Snap!! BROKE THE TRAILER RECIEVER:/

[@robertrutherford5066]

Seen that coming

[@aaronmeadows9329]

Yup. Over a 100 comments saying the same thing but don't listen to us we're just subs anyway

[@jaredshaffer3901]

I thought the same exact thing but I have seen multiple channels get very negative towards people providing (constructive) criticism and go as far as to turn off comments and do what they were going to do anyway. Oh well, live and learn.

[@CLGravy]

Yep.

[@JuiceHead3]

sometimes it is just difficult to separate the constructive criticism from "troll" criticism. Reading a comment calling you an idiot and kind of insulting you makes you kind of numb to all criticism. I don't know if this is Jake's experience just giving some perspective

[@daniellowe4302]

I said the same thing

[@paulcondie9932]

Just a heads up! U might already know this but I'll throw this out there! If you would of crossed your trailer chains, the chains would of caught your trailer hitch before hitting the ground! If your chains aren't long enough then lengthen them!!! It will save you from disaster! Imagine if your receiver broke at a higher speed let's say on the interstate!? In fact here in Pa, you can get a fine if chains are not crossed! Just a little heads up! Love the vids!

[@iamjake]

Paul Condie - thank you for the suggestion!

[@paulcondie9932]

Yes sir! If you're ever in the south central part of Pennsylvania, lol , give me a shout! Love the jeep! Nice!

[@CowbellCustoms]

Paul What part of south central pa are you in? Im down in York County. Same goes here for Jake, Ive got nearly every piece of Fab equipment/ Vehicle Repair Equipment at my disposal.

[@efijycat1856]

Paul Condie well that's the way your ment to do it

[@nicholasbanders]

I work down in York. Hailing from Mechanicsburg. If Jake makes his way this far East he will have quite the following here.

[@GrinderTV]

A shaft that long might need to be solid, not a tube. Welcome to Arizona, enjoy your stay.

[@iamjake]

Grinder TV - Thank you for the suggestion!

[@GrinderTV]

Love the Channel btw, if you need anything while here in the Phx area don't hesitate to hit me up. Looking forward to watching your adventures.

[@kfstreich4787]

I was thinking a truss to tie upwards although I'm not sure where to tie the upper anchor points

[@GrinderTV]

If the shaft was solid instead of hollow it never would of broke.

[@jazbuh1794]

I agree.. make it solid, be heavy but it won't bend as easy as that open box. When you can extend the trailer tongue, reinforce it by making triangles. Link it back to the frame. [__]►--○|[__]_)

[@leskobrandon538]

Seen that breaking, put a lot of stress on the receiver, the tongue should have been lengthened instead...If you Can Jake, get to a welder/fabricator and reengineer that tongue making it longer (extend-able).... Duh, just watched to rest of video... Nevermind.. you got it handled.... open mouth, insert foot LOL

[@iamjake]

Hal 9000 - Yes, appreciate the suggestion!

[@chaseon4wheels85]

Am I the only who saw that coming?

[@kadinwiens7962]

Nope!!

[@NOOBKING]

I love the pause at the end for the true supporters to stay

[@ryonlabaw1498]

Door Handle -- Take that one screw out and look behind. You will see two metal rods that connect the door latch + door lock. There are small plastic clips that break, which might be found at autozone? but on amazon for sure. Temp fix = Use the plastic clip from the lock to replace the broken clip and fix the door latch. been there done that.

[@iamjake]

Ryon Labaw - Thank you for the suggestion!

[@KGrasso89]

AutoZone and adavnce/o riellys has them in the help section. I bought them many times before

[@chdecoys]

Jake, it looks like your spring shackles in the rear of the jeep are bottomed out on the frame and not hitting the bump stops.Not allowing the spring to flex out flat. Get Izzy to bounce up and down on the back and see if the spring is hitting the frame. If that’s the case longer shackles are needed. U need longer rear shackles ASAP. More broken parts are on the horizon especially with the added tongue weight of the trailer.

