41 rig campout in the Calico Mountains Part 1. Who's King of Kramer's Arch?

[@BorderlineExplorer]

Exciting!! The King of Kramer's needs stabilization on his GoPro 😄. Fun seeing some of our friends go through the arches, favorite vehicle was that Trailhawk rocking the locks with the near miss. Goddamn that was close. Great content Jon!

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Aww man! I must have fat fingered the GoPro screen! How the heck does one accidentally turn off stabilization? Anyways, I enabled the screen lock now. Shouldn’t happen again 🤣. Wish you could have gone Alan!

[@BorderlineExplorer]

@@JonDZ_Adventuring Looked like a full day of fun! Lol and just a few days later we drove out to the area to investigate 🔎. Nori said he had a great time though. Can't wait for CoVid to pass.

[@jaybunch4249]

Haha that was me in the Trailhawk :)

[@BorderlineExplorer]

@@jaybunch4249 Awesome man! It's voting season and you've got mine.

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

@@BorderlineExplorer the trail hawk has to be my favorite vehicle of this trip 👍

[@jaybunch4249]

My son and I had a blast!!! Really enjoyed testing out the Trailhawk. Everyone was super cool. Was such a great vibe! Can't wait for the next trip!

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

It was great meeting you two! I finally go to see a Trailhawk do what I always thought it would do on Kramer’s arch, so thank you very much for that! It was quite a treat!

[@VivekSharma-nv4gu]

Jay Bunch hows the trailhawk? You like it ? Any issues

[@bigleo001]

Great trips and videos as always!

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Thanks Leo!!! All these trips have been great! You’re like a good luck charm!

[@Notinkshy]

Nice video!! It was such a fun trip!!

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Thanks Shayna! . . . . JUST KIDDING!!!!!! Seriously, I have your name down! It’s 200% memorized at this point. There’s lingual muscle memory for your name. I don’t even have to think about it!

[@BernonCars]

Loved seeing that Highlander haha

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

That’s the first time I’ve seen a highlander on a trail. It did very well! The driver is a mountain biker that has a very good understanding of momentum and wheel placement (better than me). He kicked ass! We will see more of him in part 2!

[@BernonCars]

Hell yeah!! Can’t wait for part 2 😄

[@jklpino]

Thank you for continuing to make great content! It’s great to see all the different vehicles and types of vehicles doing the same obstacle in one video! I’m sad Mario wasn’t able to make it through the famous Kramers arch! Been talking to a few outlander guys trying to figure out if there’s a way to defeat the traction control system without disabling the electronically locking front diff. Outlander’s have a old subi problem without the easy fix unfortunately. Great vid! Hope to be able to join you guys one of these days!

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Thanks for the kind words Jake! You know, I’m pretty sure if Mario took the same line that the Subaru Forester XT took, he may have made it! He said he had the AWD overheated warning so , next time!

[@jklpino]

@@JonDZ_Adventuring Ya... I was talking to him about it, I’ve had that light come on before on my car before, but similar to your car, it’s only a warning and let’s you continue driving with all the AWD goodies working.

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

I haven’t had that warning in a while now. My friend with the Jeep Gladiator has taught me how to drive the Passport like a 4WD. Spinning tires at high RPM really overhears differentials. Some vehicles like my 2015 Subaru Forester XT doesn’t have a differential temp warning. So it’s good the Mitsubishi does! I suspect that I melted my center diff on my Subaru.

[@jklpino]

@@JonDZ_Adventuring Ya, Mario’s car is a little better since he has a V6 and a regular automatic transmission. But for some reason they reduce the crawl ratio somewhat compared to the 4 cylinder CVT outlanders. Anyways, our AWD system just doesn’t react fast enough to drive and creep over obstacles. You have to floor it and let the tires spin to be able to transfers power. It’s a bit frustrating at times, you have to use momentum and momentum can be dangerous. But I try to remind myself what my car is and why I bought it. And I’m using it far beyond it’s intended purpose. 99% I’m super happy with our vehicle. I just wish I could more effectively push it a little more. A torque locker would solve 99% of my 1% I’m not happy with. But as of yet, they still don’t make it for my vehicle unfortunately.

[@brandonberganza97]

Awesome video Jon! I had a lot a fun at this event thanks for putting it together. Lets go find some more mines to explore soon lol

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

I’m glad you came out! Good times at camp and on the trail! Much respect for offroading stick 👊. I know who I can count on for some mine exploration now! I’ve been wanting to go and explore all those offshoots!

[@jigworx6020]

are the tunnels a part of the phillips loop?

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

If you take Mule canyon road all the way to the end it intersects the easy part of Doran Scenic drive, that's where alot of mine tunnels are. Just make sure to exit the way you came, because Doran Scenic drive is rated severe difficulty for 4WD.

[@jigworx6020]

@@JonDZ_Adventuring thank you!

[@dixy2k]

Fun trip. 👍

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

that it was!

