That was an eventful, but fun day. The quality of your video production is looking better and better! Thanks for the shout out! Ima join you in the Bronco on one of these runs soon!
I've been swimming in that water hole. Nice trail to get in there from Sandy Valley, NV. Goes up in a pine forest. My Jeep transmission overheated, so the next day, I traded it in on a 2016 Tundra 4x4. Still have it! Built to the hilt!
Great video and awesome drone footage! I'm going to be heading out that way the 1st / 2nd week of April and am curious .... how deep would you guess the 2nd (now deeper) water crossing was at Afton Canyon? Thanks in advance!
PCI and Rugged both make good kits that take all the guess work out of it. Then there are places like Ham Radio outlet that can help too. But you need some know how with them
Road has changed a lot since this video. Large sections of the Mojave road were washed away between Barstow and Kelbaker road. Last 2 years worth of storms completely changed the landscape and trails out there. So plan accordingly
Glad I have a JEEP. your fords are living up to their name. “ FIX OR REPAIR DAILY”. not knocking you guys, I’ve been on the Mojave many times no problems, knock wood. Nice footage, good trip✌🏿
Your not hitting the speeds we are 🤷♂️. Raptor can do the whole Mojave road from yermo to Laughlin with stopping at all the sites in a couple of hours. We average between 40-75mph on the trail. I took my wifes Jeep on tame stuff and it did not make it a day without having problems. Literally every run, we went home with an engine code or something glitching. We got tired of all the problems that keeps showing up after every run and finally got rid of it. All the damage you saw here is typical offroad damage for high speed off-roading. Specially when the washboards are as bad as they are on the Mojave. Jeeps maybe hit 40 on the Mojave. And for the most part you guys are averaging 5-10mpg
No worries man. I know the Jeep is a good platform for rock crawling and all that. I have a buddy that calls them goats because of where they can go. But that’s a whole different kind of off-roading. Raptor was not designed for it. Just like the Jeep was not designed for fast off-roading. It don’t work When each is used outside their elements. But in their elements each platform shines.
So many reasons. First of all is grip. Toyo RT has more grip on the trails. But the big surprise here is grip on the road. The KO2s are awful once it gets wet. And as they KO2s get older, grip gets worse. After 20k miles KO2s get scary with the lack of grip. 2nd is longevity. I got 38k miles out of my toyo RTs with a lot of off-roading. And they still had life left. Kevin here was at about 35k miles. My first set KOs barely made it to 24k and they were bald. My 2nd set barely made it to 14k and they were replaced under warranty by ford because it was so little. Got so much more life out of the RTs. Lastly is noise. KO2 with miles on them get loud. The RTs were quieter than an old KO2. For my money it’s still my favorite tire. Period. And many others agree. Only area it sucks in is snow, and we don’t get much snow here in SoCal
We had a stock Gen1 on this trip that did fine. He’s the one borrowing the spare and he ended up getting a flat. So they do just fine just make sure you have the extra spare and a 50 watt VHF radio and your good
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad awesome 😎 looking forward to running with you guys in the future. What’s the best radio you recommend that’ll get the job done but will also not break the bank?
PCI and Rugged both have kits that take the headache out of buying one. I also have videos on how to install them here and some options on my amazon. But honestly PCI and rugged is your best bet
Just bought a white 2017. Will be going to the dunes soon to get a feel. Planning on coming to a raptoraddict event this summer. Is the bump stop a must ? Got my radio spares and tools already. Cheers!
If your just starting out now. But you will soon see how easy it is to bottom out the back and end and a bump stop is a must. On my 2017 raptor I held off too long and eventually mushroomed the frame right at the stock bumps
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad yes saw that video of your blue Raptor. Will probably hold off on going with you guys until I have bump stop and stronger leaf and springs hope to go on RaptorAddict soon.
Don’t have to have it to go out man. Just have to understand your trucks limitations and drive within them. I drove for years without one. But I wanted to go faster, so then at that point it was a must.
Usually if you have 2 spares on top of the bed, you remove the one under the bed. No need to carry 3. On my original setup for my 2017 Raptor I carried one below and one of above to give me more storage space and allow me to carry 2. But once I switched to 37s, my only option was above the bed because it would not fit under the bed.
