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Be nice to do this in the new expedition out of the rain lol 😅 i have done few trips in the pouring rain and makes for fun without windows
Ever thought about towing a small camper trailer instead of the tent set-up
What intercom system do you use? Do they go in your helmets and connect with Bluetooth?
Thank you so much for this video. I just bought a Hero 12 and have no idea how to use it with my SxS. Regards, Kevin
We come to Hatfield every year
how many fuel stops did you make?
I live in Boaz awesome trip guys!!! some amazing views here
Been looking at the Core 9/10p tents for me, my wife, 8yo, and maybe dog. I skimmed through your other two videos, never knew the UTVs could be used like this. Pretty cool! I am wanting to get back into camping to get my kiddo into the outdoors & to get to dark skies as I am into astronomy. Though plan on doing car camping. Currently waffleing between the 9p rainfly instant version and a 10p instant w/ canopy at Costco. Don't know if we would be as hard core as you guys as rain isn't compatible with clear skies, though the rain fly might be better for just in case. How is the ventilation vs. your old 10p?
The price is killer. You can get a maps67i or Montana 750i for half the price
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. You strap down a SxS by the tires. Go find those videos showing the correct way. This guy needs to delete this.
Did you do any waterproofing spray on your tent in preparation before the trip?
Mine had the same problems. I just told my mexicans to “bring it home” rather than paying them.
We’ve been looking at this tent, and watching it get through that storm has sold us! Did you add any waterproofing to it on your own or is it just stock? Thanks for the great videos.
It held up great. We had a little seepage through the floor but we were basically in a stream for a couple hours. We did not add any water proofing. It kept us pretty dry - I was impressed!
Great video! How did your Core tent held up during that heavy downpour?
Thanks! Held up really good. Minor seepage through the floor where we were standing and a couple drips - but this was “go build an Ark” kind of rain. Our tent was basically pitched in the middle of a stream 😂 I genuinely was impressed how well it did and I’ve been camping in tents all my life.
Thanks for replying. First of all thank god you and family are safe. I decided to purchase the same tent. Keep making good videos
Bravo de montrer à votre famille qu'il y a un autre monde dans la vie, prenez soins de vous, j'aime beaucoup vos vidéos......
Thank you!! 🙏🏼
What some wonderful adventures and time together you give your kids. They will never forget your effort.
It’s been a cool experience! Trips I took with my parents are definitely some of my fondest memories from my childhood, and hopefully they will remember these as well. 😊
Great video you guys have not put out a video in a while I was wondering how the new clutching is working I ordered my dura clutch system for my general yesterday have a great day be safe.
Thanks! Yeah I have a couple I want to put out, we’ve just had to focus on some other life aspects for a while… not sure when our next trip will be. Duraclutch is working great. Actually was just using the General around the property to plant some food plots, lots of starting and stopping - really smooth, but we haven’t put a ton of miles on it so far.
Awesome video! Although the Uintas are very beautiful. You should have Sean the 40 years ago. I grew up in Kamas, hunted, hicked, and snowmobiled these mountains all my life. It's sad to see all the dead pines from the beatle kill. I wish I could be around to see it come back.
I believe it! That seems to be almost every NF these days - you get to some spots and it’s just miles of hillsides full of dead trees. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for stopping by! 🙏🏼
Don't buy a polaris
LOL. Everyone thinks we’re so brand loyal. The machine does fine for what we need it to. Lots of good machines out there
Hi TNF: Would it be possible for you to take a video of the underside of the trailer and show it? Or just describe it? I'm planning to start making trailers like that and was wondering about the construction. Seems like the axels are mounted directly to the main deck frame (I'm guessing this is to make it sit lower) but there is no extra bracing where the axels are tied to the deck frame? If that were a single axle trailer it would be a massive weak spot for material fatique - but since you have 2 axels I guess it won't be as critical? Would appreciate an answer from you or others that know how the trailer is braced / stiffened under the deck?
You bet - can you shoot me an email? [email protected] and I’ll shoot you some photos or videos when I have some time.
thanks for sharing your adventures of the uintahs. brought back so many memeories of my time in those mtns. glad y'all got to experience the monsoonal rain storms. ive been hiking in 80deg weather to being snowed on in the same day. one of utahs most scenic adventures
You bet. Yeah the weather swings there are crazy!!
Bruh how do you smoke a belt in 2 miles my can ams are still on factory belts and it's 8 years old and I do some crazy riding basically never use low gear unless I'm plowing snow
Belt was fine, but it did slip. Hauling a lot of weight up that mountain I suppose. I replaced our Ranger’s belt after 11 years… and it was still perfect 🤷♂️
Very informative video. It looks like we ride some of the same roads, I live in Ridgeway and saw the Hyde Mill in the video. Would you still recommend these tires for mainly pavement riding with some mixed trail riding in SW WI?
