Wow, that is an upgrade! They look so sick on the evening shots up at Mount Woodside!
@user-kc1ld1nq1wКүн бұрын
Awesome job. Very clean wiring. Is that circuit breaker switch @6:57 where you have the auxbeam red positive cable part of the auxbeam light management or was that separate? Do you have a video on that setup? Using the switch box
@ridgelineoverlandingКүн бұрын
I installed that switch panel a couple of years ago and I actually don’t remember if the circuit breaker came with it. I’m guessing not, because I recently installed the six gang panel and a jeep that my daughter had for a while and it didn’t come with the circuit breaker. I don’t have any videos specific to the switch panel, but I’m happy to answer any questions that I can
@user-kc1ld1nq1wКүн бұрын
@@ridgelineoverlandingthanks for the quick reply. I searched on Amazon and it looks like the 8 gang does include the breaker but the 6 gang does not. Thanks for showing off your setup. It has given me some ideas. I like the use of the split wire loom I’ll have to get some when I start wiring in things. Where did you run the wiring through the firewall for your switch panel inside the cab?
@ridgelineoverlandingКүн бұрын
@user-kc1ld1nq1w Firewall access…always a good time! There is a big rubber grommet near the steering shaft. I would have pulled the air intake and whatever else was in the way in order to have good access. I originally “breached” the firewall with 0 Gauge power wire for my stereo install. I’m OCD and like to keep my installs clean so I use a lot of split tubing on the outside and Tesa Tape on the inside.
@johnwick1289Күн бұрын
Will likely add these to my Passport. Thanks for the review.
@phillyfatheadКүн бұрын
Excellent!!!
@jaystevens812212 күн бұрын
Clean install! Did Gabi end up keeping the JK?
@ridgelineoverlanding12 күн бұрын
We had to say goodbye to the Jeep a little sooner than expected. It was a beautiful buggy but the repairs and maintenance were a bit much for a 17 year old young lady. I put a ton of hours into it to keep her costs down but I couldn’t keep up that pace. We sold it to a Jeep enthusiast who’s on her fourth Wrangler.
@jaystevens812215 күн бұрын
Do you miss the Jeep yet?
@ridgelineoverlanding14 күн бұрын
Not even a little bit. The passport is fantastic. Maybe not as quick as the jeep, but definitely more athletic, better fuel, economy, better reliability. Also, Honda’s SUVs have a flat center consol that is low instead of a big bulky one that also acts an armrest… This allows Oakley to be able to sit there and chill. Also good spot to put my cameras when I’m filming. I just found the interior layout of the jeep wasn’t very conducive to road trips, dogs, filming.
@jaystevens812215 күн бұрын
Epic trail! Any damage to the truck?
@ridgelineoverlanding14 күн бұрын
Yup! There are dozens of cross dtches on this trail and many of them are deep. On the way back I just got impatient and went through them too quickly, so I bent up another tailpipe, and scuff some corners of my bumpers.
@phillyfathead15 күн бұрын
Job well done!!
@redgrappler15 күн бұрын
Great vid. I’m sure you get asked a lot…what lift and what wheels?
@ridgelineoverlanding15 күн бұрын
Full Truck Build Details are in the video description :)
@phillyfathead15 күн бұрын
Love the new format, lite and quick moving ( music 👍) the truck was most impressive on those narrow snowy roads. You got some big balls backing down the icy hill 🎱🎱!
@ridgelineoverlanding15 күн бұрын
I was squealing like a school girl backing down that hill! Thanks for the props on my increased use of music. Turns out iMovie has a ton of music clips built in, so it’s really easy to drop in a track and trim/fade the edges to make it blend well.
@thedarkstar18 күн бұрын
looking to go from my overland nomadic 2 tent to the Mesa 4 Person “ROUGHNECK" just looking at specs and might go stop by tomorrow. Good video and its making me feel like I should so see their show room as I am in Chilliwack!
@germanium187219 күн бұрын
What kind of wheels and tires are you running? They look really nice 👍
@ridgelineoverlanding19 күн бұрын
That's my old setup; Dai "Prime" 18x8 35 offset with 265/60 18 Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S. Those wheels are now on my wife's Passport and I got an upgrade to Cooper's new Road & Trail AT. kzread.info/dash/bejne/omqsqZuShtqrf9I.htmlfeature=shared
@shj200019 күн бұрын
Please, please tell me about your rooftop tent rack! I've been searching for a solution to put a rooftop tent on my own 2021 HPD. Yours looks great.
