Epic Snow Off Road in the Ouachita National Forest

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3 жыл бұрын

We had the privilege of meeting up with Prodigal Overland for an epic day off roading in the snow in the Ouachita National Forest. It was great meeting him and his family! I took my JKU Rubicon and my wife took her new Grand Cherokee Trailhawk along with Prodigal Overland's fully built Grand Cherokee Trailhawk.
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@onehot57 3 жыл бұрын

Whata a glorious day!

@adamboldra6210 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. There is nothing like cutting fresh tracks in the snow.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@no_handle_required 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man! If you're gonna winch it anyway, DRIVE IT THROUGH. (he says from behind a keyboard) That's so awesome!

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@rottieshepcalibre9156 3 жыл бұрын

bless up everybody.. i love the south.. weather looks crazy mad..

@markymark903 3 жыл бұрын

Any day is a good day when you are wheelin.....Nice episode.. Enjoyed it

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@walj1295 3 жыл бұрын

This episode deserves two thumps up 👍🏼👍🏼

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@coloradomallcrawlers 3 жыл бұрын

So fun to see how you guys differently documented this adventure! Looked like a blast!

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

It sure was!

@yaelri1430 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there...good to see Jeep offroading...love it. That was one deep mud hole...it made me seat at the edge of my see...! Phew

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@garbinator09 3 жыл бұрын

All you guys needed was a Subaru Forester to complete the convoy! Stock of course!

@timcrain8100 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, really enjoyed it!

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mikeandshelliesoverlanding 3 жыл бұрын

Love watching the two of you get together! Hopefully we’ll get back to that point here in a few and be able to do some trails with the both of you

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That would be awesome!

@josegarza8362 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@MaxFlight 3 жыл бұрын

I subscribe to this channel and Prodigal Overland so it was great fun to see the same adventure twice, with slightly different perspectives.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

They are a great family! Thanks for subscribing!

@davelay7987 3 жыл бұрын

Just noticed, that first mud hole is the one on Muse Mt. we were through there a few weeks ago , luckily before the thick ice but like the others along there it has a good bottom on it. Fun stuff !

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. I'm anxious to go back and see what it looks like under all the snow.

@somewheretoday 3 жыл бұрын

The Snow sure made for some great footage. I have never explored the Ouachita National Forest. I am sure we will sometime.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

It’s beautiful and so different than the Ozarks!

@patriot8085 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I would love to have came along on this. I go here all the time and have found some good places to go when the gates are opened.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah there are quite a few seasonal trails in the Ouachitas.

@davelay7987 3 жыл бұрын

We were in the Ozarks 4 days towards the end of the week after MOORE and hit alot of untraveled ground and A lot of miles,, most no one had been on, it was cold camping but a great few days, and like you the winches did get their useage it may be along time before we get that kind of snow again Good video as usual, Thanks Matt

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! I really wanted to get to the Ozarks but my trip got cancelled.

@tread-well5667 3 жыл бұрын

More Grand Cherokee Trailhawk videos please! 👍😀

@frenchie4wd 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely coming!!

@MrKozanitis 3 жыл бұрын

Matt, Great video and job...in towing it out successfully! I also watched it on the Prodigal Overland (the other Matt's) "Into the pit" video! Congratulations to both of you. I always enjoy watching your outings (oops, overlandings! 😂 I am still old-school) and adventures!

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

😂 Thank you!!!

@MrKozanitis 3 жыл бұрын

Ozark Overland Adventures you are most welcome!

@jimedwards8958 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid loved it. Jim from uk living in sunny portugal.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@JeepingMo 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a fun day. You have a thing with mud holes.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

😂 Well they are everywhere in Arkansas.

@billbarker3715 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video gonna check out the other video with a differant perspective

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@TwoFeatherChannel 3 жыл бұрын

@11:39 I remember someone saying that "All Wheel Drive" will do better to keep from sliding into a ditch. God I miss the snow already. Temps are up 60's and 70's with high humidity here in Louisiana. Just a week ago it was down to 14 degrees.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

It was fun while it lasted!

@mountainadventures7346 3 жыл бұрын

Within reason. I live in NE Washington and a Subaru gets around well until it gets high centered. That rubicon is the most trail capable rig they have. But lockers are tricky. Loggers run lockers in their trucks and forgot to pop em out and try to turn a corner and roll the log truck. Cuz the lockers push em right through the corner. And no power to the steer axle. So you have to be careful. Nice video!

@nestorvirgiliomoreira7846 3 жыл бұрын

Imagens lindas, parabéns!! As trilhas aqui no Brasil é completamente diferente. Vou assistir a todos o seus vídeos. 👍✌

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I would love to see Brazil one day!!

@absmith001 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a great day to be out. I bet you had socks on!

@frenchie4wd 3 жыл бұрын

Multiple! Ha!

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

No Teva sandals this day! 😂

@bradsturm285 3 жыл бұрын

Just started following you today! Saw it on Brad's channel first! I camp in ouchita state park in the tent camping area, love it there! It's 30 minutes from hot springs! Where are those trails from the camp ground? I'll be back again this summer! Thanks for your help!

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!! Thanks!

