Thanks, Appreciate it

@@BackCountrySxSAdventures welcome

Kellys Toll Bridge in the Mersey :) It's cool and tight!

@@avidhuntr Im sure probably have ridden it, it is a nice piece of trail. I’m not from the local area and that’s all I’ve ever heard it called :) That’s the name the SMATVA group has signed it so it makes it easy for people to find :)

Just an FYI, I'm planning on tagging along on the MATG ride this Saturday (9:00 0AM). They're leaving from the #101 Highway Access Road and heading down to Tantallon for lunch at Wing'n It. Not sure if I'm staying for lunch or not and may split off from that group and do our own thing :)

The past several videos I have been tagging along with some of the guys of the SMATVA group :) Our own ATV group tends to slow down a little in the Summer months but pick up again i nthe early Fall

Depending on which trails I plan to ride I will park at the Elementary School in Tantallon or Exit 5A (for now until the Hiking Trail bridge is fixed). Elementary School will get you on the rail bed faster. I’ve never had any issues parking in either spot. Queensland beach is accessible but I’m not sure if it’s legal to ride your ATV/SxS in the parking lot to not.

As mentioned the school is a great spot when there is no school (Weekends and summer vac) Don't look for a spot during reg school hrs please. Another spot is if you continue to the end of Hammonds Plains Rd turn right and go to Bowater Mersey road you can unload in there as well!

Nice meeting you on that run. Definitely have to get out together again!

On that trip I was using the GAIA app on an iPad Mini mounted to the Outlander handlebar using a RAM mount and holder. I now ride/drive a Maverick Sport XRC SxS and still using the GAIA app but running it on an iPad Pro 11". Great app and lots of nice features, especially for ride planning.

Lots of fun for sure :)

Yes and no

Thanks. I like the air vent but honestly I bought it mostly because I like the look of it and it was on sale last Black Friday haha. It has a "frogskin" filter basket and a heavier filter element in it that together are fairly restrictive and doesn't let it flow a lot of air. Both filters are easily removable so that should help improve the airflow.

Interesting, didn’t go far as I was in the area checking out some other things but will go back and see how far I can get :)

That is for taking the time to comment, I truly do appreciate the feedback. As for the sound quality, a couple things… First, been having issues with my camera and trying to sort out something for better audio and second, I thought I did enable cc on my videos but obviously missed one or more. Will definitely look into that.

@@BackCountrySxSAdventures ty appreciate the vids

It definitely had a couple deep ruts that high-centered most machines :)

Yeah, it's tough trying to try and cut bits together to "tell the story" of a ride without making an hour long vido haha. This is especially so on a rally ride with so much going on all day :)

@@BackCountrySxSAdventures don’t be afraid to go 30 to 45 mins on things like this we non gen z toilet watchers like to get involved in the video and enjoy what we see. KZfaq analytics suck ass don’t go by them.

Well I wouldn’t say never 😆 You’d be surprised, I’m the guy in our group that wears a helmet typically. I do however take it off often going 5-10km/h through the woods often or if I’m even casually driving 40-50km/h on smooth trails but if the trail turns to a high speed trail I put it on. I wear it when there’s a high risk of injury which with the way I like to drive is about 90% of the time

@@ScotianOff-Road I watch your videos and until recently you never wore one ever just like most of the people down your way. But hey I’m just happy you’re finally helping keep our sport alive.

@@2CANSAM1970 thanks for watching but your memory is not what you think it is lol I just had to go back to my first 4 videos where I started to show my face while driving sometimes and I’m wearing a helmet every time. 🍻

Hello, I would be interested in that as I am unhappy with my current rear windshield and would certainly like to look at a different option. Please email me with the details of what you are thinking and we can chat about it. My email address is [email protected]

There's a lot of dirt road in that area but also some nice bits of trail and locations. The covered bridge is in that area as well

Drivers side wheel stopped spinning so essentially it became 3 wheel drive :)

Dunno :) :) :)

It was eventful indeed. It's too bad with one camera person and multiple riders a lot happens that you miss. As much as I would prefer no one have any incidents I would love to catch them as they happen and not afterwards :) Makes for more exciting video haha As you say, no one got hurt, all machines are back on the trails and it's all part of the risk when you're having fun!

