Fantastic video! I recently did the traverse myself. It's fun to see the same locations through someone else's lens!

Great drone work. Really good B roll stuff. Time consuming if you’re alone.

All those static shots of your driving by are great, it they must take so much time to set up. I personally would rather just see more of the track as you’re going through it.

I have watched lots of videos on this subject, but I'll have to say yours is my favorite. just the right amount of talking vs driving, and the music was pleasant and not annoying. All of your drone footage was great. From 15:43-16:12 then at 23:26-23:36 that footage was rock solid, hard to tell if it was drone or you just found a badass place for the camera.

@TarheelOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Christian! I really appreciate your detailed feedback! Both of the shots in those time stamps are drone shots from my DJI Mavic Mini. Every trip (and subsequent video editing session) is an awesome learning experience. I’ve been off-roading my entire adult life and trying to capture these experiences through the camera lens adds another level of challenging fun!

Just found your channel via watching videos on the Traverse. I’m going to tackle this in later September or early October. Nice video.

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

I bet it would be beautiful in the fall. Let us know how it goes!

Drone shots are on point

I was just on the Traverse two days ago and have done all of it except the western end. After watching this video, I'll have to make it to the end next time. Good job.

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Awesome Phil! The western end is good once you get past Dayton. There’s a cool old graveyard with unmarked headstones and a lot of the graves date back to the mid-1800’s.

Nice to see someone doing a solo trip on the Georgia Traverse, instead of all those done in convoys and caravans. There is a channel based out of Kentucky and he is almost with two or more vehicles in his videos. When I go camping/backpacking/overlanding I love the solitude. I'm planning on doing the Georgia Traverse, along with the Big Frog Loop this Fall (2023).

Nice video! Great photography and not a product placement video like a lot of them now. I got into a discussion with someone on fb about and I understand the product placement and commercials and there help for the channels. This one is really good!

We love overlanding and are really looking forward to exploring and making videos of Georgia! Until then, videos like yours will have to entertain us... ;-) A lot of the overlanding channels show just road footage. You shared much more of your exploring so we really enjoyed that. Hope to see you posting again soon! 💙Terry and Terri

Looks peaceful and relaxing. Hoping I can do this route before the summer is over.

@TarheelOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you can make time to do it! There are plenty of trout fishing opportunities along the route as well (if you’re into that).

Great Video - thank you for sharing. Also some great ideas to add to the trip planner for the next visit to the area!

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Looks like an awesome time. I definitely have to do this one. Thank you for sharing

@TarheelOverland

2 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely worth the trip!

Nice shots. Thanks for sharing.

No sir, you are dead wrong. Marshmallows should be set on fire and burnt till black. LOL. Just kidding. Great video. One of the most enjoyable I've seen. Makes me want to go do this myself this Summer. Thank you for sharing your trip with us. Keep up the good work!

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Go check it out for yourself! It’s a cool route.

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

The wife and I have this track planned for early fall. We're then gonna head to Talladega National Forest on our way home. Great video 👍🏻

Nice video my friend, I live in north Georgia and I’ve done the traverse one or twice and the Cohutta Big Frog loop is a beautiful ride as well. Thanks for sharing your ride and keep sharing your adventures.

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m looking forward to exploring the rest of the Big Frog loop at some point in the future.

Wow.. Too much jungle👍

Great stuff man. I've been watching your channel for a bit and you gave me some ideas for my channel content as well. I enjoy your tranquil shots that really show how peaceful the trails can be. I just did a NO camping overlanding Fall ride with the wife near Asheville and enjoyed it. Thanks for the inspiration, and keep the content coming brother. Can't wait to see you on the trail sometime. God Bless.

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend. I hope to see you out there!

Nice adventure across north Georgia. Enjoyed the vicarious ride along. When it comes to meal time, I cheat alot too with backpacker meals. The guy you pulled outta the ditch did have to have a Bama tag on the front of his pickumup truck 🙄😉. But good on you!