Yep! We are just to the east of Ridgeway a bit. If you want to reach out via our website, Northwoods.family we can chat more - don’t want to publicly post our address :) These tires are great for road riding. So much better than the factory tires!! We’ve used these tires on everything from roads, to rocky trails, gravel, dirt even some mud. Really happy with them. We are actually running the 10-ply aramid version now - probably overkill for riding in Wisconsin but for our out west trips the added durability and puncture resistance is nice. If you pick some up - do us a favor and use the link in our video description to take you to the website - it helps us keep our channel going :)
Dude....research real Jerry cans. I love rotopax too but Jerry cans are way way better. Way cheaper too. BTW.....wouldn't be as cool looking.
I have several actually in use around my property or for my truck in a pinch. It would be nice to be able to hold more than 3 gals in each on our trips. I’d need to find a solution to mount them outside on the cargo rack because I don’t want to carry fuel in my cargo bed (nor do I have room for it!)
I see what you mean man. Its a slick system. I carry 4 vp jugs as a support vehicle. Kinda can't see why anyone would spend so much for so little capacity but to each his own. I love your rig man. Well thought out. I have applied your thoughts to my rig. Peace out bro.
Nice video except you don't have your machine strapped side to side. So in an emergency maneuver, there is nothing preventing your machine from turning over. Front to back is not sufficient. I'd strongly recommend adding straps that hold it side to side.
So let’s say I swerve right, when I correct the swerve, weight transfers to the right side. So you’re saying the left side of the machine will lift off the deck and roll off my trailer? How are the straps on my left side of the machine going to allow the left side to lift off the deck? The simply can’t unless they break The straps have a fixed length when they are locked in. One strap cannot shift its angle off the deck, or even laterally, because there are three other straps that are also locked at a fixed distance. For the left rear strap to pivot to the right, the only way for that to happen is for the machine to shift backwards too. The front straps will not allow that to happen. And vice versa. I’m not saying other techniques (x pattern, using the wheels, etc) doesn’t work equally well. But not a single person who has commented on this video has shown any evidence or reasoning behind their argument. It’s all anecdotal. I’ve looked for tests and haven’t seen them. If you know of one please share, genuinely I’d like to see. Not trying to be rude, we can agree to disagree but I don’t see how what you’re saying will happen is geometrically possible without multiple straps breaking.
I'm pretty sure his aluminum trailer doesn't weigh fourteen hundred pounds especially with tandem axle.
Would you expect it to be more or less? I’ve never weighed it on a scale, but the manufacturer’s website says “curb weight” for this specific model is 1487 lbs. The certificate of origin gives a “shipping weight” of 1480 lbs. Next time I take a load of junk to the dump I’ll ask them if I can weigh it quick.
Custer peak is amazing however if you want a truly amazing trail that will also challenge you check out camp 5! its not for the feint at heart and requires some skill to traverse some bigger rocks, but my god is it a fun trail and the views down in the creek bed with towering cliffs all around is just unbelievable. its not overly long but does take a while to get through due to the heavy amount of rocks you have to go over. I go twice a year to the black hills and I have yet to find a trail quite as good as camp 5. If you're shy about scratching your machine or bottoming out then you wont like this trail as it requires a bit of abuse to get through ;) but that's what they are made for. I also love driving through spearfish canyon. incredible view, lots of places to stop, and a few amazing walking trails and water features everywhere for the family to enjoy. the best part is your phones don't work in the canyon! also keep in mind most trails have a 64 in max machine width restriction on them so if you have a wide machine you'll need to do some planning.
Thanks for the info! I remember we looked at the Camp 5 trails but just didn’t work out into our plan. We’re definitely not shy about getting our machine scratched up! We’re pretty tough on it! Really appreciate the heads up. Next time we’re out there, we’ll definitely check them out. Our machine is 64” on paper but now with aftermarket tires, I think it’s close and depends on how it’s loaded and everything. I’ve heard they’ve gotten stricter with checking and measuring. Not that we’d knowingly disregard the regulations, but I’d also be frustrated if we got a ticket for being 1/2” over because we were carrying a heavy load.
I'm very interested in this tent. Any thoughts on ventilation? Just a little worried about it getting stuffy in warmer weather since there are no floor vents and vents in the fly.
You can zip all of the door and window flaps completely up on the fly. Ventilation is very good… and you can always go no fly too if you don’t think it will rain. If you click on our videos tab… watch the two we did recently in Utah, we put it to the test and it worked great.
How can I get a copy of the route to put into my GPS ? We want to take this trip.
It’s available on our website. You can leave a donation if you’d like otherwise you can download it for free northwoods.family/store/ols/products
Here in California if any ATV/UTV tires touch asphalt you get a citation, so sad.
That’s unfortunate. Not that I needed another reason to avoid California 🫤
Nice job
Thank you! Cheers!
