The more I see these dang Elements, the more I want one. I have enough vehicles apparently, my wife said haha

@powdertrax9742

Ай бұрын

You won’t regret it, I bought one new in ‘05 and regrettably sold to a friend two years ago, to purchase a new Passport. Ever since selling it and dealing with what seems to be endless recalls on the Passport, I’ve been looking for a low mileage, one owner, clean title 4WD EX or EX-P. I’m an avid snowboarder and mtn biker so I’ve always owned 4WD/AWD trucks or SUV’s. Some of my other vehicles have been a Tundra, Sequoia, Pathfinder, and Subaru and without a doubt the Element was my favorite. The amount of storage, simplicity and Honda quality are some of the things that made it my favorite. I can’t tell you how many times we would go out with friends and I’d volunteer to drive, only to hear people laugh and say “in that ?”, and within 2 minutes I’d hear comments from the backseat like “this thing is cool, I can’t believe the room, how much are these, etc”. I actually talked three of my friends into buying one. My only complaints were it needed more horsepower (200 would be nice), better fuel economy and maybe 2” more ground clearance. Other then that my favorite vehicle, and the reason I’m still looking for one, the problem is so do others.

@o_oo_o1812

9 күн бұрын

@@powdertrax9742 don't encourage him, his wife is probably right

Like this comment to bring the Honda Element back 🎉

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Oh yes 🙌

@atlantapreneur

2 ай бұрын

Don't do that. Let's keep the prices low. Lol. Elements are a sleeper in today's car prices.

@RoguePlanetStudio

2 ай бұрын

It’s like a reliable jeep renegade.

@macbook802

2 ай бұрын

​@atlantapreneur elements are cool, but way way over priced. And definitely not suitable for a 4 person family with a dog.

@HilkanaCastro

Ай бұрын

I wouldn’t mind Honda releasing a new one so those few under 100K stop being seek for 20K 🤣 and then get one of those

Love this rig! Very nicely equipped. This guy thought thoroughly about every space to use in and out. Very nice!

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

We agree!

I wanna see the video with the entire family and the german sheppard camping in it with clown music in the background.

Regardless of the type, this is one very cool and tricked out camping vehicle! Thanks for the tour Drew.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

You bet!

Woah! That's a beauty -- especially the colour.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

It really is!

Dude that’s so sweet.kept it really light without the sleeping platform my E is so heavy it sucks

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

I’m glad you think it’s sweet

Thumbs Up if you Love Elements

I have Rob Deezy's overland roof rack, front and rear tie downs and aftermarket fog light brackets on my 2005 EX AWD (Rally red!), the looks and quality of his products can't be beat. Just installed an HRG molle panel on the driver side rear door. Thanks for the tour of your rig and inspiration for future mods.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Your build sounds pretty rad

I drove a 2003 Element for 17 years. Miss it so much, and really enjoy watching projects like this.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

Ай бұрын

Thank you for the support

This is awesome. I've never seen an element like this. Great color.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

He's the reason I finally got back into Elements and got a 2nd one a couple days ago. Mine needs all the aftermarket parts so it will be a slow build. Awesome rig. Loved every bit of it.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

17 күн бұрын

Awesome

Man that’s great looking build

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

4 күн бұрын

Love it

People underappreciate vehicles like this for overlanding, not every trail or area needs hardcore off-roading. This is a great vehicle to tour the country and explore.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

Ай бұрын

Agreed 👍

It looks absolutely awesome. I love, love , love it. My friend owns Element and recently started toying with idea of purchasing new car. After seeing what you did with yours, I'll tell her 'Hell no" and let her see your Element.

Wow! Nicely kitted and very neatly done!

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I have an 08 Element EX. Other than a similar roof rack with luggage basket, I haven't really done any modifications. I have driven it all over the country from coast to coast, towed trailers all up and down the East Coast, slept in it many times on road trips, and I LOVE it. Drew did an amazing job on this customization. Absolutely bad ass.

Pretty nice rig and it looks great. I like that you can get your kids in there, sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks for showing it!

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

You bet

Yo Patrick, Sweet rig. It has everything. Sleeps 4 and a dog Great vid! Thanks again!

