First Time Off-Road Basics on Burns Canyon Trail
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- Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025
- Finally we take my wife's 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL out and get it a little dirty along with my son 1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ. We ventured up from Pioneertown towards big bear along the Burns Canyon Trail. Since this was the first time we've had the JL off-road, I thought it was fitting to cover some basics that you might find helpful when going off-road for the first time.
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Survived Burns Canyon trail yesterday coming down from Big Bear. My first off-road trip ever (went solo on this one). Wouldn't have done it or known about it if I didn't catch this video first. Thanks for the tips. It did actually took me two hours to finish.
Off-road basics - Always remember to take TP and a shovel (emergencies happen 😁)
YES! Excellent suggestion!
Yup, and a bag to carry out used TP.
Is the shovel to cover your poop with sand?
@@judgejury3230 ..even a dead-eye, night vision recon during a full moon?
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Congratulations Mrs Recon on your new JL. Great job on the trail and thanks for letting us tag along.
It’s nice to see families out Wheelin together. I have 12 yr. old twin daughters that love going out with me in my Xj when ever I go. We are in WV, and have Quite a bit of muddy, and rocky terrain here as well. I enjoy watching your videos, that is such beautiful country out there.
Nothing like making memories out on the trail with family!
Brad, you had some great points on the basics, especially on packing it out. There is nothing worse that seeing trash on the trail. I also always carry a small pack with me containing the 10 essentials, just in case I need to spend an unexpected night out, or have to hike out.
A good overnight/bug out bag is an excellent item to carry!
It’s awesome that your wife is into it as well give you something to do together. amazing!
That was fun seeing you with your wife! Enjoy!
It was a great day, we had a ton of fun!
Wow! She's a keeper... I mean the JL of course.
They both are!
@@TrailRecon Ya, the Cherokee was nice too, lol :)
Thanks a lot for this. As someone who is about to buy my first 4x4, this was great!
Brad, you are 1 lucky guy! A beautiful wife, beautiful Jeep and she let you have all the toys. Man, life couldn’t get any better. Love you channel.
Excellent.
One point that you and your family obviously practice is, maintaining proper following distance at all times.
Great job by all three of you.
Regards.
It was hilarious that you filmed yourself researching the trail @7:50. We all got a glimpse of Brads secret 007 life lol.
Haha James Bond
How cool. That’s what my family is working towards is having our own group to go out and see it all.! Nice work on the video.
Thanks for information on trail basics. .......and covering that tire pressure issue!
You are welcome!
So grateful for beginner basics. Love your wife's Jeep. Looking into two door rubicon now! Thanks Brad!
It's still snowing in Chicago it's a great time to take a drive thru the snow.We got a snow storm its cool lots of jeepers in Chi town doing their thing.Love your videos keep them coming. Sat Jan 19 on my Birthday took the wife for a drive.
Used to run Burns Canyon from Landers to Big Bear, or Rose Mines just to cool off in the summer. Great memories of the 70's. Thanks for posting!
I'm looking forward to doing some more wheeling out there soon... lot's of fun trails in that area I think.
Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge and tups, I learn every time I watch one of your videos. I take my son (12 yrs old) out whenever we get the chance and teach him what I know, and I always ensure he know that brilliance in the basics wins the day. Thanks again, safe trails and ultimate adventures to you!
Such a great video...as usual. Loved the tips and how you included your wife in this one. My wife loves going off road, but she leaves the driving to me...for now. Keep 'em coming.
your wife is going to be a wheeling queen in no time!!! Looks like a lot of fun!! Stay safe
I’m 2 months in following your channel. It’s a great source for newbies like myself. I’ve been researching what Jeep I want to buy. Your walkthroughs have been a great source of info. I look forward getting out on the trails once I get my rubicon set up. Thank you for the great info!
Glad you are finding the videos helpful, thank you!
Happy to see a 2 door Wrangler. Especially in yellow.
What an awesome day!! Thanks for bringing us along. God bless!
