Off-Roading Expert Gives New Overlanders Critical Advice!

Ive done a lot of Miles on and Off road and Too many "youtubers" are giving advice when they arent even spending the time and miles on or off the road. In this video Off-Roading Expert gives advice that can easily save the life of you and your family. And this advice will not involve shopping at harbor freight.
#expertadvice #offroading #4x4

[@jammergreg]

I’m disabled now so it’s nice to watch you and those beautiful places. If you haven’t noticed life is constantly problem-solving.

[@dima-zh1yz]

Чорноморка.

[@lorettaenz4828]

I can see this was a lot of back and forth setting up cameras to catch all this. Plus, you show us the mishaps, like your GoPro getting run over. You did a good job of all this editing, as well, to keep this almost 79 year old lady entertained. When I see you posted one of these kinds of videos, I get my popcorn ready and stop doing everything else and sit back as you say and ENJOY!! A JOB WELL DONE on this video. Wish I could give more thumbs up. Love you, Brother. Keep em coming!!

[@GenadyGurjev-wx1rz]

Almglad

[@lyngruen8607]

NEVER hurts to be prepared..... YOU ARE ALWAYS prepared 👍 NEVER SAY NEVER !!!😂 Thanks Richie....you're a trip I ALWAYS ENJOY GOING ON 👍 Texas Nana Psalm 91

[@Sandra-hk8ks]

Richie , i appreciate ever adventure you take me on. Im ableto see things i could of never seen before. Thank you. I literally get to get out of my house.

[@debraallen63]

Cicadas, they sound like a UFO in the distance but they get MUCH louder the closer they get.😊 Great video 👍👍 Blessings 🙏

[@derekheuring2984]

Cicadas are very loud.

[@SasquatchSeeker]

Dude I love your voice. Your narration during the video is so easy and entertaining to listen to. Thanks for the great video man!👍🏼

[@jailbreakoverlander]

Nice thanks for watching man

[@chrisackerley1842]

I live in Southwest Arizona. As you well know, out here we're most likely to get in a dicey situation climbing a steep, narrow, rocky trail or crossing a long stretch of deep flour sand. The key to making it through deep sand is NEVER, EVER STOP!!! A set of Max-Trax boards has saved my butt a time or two on rocky terrain just by providing a surface for the tire to grab onto. I have been in several situations where I would have used the winch if I could have, but there was nothing to anchor the cable to! No boulders small enough to get the cable around yet heavier than the truck, and no vegitation larger than a small yucca. I wish somebody would invent a device stout enough to serve as an anchor that would somehow bury itself in the ground [and extricate itself when you're done]. That person would make a fortune selling such a device!

[@pammccutcheon9648]

Thank you Richie, may God bless you and keep you safe.

[@dosomethingnew9106]

I love your point about trail preservation. I get a lot of crap for my super simple setup but I felt like a winch was a must. Gets me where I’m going and keeps me from abusing the trials or my vehicle.

[@vaticandeception]

Agreed 💯 having a winch. The amount of times I've pulled people out of mud pits, sand, grass slides...you name it. The winch is an absolute lifesaver. I have a 2005 Hilux, 4 inch lift and 850 kg winch. In fact, include ride on mowers, moving large trampolines… the uses are endless. Winches are awesome👍

[@rustyshackleford6811]

Love hearing those rocks crunch.🎸

[@man-dranda-truthinterjection]

Richi, I’m from your other channels you had,and stoped. Now I’m rebuilding my Land Rover and want to drive in wilderness, I found you here ) good to see you again man

[@craigversetti5700]

Your efforts NEVER go unnoticed !!! Such a huge fan & I've been hooked since the first video I came across !!!! ALWAYS educational & filled with entertainment I only wish I could so you the true appreciation you deserve !!!! THANK YOU as ALWAYS keep em coming !!!!!

[@off-roadingexplained8417]

Yeah I'm with you buddy. I don't even like cutting on my rear locker unless I am pointed straight.

[@TheTruthlady]

Always the best advice from RFB. Ask any physically disabled vet about the necessity of having a wench! I don’t know one who doesn’t have at least one. Add boaters too!👍 8:58

[@valleyparks1342]

10-4

[@Sandra-hk8ks]

Lol GOD BLESS YOU RICHIE AND KEEP YOU SAFE.

