My option: you don't have friends who 4x4, and are uncomfortable in groups, so you just do it yourself. I don't crazy with advanced stuff because I am often alone out there. Moderate trails are usually the most I'll do. Especially since I don't have a spotter, and often have to get out and do my own spotting. I've learned quite a bit on my own and watching videos. The thing I have no experience with is recovery, since I haven't needed it, and hope to never need it (again with moderate trails, this seems unlikely). My biggest thing is I sometimes don't know the condition of a trail until I attempt it. And often turning around isn't feasible. I try my best to get info on a trail before doing it, but conditions can change quite a bit in the SouthWest.

#1 taking a rental down a "dirt trail"

Went with option #6. STart out cautious, drive conservatively, and have fun on mild unpaved roads.

Hey mate, can i please request a video? Can we have information on water crossings? like engine / vehicle prep, what to seal up, what to do at home before trip and what to do before entering a crossing? i couldnt find anything about this anywhere. Cheers Mate.

Would love to see a vid debating LED light bars vs traditional round lights (pros vs cons) for overlanding. Love your vids, Ronny!

Just rode in a convoy in CA. The convoy told me if I got stuck I gotta find my own way home. It was my first time off-roading in the snow. They drove 40mph through single lane wet mountain roads through rain and snow. I stopped following them. Stopped and enjoyed the snow, 1hr later no one came back. They weren't kidding! My truck has everything needed to off road safely but I'm not risking my life for their ego. I'll learn on my own instead.

I have to say Ronney, you live up to the Dahl name, Roald would be proud of you, we absolutly enjoy your videos, thanks for making the effort, so we do not have to.... Dave

Great video Ronny. You rock. One con when driving in any group which I have missed. Dust, dust, dust! Unless you are the leader of course. Plus you probably will make only half the distance like you would make if you would by yourself. Thanks for all the tips and hints through your videos!

make a video on how to choose path/track, driver over stones etc...

love the last comment. if you say you know it all you probably don't know crap. couldn't agree more. been off roading for a long while and I still watch videos and learn new stuff all the time out on the trails

I‘m from Switzerland. Here it’s difficult to go Offroading especially in my part. A Friend has an old Subaru Forester, he bought that for 2000 bucks ($). We bought cheap body lift blocks (from ali express)and a set of bigger at tires. We often go for a drive with his two sons, where we look for abandoned forestry roads where no dog walkers are, so at night. It‘s mostly illegal, we drive around, have fun and then we just send it until we get stuck (wich happens quickly ond most of the times). Completely unprepared, stupid. Then the adrenaline rush, if someone could see us, kicks in. Then we collect sticks and stones and fill in the holes we are stuck in. And send it again. Sometimes we see a piece if muddy road and we get in. We know after15 meters we get stuck, slide towards trees. Only one time we needed to ask a farmer to help us with a tractor, paid hom 100 bucks. We just said the youngest had urgently to go take a dump and we got lost. What helps is that we go in a different area, so the numberplates show we are not from around the corner. It worked so far. We are probably the most unprepared, unexperienced and stupid „offroaders“. But two 45 year old friends andthe 13 and 15 year old all feel like teenagers. Enjoyable stupidity. Sadly the car won‘t make it through the next gov check, so we have to dump it soon. We‘ll plan the final drive this summer. A offroad fun rally where all the other cars will be landcruisers and other real offroaders. 6 days through the alps, from Austria to France and then it ends in Mallorca Islands. We plan to bring a plastic bags to carry the number plates home by train from wherever the car dies. We love the car and we decided it deserves an honorable death

i have been doing your tip 6 for a number of years i tried a club but it was hard to learn with them just going way to hard on the tracks and not helping others out. this is a really good video for most to watch thank you

That licence plate! I´m so happy to see it! Ps. I'm from Iceland so I recognized it immediately :)

Thank you kindly. You are a gentleman and a scholar. Lol my wife and I really appreciate these vids.

We always say, the best way to get better skills is to get out there and practice! Every weekend!

