Exploring the Backcountry in Big Bend National Park

[@RanchoTexano]

Just back from Big Bend, definitely one of the most Epic places in the US, especially Big Bend Ranch State Park which is even more remote

[@rsisente]

One of my favorite places on earth

[@joshuapjung]

Big Bend is truly magical

[@RamCruiserOverland]

Love back country camping in Big Bend. I went Christmas 2020 in my XJ. Then also this past New Years in my Ram Rebel. There’s so much to explore that it would take several trips to attempt see it all. Some of the best spots aren’t even shown on the map or brochure

[@rubiatoroutdoors]

Old Ore is my favorite road in the park! We did 97 miles of offroad trails in one day at the park! Im headed back this Sept!

[@vince4316]

Awesome vid...link for the heater???

[@WayneStcroix]

I've been living in Texas but I never been camping watching y'all videos makes me want to go try it and build my own overlanding vehicle

[@MegaRetr]

That Hilltop video was awesome! I

[@navychhaingvoeun3189]

So Beautiful place

[@markperritte]

I have been there a few times and have never seen the river that low

[@glennc8761]

Texans love The Big Bend National Park. Black Gap is an all day trail and you’re starting it at 4pm? Hahahah enjoy. Love your videos, see you at MOORE.

[@frenchie4wd]

Had no issue!

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Honestly it took us longer to get to Black Gap than it did to run Black Gap. Only took us less than 2 hours to run it.

[@insomniacmike5832]

Lol that was great about the pay phone. Last one I seen was Northern Arkansas.

[@dfwoverland]

The hilltop video was worth it. Totally love it. Appreciate the hard work. We were there 22 to 30 Dec wonderful. Just awesome. River Road was just as you said. Like a wonderful hike in your jeep.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@dgio5052]

Just got back from Death Valley. Big Bend is next on the list. You are a brave man wearing your "hiking slippers " around all that loose rock and cactus.😅

[@mierdevries9643]

Oh man, I go to Big Bend quite a bit and I've come to love it there. As you probably saw Black Gap is "unmaintained" but it gets plenty of traffic so the plants don't creep in on the trail to much. I swear some luxury off-road club came there and put that concrete in. Now if you want something different that when they say unmaintained, they mean it, well that would be Big Bend Ranch state park. The trails are not highly technical in the main southern part of the park but there is tons to see and GOBS of wildlife. If you want something wacky AF go to the northern part of BBR because no one goes there. If you do go to the northern part you get a bonus as the mountain on that side has a 4G tower on top that gives out good signal, at least for Verizon anyway.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

We definitely want to check out the state park when we go back!

[@mierdevries9643]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures Be sure to check BBR's web page cause they have a schedule for closures during hunting season. Parks department has a lottery for hunters to come hunt, it's not a free-for-all. Tons of deer, quail, dove, some donkeys, and the occasional big horn sheep.

[@CavemanOutdoorsMissouri]

Big Ben looked awesome and the new trailer is badass. Another great video.

[@White_buffalo_4r]

for sure one for the bucket list of places to travel and check out in person.

[@KTMcaptain]

Honestly, Jeep should make a Grand Cherokee Rubicon version. Give it a nice 2-3" lift with either a portal hub (yeah right) or a diff drop, armor it up, lockers (or rear locker and front ELSD or dual ELSD) and clearance for 35" tires. Plus disconnecting swaybar (which is already available now) and connected airbags (heave spring setup for weight transfer). Lastly, give it some good steel high clearance bumpers. . Charge $60k base. I wouldn't get it, but Jeep needs to build to ultimate off roader for both luxury and lifestyle segments.

[@frenchie4wd]

I have 2.5” of lift at the push of a button. 😀

[@KTMcaptain]

@@frenchie4wd I’m surprised they don’t have this option with JL/JT platforms. Very useful.

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

the soup looked nice. beautiful area. going on my list of places to drive thru

[@markbabcock40205]

New viewer. Nice videos. I did some of these same roads on a dual sport bike 11 years ago. Going back on 4 wheels in April. I appreciate the tips!

[@jgmcmahon1]

What a great trip!

[@darksideemt]

So can't wait till I get to go down there myself (hopefully with you guys) either in mine or my wife's jeep and see all the cool sights. Can't wait to hang with you guys again.

[@AFKDays]

We camped at Johnson ranch back at the end of Jan with our trailer. We will be posting that video in the next month or so. Great video. We did not do the black gap trail. Nice camera work!

