Amazing weekend of Wheeling. Avoiding the crowds of KOH

Back to the desert for a great weekend of wheeling with friends. We headed back to Johnson Valley to celebrate Fred's 51st birthday but headed south through Rattlesnake Canyon and Moteno Wash. Great time once again , and some really cool rigs to watch work.
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[@TitleWithDanny]

I asked my wife when we pulled away “did I say Faster with Finnegan?!?!” Bro, I turned into a 15 year old girl out there & didn’t even know you were recording. LOL Thanks for making my 42nd EPIC Dave! Love the video man, keep doing your thing…we love the content and the builds brother!!!

[@thedirtheadshed]

It was awesome meeting you too. Thats the stuff that makes the hustle all worthwhile! Happy birthday

[@TitleWithDanny]

You inspire so many of us, you and Fred. Didn’t expect such an awesome response, I expected someone to respond “you got a 10mm?” LOL Thank you, brother! 👊🏻

[@nelsonbeaumont470]

Ha, I was just commenting about you above .

[@MrBigruss1988]

Love the fact you gave a fan a minute of your time. Shows us how real you are and that you're not just "Some Dude" on the Internet. Can't wait to see more Minitruckin content from you Dave!

[@thedirtheadshed]

The fans keep all this stuff alive!! I was stoked

[@J20J20]

Another rad vid Dave 🎉

[@TobyCreates]

Just wanted to add my two cents that Dave really is that cool in person! I was at an event where showed up to, and he was surrounded by people offering advice to everyone that asked anything about their trucks. I didn’t want to geek out and do the whole fan thing but i got the chance to talk to him and he even complimented my little truck, super cool guy!

[@thedirtheadshed]

I appreciate the support dude!

[@richfletcher4286]

You made “ birthday boys” day. Nice job.

[@thedirtheadshed]

He was stoked

[@thefreeak]

Race wheeling absolutely hilarious/ Filar's TJ sounded amazing. Happy birthday Fred!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Everything can be a race car

[@hotshtsr20]

And yet, Dave didn’t race despite having the fastest car in the bunch: a rental car. 😂

[@phatdaddy1955]

Looks like a great time was had by all! Very cool to see you and Fred together again doin what ya love to do! Peace out and thanks for takin us along!!!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it

[@Fakepomp]

Its great to see you and fred together again! I grew up watching dirt everyday with my dad, its was me and my brothers favorite part to find the pink fluffy guy in the back of the shows! Makes me happy to se yall still hanging out after the shows ended.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Those were good days!!

[@Fakepomp]

@@thedirtheadshed sure were!

[@HackeryGarage]

I LOVED the pink sasquatch!! One of my favorite easter eggs to look forward to.

[@richwood8650]

If I ever get a Samurai, gonna call it Bonsai Stomper. That's what these remind me of.

[@thedirtheadshed]

That’s a good name

[@alan_walker102]

awesome to see Frank the Tank out on the trails!

[@thedirtheadshed]

He seems to be really enjoying the new Jeep

[@JeffHarbert]

I've never seen rock racing like this before. That was awesome.

[@thedirtheadshed]

It gets wild at times

[@DavidWilliams-tc4ev]

That was a fun one! You and Fred are still the dynamic duo together!

[@thedirtheadshed]

We need to get back to hanging out more

[@jimmyvalhalla1939]

Watching this, i felt like I was hanging with my buddies. Thanks for this, Dave.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anthonysilva1473]

i passed you guys on the way to big bear. i did the holcomb valley loop in the snow. it was good in the fresh snow. i almost came down the back way through 2n02 attlesnake canyon. but it looked like it might have flash flooded. it was a good day with low dust. thanks for the video.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Right on. Sounds like a rad loop

[@NealoBB]

Another great wheeling vid! And I’m not going to lie, I’d probably geek out just as much as that guy if I ran into you guys on the trail.

[@thedirtheadshed]

I appreciate that!

[@MrEelwentworth]

Hearing Fred clown on his buddies is hilarious 😂🤙!!!

