We’ve been camping there for 30yrs. Our favorite spot.
@captlarry-3525Ай бұрын
Notice how narrow it is. About 6 feet. This was made to be trucked. I think it could be a section of a military pontoon bridge. World War Two or Korean War era, even Viet Nam era. The fiberglass and tar are just idiot attempts to patch it. Quite likely was used to store water on this site. captain larry
@DylanPankowАй бұрын
What do you suppose the water stored was used for?
@marilynyu2 ай бұрын
If you're camping for multiple days with multiple people, why not dig a latrine? Fill in as you go. That way people don't accidentally dig where someone else pooped.
@DylanPankow2 ай бұрын
I do that now. I use a post hole digger to dig a deep hole. I do believe I have a video up of that style also. I do own a cassette toilet for locations I can't dig a hole.
@asmrcritique65652 ай бұрын
Nice tribute to these guys!
@DylanPankow2 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@asmrcritique65652 ай бұрын
This fire was started by arsonist Stanford Pattan, who only served 3 years in prison.
@onefastcyclist2 ай бұрын
They must have changed these I bought mine 5 years ago and the needle fitting is round rather then hex so I can’t remove it. I cleaned it out as best I could with paper-clip wire.' The smallest 18GA needle will fit - Grease goes everywhere, but fortunately, some of it did weep round the shaft letting me know I accomplished my task. My coupler has no prevision for lubrication,. but Bio-shield T-9 frees it up good as new
@DylanPankow2 ай бұрын
I am glad you found a way to make it work. I have now used the D035 hitch and it is much better.
@onefastcyclist2 ай бұрын
THANK YOU - we've been using one for years and now I know what to do
@DylanPankow2 ай бұрын
I'm glad I was able to help. Feel free to reach out anytime.
@deerhunter53053 ай бұрын
I'm shocked that a$$holes haven't destroyed it. There's Johnson's cabin around Yolla Bolla or what is left of it. People pull boards off it for fire wood.
@MangusBauer3 ай бұрын
Wow, that was a rocking mashup! I especially appreciate your Covelo side Mendo National adventures, you do it true justice, it's a particularly wild area in my opinion. You and your family have great eyes. For the good stuff.
@DylanPankow2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words.
@MrJibmstr3 ай бұрын
Very nice!
@DylanPankow2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words.
@biblebasher93645 ай бұрын
No fish because of scott dam and the diversion of eel river into the Russian River reservoir
@DylanPankow4 ай бұрын
Is it legal to fish at this spot?
@biblebasher93644 ай бұрын
@@DylanPankow as long as there are dams, fishing is regulated. Without dams, fish are abundant
@booneskis6 ай бұрын
Id love to ask you some questions about Hough Springs if you’d be willing to talk to me.
@DylanPankow6 ай бұрын
Ask away.
@fasteddies427 ай бұрын
I was really hoping to see the actual camp. My dad helped build the mill. He and my mom lived there during the dry months for a couple years while he worked there. We used one of the old cabins for years when I was younger. Not sure what's left after the fires.
@DylanPankow6 ай бұрын
What part of the forest are you looking for? This is just off FH7 off the county road by the 307 sign. This spot got hit hard by the fires.
@fasteddies426 ай бұрын
@@DylanPankow At 1:46 in the video, the road to the right goes down to where the mill, pond and cabins used to be before the fire.
@JGr3asy7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video!
@DylanPankow6 ай бұрын
You're welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers
@jonluchessi16437 ай бұрын
I know that area very well, it’s extremely wild country some of the biggest black bears I’ve ever seen are there and there is lots of them, the hiking backpacking is incredible, whenever I go there that wilderness has kind of an eerie feeling I don’t know how to explain it, I spend a lot of time in many wilderness areas but this one has a very strange feeling? It’s absolutely beautiful there the wildlife is incredible lots of old-growth trees that area is the border between Mendocino wilderness and Yolo Bolly wilderness, Lots of huge Meadows, But I do recommend when going into the wilderness have preparations for emergencies.
@DylanPankow7 ай бұрын
I always promote planning for the worst-case and hope for the best. I carry a paper map, two-way radio, and a chaîn saw.
@MrJibmstr7 ай бұрын
Nice! I'm always afraid of that happening as I've had my truck ghost lock itself several times. Luckily I've always had the keys in my pocket...so far...
@DylanPankow7 ай бұрын
I need have a hide a key because of this.
@goyoelburro7 ай бұрын
Good stuff!
@DylanPankow6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@timeinthefield7 ай бұрын
I always carry an air wedge and a reach tool in the bed of my truck for this very reason.
@DylanPankow7 ай бұрын
I learned a hard lesson because of this.
@jorgan20287 ай бұрын
Why do you have to cut the red wire?
@DylanPankow7 ай бұрын
To be honest, I made this video so long ago that I don't remember.
@majerstud7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video! Never knew my lock n roll needed lube! I followed your guidance, and things went perfectly. What a difference! Thanks again!
@DylanPankow7 ай бұрын
Your welcome.
