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Stock 4x4 Off-Road Beginners Advice
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[@ewingfox6459]

Fire extinguisher!! Wheeling my stock height 4Runner, got a stick jammed up between my catalytic converter and the stock heat shield - I smelled smoke and bailed out - fire extinguisher in hand! Everyone in the convoy behind me freaked, but the fire was put out and my family was safe. Recommend having one reachable from the driver's seat, and a biggun' mounted somewhere in the back. Thanks RD as always for a great video, you are a fantastic ambassador and educator for all of us!!

[@colinarner790]

1000%

[@oggyoggy1299]

Nah

[@bender5561]

Massively good advice, especially in Australia.

[@toddavis8151]

Exactly the type of content I want, I’m sick of the other channels telling you have to modify beyond recognition

[@DavidVoxDem]

Without mud tires, snorkel and a lift they're all pretty useless If you're alone a winch is essential

[@tomc2962]

What a legend for creating this content. Setting a great example for all the beginners out there getting into 4x4 and camping. So stoked.

[@Donald8008]

Really enjoyed this video, would love more beginner 4wd suggested videos as many of us novices can relate.

[@SpectreOZ]

*"Man's gotta know his limitations..." Harry Callahan* 👍

[@bghvid]

Ha Ha...That's going over some heads .. Showing our age Eh?

[@AlexandarHullRichter]

I'm really glad you talked about track damage being a reason to air down your tires. I've argued with people in my area over that. I have a lot of easy trails around me and a lot of people drive those with their tires at freeway pressure because they can, and some of the trails I've been on are terrible as a result.

[@derekeasterbrook6791]

Great vid, Ronny. I would recommended a fire extinguisher. A lower vehicle could be more prone to collecting grass around the exhaust in the dry, Australian outback. I'd hate to watch a new Hilux burn.

[@KarlEller]

A decent sized one, though. Not one of those little 1-1.5kg units, but a decent sized 4.5kg unit, or even a full-sized 9kg.

[@Malc664]

❌ Ronny advised 'stock' vehicles should not go to the outback.

[@davek8386]

...And then bush fire 😬

[@johnmadsen37]

They call me the fire starter.

[@1thehandyvan]

@@Malc664 can you expand on that answer

[@saturnine903]

You’re a great ambassador to 4wheeling Ronny. Many, including myself have learned a lot from you over the years. Cheers from the states!

[@liamhawkins4062]

Absolutely. 🇬🇧

[@klb3400]

💯🇺🇲

[@tj3216]

Great advice for us novices. Love the channel. Keep up the great content!

[@michaelpatosa]

Where’s the love button? This is so informative! I will definitely apply this to my bone stock Tacoma. Love your advice as always Ronny, keep it coming mate.

[@B0r1s4312]

Hello from Serbia, and thank you for overland guidelines.

[@stolzhammer3239]

I have recently introduced some newbies to the lifestyle. they are thriving, but I will make sure they watch this to understand it wasn't just my ideas and opinions!

[@Corey-pd3mi]

The first mod must always be removing the dealer advertising around the number plate

[@GaryDasha]

Great video Ronny! Best 4wd channel goin round. So good to watch honest advice and not have products forced down your throat. Keep up the great work

[@canyonphotography]

Thanks Ronny! Just getting into overlanding here in The New Jersey Pines. Thanks for all the great tips!

[@Lost4WordsAdventure]

Hi Ronny watching from South Africa!! love the show !!

[@phillipjacobs7975]

Me too me too!!! 😁

[@danmadden1080]

and from NZ !

[@andrecruiser885]

Me too

[@tafadzwakevinbadza]

Me Too

[@yusufakoodi6627]

Same

[@agomes1234]

Hey Ronnie an excellent video from Newbys very sensible and sound advice without going crazy and upgrading your vehicle unnecessarily thank you again well done

[@secfeed6987]

Perfect timing Ronny, Just waiting for delivery of my new Pajero, sitting in quarantine. These were the tips I have been looking for. Thanks

[@andrewdundas1637]

Love the video. Great way of explaining the concepts to people. Look forward to more of these beginner type videos.

[@pauldilnot9979]

Wow, new to this 4wd activity and just learned that the lowering of tyres is about length not width.... never knew that and just thought it would be width. Nice work thx

[@robertom883]

Great video as always! Tires is always a good place to start for any off road driving, no question.

[@CheleAndSteveTravels]

Bloody brilliant content for a total 4WD novice like me. Thanks Ronny!

[@mrtriton5405]

Great to see another channel showing what a stock vehicle can do!

[@kichu2319]

Love to listen to you. Im from Poland, ive been to Aussie once 20yrs ago. Now I've benn listening to Aussie Hilux tips for some time, because Im about to buy one in a while. I love to listen to you , lots of good advices, especially for the beginners.

