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Absolutely using the FJ to its full potential. Impressed, inspired, but also jealous.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

It was soooo cool! I can’t wait to go back!

Your story telling is awesome. Thanks for sharing your adventure with all of us!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Joel I appreciate the kind words sir!

So excited

It’s been 20 yrs since I’ve done this. We used to go to a spot near San Jose Island after the 1000 every year 92-2003. That was in a 72 K5Blazer with a Best Top top with a rack 92-97. Took a flat bottomed aluminum boat and a trolling motor to make sure I could get back against the current. Absolutely amazing place. 98-03 was in a 95 Ram 1500 4x4. We were really primitive and had very few extras in those days. No market like today.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s time to go back!

@blueduster74

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland eventually. We live in the east coast in SC now. Exploring this area now.

I don't have words for this video. Thank you so much!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out Brett! These kinds of comments keep me motivated!

U know the locals live threw those conditions without the gear and aren’t as dramatic

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

They don't have refrigerators or roofs over their heads? Thats wild, all those buildings and grocery stores must have been an optical illusion brought on by the tequila. What a wild world we live in.

@rylanstubbs96

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland 😂tell ‘em

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

@@rylanstubbs96 😃

@wolffo999

Жыл бұрын

where are they 😂

@HogTide_Rising

3 ай бұрын

Awesome video. You and your friends enjoyed quite the adventure.

Great video and great effort for awesome experiences. Story well told. Keep up the great work...!

Awesome trip! Beach is so calm and beautiful

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

It was fantastic!

So much awesomeness. ❤

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

I planned on the Sedona video this week, but I needed to do a few voice overs and caught a cold. As soon as I don't sound like I'm 120 years old, I will get it finished! I keep teasing you with it 😂

@Iamtheoverlander

Жыл бұрын

Beyond excited!

Awesome video man, thank you!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful camping trip. Great video.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out, Kirk!

Really enjoying your videos, I grew up in Colorado and I love the respect and effort as you say to keep these places wild. That respect and narration are what makes your videos great. Keep it up!

Gotta love Baja. Looks like you had a fun trip

@IndependenceOverland

4 ай бұрын

I can't wait to go back again!

I have never been to Mexico I want to go on a trip after seeing the great roads and beaches through this video.

@IndependenceOverland

8 ай бұрын

It’s so awesome!

Amazing scenery. I live in Arizona and love when people comment on Arizona

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully this coming week I will be publishing one on Sedona. Its a little bit of a weird episode compared to what I normally publish. 🛸

Epic video! Really enjoyed watching this 👍

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Bailey! Baja is epic! 😎

Welcome to Baja!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

I wish I was there again right this second!

I'm really glad i found your channel! Such a treat of an episode! Makes me stoke with my fj build! Keep it up! thank you.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for checking it out!

Thanks for sharing a great video.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Andrew!

Epic video!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris!

Fantastic movie, really well done and loved the narration!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Daniel!

Great looking video, looks like a cool trip to do. Thank you for sharing and have a great week!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I can’t wait to go back!

I mentioned in another video that I just discovered your channel a few weeks ago. Not sure why, as I've been watching overland channels for several years now. But, anyhow, your hard work is very evident here. Your videos are certainly among the VERY best. You're an artist with your camera and your commentary, and most certainly your content. Very happy I've come across your channel. ❤

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

This is such an awesome comment. Thank you for the words of encouragement! The channel is finally starting to pick up some steam thanks to people like you. Thank you!

Glad this was on my recommendation feed. Subscribed! I watch Drew Simms and appreciate your filming/story telling.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

I had to look him up, that guy is crushing it! Thank you for the sub!!! 🙏🙏

Spring time is WINDY time...

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

We had a few windy nights, my Alucab sheds it right off if I park it right!

Amazing scenery.

@IndependenceOverland

9 ай бұрын

It’s easy to capture beautiful stuff out there!

Glad I found you today, love your videography and story telling

@IndependenceOverland

9 ай бұрын

I am glad you found it, and I am very glad you enjoy it! Thank yoU!

22:23 one of my favorite shots

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Oh the booty wiggle! Thats one of my favorites as well!

First video of this channel i discovered, and already my favourite. This is epic cinematography, content to view instead of holywood movie during movie night. Already looking forward to see more.

@IndependenceOverland

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words!

Great video !

@IndependenceOverland

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Loved this. Can't wait to take my Toyota out there with the family. -Marty

@IndependenceOverland

10 ай бұрын

Do it!

You need to do a rafting trip down the canyon....nothing less than spectacular

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

What canyon is that?

This has to be one of your best videos, like a feature film! I am waiting for the Netflix contract 👌

@IndependenceOverland

11 ай бұрын

Haha I appreciate the kind words, hopefully I get to that kind of quality some day!

