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@angelgjr1999

2 жыл бұрын

Now try it in 2wd. :)

The best use of 4x4 is to engage it before you need it putting into 4 wheel drive after you're stuck is not what you want. Nice drive

@fredo2x625

3 жыл бұрын

Wait what?

@fredo2x625

3 жыл бұрын

So when I’m on construction sites out or can I drive onto in like a pick up truck?

I can tell you Storyteller Overland is LUCKY to have you guys - you just sold a bunch of rigs with this video. Impressive capabilities for a HOUSE on wheels! :)

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike!

That was a good video and showcased the Storyteller Overland Mode RV. Adds a different element to your videos when you can go to places like this.

Even in a fully equipped 4 wheel drive van.....I would have freaked out watching my husband do that. You are both brave!!

Like the determined settlers of old on their way to a new begging in their covered wagons, exhausted oxen, horses, and mules; you two pressed on (albeit in luxurious air-conditioned internal combustion 4x4 comfort) and arrived at your destination. Thank you for carrying on this legacy, this vision, this story of which is America! DISCLAIMER: roadside assistance is limited in some areas, restrictions apply, void where prohibited.

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Lol!

Very smooth driving skills, awesome. And the camera work was excellent. Thank you both for going to the trouble of documenting the incredible journey. And to the van supplier, kudos. The entire van is fabulous would be a serious understatement. Loved the color and overall theme plus the Quigley 4x4 system build was extremely well planned down to even the smallest detail. The trail was much more difficult than it appeared, I know from experience, from working with video. Even the trucks were taking turns at various sections! Great job, team Russos. . .

Excellent showcase of the 4X4 capabilities of that rig.

Some beautiful scenery in this week's episode, Storyteller Overland should be proud of you!

5:52 Whoa, whoa, whoa, Joe! 🤪 Absolutely stunning scenery this week!

I'm so impressed you made it up that road. I might not have quite that courage, but it's great to see what is possible in a good 4 wheel drive van.

Great video!! I'm impressed with how great that 4x4 did... good driving also helped!!! Have a great time...

Whoa,,, that was a fantastic Class B 4x4 VID,,, Thanks for sharing,,, Safe, happy & blessed travel on your all journey,,,

I’ve never seen so much water flowing through there! We love that place. 30 min away!

@barrettkauffman7839

4 жыл бұрын

We live in St George. I have paraglides off the west side up by the antenna.

Wow! Impressive performance on a rugged trail. That Quigley system and the driver have guts!!

Amazing...hard to imagine how you made that in a van with a motorcycle on the back! Good driving and kudos to Storyteller! We want one!

So cool to see you working the 4x4 potential! It's good to figure out if the substantial extra cost is worth it, and I'd say it was impressive for a first run. Good work, thank you ))

Fantastic video! Joe, you handled that vehicle like a pro and Kait did a professional job with the videoing. Hats off to both of you guys!! You will surely have bumped up sales of the Mode by recording this test drive. It was beautiful country as well. I hope the interior/living section has been panning out as well as the 4x4 driving has! Keep on keepin’ on! I really enjoy 4x4ing vicariously!

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very cool class B van! Love the 4x4 aspect of it!

Kait wasnt the only one impressed...awesome job dude! 👍😎✌🏻👏🏻

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob!!!

Looks fun! And looks like you definitely pushed it to the limit. And no one wants to get stuck! 🤣

First thing I would do would be to rip those running boards off before they get ripped off on their own.

@Erin-Thor

5 жыл бұрын

Jim Carter - Yes! LOL! There’s quite the collection of them at a few points in Colorado.

@querydelacroix2919

4 жыл бұрын

On the Winnebago Revel, they use the running boards as a partial cage to protect the vehicle.

@barrettkauffman7839

4 жыл бұрын

You could replace with rock slider- running boards. A 2-3 in. Lift wouldn't hurt either.

Impressed with the driving and the vehicle

Excellent video. Perfect mix of gorgeous view and van 4x4 testing. Kudos guys.

I really appreciate that Kait hiked up the hills twice, once to film you and once to catch up with you! Awesome video! Love the 4x4 action! I want your old vans because you are very careful and take care of them!

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate all of her hiking too!

Ive gone back and forth about this and truck 4x4 and a different van. I keep hearing about how the other van keeps bottoming out ruining their undercarriage. FINALLY HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS THE RV I NEED AND WANT. I’’ll be financially stable next year to do so and I can’t wait even though i shall....... thanks for these awesome videos Joe and Kait !!!!!!!!!!!!

With a locker or Limited slip diff, good all terrain tires, aired down, you can get through some seriously impressive terrain.

