Did We Reach The Limit Of These Old Land Rovers?

[@MR-dv6ms]

that has to be the best scenery Ive seen in a 4wd video well done for capturing it

[@hayden_jones]

Appreciate that. If only it wasn't so windy, my old drone was struggling with it.

[@ALL_4_WHEELS]

100% best scenery ever!! What a location!!

[@lenhenderson-cannz]

WOW, You guys looked so happy to get across that valley. Tough going in such old vehicles. Another brilliant video Hayden.

[@AndreBrunner-u9d]

One of the best 4wd video's on KZbin. Well done

[@landhopper4296]

Great to see these Land Rovers doing the job they were built for. I rode cross country in a 2 door Rangie near Glenorchy about 30 years back. Love the car, love the country and love the Kiwis, especially the gorgeous lady driving it, who’d just taken us on a jet boat safari up the Dart.

[@maitrikashin3906]

I like your stuff. I’ve just come back to NZ after 37yrs across the ditch. I brought my 2005 Kia Sorento BL 3.5L V6 Manual with me - built in the day when Kia were making genuine off-road 4WDs with a ladder frame chassis. Its got some extra lights, upgraded Bilstein Shocks with Dobinson Springs, slighly bigger LT ATR tyres, a snorkel and diff breathers. There’s an awning, maxtracks and a shovel on the roof. All within GVM. It has just passed local VINZ Compliance. I don’t thrash it. It's an outback tourer and i have a new off-road pod trailer with some camping gear onboard. I anticipate it may well manage some of the gentle yet remote trecks you guys are driving in your Brit veterans. See you on the track sometime.

[@MartinBettler]

Beautiful - That's the real thing. Those old rigs are just cool. 👌

[@hayden_jones]

You got that right! Cheers

[@PIRFICSTATION]

Love it, looks cold. The circle sausage looked tasty

[@hayden_jones]

It was! Cheers mate

[@rockystonewolf]

Those vehicles are the best! I miss my old two door RR.

[@alwynvanwyk1851]

Did you say Boerewors!! 😂 You had Boerewors on your trip, wow....!!! Proudly South African. 👍🏻 But sadly, you ain't going to win any Master Chev competition 😂 Nice video, scenery and of course, the super Landies 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇿🇦

[@hayden_jones]

I knew the South Africans would love that part !! BOEREWORS !!! And Brad's food was delicious 😋 Thanks for watching 👍🏼

[@alwynvanwyk1851]

@@hayden_jones The wors down here is so fresh, sometimes it still hangs on the Boer 😂🙄 Did find your other video's, very nice, I'm enjoying it... Thx 🤝🏻

[@unpluggedkiwi1063]

This brings back some memories. Have never done this particular trip, but have owned a couple of IIA's and a 2 door Rangie.

[@actiaint]

We had an old 72 Range Rover - the diff lock took it everywhere :)

[@rangerover.1971]

Fantastic video - thanks for the time and effort that went into making it. Lovely to see a RR being used off-road. Best wishes from Blighty 👍

[@hayden_jones]

Thanks for the awesome comment. There's a boat load of time and effort that goes into planning, filming, and editing. Brad drives his old RRC very well.

[@nickybeazley4727]

Another awesome trip in a beautiful part of NZ

[@hayden_jones]

Glad you enjoyed it. We are so lucky to be able to enjoy nature like this

[@hep_harry]

So awesome! Just a visual feast!

[@Coordinator61]

I am very jealous you guys driving over there. Absolutely amazing country.

[@hayden_jones]

Yeah, it's not bad. 🤣 Where are you from?

[@Coordinator61]

@@hayden_jones the best pankake in the world, no offroading just people all over in the Netherlands

[@ALL_4_WHEELS]

I would love to go wheelin over there!! Just gotta make do with what we’ve got haha!!

[@lesmondk3376]

@@ALL_4_WHEELSGreetings from NZ I live in the North Island there’s a small group of us that go down the South Island every year for 3 to four weeks been doing it since 2015 we have done approximately 45 % of the tracks still a lot to do ,it would be interesting to get a group from the UK the 4wd clubs here are very accommodating

[@ALL_4_WHEELS]

Mate you’ve smashed this is incredible!! Fair play to you!! I know how difficult it is to drive and record at same time!!

[@hayden_jones]

Tell me about it! 1 hand out the window recording and 1 hand to steer, change gears, nibble on snacks, adjust my wedgie.... 😄 it's a tough life.