[@thedirtheadshed]

He’s king of it

[@rediron44]

Dave Chappell, CELEBRITY. lol. That's so cool. The Blue collar guys CELEBRITY anyway..

[@thedirtheadshed]

I am stoked when I meet a fan

[@Beat98TJ]

This video makes me want to attend the Eric Filar rock crawling school! Great video, Dave!

[@thedirtheadshed]

You slayed it

[@morganweast4228]

I had no idea that there was a school for Rock Crawling, cool😊

[@AndrewAMartin]

@@morganweast4228 I think it's more like a school of fish than a school of education, although learning does happen...

[@ronaldtrombleyjr.2694]

Nothin better then 4x4’n with the buddies

[@thedirtheadshed]

It’s always a good time

[@rabidcoyote97]

Man, that Samurai beat you up! Always cool to see someone you’ve watched on a media platform, especially someone who is welcoming.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Yeah. There’s a little room for improvement. Always is

[@aguyinnc2865]

Thanks for taking us along, Dave. Enjoyed the video! Maybe some day I'll get to ride with someone lol!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks for watching

[@jasonscharf97tj]

Looks like a good time was had by all!

[@thedirtheadshed]

It really was a good weekend

[@ianroberts8371]

Drove past those samurais going up 62 on Friday! So cool seeing my hometown trails in your video🤙

[@thedirtheadshed]

Right on. You have a gem in your backyard

[@MooreFabWorks]

Love the tube work on Brodys samurai

[@thedirtheadshed]

It looks good! Hard to make an exo cage look right

[@mh-qq2hj]

I always enjoy seeing your latest videos but the ones where you get to hang out with your buddies are even better! So cool that you can drive out in the middle of the desert and have people identify you like that!

[@thedirtheadshed]

It’s pretty wild!

[@user-ji8ls9dr9f]

Meeting guys like you is always epic when you are just doing your own fun car stuff. I ran into Gene Winfield with my family at a small town classic car swap meet once. It was rad.

[@thedirtheadshed]

I dig it. Just out here doing my thing!

[@jaredgreen502]

Pretty awesome to see you guys all get together. Cool to see & recognize Mark from working in his garage in the past. Super good people you know!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Yep! All these guys have been around the you tube channels or as guests on Dirt EveryDay

[@LNWLF-cb3di]

Samurai/Sidekicks were so much fun. I think the coolest thing was being able to switch n swap gears in n out n backwards to get ratios. Plus there was a $#|+ ton of em. 👍👍

[@thedirtheadshed]

They are good little rigs

[@4x4_mark]

That was so much fun. I can't wait till next time 🤙🏼

[@thedirtheadshed]

Same here dude

[@saturnfivehynrgrc581]

Good stuff Dave, many thanks for sharing. Hit the like button folks. Dave needs the algorithms. Video watched in its entirety.

[@thedirtheadshed]

This is true! I appreciate the support

[@jaredchiara5221]

There is a lot of open land in Utah as well. Great episode.

[@thedirtheadshed]

That is true. Utah is awesome

[@travislarson5192]

Always enjoy the content. And I thought Fred was Younger than me!!! So he looks good for his age. :D Thanks for posting!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks for watching

[@bp4887]

With our groups we always try and keep the guy behind in sight and most have radios, that way if some one in the back has issues we can all stop....No one left behind....and yes we have open land like that in AZ too and it is awesome

[@thedirtheadshed]

Yeah. That’s always the goal. But we were less prepared than usual

[@renerendon551]

Dude over here racing King of the hammers

[@thedirtheadshed]

Have fun out there!

[@granitesand78]

idk what Fred’s future plans are but I kinda get a feeling he’s just early retired lol. Would be rad if you guys did the show again but c’est la vie. Epic video man. Camera work turned out great and nice job on all these motortrend shows

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks so much. It’s all fun and games

[@JimBosGarage49]

I would geek out too if I seen you and Fred out on the trail. You two are awesome guys and have made us laugh for a long time. Happy birthday to Fred. Why don’t people build geo trackers? Keep up the awesome entertainment.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Trackers/ sidekicks are awesome. Brody’s main rig is one with a tdi diesel in it

[@googleuser2170]

Those houses built on the rocks are cool a heck.