Very nice work on this vid - looks professionally produced. I hope you get more exposure. Thumbs up!!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the words of encouragement, it helps keep me motivated!

Banana Ron Approves ! :-) ... love it.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Banana Ron!

Awesome adventure trip! Great video work. Nice to see the Grand Canyon too. I'm Dutch and been there late Autumn 2016. Way less crowed at our visit. Would love to have an FJ-Cruiser. But really expensive to drive overhere with taxes, fuel prices etc. Had a FJ40 way way back. Keep on discovering & having fun!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! My dad had an Fj40, that’s what lead me into the Toyota world. We had some really fun adventures in that old Land Cruiser of his.

Just subscribed to your channel and let me tell you, I’ve been subscribed to overland channels that are very popular and your filming and story telling is way more superior! I’m so glad I found you! I don’t know why KZread didn’t push your channel to my overlannd search earlier go figure. Please keep up the excellent work! Mike from lake Elsinore California . Cheers

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Hey Michael, that’s very nice of you thank you! I have more trip videos coming soon, they just take a TON of time to edit. Thanks for sticking around for more!

Great video! Really enjoyed watching this one and others in Colorado. Heading to CO for the first time in December!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joshua! I assume your coming to ski?

@FauxHawkJosh

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland Your welcome! No skiing, just Christamas in Colorado with the wife and kids. Staying in a Airbnb just south of Colorado Springs. My wife has eveything planned not sure of all the sights we will see yet, hoping to get some trail time in on some passes but they will be closed I've heard. Any recomendations for accessible moderate trails and views?

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

@@FauxHawkJosh not really unfortunately. Not only do trails get snow packed in Colorado, but gated up. Honestly though if it’s your first time here, just drive up some mountain passes and that alone will blow you away.

Great video. That lake sure was big 😂 First video of y’all’s that I’ve ever seen. I want y’all to laugh more and smile. Y’all sound so serious all the time in this video. Maybe it’s because you were traveling in Mexico. That makes me nervous too! 😅 You got a great voice for the voiceovers btw. Wish I had that!

Nice

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! It’s incredible down there!

Rtts are sick until you have to fall sleep. You’re a wind sail up there 6 ft in the air. Prepare for the worst hope for the best. Make sure you have an air bnb or hotel reso so if its windy you can sleep indoors!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Maybe the flip style tents, but the Alucab sheds wind off pretty easy. The night we found the scorpions we had high winds, I just turned the nose into the wind and wasn't bothered again by it all night long. I cant speak for everyone else though.

@JeepCherokeeful

Жыл бұрын

Gotta have them though, just like a Skottle;)

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

@@JeepCherokeeful the skottle is the center of overland memes, all while seriously being such a useful cooking apparatus.

@gabrielreyes8476

18 күн бұрын

Oooorrr one could just get an FSR Evo2. You're able to clamshell one side or the other into the wind so that it shears up and over. Even in 50+mph winds, it barely moves. Spent many a night in the Rockies using this wonderful feature 😊

Great video and channel! Going to Florida in 2 weeks, can't drive on the beach though. Epic vacation! Later this summer I will be on Lake Superior camping w my FJ, can't wait!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Awesome man, sounds like a sweet trip to me!

Man you should of stopped at Puertecitos is about 90 KM from San Felipe they have amazing spring water sooo good for your skin

Great video! Love your narration style. I do have to admit, Blue is the main reason I keep coming back. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@IndependenceOverland

5 ай бұрын

Haha! No worries, I enjoy seeing Blue on screen than myself by a long shot!

Fantastic job on this man. Documentary level quality...🔥

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate it!

Hey mate! new to your channel all the way from Australia! Love the Video and how cinematic they are, you have an amazing talent with editing and filming and laso telling a story! keep up the awesome work! and hope you stay motivated in making more!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew! Your the one who inspired me to get the Alucab back when I got it! Your Fj is rad! Thanks for reaching out, and I appreciate the positive comments man! 🙏

@PhantasticAdventures

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland WHAT! really? Honestly looking at your videos as seriously inspired me to return and make more content. I still make videos, but usually they're all private. Just for my memories now. I would love to also send you a couple of patches to add to your collection. If you would like. Just message me on Facebook :)

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud! Yeah looking at the Alucab awnings years ago your Fj was the best example I could possibly have to see how it would look on mine! I appreciate it! I’m in the middle of a trip, but I will shoot you a message when I get home! More videos coming soon! 😉

@PhantasticAdventures

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland that’s awesome. Safe travels mate

So beautiful my mexico 🇲🇽 I wish to go for road trips by baja one day ...😢😢

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

It’s incredible!

