The Worst Recovery Of Our Career

[@matt.mckinzie]

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[@SouthernDrinkSlinger]

"Whole family of kids in this vehicle, turning it down wasnt an option." .... this guy deserves all the views

[@mikep8861]

Well who puts their whole family at risk like that by bringing them through all of that?

[@mikep8861]

Should have turned around and called in search and rescue to get them.

[@jackmarks2176]

I lived in Northwest FL for many years, I hunted, fished, and 4 wheeled in those swamps and woods. But walk around out there at night among all the critters you can't see, your a much braver man than I am. Great video.

[@JC.Tanguay]

All I can think is gator and snake 🐍 Florida swamp!! 😅 as a Canadian I would've brought a tasor or something

[@garywest3768]

Taser lol@@JC.Tanguay

[@JoskMclaren]

Good to see people with the right values on YT for a change.

[@stanleygainey]

Turn it down? What's the fun in that!! Good for you Matt. Get er done! Great job.

[@ashwilliams93]

Wow! I'm glad you filmed it. Otherwise, it would have been hard to believe somebody could be in that bad of a spot for recovery and be stuck. That will make for a good story for years to come! Also, kudos to you for being so dedicated and working so hard to get them out. Your 'No man left behind' mentality' doesn't grow on trees. I'm in the Orlando/ Ocala area. Hopefully, I won't need it. But if I'm ever in a jam, I saved your phone number.

[@bradwilliams5242]

Without film it be be just folklore 😮

[@PurEviLBanditt]

That's awesome what you did. Kids have no control over what their parents do. I'm glad you didn't leave them stranded in a swamp. Walking out of there even in the day time could have been very dangerous.

[@suepoling727]

I love it now it makes sense why the guy spent 11 hours winching he had his kids in the car and he wasn't going to leave them stuck in the swamp 👍

[@adienowed6366]

Recovering in the daytime can be bad enough at times-but at night it's a whole different ballgame altogether. This guy uses his brains as well as the right equipment-impressive.

[@cliffmorain7215]

One hell of a Man Matt! Some people would have left those kids behind. Very cool, ten thumbs up emoji's!!

[@m3logistics]

When the going gets tough, Matt keeps going! Luv your way of 4 x 4 recovery! You luv helping people! Joseph (South Africa)

[@AndreasMadsen]

Sometimes you just gotta bite the bullet and do what you gotta do. Great job and much respect for not giving up on those people 💪

[@scottyellis3442]

I'd hate to have this tow bill. Love the channel, keep'em coming please.

[@HumaneEmergencyAnimalRescue911]

That's what rescue is all about, you're it, no one else is coming to help. Awesome job! Thanks for sharing!

[@ericwolf3636]

Hello this is landon the one that was in the jeep i was a kid in the back and to prove it remember when u gave me a fist bump? So yea i just wanted to thank u so mutch i woud have been suck there for days afterwards i had tons of bug bites.anyways Thank u again.

[@matt.mckinzie]

Hey 👋 No problem Sorry it took so long and sorry about all the bug 🐛 bites

[@ericwolf3636]

It's okay man

[@SarahMalphurs]

Good stuff!

[@josemanuelramos7577]

Amigo Matt, eres increíble por tu valentía, profesionalidad y sentido del deber y responsabilidad. Bravo por ti. Que tengas mucha suerte y y salud en tu vida. Gracias por tus hermosos videos. 👍👍🫂🫂​@@matt.mckinzie

[@user-te4bf6ye7r]

Liked and subscribed I don’t do that often but ur a true man!

[@2002caangels]

Great job on getting that family out and not leaving them there. Much respect

[@illgiveyouabrakeoncarrepai3440]

I always love a good challenge. I would have done the same. Integrity is worth it's wait too. Excellent work.

[@CarswithNash]

Kudos to you! Absolutely putting your equipment on the line to get that one done but you got in and out so that must feel good. This is why I installed a rear winch on my rig, I have been in this exact scenario before.

[@matt.mckinzie]

The kid in the backseat commented and said thank you That was rewarding enough

[@jarrettwalters6632]

You guys are awesome for going through with that and getting them !!