@eljefeslash8 ай бұрын
This is very helpful. Thanks for the demo! Question - I’m looking for something like this to level out my 4WD vehicle when overlanding/sleeping in the car. Do you think these would work on for that type of scenario, on bigger M/T tires? Thanks!
@DylanPankow7 ай бұрын
It should work. Most of these work with huge RVs.
@TUFFconductor8 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm regressing my opus4 today and it really helps to watch someone do it first. Just a tip, it would've helped greatly to know what the part number was for the seal that needs to be replaced. Thanks again, cheers!
@DylanPankow7 ай бұрын
Opus supplied me with the parts. You can take the seals to a bearing store. They can cross reference the numbers on the seal or use the measurements. I've done it for other trailers.
@ToyoCaliOutdoor9 ай бұрын
Was just there the past 2 days . Its mostly gone from the fire . But there are a few areas untouched by fire
@DylanPankow8 ай бұрын
I've not been there since I filmed this. I used to go 2x a year. I hoe to get back soonish.
@montymason16479 ай бұрын
Hey, Dylan, nice vid! And, well, of course, you feel like you're in Tahoe. Northern Mendocino National Forest is where the U.S. Northern Coast Range in Northern Cali begins its sudden, vertiginous rise to alpine elevations, making for the highest coastal peaks in the coterminous United States. Whereas the highest peak in Marin County, Mount Tamalpais, the southernmost mountain of the U.S. Northern Coast Range peaks, tops out at some twenty-five hundred feet (2,500 ft plus) , the twin peaks of Snow Mountain National Wilderness -- the southernmost ALPINE peaks of the U.S. Northern Coast Range crest ( or High Inner Coast Range (HICR)) and adjacent to Mendo National Forest-- both soar up to over seven thousand feet (7,000 ft plus). All of these HIRC/Northern Coast Ranges alpine peaks receive heavy snow fall, have timberlines just below barren, rocky summits, which overshadow the headwaters and provide snow packs for cold, wild, whitewater rivers that hold their own even against those of the mighty Sierras: the U.S. Northern Coast Ranges crest has the highest number of nationally designated "Wild Scenic Rivers" in Northern Cali. And you're right about the species of trees in this crest and its high foothills: the famed coastline-hugging, lush Redwood forests and semi-arid Chaparral and riparian woodlands of mixed deciduous (tan Oak, Canyon Laurel, etc) of, say, Napa and Sonoma Valleys, literally cede ground to forests of the high-elevation variant of Douglas fir, as well as Red and White fir, Ponderosa, Sugar, and White pines--the nearly identical forests one finds in, well, Lake Tahoe. Indeed, I see in the very frame in which you make the Tahoe-elevated Mendo Forest comparison that which looks like Incense Cedar -- a conifer found throughout the Sierra Nevada, and most certainly Lake Tahoe. You called it quite right, quite literally. Great vid, as always. Keep 'em coming!
@DylanPankow9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the awesome reply. If you look at other comments, I got flack for using the wrong names even though I say I'm not sure I'm using the correct names. Thank you for watching and touching base, I really appreciate it.
@salmonslayer7079 ай бұрын
Oh wow...never thought yt would somehow show me this after all these years gone by. I hope you're doing well Dylan.
@DylanPankow9 ай бұрын
I put this out a very long time ago. May I ask who this is?
@DylanPankow9 ай бұрын
Is this Ryan?
@salmonslayer7079 ай бұрын
@@DylanPankow ya its me
@SamCohenRealtor10 ай бұрын
That gun is a beast!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
It sure is. Large shotgun loads have more felt recoil though.
@BIBMaster2310 ай бұрын
Looks like fun, sorry you only got one shot bud. But the way you conduct yourself with a firearm is one of the reasons why I’m always willing to go shooting with you!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
I was grateful to get one round. I have shot a 50 cal many times in the past. But never a suppressed one. Thank you for the kind words of safety.
@RobinTemple12310 ай бұрын
Damn. Only one shot. I bet those rounds are not cheap. Looks like a blast. Sorry for the terrible pun.
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Yah, sadly the second shot was a dud. I think each shot is about $3.
@zmfs110 ай бұрын
Looks like a ton of fun! Thing’s a beast!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
It sure is. Not much recoil though.
@kylenyholm127810 ай бұрын
Looks like a great time! Always enjoyed his videos.
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Matt puts out some fun content. He's fun to watch also.
@XCountryAdventures10 ай бұрын
Very Cool !!!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
I was super stoked.
@duvandertube10 ай бұрын
That is awesome! That gun is like something out of a video game or something. I like the photo shoot, the way it looks being held pointing straight up is epic and almost makes dude look small.
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Fun times were had.
@Jimmy773410 ай бұрын
That is awesome!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
It sure was.
@keithpankow10 ай бұрын
Fun with a big gun.
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Heck ya.
@user-wh6iw6ie8h10 ай бұрын
That’s a big ass gun!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Big ass fun.
@carlossalinas799510 ай бұрын
Nice!!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
I have shot a 50 cal a lot but never a suppressed 50 cal. Buck list item checked.
@carlossalinas799510 ай бұрын
Tomuch power!!!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Never enough. 😎
@juliomata46710 ай бұрын
SAVAGE! 🔥
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
I was stoked and grateful.
