Stand up Paddle Board Adventure Winter Camping on Bartlett Lake in Arizona by 4XPEDITION

[@4XPEDITION]

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[@tjholman6195]

Love the Video, If you except pointers, I have a Bote Rackham ISUP and I ditch the air mattress and bring a camping tarp and use the board as a sleeping pad ... just let some air out and your good to sleep comfy .... great video though..... love the pup to

[@4XPEDITION]

Thanks for the tips TJ and for checking in!

[@BeeeHonest]

I watch all your videos that you have your Outback in! ^_^

[@4XPEDITION]

Nice!

[@PADDLECAMPFISH]

Hi I just found your Channel and am excited to see others Expedition paddle boarding. I just subscribed and will be checking out the rest of your videos, I am curious to see since this video have you simplified your life any further. Keep the great videos coming!

[@4XPEDITION]

Awesome! Yes! Have simplified more actually!

[@RandallW20]

So, I've got to know how you figured out how much weight the roof mount system could hold on the Subaru. All I find specs on is the weight limit of the OEM crossbars...

[@4XPEDITION]

Randall: I'm no expert and what I say here is not advice and you need to make your own determinations... A standard Yakima rack holds about 150lb. Remember, you need to look at dynamic load weight, not static. Static is when the car is sitting still and dynamic is when it is moving and comes to an abrupt stop... how much weight can the rack hold in that situation without ripping off the roof. Static is much, much higher...when the car is sitting still... My determination was that if I flipped the car, more than likely the weight of the car would totally crush me inside if the car was not designed to hold up at least a good portion of that weight which was significantly more weight than my tent on the roof. So, I looked at Dynamic load weight. I gave it a try and so far the rack and the tent are and have remained totally and completely solid on the roof at high speeds and even in fast move abouts on the streets. I inspect it regularly because I am still assessing the set-up myself. But, so far so good. My biggest gripe is the plastic rails Subaru installs. I would rather have had the flat rails that come on the Touring model so the Yakima was sitting right on the roof.

[@4XPEDITION]

Note also that when I took my 13,000 mile 9-month overland North America trip with my lifted Rubicon which had a black hard top (I think fiberglass) I actually mounted a Yakima rack right to the roof by drilling holes in the roof and adding Yakima Landing Pads with no other support. I loaded it with a Yakima skybox and about 150 pounds of gear and then added two mountain bikes up there as well. Everyone said don't do it. I did. And It was up there for all 13,000 miles and didn't budge. So, I am no stranger to 'giving it a try'. You might not be that guy.

[@RandallW20]

4XPEDITION, yes, very good analogy. That makes sense. Surely a Subaru engineer somewhere knows the exact number for this though... 😉

[@RandallW20]

4XPEDITION, LOL! No, I'm not that guy. I don't want to take risks on my Outback baby... 😜

[@a11an72]

You have a GREAT channel , glad i discovered it , ilove different kinds of camping expeditions ! , i`m from Norway and i`ve been watching some n0rwegian guys channel , they have done a handfull of expeditions in Norway , anyway , seemed like you had some quality content when i looked through it ! keep up the good work !

[@4XPEDITION]

Thanks Shifter! Glad to have you here! Would love to come to Norway. Always wanted to SUP the fjords.

[@a11an72]

Oh you should def do that , Norway and Scandinavia is a haven for hiking destinations

[@mtgne5351]

Sorry for my bad english. You have a super seat in SUP. Please where get I the same?

[@4XPEDITION]

Mine you need to purchase from either Bote Boards or you can also purchase on West Marine. They have a model that isn’t as set up for expedition on Amazon.

[@mtgne5351]

@@4XPEDITION Thx for your answer!

[@4XPEDITION]

@@mtgne5351 You bet!

[@jabberjaw1067]

You should try picking up the bible once in a while.

[@4XPEDITION]

Hi Jon. Thanks for the comment. Appreciate you taking the time.