Epic Drive And Chill Adventure / Winter Jeep Camp

[@lukesdayoff9753]

you're humor is fantastic. I can tell you take yourself very seriously. Hit the like as soon as you said turd tray. Don't let my girlfriend read this. She thinks I am mature.

[@amiller2447]

Mike your filmmaking is at an awesome peak, your travel sequence was masterful. I love how you use your drone like a studio cam with the parallel pans, super effective. Lot of subtlety in how you compose and vary your shots, must be a tonne of effort but you make it seamless

[@Mansfield_Motors]

Always impressed in how clean the XJ is. Keep the vids coming man.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

It keeps pretty polished in the winter. In the summer, it will look like a dust ball again 😥 thanks for watching

[@jackmosher7561]

The Detroit TrueTrac has entered the chat... :)

[@emonty62]

Your filming style is ACE!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thank you! I do enjoy filming so its nice to get some feedback. Thanks for watching.

[@05glisedan]

Video keeps getting better and better. I could only imagine how much work editing takes. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to the next episode..

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for the comment! I'm pretty fast at editing these days but in reality I cant produce episodes like this every week, its just too much. Hence the occasional workshop based video in-between. Anyway thanks again and appreciate you watching!

[@therealjplavoie]

You forgot the maple syrup on your pancake! 😁 🍁

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I put syrup on, just didn't film myself doing it. Thanks for watching.

[@therealjplavoie]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness but was it maple syrup or just that fake bottle stuff?

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

@@therealjplavoie Its a dutch thing but not real Maple. You can buy it here for about 8 Euros a bottle...

[@therealjplavoie]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness i should send you some. It's actually sugar season here in Quebec, Canada.

[@betulaobscura]

I really enjoy your adventure videos!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Glad you enjoy them and thanks for watching!

[@TheAbsolut123]

World class

[@dieseljeep05]

That’s a beautiful XJ. When I geared my XJ, I did a limited slip rear and ARB locker in the front. And the difference between 10psi and 5psi is night and day. Obviously running beadlocks. Cheers.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thank you! I should have locked the front when I geared mine. Then I would have has a similar setup. I will get an E Locker for next season I think. Thanks for watching!

[@WCWilderness]

You really elevated your pancake game! 😁

[@GrizzlyPath]

Living vicariously through you this winter as I work on the house all season! I’d rather be in the mountains playing!

[@lukesdayoff9753]

and the last few mins were a flex dude you got this wow very impressed

[@bas7905]

As always, great video Mike, thank you. Say hi to Bigfoot for me next time!

[@OFFROADNATION606]

Really enjoy the videos! Love the amount of detail you put into your XJ!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks mate, its certainly a labour of love and still not finished! Thanks for watching.

[@jimfrattaroli6222]

Love it Mike! I miss the snow we don’t get much here in ohio

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

It's just starting to turn into slush here. I love winter, but I'm glad it's coming to an end now! Thanks for watching

[@williammrdeza9445]

Looks like a great day and night out, Mike. Thanks for taking us along!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching

[@jasonh4167]

Tire chains make the tire sink.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Hence my voice over, but they also add massive amounts of traction and can get you much further even in deep snow. Provided the snow isnt too wet. Thanks for watching.

[@t.herold4877]

Another great video, well done! PM me, I have a spare Spartan locker for the Dana 30 I'll send you to get you by until you figure out your front axle build.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

That's extremely generous of you! I've considered running one and just using 2wd in the winter when on the roads. I drive a lot in 2wd anyway, so provided it's not 4h, it should remain unlocked. I can't send PMs on YT because they stopped that service. Perhaps I can give you my email, or you can contact me through Instagram? [e-mail]

[@t.herold4877]

👍🏻

[@shaunmccaw2911]

Don't think meg would be to happy about you using your maggot good video no point pushing to hard and breaking something 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Definitely, I can't keep throwing parts at this thing! The maggot dunk is the last resort. Hopefully no pike!