[@iamjake]

chedecoys - Really appreciate the suggestion! Thank you!

[@thehellboy567]

I kinda seen that setup not working for long because of it changing where the weight distribution would be. I believe if you adjust the trailer to be longer instead of the hitch being longer it'll work out much better. these are the thing that create the memories though! if you didn't break it then you wouldn't have a story to tell later.

[@iamjake]

john conte jconte - Appreciate the suggestion! Thank you!

[@mobiltec]

And the receiver is the thing that the ball hitch slides into. You broke the ball hitch or in your case "pintle hitch.. Not the receiver. I saw that coming also. I build trailers for a living. I didn't say anything because my comments go un-noticed most of the time anyhow. Glad you kept the old hitch with you.

[@fataxe1]

It's because it induces a bending moment. If he put some riggers that mount to the bottom of the bumper it would triangulate it and work. Extending the trailer might make it handle weird.

[@410Expedition]

john conte jconte yep. That was hitch management 101.

[@dpeagles]

Yeah, I was thinking maybe make the trailer tongue longer...but then I thought perhaps four wheeling a short tongue is prefered. I don't know, trial and error is required sometimes.

[@devinrochelle2176]

Love the videos, but my left ear really enjoyed this

[@beezer5282]

LOL

[@midway241]

HaHa my left ear was enjoying it to

[@twisttoprj5545]

Wdym

[@scottsladeadventures1102]

That was the weak link. Easy fix, all part of the adventure. Keep up the good work. See ya soon.

[@iamjake]

Scott Slade - Yes it is - Thank you!

[@scottsladeadventures1102]

iamjake any thoughts on what States you might end up in next few months... I know plans can change...

[@internetexpert8153]

I feel like he jack knifed the trailer when he was backing up causing the break at that moment.

[@silenttraveler2710]

Yes it looks like Jake went ***A.W.O.L.*** ***E-Beggar***

[@jeffreysamples3506]

I just don't know why your fighting so hard to sleep in the jeep when you have a roof rack throw that stuff in the back and get a roof top tent you would have plenty of of more room and would be just like sleeping in the soft top so I do t know why you havnt done that long time ago

[@Peejaydeejay]

Do you ever come to the East Coast or do you stay out toward the west where it's more warmer and not cold I live in Delaware 15 minutes from Philadelphia Pennsylvania about 30 minutes from Baltimore Maryland I was just wondering if we can get a meet up out on the east coast we got some pretty good parks

[@Peejaydeejay]

Yeah that's a good idea I think he should

[@iamjake]

Pasquale Alessia - Yes, I plan on making it to the East Coast and will definitely have a meet up. Working my way there! Thank you!

[@finndann6686]

hey jake, something's up with your audio on the camera... on my headphones sound is only going to my left ear, but on the drone shots where you had music it was fine in both ears. Maybe your microphone is broken?

[@iamjake]

Finn Dann - Thank you for the heads up!

[@charliefrench2oo8]

Can confirm Had to wear both earphones to watch this one

[@pearsonproductions3280]

It looks like his microphone is recording to one channel, you can easily fix this with some free software if it starts happening again. Jake may have unintentionally done something during editing that did that with his audio.

[@canonphoto]

Finn Dann your headphones are cutting in and out! Lol sounded fine

[@finndann6686]

canonphoto no it's definitely not my headphones. I tried watching with 3 different pairs of headphones and it was the same with them all.

[@znovosad555]

Honesty I saw that coming. Well made and all that but that's a lot less weight onto the frame and more onto the receiver. More than likely jackknifed a bit and put too much stress on the long hitch.

[@mikecarr1484]

And now that guy is far away..now you know he is no engineer. And to trust only professional welders.

[@dozer1642]

So many “I knew it would break” comments. Quite frankly, you are lucky the tube broke before it twisted your hitch down. Now, if the attachment to the jeep is sturdy, and that’s not common in jeeps, you can get a thick wall reviver, or even a solid receiver, to prevent this from happening. A much better route is changing the spare tire/rear rack to allow a normal receiver and avoid the abnormal hitch setup. Good luck down the road.

