Hurricane Creek Trail in NC, in the rain!! Oh the fails....

This week we are at Hurricane creek Trail in NC, and in the rain!! I haven't seen it this wet before, and it caused some havoc. Getting stuck, winching, and a lot of fails.

[@bradrupp5589]

Awesome time from my chair! Congrates to you all! The grey Toyota learned a ton! :P

[@EverymanOverland]

Always good times out here with your friends!! I just came home from a week on the KAT with some fresh damage and 1 fewer tail lights than I left home with, but it was still an amazing time!! Thank you for watching!!\

[@clsdynasty948]

Great video I have seen on other videos of hurricane creek people asking if a full size truck can do the trail. I did the trail a couple days ago in my 2022 Chevy z71 trail boss with no problem just make sure you chose the correct lane and be safe.

[@EverymanOverland]

Ya its not too tight. Most stock trucks will drag here and there but should make it.

[@clsdynasty948]

Thanks for all the awesome videos I just started this trail journey and been learning and watching your videos. 🤟🏼💯

[@EverymanOverland]

@@clsdynasty948 thank you for watching! The last year has been rough keeping up, but we're still trying to put out as much quality content as we can...

[@mikeferretti7422]

Did you ever make to Martha's?

[@EverymanOverland]

No, this trip got cut short. We will make it through eventually

[@matthewrusch477]

I have to get back up to Hurricane Creek sometime soon. That's a fun trail and a lot of cool spots up there.

[@EverymanOverland]

Ya, it's a pretty place for sure!

[@abc-ed1nr]

@@EverymanOverlandwhere exactly is the entrance to the trail? Is it a loop or do u turn around

[@EverymanOverland]

@@abc-ed1nr the entrance is right at the end of the guard rail. You literally hit the brakes and turn off the roadway while on the interstate. No exit, no nothing. Watch for the Harmon Den exit sign, and at the end of that guard rail, just turn right. Watch the video a couple times right there to familiarize yourself with it and you'll find it.

[@jonojeep4x412]

Looks like that was a sloppy wet mess of fun.

[@EverymanOverland]

It was. More water than I had ever seen there.

[@mraxlrose2959]

Awesome video by heavier LA Knight.

[@EverymanOverland]

Huh?

[@mraxlrose2959]

@@EverymanOverland you look like the wrestler LA Knight but heavier.

[@EverymanOverland]

@@mraxlrose2959 ok... No idea who LA knight is, but I can't deny that I'm chonky... 😂😂

[@MarkKeiser-xn7rk]

Are these stock suspensions on the Toyotas

[@EverymanOverland]

No, they all have a bit of lift...

[@drydroppin]

Do you ever see anyone fly fishing on hurricane creek or any of the other streams you pass through/by?

[@EverymanOverland]

A couple times we have seen guys fishing out there. I know that hurricane creek is on the radar for those people that want to close trails to protect fishing. So we try to be respectful if the streams in the area and not disturb them too much.

[@That_Paul_Guy]

I love seeing full sized vehicles off road in the SE. I’ve taken a Gladiator down that trail but now I have a Power Wagon I want to take there. That section about 12 minutes in your vid is about the toughest section if I recall and it looks worse in your vid than the last time I did it.

[@EverymanOverland]

Ya that spot is pretty tight, especially for full size trucks. Smaller trucks can somewhat pick a line, but your power wagon is going to find some places that you just have to put it where it fits and hope for the best. I actually watched a video that has 3 or 4 power wagons gong through HC, so you can do it for sure, but you may come home with additional pinstripes free of charge! 😁

[@Ducttape4all44]

Looks fun man, you made the best out of it. Dang Toyotas hahahaha

[@EverymanOverland]

So scared of the trail they refuse to go into 4wd...😁

[@bobbygreen6723]

Just so you are aware... the section where you failed, you also failed by getting off trail. That's not part of the trail, the gravel road section there is. Seeing that hillside tore up by forest service is gonna give them more amo to shut down HC. Hope you don't try it next time and make others aware of that. Thanks.