Ur page no longer works for the map do you have an updated link or could I get an emailed version
Should work now. I just checked it. They are too large to email northwoods.family/store/ols/products/bhnf62ridemaps
Thanks for this video! Almost no info about these, despite being out for a while. Seriously considering this one or the 6 person which is about three feet shorter. Already have a 13x9 cheap tent and have had a couple of instances of it not fitting well in a site. Curious if the tent is still hilding up well.
Glad I could help! If you click on our videos… check out the overlanding trip we did recently in Utah / Uinta Mountains. We hit some crazy rain! The tent has held up well, though unfortunately I just found out where we stored it over the winter had mice… and they chewed a nice hole in it 😢 no fault of the tent of course…
How many oil changes you did at any mile when traveling or you just aided UTV engine oil to top it off when low?
Changed the oil before we left. Checked it once a day, never had to add anything and changed it when we get home!
Do not tie down there in Kentucky state police or d o t sees this you get a ticket for un sacerded load has to be tied to the frame front and rear nit your rock slide.
Interesting. I searched for that specific language in KY traffic statutes and couldn’t find it. Thanks for the heads up.
Did this Duraclutch get rid of that Terrible Snap and jerk you sometimes get on takeoff. I am about fed up with Polaris clutches....
Yep. Take off is very smooth now, not at all jerky.
@@TheNorthwoodsFamily Thanks... I still have to do a little research. I have changed the weights in mine to get the RPM down to a reasonable level. If this would be compatable with the duraclutch I would have to find out. Thing is a have a Polaris 850 touring with over 11,000 miles and finally changed the belt just because. It was still like new. Everything in there still looked like new. This 900 RZR is the first Polaris I ever felt the need to do anything with the stock clutching... I named this one the Money Pit...🥵
That’s a bummer. Our 2012 Ranger 800 went ten years on the factory belt. I finally replaced it for the same reason but it looked like new. When I sold it I gave it to the new owner as a spare. Our General has gone through several belts - granted we drove it a lot differently 😆
This was a superb and very informative video. Thank you very much for taking the time to make this and for sharing all the insider information about what you use and how you use it. I've wanted to do something like this ever since we got our UTV and I may actually give it a try now.
Glad it was helpful!
We bought our UTV in august of 23 and now have 1200 ish miles on it and almost every mile has been on this trail or around Monroe on road routes for errands and what not. Your video shines a good light on this trail and doesn't focus on the two downsides everyone else does, that it's dusty and rather flat. Other than those 2 things it's got a whole lot going for it and for me especially the trail is about a mile from my house on the south west side of Monroe. I just found your page tonight and have watched a ton of your videos already and we're already talking about doing your route to lake superior!
Awesome! Glad you’ve joined us and are enjoying the videos. Happy riding and let us know if you run to Lake Superior!
So you need a permit to cut a live tree in a state forest?
Yep! It’s $10.
Did you stay overnight somewhere in order to do the whole trail? We are thinking about maybe just trying to do half of it each trip. We have a cabin about 90 minutes north of Mineral Point.
You can do the entire trail in a day pretty easily. We’ve run the entire thing down and back no problem, even run the leg to Belmont and back.
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Loop 4 (Overflow or Rustic Loop) at the Campground on the Northern end of the Perkinstown Motorized trail is open to ATV/UTV/MC. Need to enter directly off the the trail head on FR1455. It is a nice little area with shaded sites, tables, firepits, water and nice pit toilets. No electric.
Awesome. Good to know!
Used mine for the first time this last weekend. I set it up just like you did, but when i went to put the floor in, it couldnt connect at all points because it was staked out farther than the floor. Unfortunately, i was setting it up by myself, in a rainstorm. I had to abandon it after the first night because there was so much rain that was flowing to the front door and vestibule and eventually getting inside. The one night i did get to enjoy it, it was awesome and the G-Stove XL kept it warm and dry inside.
Yeah I remember once we set it up and I forgot if there were problems with the floor or I just staked it out too far, but I remember I definitely couldn’t get center pole extended. I had to loosen a few stakes out. But otherwise it’s been great for us.
Do you realize you're doing that entirely wrong! Go through the wheels.
There are a thousand ways to strap down a SxS, going over the wheels works fine too
TOOOOOOOOOO MUCH MUSIC.
Noted 🤙🏼
What do you guys all do neutral or in drive when towing?
I don’t think it matters. Park or neutral. It’s strapped down so tight it doesn’t move.
@@TheNorthwoodsFamily I strap through the tires so she doesn’t move
I find it very soothing, the calm between races, the wind rushing by in silence. And then full on motor as well. I'd love to be there!
It’s an absolutely amazing place. The natural history as well as the racing history is incredible.
That is an awesome looking and sounding machine!!!
Thanks!!!
excellent video!
Thank you very much!