[@timsr.6706]

Right on !!

[@jasoninpersonam3664]

Been stuck a couple times in ditches in snow, Max tracks and winches are the only way to go off-road as far as I'm concerned. Front and rear lockers too! Your footage is badass Richie running over your GoPros really just gets angles that brings the viewer through a portal, at least in my view!

[@foreignperception2593]

Buddy of mine made an anchor years ago, when there were no trees he would drive it in the ground and hook the winch on, after he was out he would go around the anchor and pull it out.

[@NanneeB]

I sure love overlanding with you Richie. Thank you for taking me on adventures that are really unique and spectacular.❤️

[@martenmatthews9880]

If you don't have a winch, you should go with a friend ... who has a winch! Great video and nice rig!

[@rockie307]

I've been hunting off roading and camping my entire life. Been stranded 7 times. One mechanical failure I didn't have the parts to fix and all others stuck. Every vehicle I own now has a winch it's the first thing I do. Also helped lots of others stuck. If your rig can handle the weight i would recommend steel cable though. Ive had both and synthetic isn't as reliable or durable. Ive had both and also work in industrial plant using cranes tuggers snatch blocks nylon and wire rigging and though wire is heavier and more aggravating to handle it stands up to way more stress sun chemicals etc.

[@donmontalvo1]

Spot on! Black Bear Pass was not yet officially opened back in Aug 2023, and some idiot decided to do it, and got himself in trouble, needing to be winched. The Sheriff shut it down for the season. Not sure if it'll open this year, but once it's open, I'm heading back to try to do it.

[@rickbrown7287]

Good Luck! Get an early start and go back to hwy 550 over Imogene Pass. That's the way I do it. It makes for a kinda long day but its GREAT follow up for Black Bear. Be Safe! ✌😎

[@Wesley-uo3rn]

Super awesome video. I've taken lots of your advice.... Winch, recovery gear, water filter, extra part's, air comp, first aid....and the tools for job.

[@annamalgorzata7731]

AWESOME footage, Richie! I admire your skills!💪TY!

[@krabbiepally1489]

26:50 Alien spaceship sounds. It is the Cicada bug. Common to a handfull of states in the spring.

[@clint1261]

@26:36 should've deployed that drone for an overhead view. Would've been cool to find the source of that noise. 😊

[@lorijohnson5873]

I can’t even think of a reason WHY I would not have a winch on hand going out there. Seems like common sense to get one, I totally agree with you Richie!❤

[@NetworkingArtist]

New to overlanding here. I strongly agree with what you are saying, especially if you wheel alone! It was the first thing I did to my Gladiator. Thx for the video!

[@YWUBHYD]

Can I just say…? This video was a miraculously informative tutorial

[@michellefank2770]

As Always Another Excellent Video , ,Amazing Advice , Please Be Safe Out There , Thank You So Much God Bless You Big Time ,I Appreciate This More Than You Know .

[@ozarkoverlandoutfitters9218]

Great video. I’ve been off-roading since 1997 and I agree one of the first things that needs to go in a rig is a winch. Not only will it get you out of a bind but can be used to prevent damage to a vehicle or add safety in certain situations especially with a heavy overland vehicle loaded for a long trip. A winch is a good insurance policy and it’s ignorant for anyone to say you don’t need a winch. Keep up the good work

[@RosinaSantana]

Richie, from PR here. I too am elderly but YHWH put you in my heart BEFORE He revealed Yeshua to you. I enjoyed your sincerity in the other channel and it helped me reexamine my life in view of Reality. Abbah Yah made you to take those of us disabled in wonderful times off -pain focus and meditate on the beauty and intelligence in creation.Job 12:7

[@woodboogerfarm]

Man that is a nice ride...wish I had time for such a thing...family farm I am prepping and full time work takes up me time...God bless RFB

[@tdg911]

Always great content here. Awesome vehicle and setup. Always appreciate your content. Much love and gratitude

[@jefftheis742]

That sound you heard I believe was cikaitas, we had a 17 year cikaita a few years back and the sound was deafening everywhere you went

[@ghosty426]

Hi Richie... your probably the reason for the Toyota 4RUNNER high demand for both new and used vehicles and the high resale values on used vehicles. You should be doing some advertising work for Toyota.. Thanks for the educational overlanding videos.

