Good stuff! I've been to lots of hotsprings in BC but never this one. Looks like a great adventure.

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! It was quite the adventure, and I'm planning many more remote ones for the summer - we should hook up for sure!

@TheStoryTillNow

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRoadChoseMe yeah let me know I'm game. 👍

The AEV bumper definitely paid for itself. Years ago I hit a deer going about 55 mph with my stock JK at night over the Sierras, it was a small one and it wasn't even head on. My front bumper was bent, front grill craked with turn signal missing, left wheel arch was torn off and both the left fender and the hood damaged.

Not the worst view to have during supper!

You deserve million view mate. I love comping

This is the first video of yours I've seen and you make great content! I am newer to overlanding and a little apprehensive to go out on my own without a group of at least a few vehicles still. Hoping I can get some more experience and hopefully be comfortable enough to venture out on my own schedule one day :) Thanks for the great watch!

@TheRoadChoseMe

5 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

I love seeing KZreadrs putting British Columbia on display. Well done!

Great adventure ,we are so envious haven't been out since February . Always a treat to find a hot spring , thanks and keep safe the virus is out and about.

Bro great video, the Kootenays are absolutely unreal. Take er easy! 🤙

Great content Dan. I just finished your first book, which I bought from you last year at the Northwest Overland Rally, after hearing you speak about your adventures in Africa. TRCM was a great book! Glad I found your KZread channel to follow more of your adventures.

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kirk, I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it! Volume 2 (Africa) is finished, and will be for sale very soon!

Third times a charm. Beautiful view where you camped. I really enjoy the adventures 👍

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

GOOD JOB BOSS

Well done on finding those hot springs! I thought I saw your jeep up at WH20 this winter. Welcome to the Koots!

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

been enjoying these videos. I'm down in oregon and the country is similar to BC. I've been going out a lot on the weekends for similar adventures.

@willyrisco9618

4 жыл бұрын

Tanner Little you and me both

America looks like an amazing place to tour if you know where to go! Definitely looking at doing South to North one day!

Heyy good video

Welcome to the Kootenays 😉😉👍

MUCH better video than all your previous videos! Before it didn't seem interactive (not the word i am looking for). This video seems to connect with the viewers more (I feel). Video seems engaging. Anyway, I am looking forward to more videos just like this where you are taking us around with you instead of narrating over the parts you have already been. keep up the good work.

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Jesse! Absolutely, this is what I'm aiming for! I wish I had the energy to do so while in Africa, but to be honest I was exhausted most days, and taking the photos and videos I did was the best I could do!

Is there a topic or aspect of my vehicle and preparation you'd like me to cover? Post a comment below and I'll make that the focus of a future video! Thanks for watching, don't forget to subscribe for new videos every Monday and Thursday!!

@steveem7032

4 жыл бұрын

I am interested in the Ursa Minor camper you have. I have been looking at their web site and the options. What do you think of the camper, have you had any issues and what options would you recommend and what don't you feel are necessary options? Love your stories.

@yorkchris10

4 жыл бұрын

Is there anything of known issues (like from Jeep forums) that were recommended modifications from stock?

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

I'll film an in-depth video about it very soon!

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Not that I'm aware of, no!

@skovac83

4 жыл бұрын

From all the videos I've watched of yours so far I think I've come to the conclusion that you have a manual transmission. How did you like it with all the off roading you did through Africa? I just got a manual JL jeep myself.

Loving these videos. Let's get that border open so I can come visit!

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Deal! .. though they just announced it's staying closed until at least July 21

Wow, what was that big lake near the end of your video? Beautiful spot! Cheers 🍻

nice campsite

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

I loved it!

I'm in Alaska, I wanna visit this place.

Binge watched your Africa circumnavigation and I was absolutely blown away. What an amazing experience on an amazing continent. Thanks for sharing. BC next? I'm in.

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin, happy to hear you enjoyed it! Let me know if there's a topic you want me to cover or you want to know more about!

@kru3g3r

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRoadChoseMe Well, you just answered so many questions already, i don't know what to ask. But I'm pretty sure every bit of information you share in the future is very welcome. Even if I probably will never do any overlanding, but who knows? Scandinavia is not to far away.

I took a deer with my ‘07 JKU at about 90km/h, punched out the grill but never hurt the radiator, was amazed how tuff that Jeep is, after that I upgraded to a Warn bumper and soon after got hit by a RAV4, Jeep drove away Mazda didn’t

Great to watch and daring, what repellent you using for that blood suckers?

I knew of hot spring just south-west of Kaslo that was in a park. My interests in the Kootenays was mostly around rail history. I found some of the pebbly beach hard going on Arrow Lake sub..

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, I'd be very interested in hearing more about that! .. drop me an email dan@theroadchoseme.com

@yorkchris10

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRoadChoseMe Chris & Connie may have already exposed it. Perry River road to Seymour Arm is a known ADV path that I've meant to take.

@yorkchris10

4 жыл бұрын

There's a volcano near Salmon Arm that I'd like to visit one day.

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

.. sorry, I don't know who Chris and Connie are.. ?

@stevefontaine9017

4 жыл бұрын

I think he was referring to Chris and Connie from bigdoer.com

I love seeing these adventures in Canada! Any plans to travel to the other provinces and territories? Can you do a video on how you navigate Canadian areas? Perhaps the resources you use to find campsites, trails and other destinations and what you look for when out on the road.Would also be very cool to see how your Jeep is doing in Canadian terrain, maybe some things you might plan on changing up! Thanks!