[@iamjake]

Dozer1642 - thank you for the suggestion!

[@CiecieNewson]

Izzi, time for you to talk. I want to learn about your talent with the camera and what type of work you've done with it. ~Smile! Wait, you're always smiling. So adorable. Hi Jake and Annie. ~Smile!

[@CiecieNewson]

Oh wow! Awesome. How did I miss that news. Thank you for the update. I hope Jake announces it so I can subscribe. ~Smile!

[@CiecieNewson]

OMG - LOL Why you messin wit me? I so fell for it. :-) Thanks for the laugh Mano. ~Smile!

[@TimHollis3006]

Ciecie Newson If you’re looking talent, you are on the wrong channel

[@swimmer8585]

She looks a bit awkward on camera still. Be patient, she'll get used to it

[@lelandeggleston1041]

Mano I wish this was true

[@alexisorozco9823]

The vides are all behind... The jade jamboree was last week wasn't it?! I miss when he would upload continuously now it's like 2 vids a month maybe less

[@jolly1374]

I liked the first 200 or so videos the best. The feel of the videos have changed a lot.

[@alexisorozco9823]

joeyj don't get me wrong still the best jeep channel on KZbin but it's just different now. But I realized it makes sense, he did say he wanted to stay off grid more.. I get that but it's just so weird seeing his Instagram updates but not seeing videos until 2-3 weeks later

[@jolly1374]

I guess it's the corky and spontaneous personality isn't there as much. I mean, where did the banana pancakes go? lol Watching his vlogs were like an adventure every time you watched them. Never knew what to expect. Now I'm like you with waiting for them to pop up.

[@Ruxt619]

Cross your chains Jake! Or that trailer would have been draggin at high speeds.

[@iamjake]

Derek Ruxton - Thank you for the suggestion!

[@Rust2Roks]

You need to quit letting these backyard "fabrication" "welders" work on your rig. Seems like everything has failed

[@manymix1232]

Hey Jake, Expedition Overland fixed this problem by splitting their swing out in half in the middle. They are able to open the swing out with their trailer on the hitch because the 2 swing outs are half as wide. Also that windshield is going to get you pulled over eventually.

[@iamjake]

Many Mix - Thank you for the suggestion - Am getting a new windshield soon!

[@captndavie]

Just move the spare and the trasharoo to the trailer. You already have a spare mount on top of the trailer. If you loose the original lunette(correct name for the hitch ring) then you will loose the pivot ability of that setup unless you go to a hitch made specifically for off-roading.

[@iamjake]

captndavie - Thank you for the suggestion!

[@chadlebarre1005]

Anybody else miss Verona and her laugh!

[@trentwoodland3446]

Why would you trust that guy again lol after his first one already broke lolololol

[@1Deejay7]

Damn your getting 13 mpg bro? I'm jelly, I get a 11 on a good day aka down hill in my Silverado haha. New subscriber here, hope to do this someday as well. Stay safe out there

[@norco_288]

Lake pleasant, you're like 30 minutes from me

[@velazquezjaime149]

Im happy than you guys are ok, and that thing didnt brake on higth speed.im preaty sure dave will build something that will never bent or brake again! Also need to say that izzi is giving you a big help vloging now is so awesome now we can se things in a diferent angle. And moving shots while you doing other things, im happy to see you guys working as one. You guys are awesome! Oh and anni and jade as well!

[@iamjake]

jaime velazquez - Thank you!

[@Dino30ish]

Is it just me or is the music normal but I can barely hear him talking ..

[@Fanzindel]

Still worries me that the propane tank is right in line of flying rocks from the right rear tire. Hope that’s not another situation down the road. Also, the hitch extension might have been ok if it hadn’t been a hollow tube. Be safe y’all!

[@iamjake]

Zanfindel - Thank you for the suggestions!