@ridgelineoverlanding19 күн бұрын
It’s actually not even a tent rack per se. Soon after buying the truck I also bought with a VanTec P3000 Ladder Rack to carry kayaks. When I got into Overlanding i realized I could put my tent up there. I then started customizing the rack to be able to put gear on the side. Strut channel between the towers, and then molle panels to step it up another notch. I store the tent on top of my utility trailer on a custom rack I built. Sometimes we take the trailer, other times just the truck. Easy enough to slide the tent back and forth between the two. Most people use a proper overland rack. Fastening them to a Ridgeline bed can be a trick, but I think Camping Randy sells a couple racks that fit, otherwise you can put strut channel on your bed sides and fasten a rack to that. I highly recommend having strut channel all the way around the bed. Super versatile!
@shj200019 күн бұрын
@@ridgelineoverlanding Thanks much!
@Nscalemike5619 күн бұрын
Looks great
@scottjune355419 күн бұрын
Nice score I've got a 03 sunburnt orange 242,797 on her. I love this thing.
@halo3soap11421 күн бұрын
Awesome vid man. Wish we got the canada spec here, no idea why you guys vented seats before we didn't. Not like you need em most of the year. The ridgie is an under rated platform for offroading, the ivtm4 AWD can pull you thru some pretty nasty shit.
@ace-gc5xm21 күн бұрын
whats your gas mileage with all that up top ? I was thinking of geting a ridgeline for work
@ridgelineoverlanding21 күн бұрын
I haven’t used the basket in a while but it was pretty aerodynamic. With a rooftop tent on a recent adventure around Southern Vancouver Island I used 12.5 L/100km, JT on the highway portions it was just. 10.8 L/100km keeping it under. 100 kph.
@phillyfathead22 күн бұрын
Excellent Outing !!
@ridgelineoverlanding22 күн бұрын
We had that 2018 Jeep nearly two years and I never really liked it until this trip. But its fate was already sealed and on day two of the trip I found a Honda Passport on Marketplace. It was at a Honda dealer near home and I offered a straight trade. The next day we made a deal, paying $1000 to step into the 2019 Passport, a much more suitable and familiar vehicle given our 2021 Ridgeline shares a lot of DNA.
@VINNY567424 күн бұрын
Buying these to replace my cooper discovery AT3 XLT'S. Gonna use theses new model for my daily driving and put the XLT'S back when hitting a trail
@ridgelineoverlanding24 күн бұрын
I think you’ll find the Road & Trail AT’s so capable that you won’t even end up going back to the XLT’s. LMK!
@scotttalbott898728 күн бұрын
Hey brother, sorry to bother you but just curious what type/brand of phone holder do you have in the Ridgeline? Just trying to find something that works thanks for the help. Love the videos, man.
@ridgelineoverlanding28 күн бұрын
It’s just a generic suction/ vent mount from Amazon. It’s actually a two-part mount, there’s one option to hook onto event, and then you can also mount it on a suction arm. I’ll try and find you a link when I’m home, just out mountain biking buddies right now.
@ridgelineoverlanding28 күн бұрын
a.co/d/0fshVNUo
@jaystevens812229 күн бұрын
Nobody can accuse you of rushing the process!
@user-nr5tg4lo4i29 күн бұрын
Wow that's great 👍🏻
@phillyfathead29 күн бұрын
Yea buddy ur always thinking 🤔!
@ridgelineoverlanding29 күн бұрын
It took me an embarrassingly long time to think this one up!
@laurie8582729 күн бұрын
Don't forget to get a carfax - the odometers on these are easy to manipulate and that's a suspiciously low number of miles.
@ridgelineoverlanding29 күн бұрын
It came with a carfax. More importantly, the driver’s seat was just starting to crack on the edge, and the steering wheel foam was still tight. These are further proofs of the low mileage.
@laurie8582729 күн бұрын
@@ridgelineoverlanding the steering wheel foam in both of my ‘05 Elements (19 yrs old, one well over 100k and the other over 200k) is also still in good condition. And car seats can be replaced. Glad you got a carfax on it!