[@thedirtheadshed]

I want to drive around and just check them out one day

[@Str8sixfan]

I flip out when things go wrong with cars/trucks. Love seeing other people show me how to make the best of situations.

[@thedirtheadshed]

It gets good when things go sideways

[@DIWhyGarage]

The rock racing was rad

[@thedirtheadshed]

It never fails

[@cw50must]

That looks like an awesome trail, thanks for sharing.

[@thedirtheadshed]

It was super fun. No problem

[@scottymac5174]

The Samurai's are soo cool. I used to have a 1979 Chevy (Isuzu) 4X4 Luv truck. Wished today that I never sold it..

[@thedirtheadshed]

Yeah. They come and go. I miss a few of my old rigs too

[@nelsonbeaumont470]

That was great. I loved the dude who was all stoked to see you, if I ever run into you I'll be worse LOL I was stoked to see how stoked he was. That looked like a fun trip.

[@thedirtheadshed]

It was super fun, all around

[@dogpotter]

That was fun, thanks for taking us along on this adventure

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks for watching! It was fun

[@terraltyler1622]

this video is honestly hilarious. keep it coming!

[@thedirtheadshed]

It was a rad weekend! Thanks

[@matthewschneider2089]

Dude!!! Great video!!! The Racing wheeling part!!!! Was the best!!!! Happy birthday Fred!!!!Go Samurais!!!!✌️

[@thedirtheadshed]

Samurais are such cool little rigs

[@alpinefab]

Go samurais!! 🤘

[@chadmurrow9605]

It made one of the best videos yet Dave.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Glad you enjoyed it! It was a fun weekend

[@jeffreyharman9145]

BTY those Sami's are fun BAD ASS little crawlers!!!

[@thedirtheadshed]

They work so good

[@jeffreyharman9145]

And i forgot, Way to go Dave!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks dude!

[@wheelinkid00]

Brody’s samurai is perfect!

[@thedirtheadshed]

It’s pretty darn good

[@Crunchwrap_Xj]

Dude! I literally just built almost the exact same seats as your buddy in the orange jeep and didn't even know they were a thing. Everything is the same but I did black piping instead of orange.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Nice. Well done

[@dj250r]

So cool Dave I don't think you know how many lives you've touched just doing the things you do and people appreciate you Rock On brother

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks for the kind words. It is wild !

[@alpinefab]

Loved the Samurai content Dave! Great video 🤟

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks! Those rigs are fun

[@shanewright6958]

Too cool. Looked like a great time 👍👍

[@thedirtheadshed]

It was a fantastic weekend

[@scottspropertyservices6877]

All you guys racing up a dry river bed like a school of fish was hilarious to see. That’s how you know your with your best of buddies 😅

[@thedirtheadshed]

A bunch of grown up kids

[@jefffrompnw129]

Looks like a fun trip out in the rocks👍

[@thedirtheadshed]

It was a great time

[@ultra4suzukisamurai679]

1.3 sounds. Mmmmmm

[@thedirtheadshed]

They are great

[@natec4359]

Thanks for taking us along! Good to see ya still hanging out with the motortrend crowd.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Those are all our friends. Fred was good at integrating them into Dirt everyday. It’s awesome knowing that they became characters amongst the show

[@trailship]

Fun times in the mont wash!

[@thedirtheadshed]

It was a great trip out there

[@Slowbuildyota]

Fred wheelin with his pup is awesome! 🤘🏽

[@thedirtheadshed]

They usually stay at camp. But not this trip

[@looneylonzo28]

11:56 if that raggedy California governor had his way you wouldn’t even be able to go up there. I’m pretty sure the dude was so excited to see you. He came up with them blank in his mind when he tried to tell his wife what show you were from not this channel but when y’all did dirt every day, he was definitely stoked to meet you.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Yep! It’s all good. I was stoked

[@NeverLetOff]

Yes! I love Fridays!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Me too!