[@Fanzindel]

Love all your videos and all you guys do!! May the journey never end 😊

[@jsnmart97]

ya i saw that one coming, when I first saw that design i knew it wasn’t going to hold up, specially for what you guys were doing. I was going to leave a comment but didn’t want to be negative. the trailer needs to be longer not the receiver

[@iamjake]

Jason Martin - Thank you for the suggestion!

[@tomificationable]

You guys handled that well with the hitch, I would’ve made slightly more noise! Lol Have fun in AZ, & Merry Christmas!

[@iamjake]

MayburyMayhem - LOL - Thank you!

[@rollingrock5143]

Overland Ethan and Hila.

[@bloodandsalt4017]

Papabless

[@Munkenba]

Oh my god so accurate

[@sethers775]

A perfect blend of genres

[@MrSTOUT73]

As far as that was sticking out, expected that. Engineering 101.

[@mikecarr1484]

Ya I also did not want to burst your bubble or be that guy who bums you out but..i could tell that hitch was extended way to long. It needed more support.

[@michaelprince4524]

I wonder how they smash in the Jeep?

[@chybagus]

So lucky it didn't happen at 55...

[@AllyDannie]

pssst jake. so with the whole izzy thing. everything was sudden haha. you kinda didnt give us much of a head up and just sprung so much change in such a small amount of time. lets get to know her more. can you do a video just introducing her more? we wanna know man! what kind of human is she?!

[@jalendvenn7990]

My 92 yj gets 19-20mpg, maybe because almost everything is stock? I'm not sure haha

[@kdigiacomo]

jalend venn - ...and probably not full of gear.

[@dill5500]

Bigger tires hurt mpg alot

[@410Expedition]

“I” before “e” except after “c”. Just poking Brother. Merry Christmas Jake and Lizzy.

[@ROMA-dv3wr]

its izzi not lizzy

[@kfstreich4787]

2:41 look into that, Wednesday I bought a truck, Thursday I drove it home. Spokane to Portland it showed me 17mpg, I purchased a 2400# unladen flatbed trailer in Portland and headed south, 18mpg until I got to the hills, clearly trailers should improve your fuel economy. Perhaps your Flux capacitor is defunct?

[@BlueZ425]

Hi Izzi..... Sorry I spelled your name wrong before. That Brandon was a nice guy. Haha

[@OG_Jeepn]

Just found your channel! Instantly subscribed! Can’t quit watching. If you ever make it to Alaska, I’d love to meet you! I am stationed in Anchorage, Alaska! To the Muns guy at the beginning: IYAAYAS!

[@575drv]

Hey, looks like you guys had a great time. If you would like to gain back the mileage you lost and then some. Get yourself a box of old fashioned Moth balls and add three in jades fuel tank every fill up. Also get yourself some extra jumper cables. Purchase some light gauge welding wire. You can weld pretty with those D.C. Batterys link together.

[@93jeepTimma]

I really wish I could co.e down to pleasant and meet/wheel with u guys and I would if I didn't have work Sunday night I'm only about an hour north of there in Dewey AZ Prescott AZ is definitely worth checking out a lot of history here and beautiful mountain town and I may actually get a chance to meet u guys! Happy wheeling and Merry Christmas!!!

[@DanielinLaTuna]

Hi Jake, interesting video. But I was really worried, your title is a little wrong: I thought your receiver broke (the square hole by the bumper). That would have been a real bummer. Worse than having the tongue extension break. Like the other guys say, make the trailer tongue longer. Also, cross your chains.

[@MrPoseidonSays]

Sitting here looking at you trying to remember who you remind me of. It just hit me Bryce Harper!

[@obamagate4887]

Hey! Just started watching. Great videos! Not sure how far behind i am but I’ll catch you. Remember you always open your lady’s door so you don’t even have to fix that and you need to name your trailer. Would love to do what y’all are doing, maybe one day. Be safe and may God keep you on the right dirt road!