Sure looks like a fun trip but for your guys next trip to Baja, don’t stop either at San Felipe or Bahia de Los Angeles, go past San Felipe and in to Bahia de San luis Gonzaga its more secluded and clean and instead of stoping in bahia de los angeles keep driving south to mulege and bahia Concepcion the beaches there are for sure some of the most beautiful you'll see in either baja norte or baja sur

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

The next time we will have more time, and more gas money! 😉 I am itching to go back! So incredible! Thank you for the tips and info!!!

All that whale bone is amazing! I like to do bone carving and would love to find things like that in nature.

@IndependenceOverland

2 ай бұрын

It was really cool to see!

Great photography, love the music...(what library did you guys use?) Great trip...thanks for sharing! Regards from Venezuela!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

I believe there is a link to the music in the description. And thank you for the compliments! It sure was fun to make!

epic adventures on trails a civic can do. love to see it.

@IndependenceOverland

Ай бұрын

🤡

I tried to plan a trip from San Francisco last year, but it didn't work out for us. Watching you guys made me realize how unprepared I would have been. 😂

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

As long as I’m helpful! 😉

Great video, not one boring second! How many miles did your fj have before this trip?

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I believe the Fj had around 220k if I remember correctly. Maybe a tad less.

RedARC

By the way I have a stock 2007 FJ and a 2014 regular cab Tacoma both are 4x4 .

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Awesome man! Both are solid platforms!

Very nice but you guys should have kept driving south to Cabo

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Didn’t have time to, but next time that’s the goal.

That tacoma needs stiffer springs in the rear.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

haha It normally does okay, but man he was LOADED down for this trip. He usually gives me crap about all the stuff I bring but he took the cake this time by far!

Polespear

I was just down there. Did you track your locations? It'd be nice if you would share. We didn't find any desolate beaches like the ones you have on this video.

@IndependenceOverland

11 ай бұрын

I don’t share my locations, sorry. Trying to keep it wild.

New subscriber, want to go with next time. #overland100

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

REDARC

As a Filmmaker, and recent FJ owner, Im planing on something a bit similar. How did you raise the funds for the film, and what was the cost (approx.) especially fuel, if you dont mind. Great time for all Im sure!

@IndependenceOverland

10 ай бұрын

Hey bud, the only funds I raised for this were from my day job. I just went down and filmed it. I’m wanting to say the whole trip cost me about 1800 bucks!

I might have missed this in the video, what month of the year did you do this trip?

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

It was around now. Late March specifically, before spring break.

hey, great video.... what tool or app did you useto define the route you took along the trip, especially the ones that are more off road, if you don'd mind me asking? Thanks

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

For the video itself or the app I used to actually plan the trip?

@nachete127

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland in general, or for this, but basically to determine which routes you are going to take, to find off road routes and all that stuff

Can you tell us where you got the music for this video? Or what genre it is? Would greatly appreciate it! Thanks.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Genre is all over the place, I’m not sure about all of them. I spend hours finding the right music to go with the flow. I use Artlist. If you sign up through this link I get a few months free. bit.ly/3xWpJ3O

great movie!! wondering if youd share your gps track/waypoints?

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching, but I will not share waypoints. Keeping it wild out there!

@cardp17

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland so effectively your vids are click bait. thx!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

@@cardp17 by definition, no it’s not click bait. It’s entertainment. Bye.

I have a Hilux and been thinking about starting overlanding. Where does your do sleep if the tent is over the roof? Let's say is a rainy/extremely cold night for instance?

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

The dog sleeps in the tent, all the time.

@danyelfrito

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland thanks for the reply... I will need to find a way to get my lazy labrador on the roof 🥴🤣

You make some really impressive videos with a ton of time consuming shots. I’m sure its frustrating to make the content, and not have the views you want. All I can say is keep it up, this could really take off if you keep at it.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that! It’s not as frustrating as you might imagine. I really enjoy making videos like this. Even if only 100 people see it, if they have positive feedback like yours it makes it quite rewarding for me. Thank you for taking the time to watch!

@TwoAcreDesigns

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland you are in the same category as Drew Simms and the ring leader, expedition overland. One of those channels that you don’t skip around the video.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

@@TwoAcreDesigns whew that’s quite a compliment. I hope I can keep it up! You’ll have to let me know what you think of the upcoming Sedona video. I think a lot of people will roll their eyes at it, but it was fun to make!

@TwoAcreDesigns

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland can’t wait! I kinda see you channel as a hybrid of both. X overland tells a story like you do, Simms does the scenic ASMR story telling. You seem to split them both evenly. If you journey out west to CA hit me up! My FJ is ready for some trips!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

@@TwoAcreDesigns will do! Thank you!

Did you put any thought into a tundra rack swap kit?