[@OffroadAutism]

Hope to see y’all at the MOORE Expo! Love the content on this channel!

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

We will be there for sure!!

[@OscarGonzalez-fc6ru]

Cool video! Heading out there next weekend and staying at the back country camping spot on telephone canyon. I wanting to do the black gap trail in my 4Runner. Looks fun!

[@PlanoRob]

This would have been an entirely different experience had you visited when school kids are on vacation. We were there over Thanksgiving (been going for 20 yrs) and it was so crowded, the Chisos Basin was 1-in-1-out. It’s unfortunate that these “secret places” have been so exposed the last couple years. Now, they suffer from traffic and vandalism.

[@frenchie4wd]

I’m thankful that people are getting out and exploring the amazing things in nature. I wouldn’t consider a National park as a secret place so I would expect it to be more crowded. And it’s so unfortunate about the vandalism.. I believe that is lack of education.

[@dogbreath4969]

Good to see you guys using the Trailhawk on the trails as Jeep envisioned. Like the upgrades too. Nicely done. Happy trails from two JKU Rubicon owners hoping to do Big Bend this year.

[@gutajo01]

That Hilltop video was awesome! It's works the risk, and I know you always wear sandals for a reason that you explain already, but for moments like that one, you must consider using hiking shoes ... Anyway, thank you for your efforts. You always give us great videos

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Thanks!! I was watching where I stepped very carefully. LOL

[@shawnthomas6460]

I see that your are a member of overland bound!! Love your channel. Moab trip planned for Sept.

[@bobwalker8917]

Walking on loose gravel in sandals is risky at least, your wife said she wanted to see you take a tumble‼️💰‼️👍👍👍

[@HipShot4]

Love the video! Gorgeous place. Have you ever been to the Guadalupe Mountains?

[@randyletourneau3430]

Heading to Big Bend in a couple days. Did you even bother to air down tires for the back roads?

[@donmontalvo1]

I went in June, met up with two bad ass women driving killer build Jeeps. It was an exciting trail.

[@ryanjewell9832]

Awesome video! Would like to make my way down there sometime. Are you going to be doing a review of that diesel heater?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Thanks. Yes I will be doing a review. Here it is. yonaadventuregear.com

[@TammysTrailsNTravel]

Can’t wait to go to Big Bend looks amazing. Link for the heater? If you listed I miss it!

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Here you go. yonaadventuregear.com

[@yotagang3705]

you shouldve brought the scooter out when you went hiking lol

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

We were going to. I did take it but it was so cold that morning we didn’t ride it.

[@EJFialkowski]

Love the videos. I am new to the Jeep community and new to overlanding. I am working on my plans to Big Bend and was wondering if you had any tips on planning this trip.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Plan at least 6 months in advance to get camping spots or you can show up the day of and try to get the remote spots that are the better ones. It's just risky but worth it.

[@EJFialkowski]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures Thank you for the reply. I appreciate it.

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

Really cool video

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Thanks!

[@1068smf]

I'm headed in March. I have 2 back country sites reserved for the week . Going alone if ya'll wanna tag along LOL. Any must see?

[@tylerhunter7272]

It was worth it.

[@navigatorlady]

Matt it's our first time going to Moore and wondering where the best place to camp is.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

There will be on site camping but the spaces will be limited. Other than that SMOORE is probably the best camping option.

[@klh3244]

Really enjoy your channel. I am heading to Big Bend in March. I am a adventure rider. My question is do you believe you could do the Jeep trail on adventure motorcycles? Thanks.

[@frenchie4wd]

Oh yeah!

[@donaldhudson3941]

It's called desert pinstripes.

[@bluemax_overland]

Can you add a link for the new diesel heater? 😁

[@johnlarsen7310]

My wife and I are planning our trip there this summer. My old 4Runner has a tiny fuel tank and a thirsty motor. How far were y’all from a gas station?

[@frenchie4wd]

There’s gas at Panther Junction but be prepared for the price. 😂😌

[@williamspiller164]

Can also get gas at Rio Grand Village store $$$$. Do your research! Its very hot there in summer.

[@yotagang3705]

i think yall should sell the vehicles you have and buy a ram2500 diesel and put a 4wc or a sprinter van cus after awhile you just wana chill amd not set up and pack up all the time, especially if youre gonna do this for a long time.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

2500 is way too big for the trails we like to do. We’ve been thinking and planning this for a while and still have 3.5 years to figure out what’s working and what’s not.