Great job on this!

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice video. Thanks for sharing!🙂

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

That was cool.

My old Ramcharger has a pu style tailgate. Makes a decent table. 😂 I just signed up with GAIA-GPS, hopefully these closures are updated. I moved to SC in 2021 from CA, been all over the west. Finishing up a wiring harness on my old Dodge (didn’t get it shipped until last summer) then I’ll start exploring these areas. Thanks for the video.

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

I love the old Ramchargers…classic! Closures are not updated on the website-provided Gaia data points, so be aware of that. Have fun!

Enjoyed video. Nice area

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks James!

I’m in wake forest, NC. Next trip let me know. I’m looking at doing lots of trails in the states surrounding NC.

@vengeance4x436

Жыл бұрын

I’m in Charlotte planning on going to red river gorge hopefully mid November

@OvidioMoreno-kp2si

Жыл бұрын

I would love to join you in November 🙏

Super peaceful trip! All we need is a can-do vehicle and a can-do spirit. The rest is just eating sandwiches and enjoying the silence. How do you handle gasoline during overlanding trips?

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Oren! For a route like the GA traverse (2wd forest roads) I plan gas stops by mileage. If there is a lot of 4x4 action, I just keep an eye on gas levels vs distance and try to estimate when I need to get off trail to find a station. I don’t currently carry any extra fuel, but it would provide some peace of mind.

3:05 from my experience with tailgate tables, you don’t want or need one. You constantly have to sanitize it to use it. After doing a lot of off-roading the thing is usually too filthy.

@TarheelOverland

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think about the cleanliness thing. I still think it would be handy, but maybe that space would be better used for a storage panel? I’m still undecided.

@Atlanta_Cyclist

2 жыл бұрын

@@TarheelOverland I have a Rigd UltraSwing tire carrier on my 4Runner and I utilize the space for two 1-gallon Rotopax containers (gasoline or water). Love the video, by the way. I’ve done the Georgia Traverse a few times and stayed on the same campsite at Jack Rivers Campground. Suggestion though, the next time you do it, you need to do the north part of the Cahutta Wilderness loop. More adventure on that side.

@TarheelOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony! I definitely need to go back and do the northern part of the loop. Knowing what I know now, if I was crunched for time and had to choose, I’d do the whole Cohutta Wilderness loop and skip the western section. I’d also like to spend some time exploring a bunch of those spur trails. Some of those looked like fun.

@Atlanta_Cyclist

2 жыл бұрын

@@TarheelOverland west of Dalton seems pretty trashy to me especially the closer you get to US27. We saw several illegal household garbage dump sites right off the trail.

Really enjoyed the video. What is the backpack on the spare tire for?

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The spare tire backpack is called a Trasharoo. I usually carry my firewood, campfire grill, a trash bag, and my portable toilet in it.

All I can think about is how you retrieved the camera after going thru the water crossing, did you reverse thru it, turn around and drive forward thru it, or hike thru the water on foot to get it? Either way awesome dedication to make an awesome video.

Looks awesome, I’m a new jk owner here in Greensboro NC. I’m a former AT through hiker and would love to go back to GA and drive some of these back country roads!!

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Through hiking the AT is quite a feat! That’s awesome!

@nahuperez522

9 ай бұрын

That sweet im from siler city nc and it nice to see a comment from nc

Gonna do that trip in sept,

I have an XTR tear drop offroad trailer. Any parts of this trail that I couldn't have towed it behind for camping and sleeping in regards to this trail?

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

You would be fine on this trail with an off-road trailer.

Just ordered those coffee tea bags on Amazon. Dark roast. Thanks for the info.

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

You bet! I will try the dark roast next. Let me know what you think when you try it.