Thanks for the vid, Mike 👍 Bigfoot isn´t on this continent tho. Early Fenno-Ugric tribes on skis hunted him down, ate him, made little jackets for their children off of the fur.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I saw him/her about 5 years ago. A few local reindeer herders saw the same thing. Could have been a prank. Thanks for watching!

[@wodgesad]

If you fit an inverter to the starter battery you can rapid charge the modern power stations off the alternator in an hour or so. My son was a pro skier for a bit and we used to run a ski iron with the engine at idle no problems. Obviously no problems if driving. As you trips never seem long enough to be diesel constrained this with induction cooking seems a good solution

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

That's a very clever hack for quick charging. My winter trips are pretty short, just a few nights at the very most as we have a young family, and I find it hard to be away. Maybe when he's a bit older, he can join me. I would love to do a longer winter adventure, maybe when I have a locker, though!! Thanks for the tips

[@curtisb9424]

more resto on the 90’

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

It's coming very soon.

[@curtisb9424]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness 🙏🏻🥹

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I've cleaned the snow off of it, and I'm picking up sheet steel this week. Then it's some cutting and corrosion work.

[@reddirtndiesel1]

Hey Brother another great video ! Following you from the bush craft days , from Scotland and in Australia 12 years ,do quite a bit of camping/ overland .Hilux build with full Mitsalloy canopy build Mechanic too many years 😅😅 if you need anything sent/ sourced from Australia let me know Brother cheers 🍻

[@wtforce5512]

Thank you Mike

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching!

[@JasonMcCann841]

Great video Mike!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching!

[@vintagecamp]

Jeep XJ condition is awesome 😮

[@ztechrepairs]

Your videos are awesome!!! I dont get out much anymore due to work but appreciate going on these trips with you in a way!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Glad you enjoy the trips and thanks for watching!

[@Jazzynet100]

Somehow the pirate music is on my playlist. Always good to see you out and about or having to fix something. Love your sense of humour. Careful with your maggot, there was this guy that was once savaged by a turbot.

[@benny353]

2:36 is like Stanley Kubrick film, really great work Mike.

[@phillims1]

Kinda makes me wish my XJ was diesel so I could have an excuse to rig a heater like that! Super nice setup.

[@andreadigrazia]

One of the problems of the cinebasto in winter, when it is very cold, is the cooling of the tube. I see you solved it very well

[@James_James01]

awesome video Mike, great to see all your hard work on the diesel heater episodes has paid off out in the field! The ending credits reel was awesome mate, great channel intro vid! Keep up the great work mate, from down in Aus 👍

[@MrRealdealdd]

At least your humour is still there Mike ❤

[@Izzanbaad]

Yorkshire tea's all well and good but you need some Staffordshire oatcakes to go with those bacon and eggs! Superb stuff, Mike, thanks for the video! 👍

[@Nic-po7yl]

I'd really love to see you take the 4.0 out on a simple minimalist starter set up. And do a good gear break down of some bare essentials that you think can get some of us out there like you. When the 4.0 is up and going. I love your videos watching from the candian praires.

[@peterwarner280]

Nice one once again. It's good to see the hard work has paid off .good camp 🏕 and relaxing coupel of days ,but shame no bigfoot maybe next time. Catch you later.

[@moecantileverjr]

Flap Jack's check ✔️. Thanks, Mike.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Haha, the ultimate survival snack. Thanks for watching

[@mixinkperranporth]

Petrol pressure stove way to go 👍

[@rogerhector5885]

wicked looking jeep

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching

[@mrjono999]

8:55 the pain is the story on this content. so good mike as always

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

What an awesome video and great channel! I only found you through KZbin studio! Apparently my subscribers watch you too! I can definitely see why. Keep up the great work 👍 (also love the dry humour)

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thank you! Appreciate the comment. I just took a peak at your channel. As a Disco fan, I'm looking forward to watching some of your adventures.

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

@@WorkshoptoWildernessahh thank you! Hopefully there will be some good ones this year!