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

You bet!

Great rig!, it shows you have a lot of love for this Honda Element.

Nice work simple practical uses. Elements are abundant on the used car market

Hey Patrick! I love this! I even like the color. Has everything you need to be comfortable. It’s beefy looking too and since I’m a Jeep Wrangler owner that’s beefed up I dig that. Enjoyed this one! ❤️💜💚

I didn’t realize how nice the element was

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

23 күн бұрын

Yeah

very nice...excellent set up. Great organization. Looks exceptional and so professional.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great job brother beautiful element wow love it,well thought out thanks for showing.

I had the same element in grey manual gave to my oldest daughter for her 1st vehicle…..miss it 😔 loved it

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Very cool!

Incredible

Bought an Element 2006 and slowly fixing it up. Right now it’s mostly mechanical work but eventually, I will start modding it for overloading. I always like seeing what others have done. There’s an element meetup called Elements on the Dragon 2nd weekend of May but only if you like winding twisting roads in the mountains.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Sounds like an awesome plan

@melperez2092

2 ай бұрын

Awesome Drew. I have a 2005. I am inspired. It's my fishing vehicle with fishing rods on the ceiling

That thing is so cool, great job

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Love the set up! Excellent organize! Wish you the best!

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

why not add high pipes and spinners in addition? get some pink underbody and wheel well light to round it out.

@limodrivermike

3 ай бұрын

@@IJustSkitMyPants oh, so this is not a pimp my ride channel?? i think it would look awesome anyway ;)

@alexs.5675

3 ай бұрын

The dual awnings and dual racks lol

@IJustSkitMyPants

3 ай бұрын

@@alexs.5675dual racks? The platform rack is literally just a base for you to add things on top of. I don’t see the issue. I also don’t see the issue with having 2 awnings?

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Next time

@limodrivermike

3 ай бұрын

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures can't wait :)

cool setup !!

Outstanding 💯🏆

Nice job! I love unique builds.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, they are a lot of fun

I have a 2004 Element 250000 miles. Keep it SIMPLE Many cross-country coat to coast

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Right on

@IJustSkitMyPants

3 ай бұрын

Yeah but were you staying in hotels?🤔

@littleacorn98

3 ай бұрын

@@IJustSkitMyPants no I'm poor

@littleacorn98

3 ай бұрын

@@IJustSkitMyPants I hiked the AT in 2005 in 5 months 3 days I sleep on the DIRT

@o_oo_o1812

9 күн бұрын

yeah the beauty of the element is it's simplicity

That’s honestly a bad ass rig. Heck yeah 👍🏻

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah 👍

I completely understand choosing the Element…why do what everyone else is doing when you can put your time, energy, and money into something unique and uber-cool. The only thing I wasn’t a fan of was the 10” wide wheels with the 235/75R15 tires. The recommended rim width is 6-8.5”c you’re really pulling those sidewalls out, the tires will wear badly and I just didn’t like the look. But aside from that, the rig is AWESOME!!

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion

@IJustSkitMyPants

2 ай бұрын

I’m planning to go with a larger tire. These have worn perfectly fine. Almost 40k miles on $250 set of tires.

Nice rig! Very creative use of the Element.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow! Impressive

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Yeah 👍

Very cool

Beautiful Honda Element Build

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

We agree!

แต่งได้สวยงามมาก👍👍

I heard the gas mileage is why they stopped making them. It lowered fleet mileage for Honda. I'd still like to have one , hard to find. This is a teal beaut.

@IJustSkitMyPants

2 ай бұрын

lol no. It missed its target audience of young outdoorsy people because it was too expensive.

I love my 04 element "Ellie" I inherited Ellie from my dad. I have a friend told me to get rid of it as she doesn't like it and wanted me to get a volks wagon beetle (like her daughter). I'm like, "I'll never get rid of my Element. Nothing wrong with it and low milage!" Someday, hope to turn it into a camper.

Killer Buildout!

I have a 2001 awd escape with a history of owning jeeps and I also felt rarely do you need "jeep" level capabilities when offroading. I think these early year awd elements, crv, rav4, escapes and even some early 2000's awd Hyundai/kias have a lot of untapped potential, especially in the face of considering a Subaru.