@saras858110 ай бұрын
😮
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
It's impressive for sure.
@AndyTheHippie-rx6mc10 ай бұрын
That is a great video. The gun is pretty much a bad ass. Looks like a good way to pass the time. The cicadas give it a spooky vibe too…!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Ben let me shoot his a lot, but it was not suppressed.
@erikboehmsr10 ай бұрын
I’ve been watching Mat since mike Rowe was on his show lucky dog
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Fun times were had.
@chumminbodegabay10 ай бұрын
That's one bad ass piece of weapondry. Can't help not to love the sound of the cicadas.
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
I wish I could have shot his Texas star with a pistol. I've always wanted to try one. A dueling tree I've done and is fun but it does not rotate.
@millatime6410 ай бұрын
Hell yea brother
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Bucket list item ✔️
@killuazolydyk533310 ай бұрын
Great vid!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@montymason164710 ай бұрын
As always, Dylan, your drone photography of the little-known Northern Coast Range is outstanding. This part of the Mendo National Forest marks the beginning of the High Coast Range crest; NO, not that "high" Mendocino, but rather the start of where the rugged, picturesque, but generally moderately high Coast Range mountains of Mt. Tampalpais, the Wine Country (Napa Valley), and the Russian River/Clear Lake regions change dramatically : where once the Coast Ranges of peaks reaching two to four thousand feet in elevation, such as Mt. Tamalpais or Mt. St. Helena, the forested ridges of coastal Redwoods, Douglas fir, and semi-arid, riparian woodlands of fields, oaks, chaparral give way to White and Ponderosa Pine, Incense Cedar, alpine Douglas fir, and finally the Red and White Pine of the Sierra Nevada, as well as various endemic Yews and spruce: the alpine forests that now make their stand on mountain slopes taht suddenly start to break for the sky.It is here in the northernmost and generally northeasterly stretches of Mendocino National Forest, where the U.S. Northern Coast Ranges suddenly begin to rocket up precipitously to alpine elevations, culminating in hulking massifs and jagged, snow-capped peaks reaching upward of seven thousand to over nine thousand feet in elevation, such as those deep in the northern Yolla Bolly and beyond: THAT is the "high" Mendocino IMA TAWKEN 'bout bruh, i.e., the HICR (High Inner Coast Range) alpine crest. Great, evocative road trips you do take Dylan, and your best vids take us "There." Many thanks!
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words. I love the great outdoors. Mt. Tamalpais was a place I went often at a child to watch live theater plays, Fiddler on the Roof, Peter Pan, along with many others. The Sierras are amazing, I just tend to find myself spending time in the local areas.
@montymason164710 ай бұрын
@@DylanPankow : And thank you for your wonderful vids! Actually, one of the truly positive things about living near the High Coast Range crest is that you can actually access the alpine environment and landscape that is very similar to the Sierra Nevada, without the hours of travel (or dealing with the traffic and crowds of those seeking to experience the world-famous Sierra Nevada). For example, I cannot remember which of your vids it was, but you rightfully noted that the forest trees in the Mendocino high country in which you were trekking reminded you of the type of forest you find in Lake Tahoe. You were absolutely correct. In that very video, I spotted Incense cedar, White and Ponderosa Pine, as well as White and Red Fir --the exact high elevation alpine forest species identical to the ones found in Lake Tahoe's forests. Now, everybody in the world, literally, knows about Lake Tahoe. But relatively few people in California alone know that that the High Coast Range crest exists, much less that that you can reach the southernmost tip of of it at the northern reaches of the Mendocino National Forest -- not at all that far away from San Francisco-Oakland, and even closer to Sonoma's Santa Rosa-Novato-Petaluma townships and cities. And because this coastal alpine crest is so little known, you will find there the actual solitude, connection to, and oneness with the mountains that you can no longer find amidst the crowds, traffic, and relentless commerce one must deal with throughout much of, for example, the Lake Tahoe basin. Your vids show us how to get "there" to the gateway to the High Coast Range-- and, just as importantly, WHY we should go see it: its beauty, wildness, and uniqueness. Many, many thanks, Dan!
@jz-ml2vr10 ай бұрын
Not secret anymore to much traffic running into to many rude people
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
The last few times I've been there, I've only seen one car, and they have always been friendly. I wonder what changed?
@firebufff852310 ай бұрын
Have you ever been to Thomes Pocket by the edge of he Yolla Bolly - Middle Eel Wilderness?
@DylanPankow10 ай бұрын
I have not been there. I used to go stay near the end of M1 a lot many years ago. Have you been there? Is it nice?
@firebufff852310 ай бұрын
@@DylanPankow Haven't been there. VERY REMOTE. About 50 miles out of Paskenta. Probably loaded with hunters this time of year.
@bernadette23011 ай бұрын
This is beautiful! Thank you. How do I get thrre??????
@DylanPankow11 ай бұрын
Sadly, this spot burned in the August Complex Fire. I was there 2 weeks ago, and the elderberrie plants have come back very strong. The GPS location is in the description.