Thanks, and yeah, I heard there was some work being finished up. Wil take another scoot out there at some point. Definitely some nice bits of trail there

IT really is a great adventure, I highly recommend it. I've planned another trip across for myself, the wife and 8 other friends this August. there are a few different apps that would work fine but I prefer the GAIA app on an iPad (there's an app for android as well). I leek the variety of maps it offers and the track/route creation tools are excellent. I've been running it on al old iPad Air 2 (from 2014 I believe it is) but just upgraded to an iPad Pro 11" that I'll be using now. I also have the same app on my iPhone and have it as a backup just I incase :)

@@BackCountrySxSAdventures thank you very much for the info. we are headed back home from alberta this late may and into june/july and hitting lots of trails within a few hours of corner brook. your videos have been extremely helpful and figuring out what we want to see. been a few decades since i have ridden back there.

@@robtucker856 glad to be of help, however little :) Definitely do some research and looking at the maps as there are a LOT of trails in and around that area for sure. Worthwhile to follow some of the local FB groups and the like as well for the most current info.

Great machine. Having a lot of fun with mine :)

Welcome any time

I didn’t pin the spots but easy enough to do as those really bad spots are parts of the registered trails and I’m pretty certain they are known and will be addresses in time. Quite a bit of work for sure

Yeah, pretty much the same as the base of your X3 I believe. With a 30" tire it doesn't;t leave much space for storage :) but I'll be able to fit a couple things there (fire extinguisher, jack, maybe a gas can and the tire). It'll free up some space in the trunk where I'll keep the things I want to stay dry

Yeah, quite a lot of water related damage in the Mersey train system. That really rutted hill is a LOT steeper than the INSTA360 slope stats says :)

@@BackCountrySxSAdventures I noticed the stats overlay and thought it was pretty neat, but was questioning it’s accuracy.

was thinking the same thing, very cool

Yeah, I'm liking them but not too sure how accurate the slope is. I think INSTA360 has an issue with how it's calculated or displayed as some of the hills are much steeper than say .03% :) Hope they sort it out as I kind like the stats for some parts

@@BackCountrySxSAdventures wasn’t sure the speed was accurate either. Definitely a cool concept.

I need some more adventurous buddies haha

Got it sorted Jason. Not sure what's up with my FB profile but I;'ve sent an invite to Diane just now. Look forward to having you guys join us on some of our rides.

Yeah, it's been happening to my last few videos. All of my recording settings are the same, everything sounds fine when I'm editing and then when it plays back on YT it's absolute thrash. So disappointing. Have been trying different things on each ride to try and get it sorted and hope to do so asap.

@@BackCountrySxSAdventures maybe its an encoding issue?

Yeah, may have to look into an external gimbal rig for image stabilization if I do any other night time shooting. I have a nice gimbal, just been too lazy to use it :)

@@BackCountrySxSAdventures media mod w/mic would sort out the audio

What he said 🤣😂🤣😂

@@BackCountrySxSAdventures 😝

It doesn't. My motor is 90 degree sweep so it clears the driver side just fine but not the passenger. Debating if I'll install a second wiper motor I have or just toss o na manual wiper for the passenger :) That or source a 160 degree or so wiper motor (180 is too much sweep as the BM windshield wiper mount is above the glass a couple inches)

Thanks for the fast reply. I’m running an eBay special which only does the drivers side too.

Yep... Danced between turning it off and on to see where I was going and to see what I was running over :)

It really was an awesome ride but my god the clean-up was a b!tch :) 2100 PSI washer struggled to peel that mud off :) So much mud/sand o nthe street I had to wash it down the drain after moving the SxS :) Worth it though!

Thanks, appreciate the support. It really was a great day out. Everyone had a blast. Definitely one to do again.

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As you know, the hills are always a lot steeper than a GoPro makes them look :) The rider isn't the most experienced so I'm not sure if he was as freaked out as me or not :) :) :)

@@BackCountrySxSAdventures oh yeah I probably would have bailed lol easy to look back and say shoulda coulda lol

Imagine my disappointment when I reviewed my footage only to see my epic trail riding was nowhere to be seen :) :) :)