Very nice!

Well done 👍

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

Wow. Wife and kids. But wait. There's more. Dogs.

Camping car yang sangat bagus..

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

I love the snorkel. Would love to see it fording a river where the snorkel would be needed. Silliness. I like my Land Cruiser and my Outback XT.

@theseb1979

16 күн бұрын

Snorkels are not just for fording rivers. They are great for dirt tracks and help to minimise the dust going into the engine.

That's awesome. ❤

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Hi Patrick Very Nice Build …

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks

#HondaElementsUnite Loved this tour, he did an awesome job. Cheers!

Really nice rig, i have a similar one

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Very cool

Packing a LOT , in such a SMALL RIG 😊 , well DISTRIBUTED 😂 , LOSTS 👍 of TRUTH !!! 😮 went in to DESIGN !!! CONGRATULATIONS 👏 🎉 ...MASSIVE THANKS 😊.....

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Well said!

That is a super sweet vehicle.But I don't know about reliability with all that.Weight and those suspension modes and larger tires

YOU SHOULD TRY TO ADD ROOF TENT. MORE ROOM FOR THE KIDS AND THEY CAN SLEEP UP THERE...

Normally I love box shaped vehicles... I don't really love the element tho. Nice build either way.

I wish I could get one here in australia

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

I’m sure they’re old enough. You could export them now.

Very solid build man. U just made me a sub. Nice vid. Can you feature a Nissan Juke next time. Pls. Ty

Nice

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

Ok I’m sorry but I can’t stop laughing at back wheels being that much smaller than the front ones 😂😂🤣🤣 it’s just an illusion though hahaa

Gosh, what a fun video to watch!

In the video the rear seats weren’t installed. When you travel with your family, do you just take out the seats & leave them outside?

DREW!!!!! Ya famous buddy!!!

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Yeah

Wonder the mileage per gallon the car is doing with all the extra weight? Looks so awesomely made!

That’s Awesome! I love my Element and so does my son, so he stole it from me 😂

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Oh wow 🤩

I like what he did. How about the extra load on the motor? Did he mod the engine any?

@IJustSkitMyPants

2 ай бұрын

Supercharger on the list. Right now it’s fine either way.

I wonder how the transmission and motor handle all that weight?? I had an element and man it struggled getting up ro speed on the highway

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Doing great

I love our element, but in no way would I ever considered it an overland vehicle! I would, however, love to drop the body on a chassis that is worthy of being one!

That thing is Bitchin! Great job.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Oh yes 🙌

DRIVER BE LIKE....ALL STOCK WITH TURBO ON B-SERIES ENGINE ( LOL )

Too bad I've seen this Element go up on sale multiple times on MP with no buyers. Nice ride and setup, but too much mods for it to be sellable I guess.

Do you just roll out the fridge and pad inside when you get on site? You said you had kids and dogs so I would assume you need the rear seats

@IJustSkitMyPants

2 ай бұрын

Yeah there’s a bit of setup time but it’s quick and easy. If I’m with the fam I’ll bring a cooler instead of the fridge.

🙏गज़ब ❤भाई 🎉👺

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

They're good for modest off roading, just don't hammer on them. That one looks babied. They really need a sixth gear for the highway.

So funny such a terrible platform to start with I don’t hate them but it’s not a overland vehicle at best a city person weekend excaper 👍👍

@IJustSkitMyPants

2 ай бұрын

A ton of people use these for camping rigs. Just because you don’t them doesn’t make your opinion valid.

Where do the car seats for the toddlers go with the back seats out?

@IJustSkitMyPants

2 ай бұрын

Just on the roof lol

@skeeterbug589

2 ай бұрын

@@IJustSkitMyPants 🤣

Car SUV Tour plz

He gave out a lot of info on what he did to this car.