[@AndrewTurner251]

Great video, did the UEV490 have a factory heater option?

[@frenchie4wd]

It comes with an AC/Heat combo but you have to be connected to shore power, and where we go, it most likely will never get used. We actually plan to remove that.

[@AndrewTurner251]

@@frenchie4wd thanks for the info and the reply. Loving these videos.

[@DPOutdoors45]

Question on the solar panels once they are done charging the camper batteries did it charge the jackery to while you were gone all day?

[@adkcampadventures]

Why use a diesel heater? Doesn’t the camper have a propane heating system?

[@frenchie4wd]

The camper does have a AC/Heat system, but you have to be connected to shore power. And the places we go, more than likely won’t have that. Some would. But not 98%.. We actually plan to remove that and use the area for more storage.

[@adkcampadventures]

@@frenchie4wd that makes sense, my old pop-up was similar but I could have sworn the heat still worked when off the grid.

[@jeepsbeforetime]

Maybe I’m just blind but what is the link for your heater. You were using on the cold night TYIA!

[@PrithwirajGhoshRoy]

How much lift do you have on the car and what are your wheels and tires? I have Subaru Outback when we visited last year I wanted to try some of these but decided not to after seeing some very capable cars/ trucks go in I felt my 2.5l was could not handle the road. Any recommendations?

[@AlexSadof]

Question! I have a 2020 Trailhawk and I have a squeak just like yours at 17:37. I have full Chief skidplates underneath and thought maybe they needed to be tightened. Then I thought it was an upper control arm because the squeak seems to be coming from the front suspension, but the dealership said it was rubbing from my Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws which are 265/65/r18 because standard is 265/60/r18 (I called bs because lots of people run those without spacers with no issues, and the squeaking started a year after I put those tires on, so..no.) Any ideas?

[@eladsgarr]

Hey guys. Great video. A state trooper suggested Big bend to me while I was passing through Marfa Texas last year. Still on the list. Anything you can tell us about that heater? I’d be interested in purchasing one. I’m almost up to a year of over landing full time and finally started my channel the beginning of the year under my second KZbin account.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Thanks. The heater can be found here. yonaadventuregear.com

[@eladsgarr]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures thanks for the response. I’m wintering over in the Quartzsite area right now and though I’m not really partial to cold weather camping this could be a game changer.

[@spyd3rsam273]

Great shot of the desert drive-by but I highly suggest you wear boots and not sandals when walking in the desert (cactus, scorpions, fire ants, snakes).

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Yeah I'm used to wearing sandals all the time. I'm pretty good at watching where i'm stepping. I was very aware of not stepping into a cactus. LOL

[@morganlobby]

Link for the heater?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

yonaadventuregear.com

[@OmidRC8]

No 12v outlets on that awesome trailer?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Yes, inside.

[@WhatsGrowingOnWGO]

"That's what the book says." What book? We are about to start our adventures in overlanding and we would love to find a book that covers all of these trails. Any help?

[@georgederocher8202]

“Guide to Backcountry Roads of Big Bend National Park” Scroll down this page www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/primitive-dirt-roads.htm

[@georgederocher8202]

Check at the end of this . www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/primitive-dirt-roads.htm

[@landonmeier4321]

I think we passed y’all on river road that day ! , we were in a red zr2 Colorado .

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

I remember seeing you.

[@landonmeier4321]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures I did not realize that was y’all until this video popped up on my suggested vids . That was our first trip to big bend as well . We can’t wait to go back !

[@justinrichie2598]

Ok I’ve been watching videos for awhile now and as a barber I have to know what’s the story behind the colored hair I like it I just have to know if there is some story behind it . Ps I love the videos

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

thanks!! No story really. Ive just always done fun things with my hair.

[@yotagang3705]

he calls his truck Sully which im guessing he means from monsters inc and his hair has the same color spots, idk thats my guess

[@stevescramo592]

Just add an extra warm sleeping bag ..

[@yotagang3705]

whats the hottest it got ther and the coldest? Im in los angeles and I hate this 50 degree weather rn.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

It was upper 70s for a high our first day and our last night it got to mid 20s.

[@joecerda630]

Thought you had a gladiator? 🤔

[@joecerda630]

Nevermind you just explained it 😂