OVERLANDING: MOJAVE ROAD in a CUV/SUV 2 of 2

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OVERLANDING: MOJAVE ROAD in a CUV/SUV 2 of 2

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Here is part 2 of 2 of my first trip to the Mojave Road that cover's days 2 and 3. We had a lot of ground to cover, since we only progressed 22 miles on day 1. We still had at least 100 more miles to go. In this video you will see how varied the terrain is, from a Joshua tree forest, to a Lava field, to a dry lake bed (sometimes wet and impassable) to sand dunes, to a beautiful rock canyon, the Mojave road is an EPIC JOURNEY!
**A group from the MtnRoo led by Jason Osbourne @iluvdrt_oz completed the Mojave road back a few years ago, they even went through the river crossing (although, all their vehicles took on water), so I knew there was some hope in completing this trail. Big thank you to Jason for providing me with information about the trail.
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@1yehny 2 жыл бұрын

Just awesome

@softroadingthewest 4 жыл бұрын

I always suspected there was more to that Ooohhh Yeeeeaaahhhh than meets the eye. Thank you for finally revealing your powers. This was an awesome conclusion to the saga. Really interesting and varied terrain and scenery. I guess I really am just gonna have to get there myself if I'm ever going to find out what's on that fabled plaque!

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

softroadingthewest this would make one heck of a vacation for you. Let me know if you plan to do this trail. I’ll self invite myself to join you. Maybe we can get Bruceyyyy and Marc to join us!

@softroadingthewest 4 жыл бұрын

@@JonDZ_Adventuring That would be epic.

@BernonCars 4 жыл бұрын

LOL the OHHHH YEAHHH was great

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bern!

@shanerobinson6776 4 жыл бұрын

Love 2 have seen that cool baja Bob of tfl off road on that trail 👍

@GRAVIITYGAMING 4 жыл бұрын

Love watching your vids man! Like seeing what you can do with the passport!

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

GRAVIITY GAMING thank you 🙏. My more recent video’s have more difficult terrain. Thanks for watching and the support

@OverlandTrax 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video, thanks for sharing 👍

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

OverlandTrax thank you 🙏!

@omgfoz 4 жыл бұрын

Great video man.

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

Rob Glick thanks 🙏. Hope all is well with you!

@omgfoz 4 жыл бұрын

@@JonDZ_Adventuring pretty well... except my engine blew up back in December at only 86k! I have a post on subaruforester.org about it. It's running again now with a used 2015 engine. We'll see what the future holds!

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

Rob Glick oh No! Wow! I didn’t think failed engines was a thing in FA20DIT’s. Do you think it might have been from carbon build up? Wow! My FXT had a valve spring problem, but that was fixed early on at around 45k miles. Well, hopefully the new engine treats you well!

@omgfoz 4 жыл бұрын

@@JonDZ_Adventuring apparently the very early Foresters (mine was built 1/13) had problems with LSPI causing bent connecting rods, which mine ended up having, which leads to broken piston skirt, which mine had, which leads to kablooey.

@woffordsoverlandjourneys8618 4 жыл бұрын

Love the video

@daveybernard1056 3 жыл бұрын

6:43 Going fast on rough terrain makes the shocks work too hard, they get hot, and melt internally. So, I just go slower on stock shocks, and am fine. People who won't slow down probably will need fancy aftermarket reservoir shocks. And lots of other suspension components, too.

@bruceyyyyy 4 жыл бұрын

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a Nuclear Winter.

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

bruceyyyyy whoops! I knew I forgot something 🤣

@EricUdell 3 жыл бұрын

I did the Eastern 2/3 of the Mojave in an '18 ZR2. I'm not surprised that your capable Honda and the Baja did it. I doubt you would have managed Watson Wash uphill (You would have faced it downhill and it would have been passable, though you'd have had a wheel in the air a lot of the time ) there's an easy bypass. A few tips: Google maps isn't much a lot of use off road. Learn to use Gaia or Backcountry Navigator and Avenza to see which roads are listed in the MVUMs for federal lands. Driving at 55 MPH on aired down tires isn't that big a deal as long as it's not an all day affair. When you're traversing really soft stuff and clearance isn't as big an issue, don't hesitate to air down to 10 PSI. Just don't hoon around and they'll stay on the rims. It's nice to see unibody vehicles and their enthusiast owners running these trails. Keep making the videos!