Trans axle

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Ya

カッコイイ、HONDA車だけどこう言う車もあるのは知らなかった

WHY 10 inch wheels w/ 235 tires they do not need to be that stretched

Elements rule. But you need at least 50% more crap attached to the outside of it.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Coming soon

Not sure of the use of a snorkel on a petrol or as you call it, gas powered car. Just for looks I guess. We never had the Element. Never a market with the popularity of utes, panel vans and our love of 4x4. I can see a use for these. Closest we have is the RAV 4 by Toyota but that is smaller. Then we have shitbox French and German vans with little resale value. These would be good for a bit of solo Aussie travel but not sure how it would go in Aussie conditions. Not forgetting the 2 most popular cars sold here are the Hilux 4x4 and the Ford Ranger 4x4.

@IJustSkitMyPants

3 ай бұрын

Snorkels are mostly for dust. Keeps fresh air coming in above the dust line. Doubles as protection from water but there’s much more required before you go swimming.

@classicscustomsandhotrodso600

3 ай бұрын

@@IJustSkitMyPants Regular filter on petrol engines works fine here and we have more dust than anyone I reckon. A petrol engine would have stopped in water long before it reaches the top of the snorkel. We only use them on a diesel

I've been wanting an all-wheel drive element for a while. But the f****** are going up in price

Jesus, feeling like a sardine now.

dude are you from south jersey?

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

Ай бұрын

Depends

@UNCLECHUDKINZ

Ай бұрын

Come get down with the pineys playa

Over payload?

@classicscustomsandhotrodso600

3 ай бұрын

Seems to have a lot of unnecessary stuff. I would never try sleeping in something that big with three other people and a dog.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Possible?

@IJustSkitMyPants

3 ай бұрын

@@classicscustomsandhotrodso600seems to have everything needed for cross country road trips. This has been a slow accumulation. I didn’t just throw everything on it.

@IJustSkitMyPants

3 ай бұрын

Most of the exterior parts are aluminum. Not very heavy at all. My spare tire probably weighs more than the platform rack itself. The door ladders you can pick up with your pinky.

In Russia it's imposible Because, if u tuning ur car u go to prison and have penalty. The one who cannot be named forbids us everything...

You're making me miss my Element 😓😓

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Great Vehicle

Like the concept. Dislike the wheel/tire combo.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Appreciate the feedback

Sick rig. BUT. AINT NO WAY A NOTMAL SIZE HUMAN IS SLEEPING IN THAT! I’m 6foot and I barely fit. That’s why I didn’t get an element. Went forester. Way more capable and comfortable.

@IJustSkitMyPants

2 ай бұрын

That’s crazy how you’re gonna tell me that when I’m 6 foot 2 and sleep fine.

@bullit4x

2 ай бұрын

@@IJustSkitMyPants ok buddy.

@IJustSkitMyPants

2 ай бұрын

@@bullit4x traveled more than half of the US and slept inside well over 150 times but you’re gonna talk to me like I’m not the person who owns this vehicle and actively utilizes it.

@bullit4x

2 ай бұрын

@@IJustSkitMyPants whatever little guy. Now I know you’re not 6’2. Cause you got a big chip on that little shoulder fella. Chill tiny. You’ll live longer. And I was being polite. That box is trash. Who would actually drive that garbage. Kook.

Please find a 2JZ to put in that. Or by a brand new inline 6 from Nissan to put in that :: r34 inline brand new available from Nissan now !!

@AlienBmxican

2 ай бұрын

😂

а теперь, со всей этой фигнёй, мы попробуем взлететь.... на сколько вырос расход топлива в таком "аэродинамическом" обвесе? и аэродинамические шумы при езде по трассе наверно не доставляют акустического комфорта

牛逼

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

I don't think the shape is what's killing his gas mileage.

@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures

Ай бұрын

What is?

@SaltyOldBaldurian

Ай бұрын

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures Adding about a 1000 lbs of steel and oversized ATR tires to a vehicle with a 2.4L four-cylinder engine.

Man it’s super cool but don’t lie to us and say your all weather, over inflated ROAD tires “get the job done” unless you just pull off the road to pull into a campground. I’ve been off roading for long enough to know that statement is dookie.

@IJustSkitMyPants

Ай бұрын

Shut up.

Like a modified power wheel. Waste of time. Those have cvc transmissions. No good for off road.

@IJustSkitMyPants

Ай бұрын

This is a manual transmission. Where tf did you hear CVT?