[@ramoneortiz]

Very helpful video! Beginner here. Just bought myself a stock FJ cruiser! Cant wait to try it out on some trails in Nevada.

[@MountainRoots]

Great content! I've been slowly working my stock silverado 2500 into my overlanding rig. Good tips/pointers here👍-Josh

[@chris.pbacon7584]

Thanks Ronny, just learning to drive this year and it is really helpful to know these tips before i get out there

[@georgesmalley6465]

Between yourself,T.T. and J.C., the most informative advice given.

[@RedNovaGaming]

Lowering tire pressure also makes the ride a lot more enjoyable. All of those little holes and rocks on the road can make for a very bumpy ride with regular tire pressure.

[@Beelzebububble]

I am SO glad that this video only has 124,000 views. I'm relying on armchair preppers and their off road war wagons (stock suv's) in case of emergencies. I consider these vehicles as something akin to supply drops in video games. Drive down the back road and see a stuck war wagon. Whoo Hoo! Supplies!

[@ioannisiordanidis3562]

Thanks Ronny, you are the best! 👌🏻🙏🏻

[@andreiocneanu7788]

👍🏻🤣 No1. advice should sound like: “Browse the KZbin/net for reliable information!” 😂 80% of my off-road current knowledge comes from you, Ronny, and from ASPW (4xoverland) Thanks!

[@dornjr]

Thank you Ronny! I'm just getting into all this and videos like this help me separate what my truck is capable of vs. the weekend warrior channel's 6" lifted Rubicons on 37's with 2 winches etc. ... I'm exaggerating a bit but appreciate you keeping it real. 🙂👍

[@anthonybatchelor2316]

Don't let the lifted weekend warrior 4wd turn u off a track it depends how confident you are in ur vehicle u can go just as many places maybe not same line but its possible

[@RagingBad]

You’re not exaggerating at all 😄

[@Zelmann1]

Most people get will stuck first in the mud then think about getting unstuck and then they realize oooooh....should have watched this video first. Very good 4x4 advice.

[@erichughes9098]

Thank you Ronny for a wonderful video😎👍

[@kinbakukittenmeow5049]

For a novice to off roader this is so helpful thank you ☺️ you get so many mods out there it gets confusing

[@KOTW.Adventures]

Great video for us newbies. I have a stock vehicle with AT tyres and it takes me everywhere I WANT to go i.e. fire tracks and dirt roads to my favourite camp sites. Keep up the good work and share some more beginner vids please. 👍🏻😉

[@gailmaplesden7380]

Best advice I've ever received is " when in doubt get out " this I going to save you a lot of headaches buy just taking a little walk and checking where your going.

[@gordonfitzsimmons2018]

Once again great video Ronny some very good advice.

[@deepshallows]

Most important equipment, ALWAYS bring COMMON SENSE!

[@Name-iq3su]

Most intelligent thing said during COVID brother... well done.

[@terbo_111]

Great content as always!

[@sachinsharma-ri8uj]

Thanks alot Ronny, it was very very helpfull. Keep sharing 👍👍

[@Sirrammt]

Great vid. Good practical advice. Thanks mate.

[@4WheelingInNSW]

Great clip Ronny, awesome for those just starting out. I agree with a lot of what you’re saying mate, we’ve had a stock Suzuki Grand Vitara and this #littlemountaingoat is awesome for getting us out and into the bush. We camp with it, four wheel drive with it and have done a couple of decent creek crossings with it too including Marrangaroo NP. As long as you know your ability, your cars capability and you are careful, you don’t need a huge lifted heavily modified vehicle to get out and into it ! Great stuff mate 👍👍🇦🇺

[@fortyfourrobo544]

Love the tips, and great advice

[@pim1234]

just what I needed !

[@coreycarpenter2489]

Just on the tire pressure. I was up in Lancelin with with a group in my previous 4wd (Ford Courier) with highway tires. At the time I was new to 4wding and never really let my tires down because I didn't have a good air compressor and it was always a hassle to pump them back up. Up in Lancelin there are a lot of sharp limestone rocks. Everyone else either had Muddies or highway tires but they all let their tires down. I didn't. I was the only one who got a puncture that day.

[@jaredtansley3236]

Shezz you must get up early my man, 4am. Awesome videos brother.

[@destr65]

Love your vids! Good job mate

[@kookmar7431]

Perfect,thanks mate! I am learning..

[@nicolasmanacas681]

Hi Ronny. Thank you for another interesting content. Would be great to see a video of how and when to use 2H - 4H - 4L and which gear for every situation. Cheers from Portugal.