[@tdatu]

Compact form factor and off-road capability, jeep cherokee trailhawk is hard to beat... I'm also averaging 24 mpg (with roof basket). Will soon hit those jeep trials that I avoided for quite sometime. Road handling, I miss my '16 outback.

[@ck4391]

1:59 If I'm remembering correctly that looks like the trail around wall street canyon road that leads to Kramer's Arch. Ran it my first offroad trip, good fun but definitely not a beginners trail lol.

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

I don’t know, but I’m not mad I missed out on that trail 🤣

[@avoverlandsupply]

Appreciate the shout out Jon, excellent video as usual!

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

You’re very welcome Chris! You really did such a great job with editing your video, especially being this early into your KZbin channel! We need to go on more trips together. Hopefully we can go on another snow camping trip in the months ahead.

[@SanProsan1993]

1st gen CR-V... I need more RD1 CR-V vids... I may have an addiction...

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Hehe! We had two this trip, manual and an Automatic too! Part 2 will feature more of the CRV’s because the man with the Silver RD1 shared a 47 min dash cam video with me.

[@SanProsan1993]

@@JonDZ_Adventuring Yes!!! Thank you! Us broke fellas can only afford those CR-Vs, but after seeing how capable they are we rarely move on to anything else...

[@freedomnatureman8761]

Awesome Video! 🦅 Definitely was a good time! 💯

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Hell yeah man! Woooooooooo!

[@olliechristopher467]

Hi there Jon, I start to laugh at the ease of these obstacles and why guys are struggling. And then I have to take pause and realize I do that kind of stuff on a 2 wheeled motorcycle. I am impressed and blown away with what you can navigate with these crossover SUV's. So for GPS mapping, A really good way is to simply get out there and scout while making tracks at the same time. I then go on Garmin Basecamp and edit the tracks. I change colors and plan routes to share with others. I do understand you are limited with 4 wheels. With 2 wheels I can cover a lot of ground more quickly. More than one way to skin a cat so to speak....

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Picking up a dirt bike that I can haul around on the back of my Passport is an idea I’m entertaining! Sounds like a great way to scout. I record my trips with Gaia, but a dirt bike would allow me to blaze some trails. I may need to talk to the guys from borderline explorer. They ride.

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

i still cant believe how many people showed up haha. wouldve been cool to have been in your group but group B was pretty cool as well! on to the next adventure! ps "unborn" child???

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

We had a good time Peter! I wish you could have been part of it. Especially during mine exploration! One person almost had a panic attack and was screaming for “JON!!! Where’s JON????” That story was so hilarious! I won’t say who.

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@@JonDZ_Adventuring haha I think I know who you might be mentioning 😂... I hate dark, confined, scary places too so might as well have been me lol...

[@freedomnatureman8761]

Haha if you put 25 people in a mine shaft cave where apparently up is down & down is up & our lives depends on these orange arrows pointing everywhere, your gonna have a Panic attack! Hi 🙋‍♂️ that was me! 🤣

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Dude!!! You have footage?? That story was so hilarious I couldn’t stop laughing. My cheek muscles hurt so bad 🤣😂

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

To make the sorry even more funny, Ian told me that he was claustrophobic. I couldn’t imagine a big dude like that screaming for me! 🤣🤣. I couldn’t believe it was him.

[@namor216]

Need more info on that F-150 at 0:19! Do they have an IG or YT?

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

I’m not sure if he has an IG, but really nice guy! You’ll see more of him in Part 2! Hopefully he reads your comment and chimes in!

[@picarkingdom]

Great video! It was a lot of fun! Let’s do it again soon!!! ✌️

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Thanks buddy!

[@BorellaFamilyAdventures]

Great trip man!!! Can't wait until the next one! Thanks for the invite!

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Thank you so much Ian! Your help running sweep is greatly appreciated! Was a fun time at camp and your black series Patron is sweet!! I subbed to your KZbin channel btw! Look forward to future trips.

[@marden888]

love those kitty cats! 😚

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

😺😺😹😻😼😽🙀😿😾 haha! Me too! Cats are awesome!

[@Michael_Tran]

41 rigs? How long did it take to get all of them through Kramer Arch? Awesome adventure though!

[@picarkingdom]

Not everyone went through the arch. I wasn’t timing it but it wasn’t too long ✌️

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

We split the group up into two groups. Group 1 was 32 vehicles on an easy/moderate 4wd trail and Group 2 was 9 modified dedicated off-roaders that did a difficult 4wd trail. Of the 32 rigs, only a handful attempted Kramer’s arch. The plan was to leave Kramer’s arch at 1pm, and we left right on time to head down to the mines. The next episode will be about the rest of the trip.

[@thebeast9606]

As a 2005 Mitsubishi Montero Limited owner, I have to give a shout-out to the Mitsubishi Outlander driver! Love to see the S-AWC putting in work.

[@TheKrisBunch]

Great video. This looked like so much fun. Too bad I am way up here in Oregon. @ 22 Minutes in and Tim with the Forester. Does the 3rd gen Forester have X Mode? It's best to turn traction control off and X mode on.

