. Gravel roads 1ft of snow driving a ford escort.
Ended up high centered on a snow drift took me hours to dig it out
Here is a not very common thing that goes along with relying on hand brakes ect. ect. I had a first gen Land Rover discovery. One of the birfield joints had broken in the front axel during a day of wheeling. The park mechanism in its automatic transmission didnt work because of this. The hand brake also barely held. You guessed it, at the end of the day, During a night BBQ. I had to chase down my rig. Luckily nothing bad happened. Thanks for all the great content Ronny + friends
Top stuff mate. Love ya work🍺
LOVE THIS VIDEO THANK YOU!!
Best intro yet, was a good laugh.
thats opening scene is exactly how jeep just went over Black Bear Pass recently. His woman and 2 dogs were still in the jeep. All survived.
Best tip there is... Let your buddy go first. True to mototravel, water crossings, overlanding, rockcrawling.
I saw intro, already like it 😀😀
Ronny, when the hell can we get you out to the states? You need a couple of Moab and Colorado wheeling videos! Let me know I live 2.5 hours from Moab and an 1 hour from Telluride/Ouray CO. Come visit!
If you walk across a river with strong flow and you have to cross and providing you survive the crocks then take a winch line with you ,secure it to the other side and at least if it goes pear shaped you have a way out or at worst an anchor for your new submarine lol
My worst mistake would have been when I had to self winch recover out of a bog hole. It wasn't necessarily deep it was just soft at the bottom. I did check it before going through and it seemed firm but I was clearly wrong. No worries getting out once the winch was connected.
Thank you for making this.
Thank you!
Some great advice 👍
First time I went driving on the beach - seems stupid but didn’t know to let the tyres down! Gotta learn the hard way I guess! 🤪🤦🏼♂️
The opening scene made me fall off my chair laughing!
great information for us newbies
Nice intro LOL. Have you been watching "The Gods Must Be Crazy"?
Never seen it but everyone keeps talking about it so I’ll have to have a look
@@Ronny_Dahl You'll find some very useful tips on chocking your wheels, and using a winch on a 4x4 ;)
Not my rig but saw a rig get flipped back over after a roll-over and it wasn't tethered to anything... and rolled away... far away...