[@ALL_4_WHEELS]

@@hayden_jones haha I’m there with..maybe not the wedgie though!! Haha

[@jmpersonal2402]

The WONDERFUL two-door Range Rover... British to the core!

[@timporter8886]

Absolutely..crap engines, especially the V8! Rust buckets, but ok in their time..very british!

[@jmpersonal2402]

@@timporter8886 I have often wondered how many actually survived...many in 'Karitane' yellow and that was such a memorable colour.

[@timporter8886]

@@jmpersonal2402 such a shame that most of the British car industry from the 60s and 70s has rotted away. Strikes, crap steel; and some truly awful engines. I've had several series Landrovers and an old Range Rover; and as much as I loved them; I equally hated them. I'm not a mechanic, and don't want to be one. But to own one of these classics; well, you have to be. So unreliable! But don't they look nice! Someone should repress the classic Range Rover body panels in galvanized metal. Coupled with a galvanized chassis and a descent engine (probably a Japanese engine) and you'd have an all conquering vehicle!?

[@Bishopton]

Really good video. i had a series 2a that I was given as a present when i was 21, I'm now 45. I sold it after a while for a sporty car with street cred. I grieve that I sold it, I miss it and wish and will always wish i had it back. Loved driving it, miss it loads.

[@hayden_jones]

Cheers. Yeah, I've heard this story from so many people now. I definitely will never sell mine. It'll get passed down to my kids when I'm too old to drive it.

[@laurencegoddard9952]

Amazing stuff !!

[@hayden_jones]

Thanks!

[@rjbfreelander2]

Amazing video, what a beautiful place to explore in two classics.

[@hayden_jones]

Couldn't agree more!

[@WilfredWalker-dq6rp]

Super scenery for sure. Thanks for capturing it on video and for sharing it. And we’ll done to the two old Landys.

[@hayden_jones]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@euanhowden4193]

Another cool vid mate! Those braided rivers are so epic. That ecoflow looked the business too!

[@hayden_jones]

Cheers mate

[@peanutmack]

Great video! That river bed looked punishing, but what a spot for a hut!

[@hayden_jones]

Mate !!! It wasn't easy in my old thing ! Couldn't have found a better spot for the hut. Glad you enjoyed it

[@mikeeverett4705]

Great place, great content!

[@hayden_jones]

Cheers Mike

[@andy8947]

Another great trip in some proper landys

[@hayden_jones]

Oh yeah!

[@warrenjohnknight.9831]

Having owned a series 2a, and driven series 1, and 2 s, from the 70s till the 2000, watching your episodes is very painful as every bump I am definitely in huge pain. 😅😅😅😅.but love the series 2a, looking forward to many more, 😊.regards Warren Taupo.

[@hayden_jones]

Cheers Warren. Yeah the body gets a bit sore after long bumpy trips. Happy new year

[@lesthiele4921]

Greetings Hayden, that was a truly excellent trip, thanks for taking us all along, some really great typical NZ countryside, sace driving, catch yoh on the nest trip, bext regards from a ex ChCh lad now living in Melbourne 👍👍👍👍

[@hayden_jones]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Les. Always appreciate the comments.

[@Wilt8v92]

The RR will be luxury,with pwrsteer and coils,you would not want that river to come up verymuch...

[@hayden_jones]

Yeah Brad CONSTANTLY reminded me of his power steering and coil suspension 😆 We timed this trip very well as the following weekend this river was in flood !

[@seanmarr2283]

Another great vid Hayden. Keep it up mate. 👍👍

[@hayden_jones]

Thanks Sean 👍🏼

[@tacticalfrog0152]

Love it!

[@hayden_jones]

Thanks mate

[@tacticalfrog0152]

@@hayden_jones No, thank you. New Zealand has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth, and there's nothing quite like an old Landy.😀

[@barnojackson4921]

epic stuff - love the Land Rovers!

[@hayden_jones]

They don't make'm like they used to.

[@darcybowyer5743]

I'm getting a vibe I nedd to ship my IIA over there for this exact route. Though I'd find an excuse to stay there for a week the scenery is that awesome!

[@hayden_jones]

Yeah, I said to Brad, I could stay here for at least a week.

[@joemcgee2918]

My little TJR woulda love that track. Well done

[@MikeSchererVideos]

Must come down their in my old P38, she would love it!!

[@samsboringchannel]

It's not very often I watch a video and want to go and take a shit there, today's that day 😂😂😂 epic video as always mate, keep at it!!