[@Prodriver790]

That was a search and rescue , not just a vehicle recovery ,wow I don't think I would put my life in that much jeopardy or the life of others , you where tasked with a lot of responsibility on this recovery , great job well done , good outcome nobody hurt and all is safe for the grace of God , your team is blessed , strong and able to complete a hero's recognition

[@thomastaylor298]

What a mess they got themselves into. Hope they were appreciative of what you did. Great video thanks for sharing.

[@KMoran-cw2fd]

I'm totally floored by the things you pull off and the places you are willing to go!

[@Florjack2756]

Florida recovery at its finest! Growing up in central Florida east Orlando, many long nights in the cold wet mud! Never got stuck during the day! Go figure. Keep the videos coming

[@406mexmix]

You are awesome people and you are incredible at what you do!

[@JamesEBraus]

That's way more than what I am in for! Good job!

[@clifgavin8568]

Great job and video! Definitely a tough job and kudos to you for helping the family.

[@SkunkApeFLA10]

That's my part of the world, been down that road several times, but it wasn't that wet. Nice job pulling them out!

[@bazman2306]

Could you not just carry your recovery gear in... as he had a winch - and then use his vehicle with extra gear to self recover? Great dedication to getting this one out - awesome !

[@alancadieux2984]

A tough situation all around, but also a testament to what these vehicles are capable of, both of them drove away. From the looks of things, both of them weren't stock either, good quality mods are important. Matt, seen your video regarding mods on yours, but wondering if you have an aftermarket driveline? With the amount of lift i would think so.

[@jacob61541]

Great job just found the channel love these type of videos

[@matt.mckinzie]

Welcome, glad to have ya

[@alexwest4006]

I just subscribed also, my new favorite channel

[@jeremywhelan394]

Very interesting and really good on you. Money can’t even pay for dedication like you have. God Bless

[@tomcole4736]

What about that 600ft rope you used for the swamp buggy? Going to write my questions as I watch the video, and post once. I love this stuff. Surprised you dont have a snorkel . 2Hours!! Damn! YOu need the guy that hunts for the 20ft python and plays with the swap puppies, (Gators for thise who have seen his shorts). Going to bet at this point, 8min in to the video it will be almost daylight by the time you all get out.. At least they had a wench and it was a gladiator,, could have been worse. Good time for the kids to clean the jeep, you go wheelin you have to help clean afterwards. I sure hope they had a Treager cooking bbq back at home.....good video

[@akalksander9184]

You're a brave man. I would've been afraid of water moccasins.

[@matt.mckinzie]

I’m proud of you for making that statement Most people say gators 🐊 And the snakes 🐍 are way more deadly then the gators

[@akalksander9184]

@@matt.mckinzie I grew up in swampland, South FL. Florida City/ Homestead, just outside of Everglades National Park.

[@floridamaninthewild]

Went out to check our hog trap in Cocoa and just as we pulled up it started pouring rain. Next thing we knew the grass plains we were on was covered in water. Nothing to winch off of. As we were walking out we met another hunter and he offered to pull us out. He got stuck coming to us so we called a friend with a big tire 4x4. They came out and got the jeep unstuck but got stuck pulling us out. The next 6 hours were spent leap frogging each other with everyone getting stuck multiple times. Oh yeah, it never stopped raining. End of the night found us all out of mud but covered in it with some damage to all three vehicles. My worst stuck story.

[@SergioCabreraGari]

Man you are a beast.!!! Glad im subscribed to see this.

[@Pje3ski]

Never been to that part of Ocala, it looks as swampy as richloam. Glad to see you were strapped just in case a gator got frisky.

[@steveperry8678]

Where did they say they were in Ocala ? My first thought was Richloam

[@htrain1914]

Big fan of the channel!

[@randybaker9265]

You are one hell of a good guy . You have a heart of gold . Well done . Not me bud I would of told them you got yourself there get out see ya .

[@WK2OffGrid]

What an amazing job you did.

[@kevinchristeson7363]

You rock, absolutely!

[@warrenbutch3959]

Another professionally done Recovery.

[@rctrails4]

Wow great work god was keeping you safe for sure

[@journeymanadventure]

Looks like you need to invest in a couple of grownd anchors. they are awsome for sand and mud I've used two with a bridle that worked well in that type of terrain as they spread the load and don't dig in to much. They are loosly baised on the Danforth boat anchor

[@lowbornfabrication]

Outstanding work sir!!