@no_handle_required 3 жыл бұрын

Figures it'd be Brad driving through that stuff. :)

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@WonkaWillE 3 жыл бұрын

Nice recovery, that was sketchy lol

@NormandyFoye 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and choreography once again. This one’s closer to home for us as we are in Oklahoma City. I think this video has pretty much confirmed for my wife and I that it will be either a wrangler or gladiator purchase instead of a grand Cherokee trail hawk. We just want to be able to go Anywhere without a doubt and that giant mud hole, that you drove through without any real effort, showed us how capable that model of jeep is compared to the others. Our only concern is reliability issues and can you tell us what your experience has been within the jeep community in that regard? Subscribed

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! In my latest Real World Overlander video I discuss my thoughts on reliability. Maintenance is key. I've only had one non-maintenance issue on my 2012 JKU Rubicon and it was a bad gasket around the oil filter housing. I could have fixed that myself but I couldn't find the leak. My theory is the more electronics something has the more likely things are to fail that you can't fix. This is why my next Jeep will be another JK - just a later model. I've got 125k miles on mine and it's still doing great. I expect it to last me many more years and I'll just keep repairing the parts that wear out because I wheel the crap out of it. lol.

@alvexaerial 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Your link up spot is about 5 minutes from my house 👍

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@garbinator09 3 жыл бұрын

To answer your question about making new tracks in snow? Maybe its similar to mankind’s making new tracks too life. Decisions. Which way do we go? What lies ahead? What are the pitfalls? Even regretting the making those tracks now left behind...

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

You may be on to something!

@darksideemt 3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap that's some pretty scary stuff to me when she about slides into the mud pit. I would turned my butt around and went back home...wow. You guys ended up doing a good job on the recovery but super sketch to me. Also cool to see you get to the virgin snow part in the trail with the wheel shot. Which engine does your wife's Jeep have and did you have to do anything to get those tires to fit?

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

thanks! My wife is pretty awesome!! She did much sketchier stuff than that when she had her JKU. Check out the Moab videos to see her in action. She has the 3.6L. We added wheel spacers so the tires wouldn't rub. That's it.

@Greg-zr4wm 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!!!! Living up north here ill never "wheel" in the snow. At least not for fun. To much of a pain, mind you we usually have twice the snow that you have. LoL I'm sure you have said before but what kind of comms do you have??

@frenchie4wd 3 жыл бұрын

We use Midland GMRS.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@tedmayben8007 3 жыл бұрын

Sure looked like my stomping grounds y'all where playing around in, was that the spillway at Lake Wynonna ? If y'all are ever interested in hitting flatside pinnacle mtn or trail 86 I know a few beautiful spots I can show y'all .

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

I love the flatside area! Such an amazing view from up there.

@Wrongwayadventures 3 жыл бұрын

What is the general rule of thumb for how far to go around an optical? I had in instance this week with a tree that had fallen in the trail and no chainsaw. I turned around around because I didn’t want to start blazing a new trail through the forest.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

You did well. For me it depends on the terrain and how tight the trail is. In the case of this mud hole, the trail was obviously wide but with the snow we couldn't tell much. But there wasn't any trees or plants growing in that area so I figured we were safe.

@FreysOnTheSide 3 жыл бұрын

Like the intro, nice recovery, you guys don’t have mud holes, you have sink holes. Nothing better, like nothing, then breaking trail!!!! And did you use the tripod as depth gauge?

@frenchie4wd 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. He did. 🙄

@FreysOnTheSide 3 жыл бұрын

@@frenchie4wd hilarious!

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't find a long branch. They were all covered in snow. 😂

@FreysOnTheSide 3 жыл бұрын

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures all things considered, not a bad solution. I have always heard, best to purchase items that have multiple. Camera tripod/depth gauge.

@markblandford9346 3 жыл бұрын

Matt, what is your opinion of the Milestars in the snow. People around here try to trash them but I thought mine did well.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

I have zero complaints. They performed very well for me in the snow.

@jeepcaptain 3 жыл бұрын

Good~~^&^

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@justinrichardson7738 3 жыл бұрын

What trail were you guys on? I’ve only been backpacking on the Ouachita and would love to get the Jeep out there. Was it the Kiamichi?

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Kiamichi is in Oklahoma. These were just dirt roads around Lake Winona.

@leighgibson3623 3 жыл бұрын

Question about Cara's tires Matt. How are those Wildpeak AT3Ws doing in the mud and are they load range E? Looking to replace the factory Goodyear Wrangler Adventure on my Tacoma. Can't decide between wildpeak AT3W and Toyo ATIII and between SL and E Range? Any feedback is appreciated......I will note that today's getting stuck wasn't typical.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

We haven't used them a lot in mud because Cara doesn't want to get her TrailHawk dirty. 😂 But so far we really like them. I had Toyo AT2s on my JKU many years ago and they performed well. Looks like they are load range SL for this size (265/65 R18). Betweek the 2 tires, I would go with the ones I can get the best deal on.

@leighgibson3623 3 жыл бұрын

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures Thanks Matt. Always like to ask the local guys. I am looking at the Toyo AT3's as well in the SL.

@OzarkOverlandAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

@@leighgibson3623 If you are really concerned about mud performance then you need to just get a mud tire. MTs have come a long way and aren't as loud and don't wear as fast as they used to be. I will only run MTs on my Jeep. ATs just don't do well in Ozark mud.

@openyourcoconut4774 3 жыл бұрын

I got them on my truck, they do awesome in the snow, pretty good in mud. My truck is real quiet and these tires are also extremely quiet.