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

This was before I knew about those kits, or else I would have. I’m also pretty close to a new vehicle, so I’m trying to get by with what I have and save every mod dollar I have. But if another rack gives out, I will go that route for sure.

@Intentsrig

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland Thinking about one for my fj. Never planned to build it too much but here we are haha. Did you pull your rack out through the front? Looks like a good option just removing the two front diff bolts. I plan to cut the stock factory bolts and just get new hardware.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

@@Intentsrig yeas, I cut them to avoid the whole fiasco. I pulled it out from the side if I remember correctly.

Why not camp on the beach in Baja? Regulations or ?

@IndependenceOverland

11 ай бұрын

I’m confused. Did you watch the video? We camped on the beach a lot…

What's the name of this place in Mexico? And how to get there from the town?

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Sorry man, I don’t share locations on here

27:20 Chupacabra!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

I knew it!

As you now know, nothing no matter how much you plan and how much money you put on your rig, you will never be fully prepared for Baja

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

It was so incredible!

Did you take any inspiration from Steve Rinella from Meat Eaters?

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

I used to watch his show like 8 years ago when I got into hunting, so not intentionally if it’s there. A lot of people have said this though. I’m wondering if it’s a little bit of my midwestern accent coming through perhaps?

@bertschmert

Жыл бұрын

@@IndependenceOverland What I noticed was the pace of the way you speak is similar to his, and the vibe was one of wonder and appreciation for nature and life. In short, your narration made me feel the same way his does when hes speaking of his love and respect for nature, adventure and good company. A shared appreciation of life :) Accent was probably part of it too, I'm from the Midwest myself. Btw I am looking to get the new Tacoma and get into overlanding and camping. I'm excited!

ဝါးအားလက်ရက်ခရီးစဉ်လေးကအပူပိုင်းသဘာဝအနားယူကမ်းခြေအလှကိုတညတာမီး‌ပုံဘေးမှာအနားယူရင်နေ့လည်ပိုင်များမှာရေကစားလိုက်လှေလျှော်လိုက်ရေငုပ်လိုက်နဲအာလက်ရက်ကလေးမှာမိသားစုနဲအတူခရီဆပ်နေကြသောသင်၏ကျေးနီရောင်တောင်တန်းအလှကလေတဖြူးဖြူးနဲရှူခင်းအလှကလဲသဘာဝအတိုင်းခံစားခဲရပါသည်နေညိုလို့ပြန်ချိန်လေးမှာကော်လိုရာဒိုအလှတမျိုးနဲဖန်စားသွားသောသင်၏ဗီဒီယိုမန္တလေးမြို့မှမျဝေလိုက်ပါသည်

Pics or it didn't happen.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure what you mean, this video is filmed at 24fps. It contains over 154,000 pictures. I hope that counts.

this is a good quality video! I have an 07 voodoo Blue with 212k miles. Damn FJ never lets me down I love my truck.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

They keep on ticking! I am building something else soon, but the Fj is sticking around!

nunca les an dado un susto los narcos alla en mexico 🇲🇽 nomas pregunto porque eso pasa mucho alla

Then get kidnapped by the cartels

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

I travel with awareness, but not with fear. Fear will hold a lot of people back from experiencing a lot of things.

Went almost same route. All of us were X Army Rangers. Meant cartel. We back off behind a rock ridge. We ended up in a firefight with our families. Spent 500 rounds of ammo. We had night vision that saved us. We took down dozens. That were complete idiots. All our fire power saved our families! Hidden where border corrupt police could not find. We left Mexico with no problem man. They new we were bad ass! Do not go there again. Not worth it. You may not mine a firefight but not with your family. 🇺🇸🇺🇸😎 Fort Brag “Now and Forever”!

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

🤯 please tell me this is to keep pesky tourists off the beaches.. if that really happened, that’s crazy!

we have an FJ/Opus combo, we are planning a trip and like your content but the complete lack of location info, not even where you crossed the border makes it just eye candy/ camping porn.

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Yup! I’m here to inspire, not to be a tour guide and show 10s of thousands of people my secret places. I think a big part of exploring, is exploring and not following someone else’s map. Places get ruined when shared online. Unless it’s a very popular trail that’s already well known, I’ll be very vague. But I am happy to share the border info. That was Mexicali. Next time we go over I’ll cover the crossing a bit more, but since we were first timers I didn’t want to act like an expert in the video.

it’s that ok to take a firearm with me in mexico?

@IndependenceOverland

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely not. You will be arrested and they will find it when you drive through the vehicle x-ray.

Get rid of the subtitles.

@IndependenceOverland

6 ай бұрын

That was you, not me. Turn off closed captioning at the bottom of the screen.

I live in Colorado and would absolutely LOVEto join you on these adventures. Do you allow others to come?