[@bsfishing7073]

You are indeed a must have contact for someone who muds in the state

[@SarahMalphurs]

Ur a good dude 😎! I know I've been there u probably have to unless u have the right equipment and know how ur not getting outta shit like that. Im sure you were there last resort. Nice work!

[@fastst1]

Someone else is gonna come along and say hey, tire tracks, new trail!! Was there a bottom underneath all the goop?

[@DB-yj3qc]

In the past that would have been a good weekend trip for me and a few buddies.

[@Dave-hc6pp]

I hope you were well compensated for that one.

[@gentlehealer416]

Great video!!

[@richardgodwin3671]

Spent some long hours there stuck in my side x side, I had a winch but didn’t check before we went and it was not working when I really needed it 😂

[@wesleycameron1034]

Nice work

[@carlssiny1]

A master at his craft

[@DependableAutoTruck]

man oh man that was a rough one i can see why most would have turned it down but so far you seem to take all that call and you somehow make it work. I couldn't be in the business you are in i am in southeast alabama red clay mud is what we mostly see. most of the ones i help try to turn around in the media between the new 4 land road they put in a few years ago people still want to turn around where there isn't a turn around. haven't pulled anyone in about a month fixing to re do my truck its a 1994 Ram 2500 4WD 5SPD installing a short boom in the back have 2 of the warn 8274 for the front pull and 8274 for rear pull. will use a harbor freight apex for the boom winch and have 2 warn 8,000lbs for side pull probably will never have a need for what i am doing but will have it any way and should be able to do most recoveries. i only have rope on the apex the rest is wire rope. on the 8274's have 150 ft of 3/8 wire rope for each of them. i think they will hold that much and have to install the new upgraded 6HP motors for them

[@Buck1954]

Good Job.

[@mcodyw]

Nice work!

[@rickrichardson5329]

That was interesting for sure. I believe yall earned your money on this one

[@nicolec7290]

Good filming

[@garybennett3044]

You and your wife and that jeep kick ass

[@JamesWilliams-gl4xd]

Those people in the little jeep made some poor choices. Driving around aquatic floating plants and thru flag ponds is bad plan. If you had not gotten them out they would be paying for a swamp buggy to come get them out of that mess. Nice recovery, seems those Mickey Thompson tires pull pretty good in that swampy mud.

[@MrMike95113]

Damn. Being a city kid, born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I just can’t imagine the kind of vehicle. I would need to be doing that type of driving to drive in those type of conditions and elements. that Jeep Gladiator is an amazing ass vehicle if you asked me.. FYI, I was stationed in Pensacola for about half a year, but I never saw anything like what I’m seeing in this video. I wouldn’t know what to do. Lol. Plus, there’s alligators lol. Hell naw!!

[@alexeatonexploresamerica5511]

Legend has it Matt has never felt a recovery

[@tyronedeasbrailsford951]

You’re a good man!

[@michigunder1522]

Just curious: If the stuck vehicle was still operational and it had a winch would it have been an option to just bring the Pull Pal, extensions, et. over to them and then "self recover" them?

[@bobberg8860]

Could you have a longer winch cable?

[@kingranch8516]

Great job brother

[@mikep1646]

Great Job. U Da Man..

[@bsfishing7073]

Okay I’m just going to say it this time was one of those times that you consider weather or not you would be able to help them out 😮

[@teveler]

Lived in N. Florida my whole life. I "think" I know where that is at. If I am right.... "Probably Not" They should have never been on that trail.