[@scottmcintosh2988]

Working for the largest contractor in NE they winched a bulldozer a half mile with a crane the mud flowed over the top of the D4 almost got the operator !

[@stormpaterson334]

I cant help but recall your comment about coming to Australia. It would be something else to have you here. We have some good tracks for you as well. 👋😃🇦🇺

[@michaelquaintance4393]

Awesome footage, as always, thank you. I look forward to your next one too. Stay safe.

[@jimkidd53]

Great advice Richie. The first mod I put on my Jeep was a new bumper and winch before I did anything else. Can't see how anybody wouldn't want to have peace of mind when you're wheeling.

[@clint1261]

Sent this video to my son. He's wanting to get into 4 wheeling. Thx

[@Youareanexperiment]

Always love your content brotha! Stay safe out there, I want to go and do this full time one day!

[@Outdooracademe]

I give you a lot of credit. I panic if Vermont mud gets over the bottom of my hubs. Those might have been cicada, but it did sound electronic.

[@2B34ever]

Even in Western Australia where it's mainly sand you are driving thru, I'd have a winch and a sand anchor, failing a sand anchor, wrap your winching cable around a Max Trax then bury your Trax about 6 feet down in the sand, set it as a (T) against the wall of the sand pit, refill the hole and pull yourself out slowly. Only a noob, does not have a winch on their 4x4.

[@raymondbradley6788]

Thanks not to skip on in life is toilet paper, tires, and winches🤣🤣🤣 I’m right there with your brother by a good one👍👍👍

[@MarioLoco03]

you're right about us in the west US. I've had a winch for 2 years now...used it twice and it was just for other people. Not much mud here.

[@ssaepa1]

Ritchie, keep on keeping on, glad you were in Missouri, love your channel.

[@jimmylarge1148]

I had that exact brown fj60 u could see at the Toyota place u showed! I miss it sooo much. 😢

[@derekheuring2984]

I'd like to make a couple of points: Get lockers first before buying a winch or better yet, buy a Power Wagon and have both. Don't off-road alone if you can avoid it.

[@99959bill]

A Winch is right there with a spare tire, you don't need it until you need need it and if you don't have it when you need it - you're the 4 letter word poster child !!!! No winch, no cell service, no 2 way radio, no sense !!!! People like this should also leave their water home also, you don't need water, the world is 80% water !!!! A guy like this when he is sick and you ask him,,, hey harry, how long you been sick, he'll say,,, well in 6 weeks it will be 2 months,,, who thinks like that??? The guy that don't need water because the world is 80% water,,, A guy like this can call CAMELTOW (with a -W- ) to get unstuck, their trucks pull 24-7-365,,, OH THAT'S RIGHT - NO CELL SERVICE !!!!! LOL ... .. .

[@melissaminshall9360]

The noise was from cicadas.

[@dongoble1792]

If you have never heard the sound of the cicada bugs I can see why one would be amazed to hear them for the first time.

[@stephenwest798]

No, you don't need a winch, all I have is a Big Foot whistle and a buba rope and any time I get stuck all I do is blow the whistle and anywhere between fifteen minutes to a day and a half a Big Foot or two will show up and pull me out and if trees are a problem they just rip them out of the ground like weeds out of a garden. Winch my ass, Big Foot does it better. Nice video by the way, appreciate all the hard work you do making them, thanks again Richie!

[@gerardomata.costarica]

Brother, I’m always looking forward to your videos. Every shot is worth it for us. I’m dreaming of the day I can afford to mod my stock 4runner! In the meantime, I’ll experience the Great U.S land through you my sir.

[@palmer3977]

You've got some balls Richie, that is something i couldn't do mate.

