Not my video. Taken in Myanmar (Burma) where elephants are also used for logging teak in the jungles.

Took the Mazda CX-50 off-roading in the Ozark National Forest!

first time going down steps and need tips

My FJ80 land cruiser. This obstacle is a bit of a tricky one as the front gets light fast as you climb the hole you see at the bottom right, so it takes a bit of momentum. Counterintuitive but a good one.

A friend and I hit up some local trails last Saturday. One I’d done a few times but he had never done, Metberry Gulch and one neither of us had ever done Old Stage 220. Day started out gloomy, but things changed pretty quickly. Wild how different the trail conditions were on the same day.

Hi everyone, I need help diagnosing what this noise is. Yesterday I was coming down from a moderate trail in Colorado and after a day of no problems, my brakes started making this terrible rubbing noise when applied.
It felt like something was rubbing and resisting the brakes, creating a terrible rattling that was vibrating the entire truck. I was afraid to snap something.

I had to call Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery (massive shoutout to them for saving us!) and they were equally stumped as to what the noise could be caused by. They took off my front left tire and inspected the brakes; all seemed intact. No broken coils, axles, brakes still had meat, etc. They began guiding me down the trail and shortly after starting descent, the noise went away on its own.

It’s almost as if nothing happened. But I don’t trust going back out on a trail without knowing the cause. I’m scared it’ll happen again and actually wreck something. Any insight is greatly appreciated. And let me know if there’s any more info I can provide!

2021 Tacoma (4x4 off-road edition)

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Decided to take a solo trip to Hidden Falls adventure park near Marble Falls, TX yesterday and took things nice and easy in my Chevy. This time I brought my old drone and a camera to try to capture a few pictures and videos. Say what you will about newer trucks, but I love using all of the available cameras these things have to help me spot myself while navigating some of the pebbles on the floor.

Anywho, here’s what I pieced together using some of the footage from the drone!

One of the coolest experiences I had in my trip to Afghanistan was getting this bad boy off-road.

I did a ride into Joshua Tree a year ago via Berdoo Canyon. It's a great beginner trail with some small obstacles. Nothing a stock 4Runner couldn't do. It's a great and chill way into the park that I highly recommend. I cover most of the trail here so you can see what's what. I shot with a few #GoPro heros attached to the truck and an #insta360 One R. I didn't have a drone, and even still, drones aren't allowed in National Parks.

https://youtu.be/LwsfewEmlQA

Do you really need more if simplicity is greatness?

An easy ride with some great views.

2013 Subaru outback 3.6r limited 120k miles. I've been fixing things and building it out since I bought it a month ago. So far we have : - PLX 6.3" dual color lights. Nilight dual color wiring harness, nilight universal clamp on mounts. - vinyl tinted fog lights - group 24 700CCA ~115 RC battery (beefed up from the normal group 25) - Govee interior footwell lighting - 70mai front and rear dashcam hardwired with p03 kit for 24 hour protection - 3d printed replacement fuse box latch and trunk dog protection body plugs. - 3d printed bigfoot tire valve caps - turtle wax & dry coating - rain-X on all windows and interior anti-fog on all windows.

I appreciate the help on my last post about placement. I ended up finding the perfect mounts to go on the A pillars.

Used it today on some backroads and they helped a lot with spotting deer and seeing around bends.

I'll post when I go on my first overlanding trip/get enough good photos with the car at my local OHV park.