[@Gorgie-lm1ti]

Try putting your girl first and not your truck or dog. IMHO kind Sir. I’m probably wrong ...I been perceiving thing all wrong lately...God Bless you all.

[@unstoppablegypsy4738]

You need to paint your propane tank camouflage like your Jeep it looks like shit all white like that just a suggestion bro Jeep Jeep

[@Koloherides]

Dude I thought I blew my headphones you keep going in and out on your recording Man I just bought these. All cool. We got a Jeep. Happy travels. Nice lady’s al 3. Out

[@God_is_Justice]

I knew this was going to happen, it was a bad idea, poor judgement. Ehh, wrangler people.....

[@thedirtyknobs]

i would like to know how much load was added to where it broke by extending it . id check all the boltz on bumper and make sure they didnt streatch . I think you welded the bumper to the truck so you may be safe there . --- you could use solide bar steel for the same set up that would be essentially the same as what you had proposed.. by extending the trailer part forward your swaping the break point ... my new favorite youtube show :) keep on living the dream on and thank you for your servise

[@iamjake]

thedirtyknobs - Thank you for the suggestion!

[@G19Jeeper]

Pushing the hitch so far out, it was bound to happen. Expected either the bumper mount bolts to shear from the torque or the hitch tubing itself. Guess we found the weakest link. Lot of leverage working against that setup, especially if the trailer was tongue heavy

[@TheBeardedJeeper]

Glad the hitch didn't break while on the highway. Hope you can get it fixed and on the road soon

[@gordbaker896]

You should have NEVER had that receiver extension that long. 6" max. Trailer chains MUST be crossed beneath the trailer hitch. Your present trailer tongue is waaaaay too short!

[@iamjake]

Gord Baker - Thank you for the suggestions!

[@Codyjames83]

A beautiful woman willing to get her hands dirty and rough it in a Jeep she's a keeper! Now that you have the trailer are you going to try to convert it into a camper or some kinda of pop up tent for when you guys can camp that way you guys won't feel so claustrophobic all the time might be a good idea after awhile maybe get a easy pop up tent even I have a big 9 x 10 that pops up in 2 mins it's like a spider everything stays together take it out of a bag and it pops right up one person can do it id love to hear your thoughts on what your planing and maybe even your dream setup happy jeeping []olllllo[]

[@mrmagnus8600]

You shouldn't have a straight shaft. Two additional supporting bars should be added, forming a triangle. Good luck on your adventure!

[@silenttraveler2710]

Where are the videos ???? This is the first video in a long time.... What’s going on with the relationship ??? We all want to know???

[@BruceJividen]

He's definitely trying! This one took 15 hours to upload. Make sure you follow his Instagram (JakeWettern) if you want to see frequent updates! (Off grid == slow uploads)

[@Munkenba]

His girlfriend just moved into his jeep with him, can't blame him for being a little distracted, good on em.

[@stefandupor]

Follow him on instagram.🤙

[@rile5960]

Yep, he is nothing more than another ebeggar that wants others to pay his way thru life, instead of working for his way of life.

[@adammichael2378]

Bruce Jividen its his choice to remain off grid for that long, also his choice not to make it a priority to have consisten wifi access. He has made this choice to neglect his followers, and not upload consistently. People arent getting what they were promised in return for their donations and it might be more fun for him to live like this but he's commiting the classic bait and switch here, not honorable at all.

[@cb7815]

It's 1.25" light hollow tube, not 2" solid square tube. Whomever built it, ripped you off good and square!

[@Iron16head]

Oh man. I’m so pissed now. 99% sure that’s the Home Depot I work at. Seeing the outside and how close it is to lake pleasant. To bad I wasn’t working that day.

[@bajar.m.6953]

You guys are great, kind of what I like to do, going to Baja anytime I can. Hopefully I will see on the road. Going to Baja. Good luck

[@raymundo7687]

Saw that coming the second I saw it

[@SNOTT8417]

I can't see the trailer hitch,but if you can switch to a max coupler. Also figure a way to mount a wheel on trailer tongue. Safe travels and hurry to Texas.