@trl1980Ай бұрын
This Gen 3 looks really good.
@hybridstigerАй бұрын
Try the Dalton Hwy in Alaska.
@jaystevens8122Ай бұрын
Wow! You really made that scar on the passenger door look a whole lot better.
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
That was quite the job all right! It wasn’t until I did the “side by side” while editing that I truly realized how much of an improvement was made. The guy at Dents Unlimited said my asking price would get knocked down $2-3K by that dent. In the end it wasn’t even part of the discussion with the eventual buyer.
@phillyfatheadАй бұрын
Great sights, the pups had fun and the truck did good!
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
It’s an amazing place…if you go mid week and not in the summer. So many yahoos get up there during busy times and it’s a total gong show.
@jaystevens8122Ай бұрын
You were def hopped up on caffeine! Crazy energy! In a mostly good way lol.
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
it was kinda funny “watching myself” while editing. I was quite jazzed up indeed. I think just having a new project was refreshing, and the fact that I had an element in 09 and still love those buggies made it all the more special. too bad Gabi wasn’t into it.
@phillyfatheadАй бұрын
Something oddly satisfying watching you cleaning that vehicle, I could never invest the mental energy but great thorough work!!
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
I think I’m a bit OCD because I do enjoy cleaning my vehicles. Not a fan of cleaning up other people’s messes though!
@jaystevens8122Ай бұрын
Didn’t you buy a new element back in the day? One of the lowered ones?
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
Yeah, I bought an 08 SC on a whim. It was marked down $8K in early 09 and I just had to have one!
@no-lodesignsАй бұрын
Nice! 🎉
@freedom_foz_6337Ай бұрын
Considering these myself, sounds like a great overall tire! From what I’m seeing the road noise is very very low?
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
A little noisier than a good street tire like a Michelin defender, but a lot quieter than any other all-terrains. The perfect all-around tire if you spend any time off the pavement.
@freedom_foz_6337Ай бұрын
@@ridgelineoverlandingthank you for the insights. I had some very aggressive tires on my last Forester and the stock road tires on the new Ascent drive well are fairly quiet and smooth but nothing too impressive. Our other vehicle is a Jeep Gladiator Rubicon and after having ATs on both vehicles it’s hard to go back to street stock tires. ATS are just so good for a variety of reasons even on road. I just don’t want to sacrifice too much comfort and noise in the Ascent
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
These coopers would be amazing on the Ascent. Good on a Gladiator too, but for that more-than-capable rig I’d probably do with something a bit more aggressive assuming the Gladiator isn’t seeing a lot of on-road miles.
@freedom_foz_6337Ай бұрын
@@ridgelineoverlandingthe Gladiator has the factory Rubicon Falkens with lots of miles left for them 🤙 buuuut the factory street tires on the Ascenr Touring are adequate for street only, I’m not comfortable taking them in trails.
@SteveriknowsАй бұрын
Traded in my much loved Silverado for my Ridgeline and couldn't be happier. Added a leveling kit at the dealership, the largest BFG's the would fit and I've rarely had issues. Have had to level out a few climbs with rocks but handles most decommissioned roads with ease and glides over washboard like a magic carpet. I tow a modified landscaper trailer with my camping gear and Jon boat, atv fits in the bed. Bed speakers are a bonus when camping in a secluded spot and can't annoy others. Transmission can get warm if the terrain is nasty and loose but other than that I've had zero issues. Definitely the best truck on the market for my personal needs.
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
If you haven’t already done so, get some skid plates and a scan gauge to monitor the transmission temperatures. Don’t let the transmission go above 240.
@jaystevens8122Ай бұрын
Nice setup! How’s she riding now that it’s been a few weeks?
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
Smooth!
@eyang7Ай бұрын
Looks good man. I was planning to get the new tacoma but your video has made me feel like maybe I should get me a ridgeline instead. Thx for the video. Much appreciated it. 👍
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
Check out my Best Truck vids as they shed much more light on why the Ridgeline is the best truck for most people in most situations. The Tacoma should only get “the nod” over the Ridgeline if legit “wheeling” is the goal. They are equally reliable but the Ridgeline is a much better “car”. You lose some tow capacity but you get a lot more payload which is important for the “every-day” truck stuff.