[@hayden_jones]

🤣🤣🤣 cheers Sam

[@hayden_jones]

Everyone needs to thank Brad for the special google earth part at the end of the video 😆

[@mihaimihai9254]

My "brand new" Disco 2 has brought me to your channel! This is one of the most beautiful footages I've ever seen! Greatings from Romania! You just got a new follower!

[@hayden_jones]

Welcome aboard! 🙂

[@mihaimihai9254]

Thank you so very much! I'll be always on deck!@@hayden_jones

[@jockajoe9801]

I have the same rangy the v8 and that wilderness is where it belongs, folks greetings from Algeria ✌🏻✌🏻 you had my respect.

[@hayden_jones]

Welcome aboard! Yeah, all Land Rovers belong in the wilderness 😀

[@maxi1crawf]

A good watch 👍 For someone from the UK what are the huts all about?

[@hayden_jones]

In the late 19th century, simple huts provided “shelter from the storm” were scattered all over the NZ backcountry. They included huts used by farmers and sheep musters, miners and road-builders. Today they are mainly used by hikers, hunters and 4x4 explorer's.

[@maxi1crawf]

@@hayden_jones sounds like a good idea, who maintains them?

[@hayden_jones]

D.O.C (a government department) they maintain all the public huts. Some are free, some cost (very cheap)

[@TheEulerID]

There are similar huts in the UK. They are called bothies, and the great majority are to be found in Scotland, but they also exist in the more remote parts of Wales, England and Northern Ireland. They are very basic, but free for all comers. However, they are strictly for trekkers. Nobody drives to them. There are about a hundred of them, and all looked after by volunteers, mostly members of the Mountain Bothies Association. Despite being looked after by the MBA, the association only owns two of them. All the rest are in private ownership and are used with the agreement of the owners. Of course donations are welcomed.

[@MAMDAVEM]

Awesome scenery. That river bed would be even more troublesome in poor visibility.

[@hayden_jones]

Yeah, that's why we were so happy to get to the hut before sundown.

[@epicrob2725]

Hi Hayden - Epic trip, did you need permission from Erewhon station to access into the Clyde then across to the Havelock?. we had a look up the other side a few months back past Mesopotamia

[@hayden_jones]

No permission is required 🙂 Incredible part of NZ.

[@chrismckie9352]

Making me homesick with the spectacular scenery. Always love your videos, the classic Land Rovers will outlive us all!

[@frankshizzlemin8809]

I couldn't agree more with you, Chris. 😊 One of my favorite KZbinrs.

[@wild_rover2648]

another great video

[@hayden_jones]

Cheers mate 👍🏼

[@deanecarson2837]

Always blame the dog for the farts. Brad was good fun. He needs to be a regular!

[@hayden_jones]

I agree !!! 👍🏼

[@jimmorrison7555]

Awesome, great vid hayden.

[@hayden_jones]

Cheers Jim

[@Phonepad]

Great video mate. Almost want to go there…. In the summer tho!

[@hayden_jones]

You should!

[@petervollers]

Great vid.

[@hayden_jones]

Thanks

[@jonasviken7458]

What tires does the RRC run on? Looks perfect for the car, and would like similar on mine eventually, thanks!

[@tea_for_the_tillerman]

Hi there, they are BF Goodrich KM2 mud terrains, 235 70 R16. This size is perfect, same rolling diameter, just slightly wider and don't require any modifications

[@alwynvanderlinde9507]

Awesome vid team!! Where abouts did you guys start this track from??

[@hayden_jones]

Thanks 👍🏼 We started at Mesopotamia Station.

[@mattluszczak8095]

Any tips getting more room in the series landy for the driver?

[@hayden_jones]

There's not a lot you can do. I've just removed those 2 rubber spacers behind the seat so it leans back a little more, and I reshaped the accelerator pedal so it doesn't sit so far out. I get nasty cramps in my leg on long trips. I also use 2 cushions so I sit a bit higher

[@MikeSchererVideos]

Love it

[@hayden_jones]

Thanks Mike

[@mattluszczak8095]

Have you got defender seats in there?

[@hayden_jones]

No, mine are just deluxe series front seats from Exmoor trim

[@humble4034]

What camera do you use? Footage is very clear

[@hayden_jones]

The footage comes from a GoPro hero 8, which is a few years old now. I just recently bought the GoPro hero 12. Both produce great footage, but the 12 has some cool features

[@pauloconnor7951]

YUM !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hayden_jones]

Brad did an amazing job of the food. We were both very full after that feast.

