4wding - Camping - No low range, how steep can it climb?

[@self-sufficientlife5953]

Looks like a great time with your daughter. She will remember that. The Xtrail is such an under rated car.

[@peterh8253]

What these videos keep reinforcing in my mind is how many people must waste $$$ in the misguided belief they need a full-on 4x4.

[@southerndiy1]

Gotta have the entire ARB catalogue before heading off road!!

[@CoolKillkennyCat]

Would happily show you why my solid axle front and rear 4wd with 35" tyres and a rear LSD does a lot that these things can't and other than the tyres mines pretty much stock. Yeah these are alright on the easy stuff but it wouldn't follow me to my local camp spot without panel damage a strap between us.

[@flip97gt]

I love that camp stove. Vaseline impregnated cotton balls makes for a fantastic fire starter.

[@raymondsvensson4667]

I love xtrails and beautiful country ❤

[@tinyadventuresoffroad]

Hello from Romania, first of all I'd like to thank you for your BogOut review it convinced me to get one :) Second, that steep climb at the beginning (the one that scared your passenger) looked doable, I'd give it a shot on my Suzuki Ignis AllGrip, don't get me wrong what I'm trying to say is that AWD vehicles are so underrated. Everyone thinks you need a Land Cruiser on 35's to explore the wilderness. Third, we got an AWD vehicle Romanian made under Renault supervision, that has the X-trail's AWD system mounted on, but it's a lighter vehicle. Folks out here go with it (Dacia Duster it is called) on very rough terrain and it does very well. Many happy kilometers with your X-trail! Cheers mate 😊

[@ruggedlife]

Cheers mate. Glad you found the BogOut review useful. Yes I get what you mean about AWD capability. I know about the Dacia, in fact it has a LSD rear diff that should slip into the Xtrail.

[@forbesy8568]

This one is great love the editing and bloopers 👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻

[@AdventureCampingAustralia]

Gourmet cooking and TV makes for a very luxurious weekend. Such a great way to cook!

[@derrickansleysimpson]

Great shows as usual and what a awesome set up!

[@ruggedlife]

Cheers mate!

[@craigsanderson4330]

So good. I imagined doing this in UK but it would be wellies, raincoats and depression😂

[@alexandrupopa7034]

Cows at the end 😂😂

[@ruggedlife]

Yea it was annoying actually as they the camera was recording but stopped when they licked the 'stop' button so it missed the footage haha

[@alexandrupopa7034]

Haha

[@dgordon9645]

I've done my share of camp cooking but you went next level 😮 05 X-Trail owner great spot to 😎

[@casmanj]

My t30 manual climbs every where my d21 pathfinder does

[@alexandrupopa7034]

I have an manual 2003 2.2di 114hp xtrail, love it. I wish It had auto transmision like yours. Seems more powerfull at lower speed, i need atleast 2000rpm or above to go uphill with it. Too much speed in some situations

[@joolbag]

Hey Marvin, love the channel and your vids. Good work getting the Exy up those inclines! And down again of course. I have a T31 myself. I do like some of your kit, esp the steaming basket for a charcoal chimney and makeshift bbq. Heaps more compact than a Weber GA. Will copy!

[@ruggedlife]

Cheers mate. Glad you like it! 👍

[@martinstkd]

Beautifull vid mate, and awesome idea to use the veg steamer as a fire pit, I'm definitely gonna use that . Btw is this Benbullen camping? Thanks a lot!

[@ruggedlife]

Cheers mate. That's Creek side camping from Hipcamp. It's just outside of Aratula QLD.

[@ianbrowne9304]

That's a bit of shove it up the "have to have it" mob 😇😁 Love it! Can be amazing where a 2wd will go also

[@ruggedlife]

You might be right haha

[@peterh8253]

Agreed. I grew up learning to drive 2wds in places they were never meant for. Figured out if I drive my X Trail in the same way, then it wil last me years. Don't bump and bounce, just roll.

[@ianbrowne9304]

@@peterh8253 ''Don't bump and bounce, just roll.'' Love that one liner!

[@MrPovertyrider]

Love your work. Just a thought however. I noticed you were using cotton balls to help start your fires. if you give them a small smear of vaseline, massage it through the cotton ball thoroughly, pull it apart as per usual it would only take a small spark from your ferro rod to ignite.

[@ruggedlife]

Yes! 👌

[@Dan-vz9bm]

What sump guard are you using? Love the stainless version but can’t find one here in uk. Thanks

[@ruggedlife]

It is Asfir. I have a video about it in my MODs playlist

[@clarinchi]

This video 🤎 I can so relate with your daughter (the freaking out bits, especially when watching the film) thanks for sharing. Also seen a lot of praise with the cooking which looks amazing (kiss chef) any chance you could share the recipe?

[@ruggedlife]

Cheers. For the recipe, I plan to continue my Camp recipe playlist soon so I will definitely put it in there.

[@Shoyeido]

I'd have struggled with my manual x trail for sure... awesome content as always! =)

[@walterjimenez5748]

Buenas noches, tengo un T30 con espirales IRONMAN y llantas 235/75R15; es posible alzar mas la carrocería con un kit de alzas en los amortiguadores ?. Gracias y saludos.