@enthusiastsreview6459Ай бұрын
Nice find Jason. Hey, if she didn't want a Honda, a basic Jeep is a good alternative.
@phillyfatheadАй бұрын
Congrats to the young lady, teaching her how to drive a stick will be a life long gift!
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
Also makes for a good antitheft device so a few people can drive stick these days!
@jaystevens8122Ай бұрын
Nice l’il buggy for Gabi!!
@CD-kh2pwАй бұрын
How does it ride down the road with the rack being that high?
@ridgelineoverlandingАй бұрын
Other than a bit of extra air dynamic drag, I don’t even notice it’s there. It’s 200 pounds, but we have a couple hundred pounds of gear on the base of the trailer, plus the 500 pound weight of the trailer itself. You really don’t notice, and I’ve towed it all the way to the Oregon coast from British Columbia.
@user-kc1ld1nq1wАй бұрын
I have the same exact tires on my Ridgeline and same size. I found it needed a break in period for about 300 miles or so, but it has done me solid. I swapped into them after the OEM firestone got a minor sidewall gash and it bubbled. The Cooper R+T AT are durable. I have had two screws in my driver rear at different times. Both times I just found it but neither lost any air. Discount Tire did me a solid and patched them up. Durable tire and I noticed braking is much better. Quiet ride. Really like them. I did take a hit on MPG going from OEM to these, after calculations for odometer difference I'm about 1-1.5mpg down.
@stephenforestrАй бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@jaystevens81222 ай бұрын
Dude, you really got some good shots and angles. Kevin at Lifestyle Overland would be proud!
@jaystevens81222 ай бұрын
CRX!!
@jaystevens81222 ай бұрын
Wow, so many hiccups yet a fantastic adventure and video is the result!
@jaystevens81222 ай бұрын
Sweet spot! Samish Overlook?
@phillyfathead2 ай бұрын
Excellent, great family time and memories!!
@ridgelineoverlanding2 ай бұрын
It was actually Gabi’s homework assignment for her outdoor rec class. She had to plan a micro-adventure being outdoors and cooking a meal. Nailed it!
@cassian722 ай бұрын
Very cool. My wife’s ‘21 passport was the main reason I traded my Tundra for a ‘23 Ridgeline. The engine works so well in the passport that it got me to give the Ridgeline a serious look. Never looked back!
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Clean set up😊
Wow, that is an upgrade! They look so sick on the evening shots up at Mount Woodside!
Awesome job. Very clean wiring. Is that circuit breaker switch @6:57 where you have the auxbeam red positive cable part of the auxbeam light management or was that separate? Do you have a video on that setup? Using the switch box
I installed that switch panel a couple of years ago and I actually don’t remember if the circuit breaker came with it. I’m guessing not, because I recently installed the six gang panel and a jeep that my daughter had for a while and it didn’t come with the circuit breaker. I don’t have any videos specific to the switch panel, but I’m happy to answer any questions that I can
@@ridgelineoverlandingthanks for the quick reply. I searched on Amazon and it looks like the 8 gang does include the breaker but the 6 gang does not. Thanks for showing off your setup. It has given me some ideas. I like the use of the split wire loom I’ll have to get some when I start wiring in things. Where did you run the wiring through the firewall for your switch panel inside the cab?
@user-kc1ld1nq1w Firewall access…always a good time! There is a big rubber grommet near the steering shaft. I would have pulled the air intake and whatever else was in the way in order to have good access. I originally “breached” the firewall with 0 Gauge power wire for my stereo install. I’m OCD and like to keep my installs clean so I use a lot of split tubing on the outside and Tesa Tape on the inside.
Will likely add these to my Passport. Thanks for the review.
Excellent!!!
Clean install! Did Gabi end up keeping the JK?
We had to say goodbye to the Jeep a little sooner than expected. It was a beautiful buggy but the repairs and maintenance were a bit much for a 17 year old young lady. I put a ton of hours into it to keep her costs down but I couldn’t keep up that pace. We sold it to a Jeep enthusiast who’s on her fourth Wrangler.
Do you miss the Jeep yet?
Not even a little bit. The passport is fantastic. Maybe not as quick as the jeep, but definitely more athletic, better fuel, economy, better reliability. Also, Honda’s SUVs have a flat center consol that is low instead of a big bulky one that also acts an armrest… This allows Oakley to be able to sit there and chill. Also good spot to put my cameras when I’m filming. I just found the interior layout of the jeep wasn’t very conducive to road trips, dogs, filming.