Thanks for the 4WD tips how they work. I want to get a Jeep (maybe XJ) and this is good information for me. Thanks! This has been one of my favorite videos. Great job! I like the new name for the red XJ! Jamie is perfect.
Good video. Worth the time. I've noticed in your video's you have excellent Camera's, very clear and the sound is very clear too. A few comments. Gear: I didn't see them secure all of the tools and such in the back of the jeep. Items should be secured in case you flip, flop or roll over. Air down: The third advantage to airing down is you are less likely to pop a tire. Radio: HAM radios are much better than CB's. Get a HAM license and buy a HAM radio, the license isn't that hard to get. YES on picking up trash and staying on the trail!
Awesome family fun. This is what the whole thing is all about. New subscriber as I really find value in your videos.
Now that was fun to watch!!! Great video footage and editing again (as always) I really loved seeing you and your wife out in the new JL together! She is fantastic! Although she didn't speak much I can tell she has a hell of a sense of humor and keeps you in line!! It seemed clear by the look on her face that she was in control and you were just along for the ride! She had the look on her face of "I got this"...... Great tips about wheeling and looking forward to seeing every member of your Jeep Family wheeling together. I'm so happy to see your wife isn't afraid to go out and get the new Jeep dirty!!!! Bravo!!! Oh and the XJ is looking fantastic too!
It was a fun day all around and it was fun to get both Jeeps out and explore... although I'm not a big fan of riding shotgun all day! Thanks!
LoL I get it!!
I loved watching the XJ driving behind you as you were talking! It is looking so good!
Good advice, Brad. With more and more off-road social media pages popping up, this information is so very important for all those new Jeep owners out there looking to get out and have fun.
I was looking for a 'basics' video. Glad the algo popped this one up! Thanks
Hope it was helpful!
Nice to see a Jeep family. Great video again Brad and many thanks for sharing.
Brad, there's one more reason to air-down.
Lower pressure makes the tires less stiff and they are far less likely to puncture. Think about a basketball... if it's full of air and tight and you throw it against a sharp object, it could easily puncture. If that same basketball has half as much air, it will give and flex around the sharp object.
Excellent point, thank you!
I live 10 minutes from that trail !! Out there almost every weekend in my RAM truck. Great place!!
Inspiring ,,working on my xj 96 hopefully next year to one of these trails greeting s from Chicago North West burbs I had fun last winter with bunch of snow too,, my first time driving a 4x4 I did drive my Jeep and fixing up now getting ready for next winter awesome videos thanks for all the tips may some day I ll meet you guys to go offroading, and have fun in our jeeps God bless ya!!
I like that you got the family involved, good to see!
It’s amazing seeing how much your channel has grown through the last couple years. Keep it up. Your videos are getting better each and every week.
Thank you! I have really enjoyed learning how to use a camera and edit video over the year.... still so much to learn.
Hey Brad, my family and I enjoy your channel a lot. Whenever in Colorado send us a ping and we can join you gladly. My wife is a chef and I'm a brewer, so tell Marco we can do a bit of a trailside feast showdown! (kidding, he's awesome too).
Hey: one thing you missed is that by airing down, you can lose lift and hence clearance. In some cases you can get stuck or turtle just due to the loss in clearance. Here in Colorado we have a few trails that change dramatically in the fall due to partial ice formation. The edges of water features become razor-sharp ice shelves that can hurt your undercarriage. In those cases my friends and I rarely air down and try to maintain stability with moderate throttling and breaking.
Loved it! Reminded me of back in to 70s; I was assigned to USS Long Beach, just back from Viet Nam, and spent my weekends at Joshua Tree. I'd told some friends about going out there, so one weekend when I had the duty, they decided to go; got snowed on at lower elevation, in the park.
Another great video Brad. Love the color of the wife’s Jeep. I also have a JK that rear seat is useless...remove it for the extra space, and use a cargo net.
Thanks! If it was my Jeep, the rear seat would have been gone day 1.
Lol I’ll be removing mine for sure!
I removed the rear seat from my Jeep 2 door the day after I brought it home from the dealer, and it has never been reinstalled! The cargo net is essential. I do not all that crap in the back pulverizing me and my wife in the event of an accident!