[@Ghandisgarage]

So certain older volvos had a dana 30 rear with a govenor lock LSD. Which is not ideal, but it acts open until one wheel spins a certain rpm faster. Then it kicks in. Where you are, they should be cheap. If you want something better Id recomend a detroit trutrac

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

The Jeep has a chrysler 8.25" 29 spline on the back with a track lock. It's just an lsd but they are very good as both wheels always spin together. It's not so good when you don't want to drift, but a 30 on the rear would be a downgrade due to the small ring and Pinion. Thanks for watching

[@Ghandisgarage]

@WorkshoptoWilderness its the same diff. Yank the center and put it up front.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

That's very clever!! Almost to clever. Probably cheap, too. I will look into that! Thanks

[@Ghandisgarage]

@WorkshoptoWilderness if you decide to get one, look into modifying the govenor system. You can make it engage faster, and not disengage at higher speeds. Theres a video here on yt about it.

[@johnwebb2232]

Another great video and I really like the music at the end, I'm not really a jeep person cause I own a 2016 4runner, but I can appreciate all the work you've put in on this rig to make it work for you. I love seeing the underneath showing how clean and professionally done you've made it, keep up the great work and be safe out there, coming again to you from Vancouver bc.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

4 runners are lovely vehicles and tough. I would love one to be fair. Appreciate you watching and commenting. It's been a lot of work, probably more to come! I may start on the 4.0 restoration soon, though. Thanks for watching

[@michealmorris3766]

Pretty slick setup for DIY! I'm not sure which I find more inspiring, this or the old MCQ channel, but either way, thanks for all the great content!

[@togray619]

Very nice drone work and the Jeep is looking good as usual. Mike, you have exploring and camping down to a science!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching!

[@dropshot5948]

White gas is what I use here in Canada winter camping.

[@joaoamadosvz]

First thing I installed on my XJ was a Eaton elocker on front diff, even before a suspension lift or winch .

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I've never needed one until late winter when the conditions get like this. I will put in an E locker pretty soon, I think, but it won't be any use until next February, March

[@rjlatham999]

as always a pleasure

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Appreciate you watching

[@BunkerDawes]

Loving the films, great content. 👍 Next time your sack is against the tent wall, check outside for a Bigfoot salt lick... You know he comes at night!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

🤣 thanks for watching!

[@morganb4463]

Great vid bud! Montage at the end was awesome too

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching!

[@Tacoma2000]

Awesome jeep buddy! Love the sound!

[@mrjono999]

19:44 'full rolling ball bag boil'

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Then you know its safe!

[@mrjono999]

another great video, thank you so much for this Mike, great content as always!

[@paulwalker427]

Splendid video chap

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching!

[@kyotokid]

Top quality video

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@erichimes3062]

Bloody fookin’ brilliant! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching!,

[@Garrett053]

Great stuff as always.

[@professionalbodger]

other than waving your maggot and ballbag at them, do you have any self defence item if bears come along? Love your vids dude!!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Haha! Well I carry an air horn, that's all I have. I've seen three bears in total but only had one near me at camp at an odd time of year, which is why I think it was there. It woke up early and smelt bacon and pancakes and got curious. It ran way as soon as I made a loud noise. Were not allowed to carry bear spray in Sweden, or a firearm, unless hunting. Deterrents are all we can do, but saying this its very very unlikely and rare for a bear encounter over here, despite how many bears there are. They are really shy but I believe things might change due to the diminishing numbers of European elk.

[@professionalbodger]

Ah interesting! Let's hope you never need to use the air horn unless it's in celebration of a good night with Bigfoot eh! 😂😂 Looking forward to a locking diff fitting vid sometime in the future 🤘

[@thibaultarnould7241]

Love it Mike ! Great video

[@mattprince6858]

Love watching your channel! Much love from the USA 🎉 what axles are you running? Thanks

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching! It has a chrysler 8.25" 29 spline on the rear with the factory track lock. Front is a high Pinion Dana 30 that I've strengthened as much as I can.