[@jessedavis4699]

What a cool place. Happy birthday Fred. Another great video Dave!! You’re doing great.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks!

[@k.a.8494]

That looked like so much fun! I was cracking up when two of you were racing through the trail in Samurais! That's all kinds of rad! I need to talk my brother into going in on a Samurai project 🤔

[@thedirtheadshed]

They are so fun

[@k.a.8494]

@@thedirtheadshed Every one I've watched you be involved in does pretty damn good on rocks, in mud, or wherever. Good eye on catching that rear suspension coming loose on the other rig btw 👍

[@k.a.8494]

​@@thedirtheadshed btw, you had mentioned doing a Q&A awhile back in one of your episodes and I think that'd be pretty cool if you found time for it. 👍 I have some basic fabrication questions I'd be interested in hearing your opinions on as well as the whereabouts and recent sightings of Pink Bigfoot that we don't speak of 😎😏

[@moabwheeling1305]

Great video Dave , keep them coming brother. That looked like so much fun! Take care and catch you on your next video.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks! Will do!

[@scottymac5174]

I wish that the Motor Channel would do some more 4WD/Offroad related stuff! Just watched an episode of a new Ford Lightening getting a Borla speaker system with pre programmed exhaust noises.

[@thedirtheadshed]

So lame

[@ckottemann]

First time listener, good luck at KOH!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks! I’m not gonna be out there this year though

[@sierratj01]

Love all the old iron #TJLife ! Great vid!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks!

[@lronpaw]

cool video Dave. I enjoyed it 😊

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidnorthcutt5782]

Look like a good trip.

[@thedirtheadshed]

It was a great weekend

[@toddstanley7804]

Love the show Dave, keep it up

[@thedirtheadshed]

Will do!

[@kjflyte5088]

Looks like fun. Great video.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks for watching!

[@timezone4907]

Side by side rock craw racing 👍 thanks Dave.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Everything is a racecar

[@junkyardsearcher6407]

This was a great episode, it looks like everyone enjoyed themselves!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks! Everyone was having a good time

[@IdExplorMor]

Great vid, cool that you and Fred can still wheel together so much.

[@thedirtheadshed]

Birthday and UA. Its pretty awesome

[@HackeryGarage]

Awesome episode. I liked the camera work personally. Made me feel like I was in the Sammy, minus the jarring back pain the next day. haha

[@thedirtheadshed]

I wasn’t sure if any of the footage was gonna be usable, but I really liked the shots out the back of marks rig watching Brody’s work

[@HackeryGarage]

@@thedirtheadshed It came out great! Always nice to get outta the shop and have some fun as well!

[@robertwells6454]

Cool place for sure. When You were talking about the house's the first thing I wondered what about water? Wonder if or how much land out there will perk for a well. Off topic. 👏 A bunch of cool Rig's & a great time. 😉👌

[@thedirtheadshed]

The place we stayed at has a water tank. So they have to have it delivered

[@robertwells6454]

Living like that might give cause to worry, like range anxiety in an electric car. 🤣 Great video Dave. 👍👍

[@spencertsmith6872]

that blue sami truck you built on ded was my absolute favorite

[@thedirtheadshed]

It was such a rad rig

[@Andy_C_aka_Cliff_McCrawl]

Hell yeah Crack of Noon Club!!

[@thedirtheadshed]

We were dragging

[@bigbill709]

Happy birthday Fred

[@thedirtheadshed]

Happy birthday Fred

[@Bananahammock88]

Old woman springs rd. love it and miss it since I’m in Albuquerque working .

[@thedirtheadshed]

Yeah. That area is like no other

[@michaelgile5749]

Hey Dave, been watching You and Fred's videos for years, (Happy Birthday Fred), I got my 1st dent on Mottino back in 2017, it's a fun trail. Looks like perfect weather for wheeling Rattle Snake and Mottino, it's really hot in the summer, I'm staying home avoiding the KOH crowd, but back out there as soon as it's over! Thanks for the wheeling content, love it, keep it up! P.S. love Mom's Spaghetti

[@thedirtheadshed]

Sounds like you have it made as far as wheeling goes!!