[@EverymanOverland]

I certainly didn't know at the time. I've driven part of a bunch of times, and it looked well established, like many area where there's a hard line and a bypass. So knowing I couldn't make it, I tried it. However I had a conversation with a friend of mine last night and he said that there are hard feelings about that spot in particular, and that it was in bad form. So I have removed it from the video. If you look at the 19 min mark, you'll see it's gone. I now know better, and I do apologize to you and the world as a whole. I'm sorry, if it were a hate hillside I'd never just go chasing around wrecking the place. I'm not that guy. This looked to me like an optional line, and I was wrong.

[@bobbygreen6723]

I just wan to say thank you for that and admitting that. Editing it out works great and I greatly appreciate it and I know many others do also. Happy trails, and hope to see you out there! Thanks again!

[@EverymanOverland]

@@bobbygreen6723 I'll never be too period to admit my own mistakes. Just part of being a grown up. I go out into the wild to love this land, to see the beautiful things, to be part of nature, not to dominate it. I do like finding challenges, but I never want to ruin anything for the next guy. I too hope to catch you on the trail one day, and share stories by the fire. Be well my friend.

[@overlander948]

@@EverymanOverland To be fair though, that trail definitely has areas where it's difficult to determine what's "on trail" and what's not. I'll freely admit, I've made the same 'oops' before. I looked at the map and saw that it indicated that I was off of the trail and I had the "lightbulb" moment where I realized I was in no-no land.

[@EverymanOverland]

@@overlander948 it was an easy mistake to make, but still a mistake it was. .. Id rather not be seen as "that guy" and give ammo to those that want to close these trails.

[@james_the_darklord]

Would be better if the load obnoxious sound track wasn't played in your video most of the time.

[@EverymanOverland]

Want me to turn the volume down?

[@EverymanOverland]

What flavor of music would you like to hear?

[@james_the_darklord]

@@EverymanOverland yes 👍

[@james_the_darklord]

@@EverymanOverland well it's better to hear the sounds of your rigs some commentary too

[@EverymanOverland]

@@james_the_darklord ya, I had planned to get most of the footage of this trip the following 2 days, going to places we hadn't been. So I shot most of what you see as "B-roll" since we've been to hurricane so many times. This video wasn't a shining star of videography for sure. But it was still a fun day, and a fun adventure, and sometimes you gotta make the best of what you have. I pinky swear I'll do better going forward. I shouldn't have been so unattentive to the videos that day cause you never know what life will hand you. And I'll pull the techno music back a bit... 😁

[@AramatAdventures]

You had some interesting dance move there at 6 minutes in. There for a second I was wondering if it was going to be NSFW. LOL

[@EverymanOverland]

Celebratory jiggy time... 😜

[@Tap1106-b6q]

Dang I wish I knew you were coming to NC wish I could have joined y'all skal

[@EverymanOverland]

Where you at Thomas?

[@Tap1106-b6q]

@@EverymanOverland up in central NC off 77 north of Statesville NC lol

[@EverymanOverland]

@@Tap1106-b6q you must be a regular at URE then. Is there anything up north of you that's good?

[@Tap1106-b6q]

@@EverymanOverland I don't know I'm just know getting into this and everything near me is mainly hiking and no I don't run ure due to every 4x4 I get something always brakes on it and so I'm still in 2 wheel drive lol

[@EverymanOverland]

@@Tap1106-b6q there's a lot of easy trail up in URE that is still fun, you can camp... Have you traveled the nc105 yet? Not challenging but beautiful views of Linville gorge. Quaint little towns, it makes for a great weekend.

[@DefiantOffroad]

What day were you out there?

[@EverymanOverland]

This was Feb 24.

[@DefiantOffroad]

@@EverymanOverland Dang, we gotta get and run a trail together one day!

[@EverymanOverland]

@@DefiantOffroad maybe we meet in URE? You're up in VA right?