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

My plans are totally up in the air because of COVID.. so I'm not entirely certain what the summer holds. For sure though the Jeep is great for exploring the mountains of BC, I'm really happy with it!

@michaelletros8582

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRoadChoseMe Awesome! I look forward to following your adventures!

Great job. Do you know a model number for the ARB bumper and did you have to install heavier springs on account of it? Your bumper is exactly what I would go for due to the bar that protects the radiator. I have hit lots of dear and totalled 2 cars. They can do serious damage.

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

The bumper is made by American Expeditions Vehicles - www.aev-conversions.com/product/jk-premium-front-bumper/ And I run their 3.5" suspension to carry the weight of all my modifications

That road would be why the Forest Service put a barricade across it.

I'm shocked.. only 2.5M views after 5 yrs of incredible international offroad adventures?? Had you chosen a MC instead of a Jeep, sported a blond wig with blue contacts and called yourself Itchy Socks you'd have logged 92M views in half the time! lol 😁 and your vids are wayy more interesting.

Wondering what happened to Volume Special editions, proposed date? Really looking forward to reading it!

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Corona virus has messed everything up! I've finished it, but the printers are closed, and I'm waiting for the border to open. It will be released as soon as possible!

@garygray9226

4 жыл бұрын

The Road Chose Me I’m sure you announced that at some point and I missed it. I really enjoyed your first book and all your videos! Very motivating, keep up the great work! I’m looking forward to reading volume 2! Thanks, Gary

How do you find these places to trek out to?

Hello Dan, Love the video, love the rig, new subscriber here. Quick question: Do you find the loaded weight of the JK to be problematic? Cheers from North Dakota...

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Hank, Happy to have you on board. For sure the overall weight of the JK is the worst thing about it - if I could chance one thing I would make it lighter.. maybe by adding helium balloons! ha. Weight is really just the enemy of all long-term Overlanders... it's something I'll talk about in a future video for sure. Let me know if there's anything else you'd like me to cover!

Whats your jeep

Welcome to Taiwan to play when the epidemic is over

Can you do a video about car shipping

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that one is coming up soon!

How do you prepare to go into the most remote places in the world? Who do you tell that your going out? What kind of problems do you prepare for? How do you make sure you don't die or get extremely injured?

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andy, I'll talk about that stuff in up coming videos, thanks for the suggestions!

Hello, great video and well done. Could you please name the hot springs and provide gps co ordinates. Thanks.

@TheRoadChoseMe

3 жыл бұрын

No, I won't do that. The adventure is in the discovery, so I leave it up to you to do the research and explore!

@bcmineresearch

19 күн бұрын

BCGS has a map that shows all the hotsprings and geothermal boreholes in BC. Coordinates, temp, flow rate, ph, etc. It's not really a big secret.

Maybe one day you can talk about the ursa minor a bit?

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely yes. And I'll compare "integrated pop-ups" like mine to Roof Top Tents, slide on campers and other options.

@florianbammes7534

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRoadChoseMe Yay! Happy days! Cool man thanks for the answer and the support!

Unfortunately unlike us, animals have no hospitals where they can be taken to.

No longer driveable. The river has washed the section of road out just past 4 km

@TheRoadChoseMe

5 ай бұрын

I figured that was going to happen, but I was hoping it hadn't!

@beadblaster9508

5 ай бұрын

@@TheRoadChoseMe You can bushwack your way in still from the halfway hot spring rd. Drive to the end of the road and follow the brushed in rd.

@TheRoadChoseMe

5 ай бұрын

I tried that direction once in the spring and gave up after a few hours of post holeing past my knees.

Deer meat for dinner?

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

haha, no unfortuntaely. I don't know if it's legal to keep them around here!

@MarkRose1337

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRoadChoseMe You can get a permit, but it's a hassle. They come to inspect that the animal wasn't harvested illegally, and there's a small fee.

09:22 is 💦

Deer dont have fur, they have hair.

Im 50 years old now and Ive wanted to do something like this all my life. But it was always next month, next year. And that never came. I started my own business and the first thing I did was buy a 2018 Jeep. I worked for 2 years getting prepared to give it all up on an adventure before I was physically unable to. I wont go into details but I lost my business this spring. Lost everything but I have held onto my Jeep! I don't know where or how I will ever afford to do what it is you are doing now,but im not giving up. Figuring out financially how its going to happen has got me stumped. But the dream is firmly locked into my brain. Maby what I needed was to have all the things in my life that kept me bound to what I consider the slave system of the banks and financial world removed from me. I don't know the answer. And somehow being able to admit for the first time that I don't have the answers anymore has a strange kind of freedom attached to it. Wish me luck. Ill let you know someday maby how it all turns out. Hopefully with some really good videos.

@TheRoadChoseMe

4 жыл бұрын

I wish you all the best of luck, and I would love to get an update on how you were able to make your dream come true!

@sscbkr48

3 жыл бұрын

As crazy as it sounds, the BC Doukabors used to burn it all down, everything! All their earthly possessions, it was like purging themselves. You've got your wheels, carve out a simple interior and give her hell. Like McQueen famously said, Time starts Now!