[@cynthiawright100]

Great video!!! Your truck is really shiny beautiful 🙂🙏🙏💙Safe travels 🚙

[@lowrangeoverland9013]

Outstanding advice‼️👍🏆🥇 thanks for sharing 👍

[@Notawatcher]

Its your time to get back to helping others out of the lies again...we need your insight brother please come back to snatching souls out of the 🔥 Russian vids sent me.

[@rageagainstthemachine7434]

😱😱😱GEOSPATIAL !!!!!!!😁😁😁

[@zechnarwilliams8019]

sounds like cicadas to me. This year is one of the active ones too.

[@thomassheridan8787]

It’s the year for locusts. That was the sound you were hearing. They are out in the Ozarks hard core this year.

[@Sandra-hk8ks]

Weeeee, i loved going through that big mud puddle😅😊😅😅😅😅😅

[@madcratebuilder]

Zeon 12-s here, first major mod I made 7 years ago. I have only used a few times, but it saved my ass when I needed it.

[@TheGoodlifeoffgrid]

I would love to have this i and just fixing up a van 3 one thank you for sharing 😊

[@truckduck6840]

thanks for a great video

[@EL-bw3xe]

looks like footage of a cave opening you caught on cam with that drone footage off the cliff side by the water

[@4wdtennessee459]

Another thing I’ve never had a harbor freight winch let me down but have had warn crap the bed leaving me absolutely screwed. That being said smittybuilt is my favorite.

[@051570orion]

Your GoPro should have a roll bar and skid plates . Lol , good video 👍 oh that sound made me think of a Star Trek "phaser" but way louder

[@jailbreakoverlander]

I know man. Its been a thing lately

[@mattzr2blazer]

Bugs sound like cicadas. They can drive you crazy. lol. We had them on the cape a few times when I was there. Another great video bud.

[@raymondbradley6788]

Awesome video Richie👍👍👍 the guy that says you don’t need a winches an idiot. It’s better to have it and not use it that they need it and not have it.👍👍👍

[@ZIZTERGABRIELLA-hs8hp]

*4 OR 5 DECADES AGO, I'M 70 NOW, I WAS A REAL NEWBIE IN DRIVING STEEP UP AND DOWN GRADES, SOMETIMES NOT EVEN GUARD RAILS ALONG SHARP DROP OFFS CLIFFS, ISOLATED DIRT AND GRAVEL ROADS, WHERE ONE CAN DRIVE FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES WITHOUT SEEING SO MUCH AS A DUSTY WORNOUT ANCIENT GAS STATION, MUCH LESS ANY ELECTRICAL LINES* *IT WAS A MAJOR MIRACLE ONE TYME THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO CIVILIZATION, BEFORE MY BRAKES TOTALLY BURNED OUT, FROM ME OVER USING THEM ON THE DOWN SIDE OF VERY STEEP GRADES, INSTEAD OF SHIFTING GEARS.*

[@richardbraybon3245]

can i just add ritchie no one is more qualified than yourself and handing out advicecheers love yr posts melbourne australia

[@Ace-vn2ch]

That’s one sweet ride bro…thanks for taking us along for the ride….if you don’t mind me asking what’s with the upside down flag decal under your side view mirror? Is it meant to be humorous, as in a constant state of distress on all those tough trails or political? Thanks

[@ps3vinny186]

Hi jailbreak excellent video and many thanks for your 3 part documentary from vini

[@Swamp-Fox]

+1 for the winch! I would rather have it and not need it..... Dude, I believe that sound you heard was Cicadas! It is incredible how loud they are!

[@ChiGurl24]

Luv this video. However there are many dangers to using a winch (I.e. cable snap through the windshield). And also explaining how to retract the cable of the winch back to a perfect angle and wind to keep it from breaking I have been saved by winches numerous times in the high country of Colorado but their use is also a huge risk.

[@jailbreakoverlander]

Actually there ISNT a huge risk, if you dont know what your doing your a risk. Ive never had an issue EVER using my winch my Hilift jack. Knowing what your doing is key.

[@jburbinski7057]

Excellent work - thank you

[@sixpest]

Nah that was the case of open diff. Man I learned my lesson on that garbage Im going to be running an auto locker for that exact reason 4:20

[@jailbreakoverlander]

an "auto" locker?? yea good luck I have fr and rear lockers and thats why I winched.

