450 miles of Colorado mountain backroads! Alpine loop, Holy Cross trail and more!

2024 Appalachian Wilderness Experience trip to Colorado, living out of our rigs for 5 days, camping and wheelin the whole time! Over 450 miles of Colorado dirt roads hanging out with a great group of people. Break downs, needing my 42’s, tuning for high altitude! Great views!

[@CP-pp3dr]

I used to take an 85 Toyota PU up on those trails along the Alpine Loop, Imogene being the highest elevation. I had problems with vapor locking and found that adding a little ATF to the gas, wrapping fuel lines with foil where they get close to heat sources, and leaving the gas cap loose seemed to help. Even with all that, I couldn't get to the top of Imogene. The alcohol in modern gas makes it even worse. Poke some holes in the cap of a water bottle and use creek water to shower cool parts. Have fun.

[@85Crawler]

@@CP-pp3dr it was definitely a challenge, I ended up changing the tune on my Holley terminator efi twice to get it to be happy. Really enjoyed the views and the group that I wheeled with. I can’t Imagine trying to get the old school carb setups to work at the high altitude.

[@johnnykirkland611]

Great video Caleb looks like alot of fun and that is 1 awesome truck.

[@85Crawler]

@@johnnykirkland611 thank you sir, it’s definitely fun to drive. And I’m loving the adventures

[@sublime929]

From crawling to overlanding I like this. Ok still some crawling.

[@85Crawler]

@@sublime929 it was a new thing for me, living out of the truck. We made it through and had a great time!

[@TawDrago]

Looks like fun. 👍

[@85Crawler]

@@TawDrago it was a great time!

[@redbeastadventures]

Great video. Figuring out what to pack for camping and getting it on/in your vehicle definitely has it’s challenges. I am still trying to dial in my camping setup, but I have a 6’4” bed and a crew cab so a lot more space than with your setup. Kudos to getting what you needed for camping on your rig. Hopefully I will get out your direction sometime and run some trails (probably next year).

[@85Crawler]

@@redbeastadventures thanks! it took some thought on getting exactly what I may or may not need…then getting it all to stay on the truck while wheelin everyday. I wish I had some more space, but still love my truck. I’ll be better prepared next time!

[@redbeastadventures]

@@85Crawler It is definitely a process of trial and error getting the camping gear dialed in for your needs.

[@johnnykirkland611]

Hey neighbor 👋

[@85Crawler]

@@johnnykirkland611 hey buddy! Hope you like the video

[@monette44]

I've watched most of your videos, anything you would change now that it's been built for awhile now? Wheelbase? Link length? More power?!

[@85Crawler]

@@monette44 great question, working on a few changes right now. First of all a 32 gallon fuel tank is going in place of the 20 gallon tank for more range, I’m going to all analogue gauges instead of a digital dash..for more reliability. Swapping to 5.38 gears instead of the 4.88’s that gives me the low end crawling torque and control with no problems on the highway because I have the 4l80 transmission with the overdrive. Lastly…I’m sticking with the 42’s they just work!

[@monette44]

@@85Crawler Can't loose on 42s😎

[@redbeastadventures]

@@85Crawler I have a 31 gallon tank, but my truck can get pretty thirsty with the 6.4L Hemi. I can get 15 mpg on the highway but not so much on the trails.

[@85Crawler]

@@redbeastadventures I think the 30 gallon tank or better is a really good size! Especially on the long trips, those hemi’s get thirsty for Shure.