[@matt.mckinzie]

277 I think is the correct road number if I remember right

[@teveler]

I still might be wrong, but if I am right that is a bit East of a big a$$ swamp that I used to hunt off of. I almost got my butt lost in there when I was a kid. We used to camp several miles away on 272@@matt.mckinzie

[@matt.mckinzie]

@@teveler we came up 229 turned west on 250 and zig zag a few miles in

[@teveler]

Yeah bud. I know that area. I have a '96 Taco 4x4 v6 running on 33's I would not even attempt what you did. Chased dogs down in Lochlossa for years in. She still runs and is a daily. I have done some camping up in and around your area when I was younger and so was the taco. You founds a new found sub. I will share the channel.@@matt.mckinzie

[@imchris5000]

man this just like the time I sunk my jeep in the middle of a giant field that had like 4 inchs of flood water on it to help my friend who got his bronco stuck on the other side. ended up having to combine a bunch of cables to over a thousand feet of cable and had 2 f350s chained together to pull me out

[@matt.mckinzie]

If we had known the conditions we would have brought a thousand feet of rope. We have it in the shop But this was out of town 3 hours from us Also we had to dodge deep spots deeper then the jeep so a straight pull out might not have been the best option Both ways in and out We hit spots where we couldn’t open a door on our jeep and had to rerig and do a side pull to move us over out of the hole before continuing forward

[@claytoncoolidge992]

To anyone who asked why it wasn't turned down.... You obviously don't understand the level of dedication that those who are involved in the recovery industry have to doing whatever it takes to get the job done.

[@terryroper6844]

Your a good person.

[@chrisfenner5949]

Crazy where ppl will try to go. That seemed like just as much work to get to them as actually getting them out.

[@charlesguy5703]

I have blue eyes and I've been hunting for almost 40 years and having blue eyes haven't helped me to see better 😮

[@badman187ification]

I have to ask brother,,,,what does a recovery like this one cost? Just curious because im in them woods a lot lol. May be me one day. 👍👍👍✌️

[@daymianhayes2493]

How often do you change your diff fluid? I know some water has to be getting in those diffs 😮

[@oneeyegaming_yt]

wow can't believe someone would keep going and themself stuck so bad

[@wolfyki2302]

You know it's bad when you carry out a whole eco system in your suspension... dang it son. Go put them critters back! Lol

[@DependableAutoTruck]

how long do wheel bearings last. and how often do you have to change diff fluid and axle fluid and transfer case

[@ronnieogden6758]

Driving through that area at night 🌉 looks like Jurassic Park a Raptor just going to jump out across the road

[@crispinleslie]

I have to ask- how much does a recovery like that cost ? Great video 👍

[@owendodman3037]

On a recovery of this style, how much air are you running in the tires? Bead locks? Every job needs done, just needs an operator willing.

[@DNG1966]

Way to go😊

[@wjjmlg]

people in jeeps think they are unstoppable.......

[@swappedoutZ71]

You know its bad when this guy says its unpassable

[@davidhorizon8401]

Moral of the story, if you only have one winch, put it on the back to pull yourself back out the way you came.

[@ronaldrussell5481]

Sounds like a fun night! That's what off roading is all about! You didn't charge them did you?

[@danlynch6194]

I would have told the customer "I'll be there first thing in the morning."

[@swappedoutZ71]

And that's why you're not the one with a booming recovery business and KZbin channel.

[@2nickles647]

Dont know what to say. But they are out. God bless you and their family.

[@lakeguy65616]

how long does it take for the swamp to recover?

[@TNT-projects]

I think they should be on truck cleaning duty for a week 😂

[@matt.mckinzie]

Absolutely

[@ieaturhart]

Hog man north of Paisley?

[@petesmith8000]

Good job Matt - Hope you took your waders..

[@joeparker7508]

Dude big ❤

[@bsfishing7073]

I would have definitely given the parents a pep talk about this after words about it but let face it after trying to get out on there own for eight hours plus I’m sure they learn something from the experience kids probably have some memories of mom and dad yelling at each other 😂why did you have to always have it your way Jim this is not Burger King 😅

[@boiseoff-roadtowingandreco2316]

Not very often you think of needing tracks in Florida

[@scottmccook8484]

Awesome ! I'm definitely keeping your number in my phone. I'm a jeeper that lives on Amelia Island FL. IM SURE IM GONNA NEED TO CALL U AT SOME POINT

[@TowMan127]

👏👏👏💪💪💪💪

[@matt.mckinzie]

WAs definitely a tuff one 😂

[@TowMan127]

@@matt.mckinzie glad you got them out of there. 🫡

[@thomasszombath9498]

1994 Mitsubishi pajero 2.8td 7seats auto i have not seen you pull out one of these would you say it is a good 4x4