[@4wdtennessee459]

Those are the 17 year cicadas. To me they sound like the tractors mowing road side when they lift their bush hogs in air to go around a sign or whatever

[@dcwired4171]

You are quiet the unit, Love it!

[@neitapope4447]

That Imogen pass is the scariest road!

[@rogercunningham9987]

Thank you Richie 👋

[@jimski589]

The sound in the woods are cicadas a bug that comes out every 15 years.

[@greenman4508]

Let’s not forget moving trees, unpinning things and people under roll overs, broke down or abandoned vehicles blocking the road…and dozens of other things that people who rely on themselves might find themselves or others doing. It’s like saying you don’t need a hammer because you’re not building a house. There’s too many uses for some tools to think of ahead of time.

[@drkevin3235]

“Luck favors the prepared.” -Edna Mode

[@JennyLong-nj5xe]

😂😂😂😂 if you #%*& around, you gotta find out!! Yes! Certainly!!

[@timsr.6706]

Thanks for another great video !

[@dangerousliberty]

If i were to overland, i would have a winch, ground anchor, cables of various lengths

[@solarforfuture]

going to overland to my nearest burger joint... keep me informed ... got the 4.5 k winch welded up not really tested yet... pulled me off the lawn ok...

[@Sandra-hk8ks]

That sound, did you ever find out what it was?

[@ingognito369]

I really wanna do this, a traveling preacher of the gospel, in an overland vehicle, everyone I know has died and I just feel the need to do something, else I'm thinking of living on Caribbean Island till I die

[@brianp7849]

Anybody that tells you that you don't need a winch has never been stuck in the middle of nowhere with nobody else around lol

[@edwinthomas618]

Love the video. When the cruiser was.stuck in the mud..why didnt you use your front lockers? I just noticed it was open diff

[@DeeRebel44]

And as far as winches go, compare the price of a winch to the price of having someone to come pull you out. You might be able to find somebody that'll do it for nothing but there are places that have people that do recoveries and they be the only ones you can get if you can get them. It's all on how you look at it the way I look at it. It's better safe than sorry. Put a winch on your vehicle

[@melissamaio7654]

Another great video brother! we all know opinions are like ---holes. Anyway, FYI-the secret window is gone on debit clock. Interesting.....

[@samjohnson9894]

💯 Need a winch no matter what. ESPECIALLY if you solo overland with a heavy rig that is very capable - such as equipped with diff locks Why?? Because it is that very capability which can take one into remote places where, should traction and the lockers become unable to get you out, there is very little hope of anything other than a winch to recover yourself. There are exceptions too of course, like if you're never solo on a trip and run with other rigs that have a winch. Or you run open diffs where the vehicle wouldn't get you too far out anyway. Not a particular Warn guy, but agree a winch is not something to skimp on. Red winches are badass w/o a doubt. Would run one if I could afford it, or used it in some commercial capacity. Also not a twine guy either. Prefer steel cable, but that's personal choice as well. For all the pros to twine they outweighed by the fact it is a consumable. You never know when it will break (and it will). And if the full weight of your ass is on that line, it could turn the minor inconvenience of winching into a total vehicle loss. Or worse, harm you or someone else. At any rate, great video and great info. Cheers!

[@sylviawelsh9518]

I keep a 4 foot steel rod in my Jk in case nothing to use for a winch hold.

[@SpartanOverlandAdventures]

Great video and advise!

[@stephenbrooke6926]

Those crows were just letting you know they were ready for breakfast and you weren't putting out. Crows are the smartest birds.

[@jailbreakoverlander]

I video them all the time.

[@rupertcornelius8924]

Great video. Awesome shots man. I'm building a Limited too. Nowhere near your level though! Haha. What front bumper is that?

[@ljbellr]

That sound is that motha Mag supercharger. You hear what I'm saying New sub, awesome stuff

[@jailbreakoverlander]

I installed her myslef and made a 7pt how to on it.

[@matthewirwin8721]

Bro! Awesome advice and great information! Can you please tell me where you got that front bumper of yours? The one that actually contours to the headlights and replaces the entire front bumper? I would really like to know!