Great job Brad, and pardon me for saying, but you have one very pretty wife!
Love that the wife is into that. Great video. And great JL!!!
Your daughter did great!
What a great way to spend some family time. Nice to see a couple generations of jeeps out on the trail, both looking really good!
Really nice job going over some basics. Some of that I look at and think wow, that’s common sense, but we were all newbies at one time and it’s important to help pass along knowledge of safety and respect so we can all enjoy time out on the trails.
Did this yesterday, great trail, amazing scenery and not too much traffic even tho it was Saturday. Thanks brad!
Really enjoy your videos, Chief. Planning a trip out to CA to visit my brother later this year and do some wheeling while there. Your videos are giving some great ideas of where to go.
It’s good to see the whole family four wheeling!
I’m gonna be a first timer I’m buying a Ford bronco and can’t wait I’m watching all your videos to get great information thanks keep more coming
I always enjoy your videos man, nice work!
Hi from Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Pura Vida!
Thank you!
Did this trail this last weekend and had a blast
Nice, love your comment on keeping the trails clean, lets keep our playground clean
Excellent video as always! Great tips for new wheelers and gorgeous scenery for seasoned Jeepers. When traveling on a narrow sloped section of trail, the vehicle traveling uphill has the right of way.
Nice Brad to see your wife to put the JL to the trail test, looks like she was enjoying herself as well as your Son Cherokee XJ trailing behind. Great trail tips and suggestions as you were traveling on the trail and well taken, looking forward to another TrailRecon adventure.
Beautiful trail, great tips
I think more women would enjoy exploring the trails.
Looks like a great place. And good helpful tips.
It's an awesome place to wheel and camp!
Absolute favorite channel to watch . Thanks for all you share 😁👍🏼
I think it is really cool how you try to reply to everyone's comments! I enjoyed the video and I'm excited to see how airing down my tires effects how my jeep rides when I'm off road. I never knew how low to air them down, I'll give 15 a try and see how it goes! Thanks again!
Thanks! Airing down can be beneficial depending the terrain.
Awesome Vid! Great information that is hard to come by even with all these off-road videos on youtube. Thanks for keeping all us rookies in the loop!
Thank you! We are always learning something new when out on the trail, so will try to share more as we go along.
I enjoy your comments. And dedication.. Keep wheeling.
Great tips. Best tip is stay on trail and leave no trash. “Tread Lightly” as they say. Thanks for sharing.
I am not a huge fan of JL's, but I love your wife's. Keep putting out great content Brad!
The XJ is lookin good Brad 👍🇺🇸.
Very informative video, I'm new to off roading so this helps tremendously! Thank you!
Great to hear, glad it was helpful!
@@TrailRecon- yes it is helpful thank u, all your videos are great btw!
Cool video and that was an awesome location. Your wife looked like she was having a lot of fun in “her” Jeep Brad! I really like where you remounted the electrical box to the top of the winch and the KC Highlights are a classic touch!
Super helpful vid! Would love to see more like this for us newbies out there!
Joshua Tree’s in the Winter... Awesome and so Cool! .... Thinking the Wife is ready for the Rubicon! 😆
LOL! Not ready for the Rubicon just yet, but maybe someday.
The Burns canyon trail is a great place to go off-roading for both the beginner and the experience drivers. We've taken our 08 RAV-4 back and forth on Burns canyon and it's different and fun every time!
You make great videos. I love watching jeep trail vids but it's so helpful when someone is sharing details for newbies. New sub.
Thank you and welcome to the channel!
Awesome area! You need to do a Calico trip! A great family that likes to wheel, how blessed you are! I love all your videos, thanks for taking the time and putting forth the effort!
Thanks! I've been up to Calico a few time, great trails up there!
