Durthamtown Tellico Off-Road Park, NC to Camp Canoeligan - Part Four of Ultimate Adventure 2015!

Waking to the sound of a downpour outside our tent cot meant that we may be wet, but at least we were still alive. Despite the huge amounts of rain that fell on our makeshift camp in western North Carolina it turns out we did not drown or wash away, but would live to wheel another day. After a brief and soggy driver’s meeting our rag tag bunch of Canoeligans loaded up in our 4x4s for more trails and adventure. We followed Chuck Davis into the hallowed hills of Durhamtown Tellico. DUrhamtown Tellico is not named for our friend and UA Crony Chris Durham, but it might as well be. The park is named Durhamtown Tellico because the private owners come from the Durhamtown Off-road area in Georgia, and the name Tellico comes from the now closed public trail system that used to exist in western North Carolina. Those trails will be mourned, but at least we can still play on private land in the area. The trails and area have a definite Tellico feel and are open (for a fee) to anyone with a 4x4. Have fun and enjoy these trails as we did. For more action, videos, pictures check out 4WOR-UA.com.
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[@TheDutyPaid]

Big tyres? check. Locking diffs? check. Winch? Check. Roll cage? Check. Wipers? lol It never rains.

[@ethanm2449]

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[@reece7259]

They never had a windshield wiper sponsor so they couldn't put any on.

[@stupidgenious1]

Whats cool about these rigs is they didn't have to be trailerd to and from the trails.

[@bleepinjeep]

You're in rockbouncer territory! Welcome to the southeast!

[@chriscrowder8505]

That's why your building scorpion crawler

[@seannicol7309]

Ain’t bouncing ya ain’t wheelin

[@alexrex20]

so did the Colorado have fake beadlocks?

[@DANCEGASMAN]

Michael Douglas's off road adventures park looks great!

[@xxhabu]

I'd say the love child of Micheal Douglas and woody harrelson! !!

[@japhethwar]

Durhamtown Tellico is closed for business now. I'm glad I got to wheel it before it closed. Beautiful place.

[@MrMrsregor]

Durhamtown Tellico is having trouble and might be closed or closing! i am not sure of the details, but they are fighting it. i live in western NC and they have closed all the off-roading they can, there was hundreds of miles of trails until a few years ago, now it is hard to find enough trails to make a good trip.

[@Brian-ff7tw]

but how did y'all do all that without a single LED light bar?

[@ChrisH-fs4uc]

This seems about right...plan an epic offroad adventure and than it rains the whole time...go back to work just to have beautiful sunny days ...

[@sv650rider]

Kept thinking Jurassic Park with the lime green and yellow jeep.

[@SightlierDuke23]

Sadly DT closed down right after this. Government bureaucracy at its best. Great place, gonna miss it.

[@joe1071]

"Giving her the beans" I thought I was the only one who said that! 🤣

[@OldIronRC]

I was reaching for the jacket just watching this. Loving the UA 2015 though.

[@TheAhussey]

Thanks for helping close down Tellico by going off trail!!!!!

[@ahmedshamsi9737]

Hey guys great video I would love to join next time I'll bring my Prius she's got a bike rack and some stickers and does 75mpg so I think she can handle this trail no problem. I also have a lot of off-road experience I went in a lot of DEEP puddles and went over a curb once it was awesome. So yeah my Prius is great and she is very special to me I call her Besi :3

[@williamsanders468]

Must be a speed demon ever get a quarter mile time

[@ericheydenreich2846]

Ultimately wet weather adventure, great videos!

[@ldmcnutt]

Awesome! That looks like a total fun time, even with the soggy camping. I'm sure the rain separated the men from the boys.

[@44ro.n]

1:53 great design on the top left of that door lmao

[@hidad8254]

Uhhhh THERE WAS NO TANK! 😭

[@stewart113]

Yeah that's why I wanted to watch this video! Saw the FV432 in the thumbnail but I can't find it. Stupid false thumbnail

[@dukenukem8381]

+Bradley Lloyd no apc you mean

[@PieterPhyta]

thanks for the heads up

[@13Dixiefried]

Yeah, I'm like where's it at?

[@HELLO-bc5bm]

+DUKE NUKEM tracked apc you mean

[@ank3242]

1:57 look at the corner of the door, engineering at it's finest

[@Viperman200221]

Eggs, sausage bacon and Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, lol.

[@UCCLdIk6R5ECGtaGm7oqO-TQ]

+Viperman200221 A proper meal.

[@Cozyyota]

spam is good

[@pegalis]

+Viperman200221 "Do you have anything without spam in it?" "Well, the spam, eggs, spam and cheese doesn't have allot of spam in it." "Bloody hell.. I'll just have a water." "That has spam in it as well." "Pfff... >.

[@Milsparro]

+Viperman200221 Reported for spam :P JK I didn't.

[@Viperman200221]

+pegalis I knew some some would get that joke eventually. Good ol' Monty Python, LOL.