[@cherokee7824]

Как всегда круто 👍👍👍 Тоже захотелось на рыбалку 😂

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching!

[@cherokee7824]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness машину ремонтирую, заменил бак от бензиновой версии 95 литров. Полностью подходит

[@farstrider79]

Induction cooking is neat and I'd love to have an induction cooktop in my house, but for camping.......seems like more hassle than its worth trying to deal with more batteries and power generation.

[@charlipetersen819]

How about heating up the primus bottles in your fridge? If you keep them in the fridge and run a line outside to your stove you would use way less battery than with an induction cooktop?

[@t_poutsider]

Awesome as always. 1 day Bigfoot will respond 😂

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Always playing hard to get. Thanks for watching

[@The_Wood]

Just curious, did Bigfoot ever come by to see who was flappin' their sack on the side of the tent?

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I got no response this time....

[@The_Wood]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness Well, keep trying. If nothing else, it's entertaining and fun for you. Could've scared him off. He might have thought whatever is flappin' a sack that big maybe should be left alone 🤔.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

@@The_Wood Hahaha, or a sack that small isnt worth eating!

[@iancox468]

Mate awesome

[@andrewwhittaker9944]

Great video yet again. Have you thought about a Kelly kettle or ghillie kettle for boiling water and even cooking on.

[@bilindlc2007]

Inspirational

[@jerryfife2015tacoma]

Awesome video Mike, so tell me did you get a response from Big Foot by smacking your balls off the side of your tent🤣🤣🤣🤣I about freaking lost it when you said that, I was sipping on some coffee and about spit that shit everywhere, that was funny as hell.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Haha, yeah, that one just came out. It didn't work either.... Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@jerryfife2015tacoma]

🤣@@WorkshoptoWilderness

[@skipjacobs4397]

how about a snowcat?

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I have a snow mobile. Its nice to use but I also enjoy taking out the Jeep. Its what I have and I cant afford another vehicle at the moment.

[@chopperchuck]

looks like it's time for 609 axil's with portal's :)

[@bendaltzy2984]

With those lines running to your tyres on that under carriage shot: do you find they catch on things?

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

In the snow I haven't been concerned but prior to the summer its been on the back of my mind. I've already discussed it a lot with some mates here. I might have elastic straps holding them against the frame.

[@SirCrocodile162]

23:10 I don't even know why I find it funny 🤣🤣

[@nonsequitur807]

Have you ever weighed the XJ? I'd like to know the frt/rear bias

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I weighed it on a full-size scale. It came in at around 2210kg ish with a full tank of fuel. Too heavy, I thought at the time. Subsequently, I've now permanently removed the rooftop tent and its accessories. That's 90kg off the top. I also replaced the drawers in the back with a much lighter build and took out the steel cargo rack. So perhaps in total, I would say 120kg off, BUT I did put in 30kg of batteries, and the new drawers were 25kg, so realistically, I dropped 65kg. So it's around 2145kg fully loaded with 100 litres of diesel. It runs much better without the wind sail on top, plus it's up around 200hp now and near 400nm of torque, so overall, it just feels less heavy.

[@mrsmith9079]

How feasible would it be to bring your shotgun with you on trips like these for some impromptu hunting?

[@skillage18]

What engine did you swap in ? Seems alittle low on power/torque?

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Torque is 380nm, power 150hp. It's a factory engine we get here in Europe, although not quite stock. I've always been very happy with it as the peak torque curve is around 2000 rpm, so it's never really spinning wheels. They are not good at floatation work but unstoppable when crawling. A turbo swap would help bring in earlier spool up, but we shall see. Thanks for watching

[@skillage18]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness Been watching since the bushcraft days. These are nice videos also.

[@Делайсам-м8о]

Привет! Как вижу твой ролик, сразу лайк!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Appreciate that, thanks for watching

[@sean00172]

will you be going for something like a lunchbox lokka? or a full locker

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I think an E locker is what i will get

[@AlexEFF.]