Best Blog Ever, amazing description and detail and performance of this 4x4 Transit Camper Van!

Joe you rocked that trail sir. Awesome!!

You went up that hill nice and slow in 4x4 mode. Great job!!! And that waterfall!!!!!! Beautiful

Awesome driving, Beautiful water fall!!

Big thumbs up Russos! Great driving skills.

Beautiful scenery, great driving and what a beautiful fabulous dog. I want one just like Charley!!!

Well done Guys. Always enjoy Bless you all three.

I'm quite sure I could get to the top of Ben Nevis with that van. Awesome. 👍🖖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A wonderful experience in the camber 4WD which was awesome. The manouvering of the vehicle was excellent, the best part of the segment 👌👌👍

I’m impressed enough to want to purchase this one and drive to Alaska !!! Lived there 4 years in the interior (Fairbanks).

OMG! I've missed so much of you guys! I don't know why you weren't showing up on my Subscriptions page for the last month! I generally sit down and look through at all my subscriptions almost daily.

We are building our next camper on a transit cab chassis with the quickley conversion. Can't wait!!!

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Impressive and gorgeous terrain, remarkable driving and handling. excellent judgement to not cross the river, too! Fun!

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephanie!

Beautiful scenery and great driving! Whether you decide to choose this model or not. I believe that you guys would probably benefit from four-wheel drive..

wow! i must say that i am impressed!

"I'm just so stoked..." Excellent, brah.

Hey guys I’m glad you’re back on the road

Okay watching the way it handled the mountain I want this !!!

Good video - I had wanted to see how it handled the ruts. I think I would want another 2 to 4 inches of height. That sewer drain came rather close to some of the rocks you went over. Thanks guys.

I’m not a Ford fan but I must say like Kait did that it was impressive!

Very impressed by the 4x4 Storyteller Overland.

the ford gets you to base camp , now time to jump on the bike and scout the area!

wow this is epic! amazing driving skill! I was debating if I need a 4x4 or a promaster is good enough.... this change the game! thumbs up

@smallbusinessdreams

5 жыл бұрын

Me as well. I want a 4x4 now.

We passed you in our campervan coming out! Ours is a Ford e350 with quigley and extra lift. Nice job, impressed.

I like it! Good Job and footage!

They better put that RV into production because the 4 wheel drive makes a big difference! #WTR

@nancyeunike6022

3 жыл бұрын

The slim design as most European offroaders are might help too. Ford has surprised me this time in Transit.

Wow spectacular scenery. I’d love to see this place up close & in person.👍😊. Great driving skills guys!!! Gotta say that van has remarkable pulling power.

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lynn!

What has mostly concerned me, is the ground clearance that 4x4 camper vans have. Or the lack of it. But the van seemed to take that hill like a champ. 👍

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Well this van has been raised and has larger tires so there is added clearance. You wouldn't want to take a stock van down most of this for rear of ripping up something underneath.

Awesome Rig! Very Impressed!

That's a very impressive van. You can go places in that that no one will bother you. Out of all the vans you've tested this one is my favorite.

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks - we're enjoying it!

Great vid! Beautiful scenery

Awesome video and awesome 4x4 van very nice.

Last March & April I roamed the off pavement Nat Forest roads in the Smokey’s in NC. It was great testing and practicing using my 4x4 converted Class B camper van. I just added a Hydralift Mini hydraulic lift to carry my M/C along and luv the setup. Enjoy!

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

Always a pleasure to see your adventures. It appears the Ford is a great choice, would love to see more about your thoughts of the interior as you've had more time to experience it. Thank you again.

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

We’ve really enjoyed the Ford and will show more of the interior

Great job driving!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

It just seems right to see you guys with a doggy again 🥰

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

It's been really nice.

That was a FANTASTIC video. It is amazing what that van can do.

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry!

first. incredible scenery and what a driving.

I guess it depends on what you grew up with. I live in Utah and drive these kind of roads to get to the "fun" stuff where you really need 4-wheel drive. Someone from flat country may find this challenging. Certainly different. Other people's comments remind me not to take my back yard for granted so much and appreciate it more. It's always like that though, isn't it? The videographer, Kait?, did an awesome job! Much more impressive and technical than the driving I thought.

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

It’s always a matter of perspective. When we took this road in our Jeep, it wasn’t something we thought twice about. Trying it with a 9,500 lb top heavy van...different story. It’s not something to take on the really fun stuff that you’re thinking of but more to get you out there.

@redrockitinerant7776

5 жыл бұрын

I rewatched parts of the video right after posting and realized from experience that videos tend to make roads like this look much flatter than they really are. Also that the van has a long wheel base, plus the weight, making it a bigger challenge than any SUV. I still want to compliment Kait for her good eye and video techniques. It was something I noticed even though I wasn't thinking about it.