You should do a TikTok or IG reel of the “Oh damn” song. With everyone that fell out. Prosper got shot (shot!), Tay got shot (ha!) Desi got dropped (damn!) Nate got popped (damn!) Leeke got shot (well damn!), Spazz face hot (on gang!) Corbin got kidnapped, they found his bones he was rotten (where's Corbin?)
🤣🤣 right!! Definitely gets the message across that off-roading can’t always be perfect. Shit can go wrong at any moment. Better to be ready than helpless.
Another great video KID!!.... So question for you bro... I just ordered a second spare rim on ebay & I'll put rubber on it when I get it.... Ok does my OEM spare have a tpms sensor on it???.... & if not, is that why it has the BS sticker that sez don't use as normal"???.... that's my guess anyhow, cuz it's a full size!!!... #2... can u refer me to a lower priced radio that u say I need to run with u guys??... thanx & God bless KID!
No TPMS and that’s why it says no long term use. You can get new oem sensors but they are expensive As for radio, the only cost effective option is a hand held and that’s linked in my amazon page. For hard wired you can’t get better than the kits PCI race radios and Rugged makes
Definitely. Far less oh shit moments. Even when they do happen, truck rolls right over them. Still finishing up the rehab, but overall I’m much happier I and truck is taking a ton more abuse than the last one
Which one? I’ve been trying to get TRX guys to hit the trails and none of them want to come. There is always an excuse why they can’t come ride with raptors
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad I thought from the TRX test drive video you did that guy was going to go with you. I’m really curious on your opinion of it even in stock form out on the trails.
Me too. But he always has an excuse of why we can’t go out. The one time we did align, I got an opening at WOG and HRD so I took it. TRX guys seem to just be interested in the quick clips of them doing something cool looking. I have yet to find someone willing to do some trails for more than a few hours.
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad well that sucks - I was really looking forward to it. My Gen2 is long gone now and I’m not a fan of the Gen3 for a multitude of reasons so my TRX is on order and will be here next month. If I was closer to you I’d ride the trails for a weekend.
TRX orders taking forever man. The one we ordered just finished production last week and won’t be at the dealer till end of March. That’s 10 months from order to dealer
I’ve only seen 1 Gen 3 on the trails. Most guys that have them are not ready to offroad them. Only one I know getting some serious offroad time is EXOs Gen3
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That was an eventful, but fun day. The quality of your video production is looking better and better! Thanks for the shout out! Ima join you in the Bronco on one of these runs soon!
Thanks man. Can’t wait to see a bronco hitting trails.
What an amazing experience that must be. Wish we had trails like that here in Texas. Bad ass video man, great work.
Thanks man. I’m sure the trails are out there in Texas, but they probably on private land somewhere
Man y’all left coasters are lucky to have all those nice desert trails. looked like a great time even with the few issues 👍🏻
Always a fun time man. Damage is just part of the journey
Love the adventure videos as much as the how to vids. Thanks for sharing
Thanks man.
I've been swimming in that water hole. Nice trail to get in there from Sandy Valley, NV. Goes up in a pine forest. My Jeep transmission overheated, so the next day, I traded it in on a 2016 Tundra 4x4. Still have it! Built to the hilt!
Really? I had park rangers reach out and said that lake was protected.
Great video and awesome drone footage! I'm going to be heading out that way the 1st / 2nd week of April and am curious .... how deep would you guess the 2nd (now deeper) water crossing was at Afton Canyon? Thanks in advance!
Water is may 1.5 ft deep max. The level fluctuates up and down based on rain fall but it’s never bad
Miss watching your videos, awesome content as always.
Thanks man
Count me in on yur next one guys. 🤙🏼🇺🇸 Mojave is only about 40 minutes from where I live.
Right on man. Make sure you follow us on IG for run announcements
We run the Mojave a bunch of times a year. It is always a blast, but will challenge your truck's durability every time. Great video.
Yeah, it definitely will. Specially if you just stay the Mohave road the whole time. Those washboards are brutal.
Love your videos! Have my 2 spares, working on a radio and bump stops. Hope to join your group someday soon.
Awesome man. Don’t wait too long. Focus on the radio first and you can start joining now
Sounds good. Any recommendations on a radio? Anything to avoid or look for? I'm willing to spend more if I'm only buying it once. Thanks in advance.
PCI and Rugged both make good kits that take all the guess work out of it.