@qgwueirbtbyo 4 жыл бұрын

Did u have to drive back on some of these shots when u left ur cam in a drive by scene

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

qgwueirbtbyo yes I did! But if you are wondering if I really summoned the large rock using dark magic, at the Travelers monument... that Sh*t was real!

@MT-ln8cj 18 күн бұрын

John, at 14 minutes in you're in a muddy area and the captions say you are on the main trail. Is that the bypass to going through the wash?

@JonDZ_Adventuring 18 күн бұрын

@@MT-ln8cj you can’t bypass the water crossings

@TheHitSquadOffroad 4 жыл бұрын

Did you say that water crossing is 50inches?😯

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

AntRam oh yeah, very deep, Check out this this guys Mojave video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hqtjq811z96VhmQ.html

@print4apet 4 жыл бұрын

Washboard road, not corrugated 😉

@WisconsinDIYGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Do you trust Jerry cans stored sideways in the cargo carrier? What brand? I'm faced with the same issue. I can only store on its side. Gas on the roof dripping over back hatch would suck.

@wbweldingbikerbride2031 4 жыл бұрын

How did you continue if you didn't forge the river ?

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

WBWelding & Bikerbride at 13:12 we made our way back through the Afton canyon and then up to “Basin Road”. We took that north to interstate 15 and that concluded our trip.

@wbweldingbikerbride2031 4 жыл бұрын

Would love to do this trip. But would love even more to avoid that water. Nice to know there is an alternative way around.

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

@@wbweldingbikerbride2031 it'll be worth exploring afton canyon. that place is amazing. The iconic bridge where many pictures are taken is located at: 35.031003, -116.366777 from there, there's really nothing else to see if you won't be crossing the river. This bridge is 9.3 miles away from I-15.

@pratcliffe1969 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Jon- I watched a video on your sleeping system and noticed you had the cargo liner for the Passport..Is that the OEM one? If so would you recommend? Thanks

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

Paul Ratcliffe hello 👋! Yes, the cargo liner is OEM. It’s saved my interior from spill and such, I definitely recommend one.

@jayjanyh2932 4 жыл бұрын

In one of your other Passport videos, you said that you could not get the Passport to stay in 1st gear and had to keep the rpms below 1500, otherwise it would shift into 2nd. Did I understand that correctly? What happens if you put it in to "S" and paddle shift it to 1st? Does it stay in 1st?

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

Jay JanyH that is only in D mode and that’s how Honda meant it to work. It’s only a temporary shift and you can “double tap” downshift to get more response to pass somebody. The only way to keep the Passport in a gear is to switch into “S” mode. The only way it will leave a gear is if you either redline or “lug” a gear. Now the 1200-1600RPM range I was talking about is the “Traction control sweet spot”. This is the range where it’s most effective.

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

Jay JanyH to answer your question, yes, paddle shifting to 1st while in “S” mode will keep it in gear.

@tonystarks3-11 4 жыл бұрын

So you plan on going back?..let me know! 😬

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

Tony Tickles let’s do it! I’d love to get a crew out there. Next trip would be much better!

@tonystarks3-11 4 жыл бұрын

JonDZ Adventuring about how many days do you think we need?

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

Tony Tickles if we blazed through it, we can probably finish in 2 days. But I think 4 days would be perfect to be able to do more excursions and enjoy all the varied terrain in the Mojave desert.

@babear7050 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 19´ Passport Elite and want to start to set it up like yours... is there a write up or video that shows all your upgrades? Tire size, wheel specs to include offset, width, etc., what lift you have? Considering buying some 18´ Ridgeline wheels but not sure if the offset will allow the tire size needed. Thanks... really enjoy your videos.