Привет, а почему праворульная машина? она из англии или австралии?

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I'm originally from England but moved to Sweden and imported the vehicle.

[@RobertsBulgaria]

I'm sitting here on my 69th Birthday (Billy No Mates, Wife back in Russia), eating roast chicken, baked potatoes, salad, mayo, bread n butter etc. with a bottle of Merlot and watching you. What can I say, firstly excellent content as always, you really mastered that drone and getting it to fly backwards or camera reversed, no idea about the latest technology, but it works. Reminded me of the drone footage that The Van Life uses. Old Timer Hot Tip here, IF you really want to attract BIGFOOT then you ought to smear vaseline on the outside of your rooftop abode, downwind, the attractive scent will travel for miles (I of course don't know this personally, I got it from some old Alaskan HOMO). Next, I think that I only heard you swear once before in response to HAZE OUTDOORS wind up, but it sounds amusing to hear you swear in your own videos. Lastly, banter aside, serious question. SNOWCHAINS, do they work on when your tires/tyres are deflated or, do you have to inflate back to normal PSI? IF you had a front differential lock, would you have to have snowchains on all four wheels or two, front or back - I ask because my Lada Niva is permanent 4x4 and as yet, I've never needed to use chains, but I don't go off-road where there is such snow as you get - (so far). Thank you.

[@stealthybushcraft4545]

You need extra batteries for your slightly outdated powerpack m8

[@mrjono999]

0:45 hoping for a better run.... (or meg will divorce me. )

[@jeep-forum_ru_Pavel]

Палатка на крышу это идиотизм. На крышу лучше сложить всякий хлам на ночь. Спать надо в машине на нормальном спальнике Пример kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHTdZGuMmc1kh5Ysi=n3_JCi9Z57pKVlVi

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

You may not understand the language or what I say in the video. Maybe you can translate this. It's a family vehicle, and three of us use it over the summer and travel. Also, the flies in Sweden are very, very intense, so having a closed bedroom on the roof helps keep it closed off throughout the day to stop them from building up over time. It's pretty logical unless you're just not interested in logic and prefer keyboard banter.

[@Snorkl7879]

That turn off the “main” road gave me PTSD. I’d spend more time fishing and less time risking broken axles…..

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Is that what I should do in your opinion?

[@Snorkl7879]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness from a content perspective, I’m an XJ owner so the workshop stuff is what brought me to the channel. From a personal perspective as both a fisherman and snow enthusiast, I’m not leaving a fishing spot to risk breaking my Jeep.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

So you're suggesting I should do what you would do when you're out, then? It sounds like that's what you're saying.

[@Snorkl7879]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness Yes, it is my advice to do what I would do, which is what I am saying, and is my advice.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

DId it occur to you that this is my version of enjoyment and what gave you ptsd didn't give me that. If an axle broke, I would just reverse and replace it with a complete spare. No matter what happens, I just expect and deal with it as I always have done. It's part of the adventure for me and part of pushing things to a my version of a sensible limit. Giving people that understanding of their perspectives is an honour code I live by. I'm always disappointed to see it not shown by others. You do you Jer, and good luck on the PTSD.

[@ukbushcraft7533]

I think you're polishing a turd mike,you carnt just keep pumping money into the old boy

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I've never been very good at replying to comments like yours. It's difficult to reply to because it's not really a question. It's a statement from someones perspective of what they would do without considering my own perspective or values. I really get great enjoyment and satisfaction from my work and interests. My choices to build my vehicle come from passion and enjoyment. Alongside this, I've been on many adventures, alone and with my family, which we all really enjoy. If I crash it tomorrow, then so be it, and then a new challenge begins. There is much more to mine and my families life than the Jeep, and our weekends mostly involve skiing and snowmobiling, which is where most of our money goes. Actually, food and bills are where it mostly goes these days...

[@monette44]

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching!

[@stealthybushcraft4545]

Nice m8 I do the same stuff in my Defender 110. Send me ya email pls