Then there are places like Ham Radio outlet that can help too. But you need some know how with them
Cool, I'm checking out your radio install video now. Thanks again
Freakin Sweet!!! Gotta plan my next trip now
Road has changed a lot since this video. Large sections of the Mojave road were washed away between Barstow and Kelbaker road. Last 2 years worth of storms completely changed the landscape and trails out there. So plan accordingly
@KeepItDirtyOffRoad Keep your ringer on. May call you for help, or come by for some tri tip. Gonna be awesome.
Glad I have a JEEP. your fords are living up to their name. “ FIX OR REPAIR DAILY”. not knocking you guys, I’ve been on the Mojave many times no problems, knock wood. Nice footage, good trip✌🏿
Your not hitting the speeds we are 🤷♂️. Raptor can do the whole Mojave road from yermo to Laughlin with stopping at all the sites in a couple of hours. We average between 40-75mph on the trail.
I took my wifes Jeep on tame stuff and it did not make it a day without having problems. Literally every run, we went home with an engine code or something glitching. We got tired of all the problems that keeps showing up after every run and finally got rid of it.
All the damage you saw here is typical offroad damage for high speed off-roading. Specially when the washboards are as bad as they are on the Mojave. Jeeps maybe hit 40 on the Mojave. And for the most part you guys are averaging 5-10mpg
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad 😔
All in love bro ✌️
No worries man. I know the Jeep is a good platform for rock crawling and all that. I have a buddy that calls them goats because of where they can go. But that’s a whole different kind of off-roading. Raptor was not designed for it. Just like the Jeep was not designed for fast off-roading. It don’t work When each is used outside their elements. But in their elements each platform shines.
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad Awesome👍
Salut! super! that is beautiful channel. catch you later! Keep, 👏
Thanks
Killer Intro 🔥🔥🔥. Great video!
Thanks man
Woo-Hoo! 😎🛻
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Lol, Top Gun no Sunshine or Bear. Once I can drive again I would love to join a group damn laceration to achilles tendon and nerve damage.
Damns dude. That just sounds painful
I'm happy u choose the gen 1 brotha what u think of it so far over your gen 2 ? Nice videos man keep them coming 👍
I’ll be putting that video together soon. Each platform has its benefits. But for me, The Gen1 was the best and only choice
What makes the Toyo rt's your favorite tire? Looking at switching it up from the ko2s but worry about increased road noise with the rt's
So many reasons.
First of all is grip. Toyo RT has more grip on the trails. But the big surprise here is grip on the road. The KO2s are awful once it gets wet. And as they KO2s get older, grip gets worse. After 20k miles KO2s get scary with the lack of grip.
2nd is longevity. I got 38k miles out of my toyo RTs with a lot of off-roading. And they still had life left. Kevin here was at about 35k miles. My first set KOs barely made it to 24k and they were bald. My 2nd set barely made it to 14k and they were replaced under warranty by ford because it was so little. Got so much more life out of the RTs.
Lastly is noise. KO2 with miles on them get loud. The RTs were quieter than an old KO2.
For my money it’s still my favorite tire. Period. And many others agree. Only area it sucks in is snow, and we don’t get much snow here in SoCal
Awesome content Helio! Love seeing the trucks out in their natural habitat 😎 how would a stock gen 1 do out in these trails?
We had a stock Gen1 on this trip that did fine. He’s the one borrowing the spare and he ended up getting a flat. So they do just fine just make sure you have the extra spare and a 50 watt VHF radio and your good
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad awesome 😎 looking forward to running with you guys in the future. What’s the best radio you recommend that’ll get the job done but will also not break the bank?
PCI and Rugged both have kits that take the headache out of buying one. I also have videos on how to install them here and some options on my amazon. But honestly PCI and rugged is your best bet
Just bought a white 2017. Will be going to the dunes soon to get a feel. Planning on coming to a raptoraddict event this summer. Is the bump stop a must ?
Got my radio spares and tools already. Cheers!
If your just starting out now. But you will soon see how easy it is to bottom out the back and end and a bump stop is a must. On my 2017 raptor I held off too long and eventually mushroomed the frame right at the stock bumps
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad yes saw that video of your blue Raptor.
Will probably hold off on going with you guys until I have bump stop and stronger leaf and springs hope to go on RaptorAddict soon.
Don’t have to have it to go out man. Just have to understand your trucks limitations and drive within them. I drove for years without one. But I wanted to go faster, so then at that point it was a must.