[@ruggedlife]

Hi, there is no way as the Xtrail doesn't have a chassis so there is no separation between the chassis and tbe body. It is all in one.

[@walterjimenez5748]

@@ruggedlife Hello, I understand that the Xtrail T30 does not have a compact chassis, the intention is to place a 4cm rear lift kit on the top base of each shock absorber, to gain ground clearance to the differentials. It's possible ?. Greetings and thank you.

[@ruggedlife]

@walterjimenez5748 Oh I see. To be honest I don't know. I haven't heard of anyone doing it. What I can advise you is to not exceed a total lift of 2" on the front due to the angle of the CV joints which will shorten the life of it. You can increase it more on the back but I wouldn't raise the back too high in comparison with the front as this will imbalance the car.

[@louisvell2083]

Hi There Just wanted to ask which camp site is this on the property? Was is site 7 Great video, love the Xtrail

[@ruggedlife]

Cheers. Sorry don't remember the exact site number but I know it's the very last one at the end. I believe it's the only one that close to the creek.

[@robertom883]

Great video!

[@ruggedlife]

Cheers!

[@wac74]

new sub qld....xtrail owner...great channel

[@ruggedlife]

Cheers mate 👍

[@lisunovroman]

Thank you for the video! I see you sleep inside, but don’t the back seats make it uncomfortable? On mine, they don’t go all the way down, do they on yours?

[@ruggedlife]

Yes they do. I'll be making a video about that very soon so keep an eye on that.

[@derrickansleysimpson]

There's a pull out tab at the rear of the seats the lower bit. Pull it and the lower seat folds out towards the back of the front seat and drops down. I found mine last week after owning my T31 for four years!. Do this and the whole back compartment is dead flat and comfortable to sleep on.

[@lisunovroman]

@@derrickansleysimpson thank you I’ll try! I have T30, but hope to find it, too 🙂

[@lisunovroman]

@@derrickansleysimpson yes!! Found it. OMG that looks so obvious now 😄. Thank you!

[@derrickansleysimpson]

@@lisunovroman No worries! I just bought a manual 2009 Xtrail with 159000ks for $8000.00 in very good nick. its a massive upgrade from my manual 2005 Xtrail TI which im now selling.

[@PinQviNst202]

👍хороший отдых)

[@ianparsons8894]

How are the new tyres going so far? I noticed the new Toyo AT3 is available in a LT205R16 size.

[@ruggedlife]

No problem at all. Traction both on and offroad is good. Cannot fault it.

[@tang7334]

Plz do a review on the power station

[@ruggedlife]

Yes that is coming very soon. I reviewed my Ecoflow not too long ago if you haven't seen that, it's in my Unbiased review playlist.

[@JasonISF]

Nice setup mate. Just wondering where you got that square wire grill that sits on your coals? Cheers

[@ruggedlife]

Cheers. From Daiso

[@JasonISF]

@@ruggedlife salamat mate 👍

[@TysonHibbard]

What mattress is that in the back of your car? Is it comfortable

[@ruggedlife]

It's a Dune4wd king single mattress. Yes it is 👍

[@Wolf4wdadventures.576]

Nice spot there for camping. Great driving up the hill, did you leave in auto or drop down to hold manual gears. 1 ,2 or 3 ?? Good to see the X-Trail doing its thing.👍

[@ruggedlife]

Yes it was beautiful. Shifted down to 1st.

[@Ash2will1]

Great adventure, the meal looked excellent. What area/region is the camp? Stunning location.

[@ruggedlife]

@@Ash2will1 cheers yes it was great. Tarome QLD

[@Triple-N]

You make camp cooking look easy bro... How do you do it?

[@ruggedlife]

Not that easy behind the scenes haha. But I only do easy meals anyway.

[@Triple-N]

@@ruggedlife you might have to start cooking episodes. 😉

[@ruggedlife]

@@Triple-N yep. That has been in the cards for only 2 years now 😂 But yea will definitely do that at some stage.

[@Triple-N]

@@ruggedlife looking forward to it. You had some coming segments a few years ago. I think they were some Filo dishes. They were great.

[@Zeebad_1st]

Was that the ecoflow power station?

[@ruggedlife]

No. It's something new I'll put out a review of very soon. Allpowers S700 I still have and use the Ecoflow. I don't think I'll have enough of these power units. Love them.

[@sillypuppygames5791]

are you mainly using the auto 4wd mode or locked 4wd mode?

[@ruggedlife]

I only use Auto mode. I stopped using Lock mode a long time ago after I tested the Auto mode in offroad conditions. I have a video about that in my Practical 4wding playlist. If you watch the 'Ultimate 4wd compilation' I created, 90% of all that was done in Auto mode.

[@sillypuppygames5791]

@@ruggedlife awesome mate thanks for the reply and keep up the videos!

[@amilachathuranga6916]

What is the engine?.

[@ruggedlife]

2.5L Petrol

[@meenawai2206]

Thats not a salt lick girls 🐄😂