[@michaelgile5749]

Living close to Johnson Valley is awesome, certainly try to take advantage of it while I am here!@@thedirtheadshed

[@051570orion]

Looks like a cool place to go wheeling, most I have done is drive through corn fields or wood's here in Indiana . Lol there is a place south of Lafayette IN but never been able to go there . Good video looks like Fred had a good time 👍

[@thedirtheadshed]

Oh man… you need to make a trip out west

[@jasonsell8523]

Glad you were using a good mic it really helps the production quality, even for these vlog style videos.

[@thedirtheadshed]

I was struggling with it a little. But it turned out pretty good!

[@sheetmetalhead]

Happy birthday to Fred!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Cheers

[@hoagiesherlin7732]

Looked like a awesome day on the trials

[@thedirtheadshed]

Totally was

[@SergioHernandez-qm4ie]

Fun video 👍🏼

[@thedirtheadshed]

Good times

[@85RChester]

lol I haven’t heard the word “mersh” in a long time. Great video, I love rattlesnake canyon.

[@thedirtheadshed]

I’m not sure what Mersh means. I might have said mash on it

[@danfay4860]

I was on the struggle bus all day at work today !,

[@thedirtheadshed]

Lame! Hopefully tomorrow is better

[@riseauto9551]

I’d definitely stop and ask for a picture if I saw you and Fred wheeling

[@thedirtheadshed]

Right on! Anytime

[@gasratzcustoms]

Looks like a good time! We want a ride!

[@thedirtheadshed]

It was a blast!

[@aaronlloyd3583]

You and Fred are 63x better than watching the idiots getting Blackhawks, busses, forklifts, everything they brought.

[@thedirtheadshed]

I am blown away at what makes big KZbin numbers. That won’t be me

[@michaelkeefer-fp4li]

Living in eastern Washington, it's possible I'll see you on a trail one day. Considering I'm driving an 84 Hilux on 33"s it's more likely I'll see you at a gas station. Either way I'd love to say how much I enjoy your content.

[@thedirtheadshed]

I’m sure I’ll see ya around town

[@quadbilly2106]

Awsome content !!

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks!

[@RyTrapp0]

You've gotta stop showing the rad Zuks man - I don't need another project, but I'm struggling to resist the urge to hit marketplace! Looks like a great time out there

[@thedirtheadshed]

Oh man, everyone needs a samurai

[@seantbr2019]

It's weird seeing places I've been that circle k that you stopped at in yucca valley before heading up onto the mesa on old woman springs

[@thedirtheadshed]

Yep! It’s always a trip when you see your favorite places . Yucca is such a neat town

[@chadlehrke5537]

The "racing" section was hairy dude!!! Every bang made me wince lol

[@thedirtheadshed]

I figured we were gonna rip a wheel off

[@chadlehrke5537]

@@thedirtheadshed I bet!!

[@Damage_Incorporated.]

Whoa! A DED reunion! Was that Batman acting as Fred's spotter?

[@thedirtheadshed]

Yep! It is cool. Almost all of those people have been on Ded at some point

[@johnlombardi1021]

just saw the Toyota rancho monster truck video very cool stuff mt MADE A MISTAKE but youll turn thing around and be better for it your other friends have done it and you will too

[@thedirtheadshed]

Thanks! I’m working towards that

[@timberlineoffroad]

Love that trail but dont go too fast, last time i snapped the knuckle ball off my Toyota axle!😫

[@thedirtheadshed]

Been there! No good

[@apackadayrc7707]

I wheel that area all the time to get fire wood about once a week only I do it in my daily driver Subaru been doing it for years now there fun roads up there

[@thedirtheadshed]

I’d like to get a Subaru again

[@apackadayrc7707]

@@thedirtheadshed do it then tell your buddies to make some portal boxes for it put some 33s on it ditch the doors and wheel it and make a video of it lol

[@PaulKaiser42]

You and Fred should do a show together (sarcasm)😂😂😂. That was awesome Dave👊🏻🤘🏻

[@thedirtheadshed]

Glad you enjoyed it