Hi Ronny, love your videos - always something to learn (I didn't know my 30 year old high-lift jack was invented as early as 1905). As someone who has been 4wd driving since 1976 (60 series SWB Nissan Patrol was my first vehicle) and always travelled solo (with my wife - and RFD radio back in the pre-UHF era) I would add another downside to "escorted tours" apart from the cost - you are stuck with people you have never met before for the duration of the tour! Being stuck at Tibooburra in the same camping gound with an RACV travelling tour with all roads closed (after we had come down from Nappa Merrie in the wet) was excrutiating. Planning on doing the Canning next year - and even then we are contemplating doing it solo (we have been stuck three times since 1976 where I had to rely on someone else pulling me out - old Strezlecki in the wet, Chambers Pillar, Mount Dare, Arkaroola , High country from Bulla side of Sterling, etc. etc.). Most impressed by the couple in a Land Cruiser who quietly came into the circus at Dalhousey Springs one year (school holidays) and camped next to us - they had just come across the Simpson solo and were heading for the Canning (whilst the Land Rover club of Victoria were holding whip cracking competiitions before they struck up the courage to take their twenty vehicles (plus one Toyota support vehicle) the other way to Birdsville. Cheers, dp

Let me tell you something You are a wonderful person with all the meaning of this word Thank you very much for your outstanding efforts to spread your ideas, expertise and experience in this field. We are from Saudi Arabia We appreciate your great appreciation and look forward to your new closeness 💐 Thank you again

The truck looks even nicer without the canopy. The canopy makes it look REALLY heavy, it looks a bit more agile this way. Also, great video topic Ronny.

Thanks for the videos Ronny, getting back into the 4wd game with a 3 door V8 early model disco project. These vids are really getting me pumped. Very thorough Ronny keep it up champ!

Always learn a heap Ronny watching your stuff. Im in NE Arnhem Land not a huge variety up here its either dry and dusty or wet and boggy, with the customers corrugations of course.

Thank you Ronny for taking the effort to make fwdriving more fun, existing and safe. Please keep the camera rolling.

The other very important reason for going with a mate or others is if there is an emergency or you do fatal damage to say the drivetrain. Great video. One day when I get over to WA, I will have to look you up.

I've been lucky enough to learn from my mates how to avoid the areas where I'm most likely to get stuck. I've not been stuck in my open diff rwd Isuzu once (except the time I fishtailed and ploughed into a sand bank but that wasn't really offroading😅) and I'm running 195/80R14s on 250kpa constantly, never airing down

A big plus with a 4WD training course and program is that although you may be in a big group but it's a good place to meet other people who are at the same level as you to go out with that's not gonna take you anywhere out of your depth

There’s another option, join the Army Reserve, the Corps of Transport, get professional instruction in all aspects of off road driving, in a variety of vehicles, with all the kit, and get paid for it.

Thanks Ronny! You are a very cool guy and a source of knowledge. Thanks for let me and all viewers take part of your knowledge!

hey Ronny,enjoy all yer films from WA. IM IN WA. washington state usa. cheers.just got into a polaris rzr 800s. lots of good wheeling.

Thanks Rhonny, keep up the good work. Cheers from Papua New Guinea

Hey Ronny, Ive got another con for you on tag along tours. They all good and well if you like the company of strangers and going on tours.

id have to say this is probally one of the best videos i have seen u make info wise well done

Thanks a lot Ronny, if one day I come to Australia be sure that the first person I'll contact it might be you. Big Hello from Algeria

another awesome vid with a wealth of knowledge as usual. keep up the great work ill be here waiting for the next one 🍻

get out and fail is the best way (without breaking parts or rollover but thats a big plus if you have deep pockets)

So...tips for learning 4wd driving - find someone to teach you

Yay, I saw a WJ Jeep 1:18. Trying to build up my own one of those.

you make good videos i believe you are a mcm for offroading. greetings from oregon USA if you dont know its on the west coast above california

Hey Ronny, Thanks heaps for all your awesome videos they are going to help me a ton! I just ordered a new latest gen SR 4x4 Hilux . will be my first 4wd vehicle , coming over from high performance road cars .

Your tutorials are excellent man.. thanks for all the info.

if u own an isuzu dmax or mux u can go through the iventure club as a 4wding training course

I love your videos. They have helped me so much. Thank you

Awesome video! Exactly the info I was looking for!

You completely missed one of the absolute best ways to get 4wd experience. Getting into and running hobby grade 1/10 scale remote control 4x4 crawlers. Almost EVERYTHING transfers over to real 4 wheel driving. How the vehicles suspension systems work and react, picking your lines, traversing different terrains, traction dynamics, understanding the mechanics of a 4x4, choosing proper speeds, tire tuning etc etc. You can even get all the scaled down recovery gear and learn how to use it properly and effectively. It's incredibly educational and transferable experience.

Awesome videos Ronny, really enjoy your channel.

Love your videos very informative and down to earth(most channels focus on nearly comp ready truck)

Thanks Ronny good advice .

It's not about who gets there first it's about who has the smallest repair bill upon returning.