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

4 wheeling always looks like so much fun, even in the rain

[@ExactFitness]

Damn that rain must have sucked.. I don't want these Ultimate Adventure episodes to end lol

[@fixins]

East coast wheeling is like East Coast skiing, it's not the trail, it's the surface.

[@jamespalmer9556]

that chevy colorado was a beast! beast modeing it!

[@Blackneck1994]

Betcha every single rig would've got up that hill a bit better with some TSLs. Interco is where it's at!

[@4x4ManiacBadTimeGarage]

looks like the set of jurassic park! awesome wheeling btw!

[@MrMrsregor]

western NC : )

[@m721ac]

Now THAT...is a sweet ride....!!!!

[@m721ac]

Whats the red one called?classy fenders

[@GrotrianSeiler]

some of these guy's comments are too funny..."didn't realize we were going to South America" Ha. Attitudes are awesome. Great group.

[@BashMonkeyRC]

This whole video demonstrated Oregon offroading in a nutshell, I know it wasn't Oregon but with the epic monsoon you'd never tell the difference

[@mustang08dart70]

Gah Fred's Jeep is so BADASS!!!!

[@seanbroussrau8365]

I was hopping to see ultimate adventure back there again

[@opossom1968]

looks so fun, been there myself a few times, in my youth. 86 CJ 7

[@aleoimpala]

You gave a good fun fight and a good show! Happy trail! ;-)

[@69dirtybird69]

"...and I was high"😂😂😂😂 I'm so dead

[@jalex1873]

The guy with the Suzuki has a serious lead foot, I kept waiting for the bang and poof of smoke whenever he was on screen.

[@ViDiaz]

+jalex1873 Suzukis usually deal pretty well at high revs for many time... it is their way to develope power... :-P

[@Vasttangent]

Fred is just Boss

[@maxpkhit]

i love fred williams rig, it´s so nice

[@Chago1769]

that is how we do it, here on central america mug rain winching trough the forest

[@ddd228]

Our vehicle is watertight,it's great!

[@Christos102010]

from Florida, wish I could make it up to some of these spots. I got videos, my buddies and I keep going to the WMA's and the hard Rock Off Road Park

[@OzcarMtl]

Fred is boss, also what is that mat that they put on the cable while winching?

[@NBSV1]

Is so if the cable breaks or comes loose it won't whip around as much. I think it's weighted.

[@jackrusty7176]

It's a weight so that if the winch cable breaks it just drops to the ground instead of turning into a catapult with thousands of pounds of force behind it

[@groovyhippie1165]

It's to bad about all the rain. They do get an opportunity to learn more about their rides and driving in those conditions so, no pain, no gain I guess.

[@connor5249]

I wish we could get some rain like that here in California

[@quadpit]

Love this stuff!

[@LuisOrtiz-ju7ot]

Very nice video

[@madfiat8932]

Man those credits are frickin long.

[@JunkJock]

my neck of the woods

[@rcmen2637]

same here

[@AnontheGOAT]

California wishes it had all that rain lol!

[@ericchristofferson391]

"We're wet and we're havin a good time"

[@V1NCH1INZ0]

Reminds me of my bachelors party

[@CarCommercialsofthePast]

Great video!

[@Ryan-pe4ii]

man its like these guys havent had almost a month of rain before... (fraser valley Canada sucks for rain)

[@Sterin-ob2ce]

The red truck was like the police thing on the side for like the wallpaper for the video I really like that truck

[@Sterin-ob2ce]

I mentioned Billy's ato

[@plumberpaul]

Man that Suzi gets the jandle

[@McLarenKeith]

Now I understand why people are disliking. You've got a tank in your thumbnail but nothing to do with it in the video. I'm assuming that will be part 5?

[@crowofjudgement159]

I live in NC and use to go to durthamtown Tellico but it's closed now but I know the trails they are on

[@dellstudio10]

Rooney Yea I always wanted to visit that location but it closed before I had the opportunity. Fortunately though the one in GA is still open and keeps getting bigger. It's my favorite place to spend time at here in the south.

[@Rhouzv]

one of the big reasons the original Tellico got shut down. was people blazing their own trails like they did here. I know Durhamtown town was on privately leased land but still. I grew up riding state line loop and hanging out at fains ford watching all the rigs come through.

[@outrightmisfit]

So what happens to the old Project trucks once UA is done for the year?

[@biemleichel1648]

Looks very cool. Think I'm gonna make my new rc-car a UA edition. But where was the tank?!?

[@dukenukem8381]

+Biem Leichel its not a tank anyways its an apc

[@neurotoksin]

Where is the APC from the thumbnail?

[@DesertFernweh]

3:46 That hurt my spine just looking at it, ouch!

[@rockfan2787]

hahaha the trail manager looks like a long haired michael douglas

[@xavierivan203]

oooo yeaaa!!!! menn ilove trucks jeeps

[@McLarenKeith]

Why are the credits always so long? Haha

[@Wacked]

No need for 3 min end-credits. roll them through and let us have some fun ..