@TrailTape

Жыл бұрын

You can also just get empty tea bags and fill it with ground coffee you already use. I have some I use for loose leaf tea but I've used them for coffee when I ran out of filters haha

I've been wanting to do this route..Would love to join you on one of your adventures..Great video

@TarheelOverland

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a fun route and you should do it! Maybe one day I’ll host a trip or something 👍🏻. It’s a small world - if you ever see me out there, come over and introduce yourself!

@Afrojeeper1701

2 жыл бұрын

@@TarheelOverland Ok I sure will.. 👍👍👍

Good job with the video. Unfortunately, the trail can’t be ran as it’s original route. FS79 has been closed for several years now and will most likely never be opened due to storm damage. FS32C is seasonal and only open Sept-Jan 1. It takes some planning but there are some work arounds. Just too much pavement now.

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I wonder if the FS would be willing to let a group of volunteers clear FS79 so they could reopen it? They use volunteers like this in other national forests.

@MichaelMauldinExplores

Жыл бұрын

@@TarheelOverland My understanding is that it's not that kind of work that needs to be done. I was told that the road completely washed out and that heavy equipment was needed for a rebuild. The same goes for 26-1 (Wildcat Rd). $$

Nice video, we went riding though the mountains last weekend and unintentionally rode part of the traverse. I’ve been researching it since. Did you do the trail alone? We went with our wicked jeeps club (we’re in central Georgia) I’m considering taking my daughters back in a month or 2 to explore more. And.. Burn that mellow 😂

@1870offroad

Жыл бұрын

And I just subscribed

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I did it alone but it would be great for a family/group trip.

Do you have the corrected track and waypoints available anywhere? Planning to do it during labor day weekend.

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

I don’t have the corrected route posted anywhere, but that’s a good idea. I need to figure out how to upload and share it. In the meantime, the one locked gate that you should know about (to avoid back tracking) is at 34.76219, -83.66719.

Cool video! Hey what are you using to cook your steak on?

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! It’s a campfire grill like this one: Texsport Heavy Duty Over Fire Camp Grill a.co/d/8D9SzsD I think I bought mine at Walmart.

I have a stock ford expedition. It’s got 4 high and 4 low. Falken wildpeak at3 tires. Used to do beach driving on Long Island all the time. Think it would fair well on the GA travers? She’s a big girl haha. This looks like fun. Feel like they can’t really call it Ga traverse anymore though if some of the roads look to be close permanently. Maybe that’s just me.

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

You might find a few areas to be challenging, but you should be able to do it. Sucks about the closed roads, but it only adds 5-6 miles of pavement. Still worth doing IMO.

Do you think the trail can be done pulling a small off-road style tear drop trailer?

@TarheelOverland

2 жыл бұрын

You can definitely do this trail with an off-road style trailer. There are plenty of suitable camping spots to park a small trailer as well.

Does this route go through the Rich Mountain Wilderness east of Ellijay?

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

Yes it does. It crosses the Stanley Gap on Rock Creek Rd.

We plan on doing at least some areas of the Traverse around Helen in the next few weeks. I have a lifted 2wd Tacoma with a locker in the rear. Think it'll be ok to take?

@TarheelOverland

2 жыл бұрын

You’ll be fine. I did the whole traverse in 2wd without using any lockers. Helen is an interesting town. I drove through just to see it and stopped for a coffee. It looks like a bit of a tourist trap, but I think it would be fun to take a few hours and stroll through town.

@oldsouthautodetail9327

2 жыл бұрын

@@TarheelOverland our family has a cabin in Sautee nacoochie (right outside of Helen) right on the Chattahoochee river. So we go up there a good bit, just never did any of the traverse. I try to stay out of Helen as much as possible 😆.

@TarheelOverland

2 жыл бұрын

That cabin sounds awesome!

Love to do this with you one day

Can you do this trail with a Jeep Grand Cherokee with AWD?

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

You should be able to. The southern route across the big loop will be the best way to go for you. Be sure to check the depth on the bigger river crossings.

Tom Hanks has some explaining to do

You rescued a bama fan? Really?

@TarheelOverland

Жыл бұрын

😂