Great video Ronny. well done

Love the intros. So freaking funny every time 😂

"So what is the next pose going to be" hahaha as per usual, great vid! Thanks!

Great vid Ronny, really well spoken!

Pls do a modified episode on pajeros!!! Thanks. Love the channel.

I have watched more than my fair share of your videos and they are very helpful even in the US just about everything applies besides the tire pressure only because i use psi and I don't understand the other measurements

Australians have the sexiest over Landeros in the world , greetings from USA

A good interesting perspective, thanks for sharing 👍

Ronny, your videos are great! As as newbie to 4WD, I think your videos are concise and informative. (Is it too late to fix your typos? Habbits and Traning come to mind.)

How much is too much in terms of Kms ? As a beginner I don't want to buy anything more than $10,000 and most of the diesel vehicles are looking at 300k+ . I know diesels go forever but I still would like confirmation !

whoa! your canopy!

That headline is very misleading it is not showing any real action in the off road but i have learned alot through your other offroad videos.

Ronny mate your videos are the best great info the best quality ....your government should cut you a check being a diplomat for Australia .....

Ronny, you have to come out to wheel in the Las Vegas area and Moab, big fan of the videos!

Great video Ronny

I just want to have an unstoppable snowmachine. Getting to and from my day job in any weather.

And noticed custom number plate now!!

Thanks

in sweden its illegal to offrad in the wild outside a track

BEST! license plate! EVER!

Thanks a lots of Tips

Hey ron how about a video on which way a snorkel head should face? Should be fun!

do you think that aluminium bumpers can be use to offroad?

To save you 10 minutes of video, its simple, the way to gain offroading skills is to get out there and go offroading, hands on is the only way you will learn, and over time you'll gather skills and tools to help keep you going and you'll be able to pass on the knowledge you have gained to other noob's.

Mate I love your video

do a zook video! great videos keep it up

great video mate

Hey Ronny, I know you have owned a Hilux previous to your Cruiser, just wondering if you could give me the main modifications you did on it?? And any tips on which modifications I should do on my own Hilux? Thanks!

Cheers Ron...Still wondering when you're going to add a third axle to your rig? One behind the rear axle working on air suspension, so when you don't need it you can tuck it out the way? Would look sweet!

Why'd you remove your canopy Ronny?

Great info!

im just trying to find a way to not get my stock silverado stuck without a winch

What to do of 4 low doesnt work? Im currently trying to get a job to either fix or buy a new car but what can i do on the mean time

Can u please tell me what should be the clutch control method for off roading on steep inclines without burning out the clutch.. also is clutch burning normal during off roading inclines?

Hey Ronny, I noticed you got a news set of tyres, can you tell me what they are? And how are they doing so far?

Ronny i'm totally new to upgrading my car. I would really like to know what upgrade do u suggest to the suspension for a first timer. Mentioning each part would be really appreciated( would make ordering them much easier) thank you.

Youve explained several times about going with a friend or getting a friend to show you, what happens if you dont have any friends

1:22 Hand one learning

I have Silverado trails are too small for my truck

Great video! When are you making the video with all the video clips that were submitted?

you should review a jeep grand cherokee wj that would be great

Ronny you talked about books on off-roading.......could you suggest like top 10 recommended....!!

Ronny, what's your view to 4wd on your own and what be the minimal requirement for gear and approach to 4wd on your own, great vids keep them coming, cheers

hahaha, shoutout to Air Down 4x4 in there ;)

Hi Ronny, would you go 4x4ing by yourself if you had the correct recovery gear but were a beginner? winch/bullbar, spade, jacks etc..

hello mr. Dahl, could you do a review on the General Grabber red letter? I haven't seen any in depth reviews on them. also would youu recommend the tire on a 2wd that sees most of its time in sand

why did u take the shell off the back of your truck?

Are there any books you would recommend?

hi Ronny it's justus from Namibia, i own a Mitsubishi triton doublecab diesel 3.2 4x4. I'm having a problem when ever i drive on gravel road my car is not stable on the road, i replace the rear shocks with the Monroe gas shocks but stil the same problem, please i need ur help which shocks ur the best please.

Hey Mr. Ronny. Thanks for the video. What was the reason for taking off the back cover?

7) join the military.. I got a lot of experience in the army with everything from small defenders up to tank carriers.. plenty of experience and you can really Chuck the vehicles about since they’re not yours haha!

New rubber ?

Chassis extension in process?

what up with your tires? Are the others done for? Are these the General Grabbers SRL´s u were talking about?