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

BABear70 sorry for the late reply! I’ve been wanting to do a walk though video of my ride, and it’s on the to do list, especially now that I’ve had it for a year and 30k+ miles. I get the “tire question a lot” and I think I’ll release a quick video about it. I’ll probably start a segment “three minute thursdays” and start asking common questions.

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

BABear70 check out this Instagram post, I have a list of what I have done to the vehicle. But keep in mind that I shaved some of the metal in the wheel well to make my 265/65R18 tires fit. The company Traxda offers a front axle relocation kit that brings the axle forward almost an inch to accommodate for larger tires. Regardless of wheel offset, or even a 2 inch lift the tallest tires you can run are 265/60R18 (with slight rubbing at full lock).

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

BABear70 instagram.com/p/B9R0WJXpqs-/?igshid=ezpbmjrgwelh

@babear7050 4 жыл бұрын

JonDZ Adventuring thanks for responding. I watch all your vídeos since this is the first vehicle I have that could do some off-roading. I will probably won’t do too aggressive sizing on the tires since I do not plan on cutting into the wheel wells like you did. Interested in finding out if the Ridgeline wheels will allow for similarly sized tires without rubbing since the offset is the same as stock for Passport and they are 18”. I saw the all women Engineering team Passport using the Ridgeline wheels. Thanks again for your videos.

@brucehawk09 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, everyone on youtube sounds like they are or were sick.

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

brucehawk09 you’re spot on. I was feeling a little under the weather while I narrated this video 😄. I’m good now.

@brucehawk09 4 жыл бұрын

@@JonDZ_Adventuring good to hear, most of the youtube vids I've seen in the last couple of days had the people sounding all stuffy. I am sitting here counting my days and biding my time when I get hit with it. LOL

@VideosOffRoad 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, Google Maps is TERRIBLE off road. It looks like it will lead you where you want to go, but on the way once you get on the trails it will turn you around in directions that don't make sense because THEY'RE WRONG. Seriously, get into Gaia GPS or maybe Avenza maps. For off road navigation, they can't be beat. If you want to use Google Maps, predefine your route and make waypoints at each intersection, rather than just at the start and endpoints. Maybe you'll get lucky.

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

BREAKING NEWS 2-28-2020!! GAIA MAPS IS NOW COMPATIBLE WITH APPLE CAR PLAY!!! yeah man! I'll take your advice :P After this trip, I saved more way points in google maps. I made sure to put a way point at every fork in the road that may get me lost.

@VideosOffRoad 4 жыл бұрын

@@JonDZ_Adventuring Sweet. Google Maps got me seriously lost in northern Arizona. It literally kept sending me in circles. Never again. I've been a Gaia convert ever since.

@JonDZ_Adventuring 4 жыл бұрын

@@VideosOffRoad Don't try to use Google Maps at the North Sequoia National Park entrance. I was sent up a narrow rutted dirt road into a highly traffic area by bears, LOL.

@Photojeeper 4 жыл бұрын

Get the guidebook by the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association mdhca.org

@Yettee0201 3 жыл бұрын

What a stupid comparison for those shocks. You have 3 different trucks with different suspension at different levels of wear and tear. For all we know their Tacoma and frontier had done some hard off roading prior to going there so their shocks may have already been shot and just finally gave out on that washboard road.

@JonDZ_Adventuring 3 жыл бұрын

No.... there’s a scientifically explanation..... with solid axles there’s more unsprung weight so the shocks take more of a beating. With many AWD vehicles the shocks aren’t built robust to handle the abuse either. They had issues with the 1st Gen Ridgeline as well, and rectified the issue for the current Gen. I ran the race track playa with my friend with a Gladiator Rubicon with Fox shocks. He’s not as narrow minded as you, and even though he has 25 years of rock crawling experience, he still agrees to take a break at 15 miles in to check on his Fox Shocks. They were hot, and steamed when he poured water on them. My shocks in the Passport were just warm. It’s all about that unsprung weight.