[@DefiantOffroad]

@@EverymanOverland yessir. I'm way out on the Eastern Shore of VA. I spend a lot of time on the trails in the GW National Forest. Uwharrie might work. I've also been thinking about hitting the "Goat" trail.

[@EverymanOverland]

@@DefiantOffroad the goat trail over by hurricane and buzzards roost totally isn't worth the drive for you by itself. I'm looking at starting a new job soon, so it's hard to plan ahead. But as I get to a spot that I can, I do want to hit some trails up north. I'll reach out to you for sure on that!

[@malcolmn.5222]

You went on an adventure with lewis and clark?

[@EverymanOverland]

Why, yes I did!

[@malcolmn.5222]

@@EverymanOverland lol damn I read about them in history, they are legends lol

[@EverymanOverland]

@@malcolmn.5222 in person they're really awesome guys!

[@fullruns13]

I'm planning to run this trail tomorrow. How freaky is the off camber stuff?

[@EverymanOverland]

It's really not bad. It's worse in the wet, but the freaky part about it is it's typically off camber towards a 40ft cliff. If it weren't for the cliff, it's no biggie. So it's a mind game. There's just a couple spots that can get you stuck, so if you're inexperienced, is take a friend. But have a great time, it's gorgeous this time of year!

[@fullruns13]

@EverymanOverland right on. Didn't get to it today, looking for a camp spot near by for the night

[@EverymanOverland]

@@fullruns13 there are a bunch up that way, even on the trail.

[@fullruns13]

@EverymanOverland still in Pigeon forge. 😬

[@EverymanOverland]

@@fullruns13 nothing wrong with that. Still gorgeous!

[@JTKMX565]

The music is so distracting in this video. I’d rather hear the real sounds of the trip.

[@EverymanOverland]

Ya I think this is one of the videos that the music got a bit loud. Watch my day 2 video from the cove that I just posted a week ago, see if that one does you better. I tried to put less music in...

[@waterst20]

What radios do you use?

[@EverymanOverland]

We all have different brands, but we use gmrs.

[@waterst20]

@@EverymanOverland thanks that’s what I meant what type. Im a ham operator and I have a CB. I just got a 2018 JL . I have a 73 CJ5. On the east coast of NC

[@EverymanOverland]

@@waterst20 of you get a gmrs you'll have every frequency known to man... 😁 I think these days most people are running gmrs/frs. And you can grab a handheld cheap on Amazon. I think mine was like 35 bucks and it does everything. Eventually I'll get a hard mounted as well, but money being what it is... Handheld for now.

[@gothnate]

​@@EverymanOverlandy'all should really use handhelds for spotting instead of trying to yell or make hand gestures. I'd also choose a less sketchy trail than HC in the rain for the obviously inexperienced drivers y'all are with.

[@EverymanOverland]

@@gothnate I agree with both statements... The radio while spotting I'll just put down to not discussing it ahead of time, which is just lack of preparation. The hurricane creek in the rain... Maybe. I don't feel that it's a difficult trail. I think it's a good litmus test even for new drivers. If they feel like me that it's an easy trail, then let's go to Windrock. If they think it's more than they want to do, then they should buy a go fast camper or maybe a sprinter van and focus on seeing beautiful places from less aggressive dirt roads. Neither is an insult, but I think it's important to be honest with yourself about what you really want to do, so you can seek that out,and have the best time possible.

[@huh18857]

The incessant music is needed, why?

[@EverymanOverland]

I've had a handful of comments about the music selection on this video... Was trying something a bit different, didn't work out so well... Check out some of my newer videos, I've tried to tone it down a bit....

[@Huckleberry54]

Buy a jeep and don’t make it top heavy.

[@EverymanOverland]

While I love jeeps, I'm just too big to be happy in one.

[@normancole8580]

this video makes me sick to my stomach

[@EverymanOverland]

How so? I tried to keep my face out of most of it....

[@Ricksnet2008]

@@EverymanOverland lol