[@lesmondk3376]

How was the river crossing over to curtis memorial hut mite do it this summer

[@hayden_jones]

That was the hardest part. No track at all. Take your time, and you'll be fine 🙂

[@lesmondk3376]

@@hayden_jones I’ve done a few of your rivers down there so getting used to your rocks BUT you got me with the no power steering. Have you got a B or 3B engine it’s definitely a Toyota sound ?

[@hayden_jones]

I've got a B in it. Yeah, no power steering and leaf suspension makes for a hard day's 4wding.

[@lesmondk3376]

Just one thing I forgot to ask when you left Curtis memorial hut did you stay on that side of the river and cross further down and was that crossing better

[@hayden_jones]

@lesmondk3376 yes that's exactly what we did. The crossing was somewhat easier.

[@russelmarsh8126]

Been up there many times over the past 20 years. Can you tell me what year this was filmed. There have been a few wash-outs but think I can see a marker cone we placed at about 2.38 which we believe is no longer there unless been relocated by someone

[@hayden_jones]

We went up there 2 weeks ago

[@russelmarsh8126]

@@hayden_jones Many thanks. Will be up there again end of August weather permitting. Always take 2 vehicles. Rgds

[@hugo8851]

Legendary off-roaders, so which on is the better the Land Rover or the Range Rover?

[@hayden_jones]

Which do you think is better?

[@hugo8851]

@@hayden_jones Probably on road the Range Rover and off-road the Land Rover.

[@freemind9734]

Just goes to show old skool 4WD will get you there & back no need for all the expensive bling that gets in the way.

[@hayden_jones]

🙂👍🏼

[@K1W1fly]

Mesopotamia! flown in there...

[@1966babysnakes]

Did anyone need a back specialist after this trip? 🤣

[@hayden_jones]

Yeah, the body was a bit sore.

[@1966babysnakes]

🤣@@hayden_jones

[@yousefarteen7861]

What is the strange & wondering in this journey?

[@hayden_jones]

I'm not sure what you mean ?

[@yousefarteen7861]

@@hayden_jones It’s a very simple places , their is. No thing wonder & no difficult things upon this Range & Land Rover .

[@ben_orchard]

Coil springs>leaf springs

[@hayden_jones]

😆😆😆😆 you're not wrong.

[@SeriousSchitt]

What’s with the wee… “Trust Pilot” on the bonnet?

[@hayden_jones]

Stig? Put it on there a couple of years ago, and people loved it, so he's stayed. He's just a part of my landy now

[@SeriousSchitt]

@@hayden_jones Gotchya.

[@Kiwiadventurerandoverlander]

Use a drone to survey and find a way out

[@hayden_jones]

Yeah, it's not a bad option, but unfortunately, it was pretty windy at times

[@craigelbagel9498]

Love a good poo with a view 😆

[@hayden_jones]

🤣🤣

[@fkykas]

Scenery is amazing. But what sthe point of driving with two different cars of there only two of you. Just kidding, I'd do the same :D

[@roryfreeman9433]

Would help if ya used a gps🤣

[@hayden_jones]

We did, we used an app that shows where the track is "supposed" to be, but after heavy rain, it gets washed away.

[@Thepigfromthepot]

Too easy for an old Range Rover

[@jonathanperfitt9649]

Take those stupid air filters off that Range Rover and put the proper air filter box back on all those cone filters do it suck in mud and water

[@hayden_jones]

Appreciate the concern, but Brads got the mud and water under control. Let's leave the filter fashion to the cars, shall we?

[@tea_for_the_tillerman]

Think you may be right Jonathan! It's just the inner boy racer coming out trialling something different but think I'll revert back to standard

[@calsurflance5598]

This was an awesome trip!🏔🏔 Few things work as well when they get older, as they did when they were new. The Land Rover is one of the few! This was worth the wait Hayden. Thanks for posting this.👌🙏👍

[@hayden_jones]

Thanks so much.

[@032254855]

if you can get to curtis memorial hut you can get to the st Winfred's hut about another bumpy 2 hours up the valley stick to the true left until you get over the big shingle scree then drop off the scree pays to go for a walk to find a good line after that

[@hayden_jones]

I don't know if I could have done another 2 hours of that!

[@032254855]

@@hayden_jones is worth it if you got the time to spend a few days up there