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Thank you Kris! The 3rd Gen SH Forester Turbo does not have xmode, but it does have the 4EAT transmission and traction control (brake based torque distribution). I’d love to see him give it another go with turning traction control off.

[@mallkrawlerz620]

Subaru owners making us look bad. Every time you hit the breaks you stop the Subaru AWD system software from doing what it’s supposed to do... Transfer power to the wheels that aren’t spinning to get you out of a situation. That and disabling traction control will make your Subaru do what it does best. Smh. Glad you vouched for that Jon. Most people don’t understand how their AWD system works.

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Every awd system works a bit different. My Honda Passports AWD system needs to be driven more like a Toyota 4Runner than most other AWD systems. Like Toyota’s A-trac it’s only active at low RPMs. The 4EAT and CVT Subaru’s act very different. Older 4EAT Subaru’s don’t have traction control, it’s just open differential full time AWD. Two footing it, and tapping the brake aids in “bumping up” obstacles. The 3rd Gen Forester (2008-2013) is special. It has the 4EAT, but also a braked based traction control system. In CVT Subarus, the programming is much different, the torque converter will stall much quicker. Quite honestly, I’m not sure what the outcome would be if the Subaru Forester turned off traction control, but there’s only one way to find out! A redo! 😃

[@BelchevKalin]

@@JonDZ_Adventuring i'm driving a 2009 Forester but with manual dual range transmission. (i'm in Europe) :) Disabling traction control works great in muddy or snowy conditions when you're stuck or wheels need to spin so you can continue go. It depends. In this situation I'm not sure if it will work.

[@PatrickRich]

I'm not one to complain, you know that and this looks like a really neat event...but it also looks like a superspreader event. Where was the precaution? about 1/3rd of my family got sick and all 5 family groups had to quarantine for 2 weeks from an event not much different than this recently; They were outside the entire time and made efforts to distance but they still got sick. My family were all wearing masks and didn't get sick but I still had to take my kids out of school for 2 weeks and miss work. My brother and his wife and my other brother and 3 of his kids still can't taste or smell. I realize the outside is the place we need for respite from this horrible mess, but it's not a free pass.

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Mr. Rich, sorry to hear about your family. This was a socially distanced campout. Vehicles were distanced a good distance apart and many people stayed away from each other. Compared to California standards, we did a pretty good job, but I totally hear ya man. Your story shows that even with precautions, people can still get sick. I had one friend that was showing symptoms and kept his family home. It was a strong requirement that no one shows up to the trip exhibiting signs of sickness. In part 2 we head into the mines (confined space) and everyone (mostly) wears a mask. So far so good, I haven’t heard of anyone that was sick. 41 rigs full of trustworthy people!

[@francisngo]

I thought the same thing. There was one scene where there were about 4 men prying the door open to the CRV and not social distancing or wearing masks. I'm all for this community and watching the videos have been very entertaining but while this looked like a fun event, it also looked very unsafe especially during these covid times.

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

@@francisngo I agree. It’s definitely unsafe, probably less so than grocery shopping though.

[@picarkingdom]

The event was safe and according to CA standards. It was actually annoying to be social distancing in the outdoors, but we still did it. In any case, going out during a pandemia that has a 99.8% survival rate is at your own risk; just like when you drive a car , it’s at your own risk; just like going grocery shopping, it’s at your own risk; just like using a cell phone, it’s at your own risk. The event called for those who were sick, or thought they were sick, or were afraid to get sick, to stay home and not come out. The ones that came out were honest healthy people. You can’t catch a desease from healthy people.

[@PatrickRich]

@@picarkingdom here's the rub with your logic. My brother felt healthy when he passed it around and we all social distanced outdoors. Those with masks didn't get it. The primary means of spread right now is in familiar groups where you feel comfortable and no one appears sick. Its not just about dying either, there are going to be a lot of people with long term effects of this that live through it as well as some who will die from secondary effects like not being able to get care from overcrowded hospitals or worn out staff. The trouble is, that its not "your own risk", you risk others. So instead of being like seatbelts, it would be like drinking and driving, where your choices can directly hurt others. Trying not to get too preachy but this 3rd wave is 100% because of "its my own risk" attitudes. Its really not at your own risk. Addendum: I do appreciate that efforts were made, and thank you for doing so, even though it can be a pain. Full disclosure I work in healthcare communications and have talked to the nurses and docs and seen the ICU's so I'm just a little sensitive to "Covid is NBD". Again, thank you for social distancing outdoors.

[@xzinx]

wow that passport is amazing at taking it slow, compared to subaru and crv's

[@M5verdriver]

You had me cracking up with the anti-curse cat LMAO

[@xzinx]

btw no RIDGELINE!!!?????

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

No Pilots or Ridgelines showed up 🥺

[@westlos13]

Awesome video.... but why are you BLOCKING the "Kids" your in AMERICA shoot your guns with PRIDE!!! PEW PEW all love..... love these videos

[@JonDZ_Adventuring]

Haha! I’d get “shadow banned” by KZbin.

[@westlos13]

Keeping it "PG" I UNDERSTAND