[@richfisherman2664]

Like the cracked windshield . My wife keeps on getting at me to change mine on my LJ and i told her that most jeeps if you are using them to enjoy the outdoors you will have a cracked windshield.

[@mnsterbruiser]

I saw this being installed and sort of figured it was a bad design. Lots of leverage on the Jeep and bad weight distribution. Hopefully the next mod shop will extend the trailer tongue.

[@bcott2758]

I think if you stick around the cities more it’d be better. To get more content out. Overlanding can still be done. And you’d have your stride back

[@Pat2198-p7y]

Not surprised. The trailer isn't light as a feather, and that thing is too unstable, meaning is it too long to be like that without lateral supports. It may work out when you are pulling, because the forces go down the trailer and try to "pull apart" the base of the extension, which should hold up, but if you're reversing you're pushing the extension towards the Jeep, and at any slight angle it's easy to get some leaver action that will bend and snap the extension. Same thing could have happened with powerful wind from the side on a motorway, because the hinge would be "pushed" to the side and be under bending forces. Also, if you extend the trailer, don't make the same mistake: if possible make some side supports that go from the outmost part of the extension to the frame at an angle. Using also a not-hollow metal wound help a lot, because it will be stronger to lateral forces and even if it bends, it will do that more "evenly" and it will be more unlikely to snap.

[@iamjake]

Pat2198 - Thank you for the explanation and suggestions!

[@Pat2198-p7y]

iamjake thank you for replying! That said, I want to point out that by no means I am an expert about trailers, just pointed out logical arguments and some basic physics, so if someone that works in the industry has better advice, go for it. Also I don't want to say that that extension was bad or anything, because the guys that made it for you were really doing something just to help you and probably thought it should hold up fine, but apparently it just wasn't good enough for your application. Good luck with finding a replacement and the prosecution of the trip!

[@ToddKesler]

The shaft would have worked if a tube was inserted in the pinhole and weld of solid, I wish that I would have found your channel earlier I would have came to Lake Pleasant and met you!

[@alldey23]

Nooooooo!!! :(. They did such a good job on the weld. How's the bed doing break that one yet? 😄

[@iamjake]

alldey23 - No, the bed's working great! Thank you!

[@znovosad555]

It only broke because it's too much stress on the receiver. The hitch frame should have most of the weight

[@insaynbcr]

In the video where the extended hitch was made, there were plenty of logical warnings of the amount of stress and leverage that would be applied to it and cause failure. They were not warnings of "if", it was warnings of "when". The trailer tongue should have been modified, not the hitch length. A few good things came of this though: 1. Did not fail on the highway and cause bodily harm to anyone. 2. Did not cause the bumper or bumper mounts to fail, allowing Jade to continue on as before. 3. Somebody learned (the harder way) of how leverage works, and will remedy the problem correctly, and quickly.

[@91Bronco]

Yeah anybody could of called that one. With like a 2 foot hitch for the trailer would of been safer for whenever you stopped for the night just unhook the trailer and roll it back for the night and prop it up with a block lol.

[@spamanator666]

Safety chains man, you need two, and they should cross under the hitch to form an X. This would have cradled the hitch and kept it from dragging on the ground when the tube broke. You could have driven it to the side of the road then easily. Next time man, next time.

[@iamjake]

spamanator666 - Thank for the suggestion!

[@jb-eq3th]

did anyone notice on headphones the music played out both ears and the sounds from the video (talking, wind ect) only played out one? I tried with 2 sets of headphones and both the same

[@jorgecool13]

hey Jake. good video. but i have one question. why do we have to support for your travel bro?. work hard and then travel. don't ask for free goodies to anyone else.

[@cookienugget8619]

Damn, you told me about that at the jamboree, and I'm glad you can go back and try and fix it. I forgot to tell you though that since you're on the road, you should try geocaching it's a whole lot of fun. It was really awesome meeting you!!!