CONGRATS ON THE NEW JEEP
Thank you so much for doing this video for newbs with stock rigs
Nicely done video, basic but helpful. I always like to bring a small stove, pot for heating water and coffee. Happy trails, JK
Another quality video, thanks Brad and Mrs. Brad for sharing! I did enjoy the "two-pedal driving" lesson, where she almost launched you through the windshield! :)
She was having way too much fun with the two-pedal driving! LOL!
perfect trail wth co pilot,..thanks for sharing yr 4x4 adventure team, beautiful places n video..owesome
Never off roaded/Outlanded. But i want to and will with the XJ this year hopefully. Thanks for the tips
Not sure there could be anything to add to what you shared. Except what others have already added in the comments. About when nature calls make sure you have the basics in that area brought along as well. I might only add in, if you can bring a 2nd vehicle or more along(as you did) it is beneficial for support for one another. Traveling alone, you best double up on your supplies in case you are stranded. Further out you got, the more you need. For a starters advice to off roading, I think you got all the bases covered. Nicely done. And while I do NOT have a JL, I sure do like what I have seen of them for off the pavement use thus far. I prefer a vehicle with ample room for a lot of cargo. And a softer more refined ride to and from the trails. Not to mention the ability to sleep in it if need be. But for the trail grinder, those JL's are pretty nice for day trips. :)
Hello Brad , Glad to see your wife out on the trails. She should be in more of your videos . You always have good points on your off road basics. Always look forward to your videos . Until next time take care .
Thanks! We had such a great day out there... I think she will make an occasional appearance from time to time.
"Who me?" - if I had a nickel for every time my wife said that before a seatbelt jerked me backwards.... would own another JLUR! :) Awesome vid Brad, and nice to see your wife and son out and about too!
Another great video. Sure was a great day.
I love how your wife stores her fishing lures in her ear lobes
Thank you! Stay on the trail, leave it more clean than you found it. Great mantra!
Awesome to see the Mrs takin the Jeep out on the trail to get muddy!!! One tip I have as it was told to me is: if you have downhill assist use it, let the vehicle do the work for you, relax your foot/feet instead of working hard. Trust me it does work!!! Keep the vids comin BRAH 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Another awesome video from your channel!
Always good to get back to basics. On a side note, I can't wait to see the XJ with fender flares!
Brad, you’re wife is a good sport putting up with filming and “sharing” with the rest of us. However, as I start breaking in a new Jeep, I appreciate y’all’s sharing this basics review with the inter web. Excellent tips! Thank you, both (three-four, if you count four footer)! BTW, excellent production quality...
Thank you, great video for us newbies.
Another reason that you air down your tires is to reduce the risk of punctures. ARB had an article on how much the chance of puncture is reduced when aired down. It didn’t make sense to me, until I thought of a paper bag and how much harder it is to pop a partially inflated bag.
Awesome. You hit some great beginning points.
I always carry a Personal Locator Device when hiking or offroad. It works for Emergency Life and Death situations 24/7/365... weighs 16 oz and compact. As long as you have open sky it works!
That’s funny, I saw the shot of your sons grip and thought, “wow, someone gripping the wheel right!” I’m easily impressed.
Love the family outtings, makes me smile...and your wifey is a crack-up "...who me?" I think on the top three list....travel with a buddy:) Great post.
Wheeling with kids and wife is always the best!
It was a pretty great day for sure!
Man that XJ looks good
My wife and I went and done some snow wheeling in NE AR today it was a blast.
I suggest John bull trail , heartbreak ridge and rattle snake canyon while your up there with a full day to spend, had many good times up there. And got to do black diamond trails
Regina's face at 14:35 . . . so funny!
Another great video...for us newbies. Thanks!
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it.
Loved the video, especially the snow shots.....we dont get snow here in Australia, and what we do get is slush but miles from civilization
We don't get much snow here in Southern California either... we have to enjoy it when we do.
Good stuff. Nice video. On these brand new ones, turning off stop start feature, is first. Love, that two door!
Great video! I love your stuff and this was one of the more informative videos you have done.
Thank you, so glad you found it informative!
Love the videos everyone does awesome job great pointers of what you need to make every adventure great
Excellent video. Thanks for the tips. Great editing too.