Wow that was quite a run!! Great work out.

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

My wife ran 9 miles on the flats turned around and ran back thinking it was the same direction ,had to send up the drone to spot her and give her directions back to the truck 😮

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

😳 Dang!

The salt flats look amazing! Need to put it on the list. You always give me great ideas for our next trip

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

You should!

@justlucky13

2 ай бұрын

If you can I recommend going during Speed Week lots of Fun!!!

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

@@justlucky13 That would be awesome!

Awesome travel videos, glad I found your channel. You two are the ideal travel companions. I’m about to retire, can only hope to find a compatible female mate to begin sharing trips and views like these.

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

Thank you and good luck!!

I would definitely drive on the salt flats. I would go for the top land speed record for a Dodge Sprinter Pleasure Way class B RV. A buddy and I drove through the salt flats back in August of 1978. We were in his 1968 hotrod Camero that lacked aircondioning. It was well over 100° outside and easily 120°+ inside the car. ...Over the years as a ranch cowboy, we've had a horse or two just up and die on us for no apparent reason. But we either buried them or one time, took it to the dump after doing an autopsy on it in town. I can only imagine how bad that carcus must have smelled. That goodness you guys didn't have smell-a-vision for this video. Be safe out there! I hope everything is okay with your family out in the Portland area. Cheers and Carey On!

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

Yeah. It was pretty bad. Glad the wind didn’t change during the night:)

Hey, I spent the night in Fillmore at the KOA last road trip to Ronan. The horse flies were thick as heck.

Good to see neither of you have small cuts on your hands, that dip of salty crystals in liquid would have reminded you right away!

We went with Cooper's Discover AT3 tires for stronger sidewall strength. Best tire through all our sets over 20 yrs of traveling. Wife likes your new ac. Can't see it as your drove around the jeep.

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

Good to know!

The Falken Wildpeak A/T3W tires I had on my last truck were fantastic. They're the perfect balance between on road comfort and off road traction, and they're 3-peak snowflake rated.

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Haven’t tried those.

Think just walking on the saltflats would be my choice. Gross about the horse. I fell in love with northern Nevada last summer. So much public land.

Iron Horse RV park in Elko, Nevada is very nice! Full hookups and laundry available.

I was there a couple weeks ago. It was 40 something degrees. Raining with 20-25 mph winds. Had to wear my heavy winter coat. Got out read the sign and left. Then in Elko it started to sleet. Went to Pizza Hut! lol. Next day went north on crazy awesome beautiful and at times knuckle biting. No gas stations for about 200 miles. But there was an opal mine!

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

Oh wow!

I’d drive for a photo op. 📷 but not keep driving because salt eats everything 😂 That is a serious hill. Walking is working out too. KOA is never cheap, ever 😂 but yeah sometimes it’s easier to hit it all at one spot.

Wow Dave you did do a good job. Just like a pro

I'm very happy with my Cooper 10 ply rated truck tires on my 4X4

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for confirming my experience!

Love the Bonneville Salt Flats been to speed week a few times very cool and Fun was your first spot with all the ATV's Five Mile Pass?

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

I don’t think so. 🤔

Hello good people! Very nice start to the video. Good to see the Dodge tackling difficult roads. What type of suspension do you have on the rear axle? Considering removing what I have to put on automatic air suspension.

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

We have a heavy duty adjustable air suspension. It works well but I’m not convinced there’s something better.

At least you know the source of the smell & that it’s not a Forensics Files episode in the making… That is a good thing..

@esparka

Ай бұрын

Humble George mentioned you two this morning. That prompted me to come & binge a few COV episodes…. I love it when he mentions you two, which is regularly……

@esparka

Ай бұрын

I’d be scared to be out that far into the desert without cell connection. The Better Call Saul & Breaking Bad desert scenes come to mind.

@CareyOnVagabond

Ай бұрын

😂😂

@CareyOnVagabond

Ай бұрын

Welcome back!

Growing up on a farm, these things happen, but it's a circle of life thing we can drive away from until it's our time to join. Loved the 'beating the dead horse joke' It's a typical guy joke about death :) When I see the salt flat I see a future rusty truck frame eating beast.

1) I laughed at beating a…😂 2) I had the Coopers on my van, like you and loved them, too. I went with BFG KO2’s on my F-150 and would absolutely NOT get them again. They’re more tire than I think I need for forest roads and light to moderate 4WD and they are way more expensive than the Coopers. You obviously have to decide based on your use, but for me, I think I wasted a bunch of money and will go Cooper in the future.

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Joe! Appreciate the info and confirming my thoughts on coopers. Enjoy your trip!

@travelingwithjoe216

2 ай бұрын

@@CareyOnVagabondThanks! I have about another month here before going home.

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

@@travelingwithjoe216 Appears to be an amazing trip!

Dave, I thought you were going to do a 0 to 60 MPH on the salt flats in the truck camper😂😂 but don't forget to wash the chassis to stop it rotting, salt and vehicles don't like each other.

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

They sure don’t😉

Were you guys west of the Utah Lake or on the eastern shore? Just bought a 2024 Ram 2500 gasser. Trying to decide if I want to put a camper on it or pull a trailer. I like your setup.

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

East side this time:)

Horse burger is a damn fine meal

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

😬 This was a few days late for that. 😉

What happen to the bike?

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

Bikes stored for this trip;)

Just double-checking, you got your sunscreen on?

Thanks again. Seeing the Bonneville Salt Flats makes me think of this movie... The World's Fastest Indian - kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z5p_k9KTY5vSodo.htmlsi=lfjSQ864_6VutqqD

@CareyOnVagabond

2 ай бұрын

Awesome movie!