[@iamjake]

cookienugget - Yes, enjoyed meeting you as well - fun day!

[@moochachaa]

Looks like that guy built you a piece of junk. Thank god you weren’t driving fast when it snapped.

[@jt6969]

looks like the problem was running the safety chains to the d rings on the bumper. their too far out, when you were backing up one of them pulled tight putting stress on the hitch most likely the noise you heard.

[@MattyBee_gardener_landscaper]

Physics 101 mate 🙂 Torque =force * distance. You increased the length of the trailer receiver approximately 5 times from the hitch mounting point. Therefore you increased the torque experienced at that point by about 5 times too, basically turning it into a breaker bar. Lucky escape and a life lesson learnt, no harm done. Loving your work though guys from all the way down in Australia.

[@iamjake]

Matty Bee - Thank you!

[@theninja001]

The receiver is on the bumper and the hitch slides into it, you broke the bar on the hitch extension, it should be much thicker, probably solid steel with that much extension!

[@joshh7003]

If. You ever in mo hit me up for welding you use an extension but it wold have to be supported built very heavy. Better to stretch out the tong less stress on ur jeep

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Glad you got the rig figured out. looking forward to meeting you in Baja

[@iamjake]

the Traveling Together Journal - Yes, so glad it's fixed. Looking forward to meet you as well - will be a fun time!

[@duathlete827]

I knew that extension was going to fail just looking at it. Was just a matter of time. Extending the trailer is a much better idea and should last a long time.

[@derrickroberts3297]

hi from Alaska and wish you could come up hear to Juneau

[@iamjake]

Derrick Roberts - I'm looking forward to my AK state visit! Thank you!

[@redbulletlive]

I'm not going to beat a dead horse here brother, but glad you had your other receiver and made short work of swapping it back over. Luckily that happened while you were stopped and not driving on the highway or that would've been catastrophic. Glad ya'll are safe!

[@iamjake]

Riley Heisey - Thank you!

[@fullretardcustomguns837]

Would not have happened if you had flares on your jeep. LoL Merry Christmas!

[@jessetate6244]

It's definitely a good idea to cross your chains from your trailer to your truck. Left chain to right hook, right chain to left hook. It will helps center the trailer and keep it from jerking left and right in the event that it comes loose. In some states this is required by law.

[@jessetate6244]

Looking at it again, your chains are very close to each other on your trailer, so it shouldn't make much difference, but it's probably still a good idea.

[@iamjake]

Jesse Tate - Thank you for the suggestion!

[@trevorwall87]

thats why you extend the trailer boom not the reciver (had the same thing happen with my dual cab with a single cab tray)

[@Thatslowhonda]

if you don't want the cords to hang so low maybe you could use tipties

[@FamilyJeepingAdventures]

Hey I'm loving your adventure! You are living my dream! I was thinking about the trailer situation, I know you have tons of suggestions below, but I think if you split the extended length between the trailer side and the Jeep side of the hitch the stress will be spilt between the two rather than all on one side.

[@iamjake]

Jeep'n the Rockies - Thank you for the suggestion!

[@snoggatog3651]

Me along with 300 other people, we all knew this was coming lol, glad your dog didn’t die tho

[@johnnycabello29]

That design could of worked if it had a smaller square tube inside for reinforcement but the wall was too small

[@chandlerlee3946]

Good thing you had that original receiver!

[@iamjake]

Chandler Lee - Yes, glad I did too! Thank you!

[@pra3t0rian]

So I know everyone is wondering, have you two farted in front of each other while in Jade yet? #coupleswhofarttogether

[@pro-impulse2831]

Imagine if you kept driving and that propane tank rubbed and some how exploded

[@TrillNGR]

my left ear loved this video but my right ear felt lonely

[@donaldpump7962]

You guys need a banana pancake date!

[@joshuakrafft7040]

How do you afford to do all of this free roaming traveling? What’s your job?

[@twistingterrain7748]

Looks liker you camped outside Sedona then stopped at the Chevron in Camp Verde.