Looks so much fun here in NJ is boring lol.
BTW is your front finder stock?
Thanks. Front fenders at +2 Advanced fiberglass
Very cool. Question. Those who carry one or two spares in bed, do they still have factory spare underneath?
Usually if you have 2 spares on top of the bed, you remove the one under the bed. No need to carry 3.
On my original setup for my 2017 Raptor I carried one below and one of above to give me more storage space and allow me to carry 2. But once I switched to 37s, my only option was above the bed because it would not fit under the bed.
Solo los cobardes seban dejando a los compañeros attas y con Las trocas con broken parts. No. Get together with people like that. Good video brother 👍
Yeah, these guys always ready to help each other and it’s the type of people I want riding with me
Cool video highlighting the Mojave trail but it might serve more as a PSA to not run it unless you want tow bills and repair bills. Lol
You should do a TikTok or IG reel of the “Oh damn” song. With everyone that fell out.
Prosper got shot (shot!), Tay got shot (ha!)
Desi got dropped (damn!)
Nate got popped (damn!)
Leeke got shot (well damn!), Spazz face hot (on gang!)
Corbin got kidnapped, they found his bones he was rotten (where's Corbin?)
🤣🤣 right!!
Definitely gets the message across that off-roading can’t always be perfect. Shit can go wrong at any moment. Better to be ready than helpless.
🤣🤣👍🤣 your may have to try that
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad absolutely
Growing up in SoCal and now living in AZ, I have to say AZ has nicer desert off-road scenery.
I would have to agree. We did near the Grand Canyon and it was beautiful. Only drawback is heat. The heat in AZ is crazy compared to soCal
I love to go on one of these runs..
We’ll make sure you follow us on Instagram for when we open up the run to everyone
Another great video KID!!.... So question for you bro... I just ordered a second spare rim on ebay & I'll put rubber on it when I get it.... Ok does my OEM spare have a tpms sensor on it???.... & if not, is that why it has the BS sticker that sez don't use as normal"???.... that's my guess anyhow, cuz it's a full size!!!... #2... can u refer me to a lower priced radio that u say I need to run with u guys??... thanx & God bless KID!
No TPMS and that’s why it says no long term use. You can get new oem sensors but they are expensive
As for radio, the only cost effective option is a hand held and that’s linked in my amazon page. For hard wired you can’t get better than the kits PCI race radios and Rugged makes
Air compressor setup?
Amazing Video! I would wish to bring our Gen1 Raptor but its so bone stock that it will disintegrate in this run LOL
Stock trucks tend to do the best on these kind of runs. Just run within what the truck can do and you will have a ton of fun
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad Alrighty, Thanks!
comment to help out w/ the algorithms!
Thanks man. 🙏🙏 it it’s greatly appreciated
Gen 1s holding up better?
Definitely. Far less oh shit moments. Even when they do happen, truck rolls right over them. Still finishing up the rehab, but overall I’m much happier I and truck is taking a ton more abuse than the last one
Remember when you thought $5.99/gallon was bad? lol
Right!! Saw Death Valle is at $9.50 a galling the other day. Crazy high
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad 🤯🤯🤯
Why didn’t you ever finish the TRX video??
Which one? I’ve been trying to get TRX guys to hit the trails and none of them want to come. There is always an excuse why they can’t come ride with raptors
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad I thought from the TRX test drive video you did that guy was going to go with you. I’m really curious on your opinion of it even in stock form out on the trails.
Me too. But he always has an excuse of why we can’t go out. The one time we did align, I got an opening at WOG and HRD so I took it.
TRX guys seem to just be interested in the quick clips of them doing something cool looking. I have yet to find someone willing to do some trails for more than a few hours.
@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad well that sucks - I was really looking forward to it. My Gen2 is long gone now and I’m not a fan of the Gen3 for a multitude of reasons so my TRX is on order and will be here next month. If I was closer to you I’d ride the trails for a weekend.
TRX orders taking forever man. The one we ordered just finished production last week and won’t be at the dealer till end of March. That’s 10 months from order to dealer
Anyone out with a new 3rd Gen yet?
I’ve only seen 1 Gen 3 on the trails. Most guys that have them are not ready to offroad them. Only one I know getting some serious offroad time is EXOs Gen3