[@georgederocher8202]

Thanks for the info! Some I knew, some I needed reminding, some were ' Oh yeah, that makes sense' I'm in a stock Ram 2500 Cummins. Took some trails in Big Bend National Park in West Texas, nothing too technical. Yeah, I have the torque, , decent clearance, good AT tires, but it's still 19' long, weighs in at 8500 lbs loaded and has a huge rear diff. I had enough sense to turn around before I did something stupid 100 miles from help, in the Chihuahuan desert 100 miles from help. There's an off road park north of San Antonio i might go to to get more practice and better learn my truck's characteristics and limitations without being so far from help. . Don't want a lift, wife sez the stock climb up is already high enough. Mostly I use it to go places with more confidence than I would with 2wd . Once again, glad found your channel. Oh, and we Spurs basketball fans love Patty Mills!

[@WhiskeyjackZA]

I would still like to see a video on what you recommend for the weekend (often 1 day) warrior setup. The guy that is not going to overland but wants to do 4x4 trails in his area weekends or as part of a trip where he doesn't have to be self-sufficient. Here in RSA (probably like in Australia) we have many 4x4 routes close to urban centres or at popular holiday destination. Yet a lot of people kit their vehicles like the overland stuff they see (it is big in RSA) but don't actually need it for the Saturday with buddies, the 4x4 club Sundays or the two routes they do at the coast / game park / country side when on holiday... * So this is the market that 4x4 when they can but not overland...not just the 1-2 times a year market...

[@mikeykeyes]

My biggest concern is older autos with no hill descent control. Really scary coming down the hill or a slope even in 1. Regarding tyre pressure- 26-28 psi will do wonders in most places but 20psi would be recommended for novices so they don't pop their tyre off the bead. I used a small stick to lower my tyres when I took it for a spin in a quarry and was surprised at the efficiency- dropped 20psi from 41.5 in less than a minute! I was so impressed I have stored that in my car for future use....

[@stuart6599]

Great vid. Love ya work

[@crazychick6666]

Really good advice thanks 😊

[@rickwhitmire7933]

I agree with everything Ronny said!

[@toffwood]

Thank you again!! 🤠🍻

[@jonnyjogger]

Great video mate, my only point to add would be popular tracks are gouged up not by tyre pressure but show offs just flooring it to impress their mates, local tracks here are destroyed, half metre trenches are the norm.

[@57barryt]

Brilliant. Thank you 😊

[@joshuacoppo2900]

Was watching a video of yours from a year ago, looks like you've lost some weight looking good mate. Love the vids

[@sand_shifter]

Good balloon 🎈 demo .. that’s excellent..

[@FatboyAussie]

Pretty cool seeing how far along the Hilux has come

[@MrMegafly2011]

Great video

[@dintub83]

Nice video. I just ordered a set of All terrains for my 4wd.

[@TORTLESSS]

glad the balloon demonstrated it perfectly, thought it would behave different

[@mickcj2001]

good one Ronny

[@oldmanhare]

Howdy from Florida! FYI, your steering wheel is on the wrong side. 1st mod, move it!

[@TylerDickey1]

It’s on the *right* side ;)

[@woodgareth]

Haha

[@AlexandarHullRichter]

Just you wait. The oldest CR-Vs from Japan are old enough that people are importing them to the us. You may be seeing some of those right hand drive Hondas sometime.

[@init_yeah]

4wd in sudan is fkn dope so many unexplored territories

[@pmurphy12667]

Isnt sudan a war zone? Just saying unless you have a military escort may not be the best idea.

[@timnix2051]

Not so sure about HTs not being able to do rougher stuff. From a prado point forum: Pete S recently went North up the Gibb river road on his Grandtreks, looked after the pressures impecably and didn't destroy a tyre.

[@Abdullahidahire]

Amazing tips

[@gabriellopesmonteiro]

Thank you 🙏

[@bunyaubali3466]

Hello from Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) 🇲🇾. Your video very helpful.

[@adelarsen9776]

Sandakan very special place :-)

[@bunyaubali3466]

@@adelarsen9776 in Sabah Sarawak, every remote area connected by off road.👏😉

[@adelarsen9776]

@@bunyaubali3466 Excellent. Good health to you Sir. :-)

[@antoniogreciajnr]

top video. cool boots too.

[@itrasomo]

Changing tires is a MUST! I have an old 4x4 Hyundai Santa Fe with all terrains, and my dad has a LandCruiser 120 with high-way terrains... Guess which one behaves better in tougher conditions! (We don’t do much off-road, but some “gravel” roads get pretty tricky in Spain during winter)

[@brendonwilson473]

Hi Ronny good advice. Some stock vehicles do have higher intakes and breathers ie Ranger and Everest with 800mm wading depth from the showroom floor.

[@ianmac2963]

EXCELLENT - thank you :)

[@Mikeywatches]

Like the balloon demo it makes sense

[@janisvapa5845]

hi Ronny ! helo from Latvia.... you are best.......