[@Z71KRJ]

Is it just me or are the new Falken MT tires just not hooking up that good in the goo???

[@fractalcat1]

Where was the Range Rover?

[@brrrundan]

11:29

[@ViDiaz]

+Saymourthe fractalcat We want more Rover actionnnnnnnn!!

[@motobrad32]

it is a shame that tellico is now closed,

[@user-xf6fj4vr1l]

3rd. Great video anyway

[@BridgerCrusan]

It would be cool to see a formula off-road hit that wet muddy hill at 9:00

[@TexasRedneck]

+Bridger Crusan Or a rock bouncer

[@Hole_Motorsports]

+Bridger Crusan I think the paddles would get torn to shreds on that terrain

[@samanthaaryannahf.sanchez7823]

cool adventure

[@dave09650]

Show me more Exploder Dang it!

[@tehyoyopro]

Why when they talk to the Asian man driving the Cherokee chief, it says he's driving a TJ?

[@frogbear02]

I wonder if it rained..

[@intheair10]

Why didn't Chris Durham ever get into rock bouncing? As competitive and aggressive as he was a decade ago you'd think he would have a bouncer of his own and taking on TC.

[@Nick210]

Longest credits in life.

[@josethebeast2236]

10;57 that product placement tho

[@chris6owens]

I'm just reading the comments looking for the 'I can't believe someone cut up a perfectly good Suzuki Sidekick 4-door!' guy.

[@--Zook--]

Why so little zooki footage on all these?

[@bbggakkba]

Why do they always seem to go in the rain...

[@TheMetalButcher]

I still don't understand why these guys will have an no budget rig, and still not put in portal axles. Would have helped a ton on those rocks.

[@brennanmetcalf]

+justfakeit888 Portals are not that common in the USA in general. Lots of these rigs are built on a budget, especially the readers.

[@TheMetalButcher]

That one in the thumbnail certainly was not a cheap rig. I realize portals are expensive, but worth it to do any serious offroading.

[@brennanmetcalf]

+justfakeit888 Portals are not the end all be all of axles. Running them requires compromise just like every other design. While the extra inches of diff clearance would be nice in some situations, you then also have to build the vehicle around those extra inches of 'lift' as far as vertical height. The current trend is to build vehicles that sit VERY low for stability vs tire size. You also have to remember that these vehicles get driven 1000s of miles on the highway which can be a challenge with portal gearing. With most common portal boxes you only have two reduction gears, this means that the differential needs to be 'flipped' so that forward gears are still forward gears. There are a few people that are starting to play around with them in the states again, mainly using the portal boxes from the H1 Hummer. There is nothing stopping YOU from building a vehicle with portal axles, applying to Ultimate Adventure, and showing us all how its done. I think that would be a first in the event also!

[@TheMetalButcher]

There is money stopping me lol. I'm way younger than these guys, but still, good point. If I entered, I would probably "cheat" and get a mog.

[@MeleeTiger]

Once again, this time around 4 minute mark they list the vehicle as "'98 Jeep Wrangler TJ" while it's a 75 Jeep Cherokee...

[@shaggy4206988]

Its a shame Durhamtown Tellico has been shut down already.

[@VetteRacin]

We get it..it's raining, please get over it.

[@camtolman755]

Reminds me of the Jurassic park fat guy with a jeep scene

[@Kylamity1]

Not sure, but might have been raining

[@seanbroussrau8365]

someone needs to help were running out of places to go

[@UCCLdIk6R5ECGtaGm7oqO-TQ]

Good times. Thinking of coming along next year in a John Deere tractor. Cool?

[@mfreund15448]

Put in a road gear and you have a great idea!

[@Babarudra]

Stay tuned for Fred's new show, Rain Every Day.

[@loganlake4522]

I swear that guy is related to Leonard Maltin. Lol

[@johnmichaelboy6375]

What's the title of the BGM at 5:28

[@Dino30ish]

Too bad Durhamtown / Tellico was closed for good after this trip ...... Another great off road park lost to politics ...........

[@mechanic6.0]

Bring the diesel duster project back

[@Babarudra]

Yea, but winching all day... in the rain, sucks.

[@zuze9112]

What i have learned by watching this. #Big lift with big travel shocks #big soft tyres #Diesel engine #heavy duty winch #0 fucks given attitude

[@Justin-dy7ep]

You spelled Durhamtown wrong...

[@briandavenport9427]

Soaked to the bone

[@justffffun]

👍

[@sturomain]

You left too much video footage, on the cutting room floor!!!

[@UCCLdIk6R5ECGtaGm7oqO-TQ]

+sturomain Yeah but they made it up in credits...

[@guillermovara8694]

anyone knows freeds officials social pages?

[@silent_bob_]

Fred dug himself a trench that isn't far behind the ones used during WWI.