That was awesome....I got caught up cheering for ya...and the shot of you climbing up and the background of the valley and mountains was awesome 👍🏿

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andre!

Awesome adventure 👍💯 4x4 trekking up to that spectacular view of the falls. Yes, the wheels have it! Thank you for sharing another great day on the road trips. Utah is just so dynamically, monumentally beautiful. (I'm so inspired to go see) Happy Travels Mr.Mrs @TheRussos *Van🚐Wings🦋*

Thanks for the thrills 😱👍

What an awesome ride!!!

Looks like a nice rig! If it were mine I'd have to do something about that rack. Sooner or later it's going to get badly bent or torn off.

Screen shot at 5:43, gorgeous!!

I remember how very much I love Utah! Stunning scenery and impressive driving!

Nice Storyteller! Have fun...

Well I am totally impressed with what that class B can do. Kait filmed the outside shots like a pro. If this video was a commercial for the Overland, and I had the money, I would buy it in a heartbeat. You guys did a great job. And to top it off, the family dog Charlie was there for the ride and did not throw up. LOL 😄😃

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rhonda - it was a lot of fun!

Awesome trip

Yup. Our 4x4 Airstream Interstate 19’ loves that type of terrain and like you said, you don’t need 4x4....until you do!

@stanmarcusgtv

5 жыл бұрын

the Airstream is very much limited by ground clearance, it hardly seems able to do much off road

@rvboondocker2559

5 жыл бұрын

stan marcus Not true on the 4x4. Tremendous clearance

Impressed with the Transit and impressed with the driver. Great video Russos!

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kerry!

Am impressed as well Joe, but it is a real plus to have some serious hardware to handle all that rockery!

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah you need it for Trails like that.

What a great video! Thanks

Your rack had been hitting the ground from the beginning of the incline. A must leave off for incline areas. You might want to check out RV Adventurers. They took this area in a jeep cherokee.

Wow. Just Wow..... Impressive heading offroad in your tiny home.... ;)😎

This Ford should be a great camper! We need a 4x4.

That was awesome!

I am extremely impressed.

Kait, you worked pretty hard to get those outside shots...great video...again!

@markbondoc8309

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah let the dude film, hike, and stand outside the heat lol and let Kait drive

Best video yet, please buy a 4x4 van!!! 🙏🙏🙏

We love our 4WD Toyota Hilux, (Aussie) we can go practically anywhere we want now, but like you, but we are cautious, alway think mmm gotta get it out and if something breaks...thats gonna be expensive, we always get out and check first the surroundings...we are heading north to Far North Queensland next week lots of 4WD's up there towing a camper van.

Thanks for sharing this video great video.

I was just thinkin' that a good option on their production model would be an air compressor with enough hose to air up the tires after airing them down to get a better grip.

@cristim5620

5 жыл бұрын

or you could buy a good air compressor for 100$ as I did for my Sprinter 4x4. it is cheap and efficient.

I love the fact that you said the names of the places correctly

Ok, I am impressed.

I love ford transit . Qualities and nice design..

@Weretherussos

4 жыл бұрын

We agree!

Charlie gets to be empress of all of Utah.

I know video never make a steep hill look knarly, but your video does so must of been really crazy hill. Those Transits are amazing. I just sold my Sprinter for one of them cause i'm too annoyed with the service fees on Mercedes. Dealers are hard to find, our closest is 4 hours away, so annoying. For dealers are everywhere. And twice the power with twin turbo, YES PLEASE!

I dig that van!

Thanks for this video, I'm surprised how little video documentation there is of the Quigley 4x4 system on the Transit out there. What I'm waiting for a side by side comparison of both this and the Sprinter 4x4. I don't expect the Sprinter to be able to beat the Quigley but it would still be good to see how they measure up. It seems like the bike on the rear of the Mode sticks out more than it needs to? I wonder if there is a way to get it to sit closer to the body of the van to allow for a shorter carrier and greater departure angle. I didn't know the Mode came with skid plates to protect the various mechanics on the under carriage? Or did you attempt this off road exercise with no under carriage protection? Bravo, glad it all worked out! Beautiful rig!

@markphipps8655

4 жыл бұрын

Nitram Midnite there are bike racks that sit higher above the hitch. Lots higher.

Dude just subbed, really nice to see a camper be able to tackle those challenges. Good job

@Weretherussos

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

Great capabilities. Just a bit slow and wonky. Guess there’s always a sacrifice. Thanks for the demo.

Ford transit van is my biggessssssst love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!💜💙💚