[@fortyfourrobo544]

Hey dude, watching from northern Arizona. Love the tips. I live 25 miles from town and drive a 15 year old 4Runner with 255,000 miles. Pretty stock except for BFG KO all terrains and Bilstien 5100 shocks and struts. Demello bull bar because we are free range for cattle up here. If you hit a cow out here it will cost you thousands of dollars and ruin your vehicle. I tell you bro, Americans are very jealous of the Aussies Hilux and Diesel engines.

[@stevesmith3556]

I go 20 PSI always. Unless it's soft sand. I'll go to 10. Been wheeling for better part of 40 years and see so many people who don't think of this and just end up spinning wheels or digging in. It's such an easy step. And, can make the ride over corregations so much smoother

[@bowhuntinbob8269]

I'm from the states where we lift 4x4 vehicles to go through obstacles yall laugh at on stock vehicles

[@ajithjoy9931]

That’s a really nice one.

[@addaza3897]

Nice thank you 🙏

[@philiphannum4211]

This is good information, thank you for posting this. The only concern I have is that if you have small sidewall tires and go through the wilderness, I have seen another experts say that it is OK to pump your tires over 40PSI to help to prevent tire punctures. The guy was in Africa dealing with rocks on the trail. Actually it was Andrew St Pierre White who did that video. I'm no expert, but I think that was the point of his video.

[@odb_roc_hound4186]

He was trying to prevent rim damage due to the low profile sidewalls of the tires approved by Land Rover. It was a compromise between lowering pressure for better traction, less puncture and destroying a rim, which would be worse.

[@PankajMohan]

Thanks!

[@deant6627]

The back of most tyre caps will press the valve stem in enough to let air out.

[@westaussie9497]

Yes, the family and l. Did have the pleasure, to feel the road tyres. Have no grip, while off roading near Collie hills. It is not funny. Thank Q. For an excellent instructional video.

[@sinaalex7577]

Last summer I got a new "BAIC BJ40 Rainforest Edition". That model comes stock with "285/70R17 BFG A/T KO2" tires. I took the car to my preferred tyre shop and after only 30 km the car got some new M/T tires. The second and third serious modification have been some front and rear E-lockers, although this car has a stock automatic rear locker, and the shorter axle gear ration (4,45 to 4,88). Any other modifications, that will follow soon, are just cosmetics, except the tow bar and probably a winch. The other changes, that I have made are purely some equipment for car camping. So, the only technical modifications for my car, so far, are the lockers, the gear ratio and the M/T tires. If that is not enough, I have to start walking. I will surely not risk my daily driver on some insane trails, that are made for some special offroaders.

[@Yopops215]

Wouldve been funny if ronny kept struggling to pop the covered balloon lol

[@chinchillasunrise]

Awesome video Ronny, I bought a new Hilux last week planning on enjoying it for some overlanding camping trips. Any advice on the max tire size without a lift and the stock 18 inch rims?

[@thewiredfox2691]

Holy smokes! What trip / which video had you sliding down the mud! That looks crazy!

[@themechanicslab]

Hi Ronnie, another really importannt one is for new timers (and even some more experienced offroad drivers) Don't loose your head as soon as you get off a sealed road. All too often you see people who think just because they are on dirt the road rules no longer exist, if anything it an even better reason to slow down and don't do dumb shit such as burnouts ect. If you wouldn't do it on the road on the way to work then don't do it out bush. Period!

[@guylezius9775]

Love ya vids mate, what tyre compressor do you recommend, what do you use Ronny.

[@Name-iq3su]

Top stuff Ronny! when will you show us what you have done to the roof brother.

[@Ronny_Dahl]

Soon mate, I’ve been out bush for a number of weeks and set to return soon

[@zakky4047]

Hello From landcruiser owner indonesia 🤙🏻

[@hoodyr6799]

Mooi man, Lekka Lekka.... 👌😎

[@useryggfdcc]

Waar in SA kan jy speel met n 4X4? Groete uit Kanada.

[@richardsmith2893]

Remember to Air Up again, when you hit the tarmac, plenty of people forget and flip their rigs, after a tyre blows out.

[@dextermorgan750]

I love your channel. Liked and subscribed. What tyre inflator do you use?

[@Lee-nd4yf]

So surprising what one of these modern utes can do stock, I only have a set of a/ts on my d23 navi and have just finished touring right over the top end starting in karatha WA to nsw and then back up to qld with a lot of detours nearly 30000km in the end with a camper trailer and being that my last 4x4 was a very heavily modified tb48 patrol I have ended up taking her through and over some very serious terrain on the way (most of it against my better judgement but she hasn't disappointed, if I had tried most of what I put the stock np through in my old troll when she was stock she wouldn't have done most of what the navi has. Modern tech in 4x4s is nuts