Epic trail! Any damage to the truck?
Yup! There are dozens of cross dtches on this trail and many of them are deep. On the way back I just got impatient and went through them too quickly, so I bent up another tailpipe, and scuff some corners of my bumpers.
Job well done!!
Great vid. I’m sure you get asked a lot…what lift and what wheels?
Full Truck Build Details are in the video description :)
Love the new format, lite and quick moving ( music 👍) the truck was most impressive on those narrow snowy roads. You got some big balls backing down the icy hill 🎱🎱!
I was squealing like a school girl backing down that hill! Thanks for the props on my increased use of music. Turns out iMovie has a ton of music clips built in, so it’s really easy to drop in a track and trim/fade the edges to make it blend well.
looking to go from my overland nomadic 2 tent to the Mesa 4 Person “ROUGHNECK" just looking at specs and might go stop by tomorrow. Good video and its making me feel like I should so see their show room as I am in Chilliwack!
What kind of wheels and tires are you running? They look really nice 👍
That's my old setup; Dai "Prime" 18x8 35 offset with 265/60 18 Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S. Those wheels are now on my wife's Passport and I got an upgrade to Cooper's new Road & Trail AT. kzread.info/dash/bejne/omqsqZuShtqrf9I.htmlfeature=shared
Please, please tell me about your rooftop tent rack! I've been searching for a solution to put a rooftop tent on my own 2021 HPD. Yours looks great.
It’s actually not even a tent rack per se. Soon after buying the truck I also bought with a VanTec P3000 Ladder Rack to carry kayaks. When I got into Overlanding i realized I could put my tent up there. I then started customizing the rack to be able to put gear on the side. Strut channel between the towers, and then molle panels to step it up another notch. I store the tent on top of my utility trailer on a custom rack I built. Sometimes we take the trailer, other times just the truck. Easy enough to slide the tent back and forth between the two. Most people use a proper overland rack. Fastening them to a Ridgeline bed can be a trick, but I think Camping Randy sells a couple racks that fit, otherwise you can put strut channel on your bed sides and fasten a rack to that. I highly recommend having strut channel all the way around the bed. Super versatile!
@@ridgelineoverlanding Thanks much!
Looks great
Nice score I've got a 03 sunburnt orange 242,797 on her. I love this thing.
Awesome vid man. Wish we got the canada spec here, no idea why you guys vented seats before we didn't. Not like you need em most of the year. The ridgie is an under rated platform for offroading, the ivtm4 AWD can pull you thru some pretty nasty shit.
whats your gas mileage with all that up top ? I was thinking of geting a ridgeline for work
I haven’t used the basket in a while but it was pretty aerodynamic. With a rooftop tent on a recent adventure around Southern Vancouver Island I used 12.5 L/100km, JT on the highway portions it was just. 10.8 L/100km keeping it under. 100 kph.
Excellent Outing !!
We had that 2018 Jeep nearly two years and I never really liked it until this trip. But its fate was already sealed and on day two of the trip I found a Honda Passport on Marketplace. It was at a Honda dealer near home and I offered a straight trade. The next day we made a deal, paying $1000 to step into the 2019 Passport, a much more suitable and familiar vehicle given our 2021 Ridgeline shares a lot of DNA.
Buying these to replace my cooper discovery AT3 XLT'S. Gonna use theses new model for my daily driving and put the XLT'S back when hitting a trail
I think you’ll find the Road & Trail AT’s so capable that you won’t even end up going back to the XLT’s. LMK!
Hey brother, sorry to bother you but just curious what type/brand of phone holder do you have in the Ridgeline? Just trying to find something that works thanks for the help. Love the videos, man.
It’s just a generic suction/ vent mount from Amazon. It’s actually a two-part mount, there’s one option to hook onto event, and then you can also mount it on a suction arm. I’ll try and find you a link when I’m home, just out mountain biking buddies right now.
a.co/d/0fshVNUo
Nobody can accuse you of rushing the process!
Wow that's great 👍🏻
Yea buddy ur always thinking 🤔!
It took me an embarrassingly long time to think this one up!
Don't forget to get a carfax - the odometers on these are easy to manipulate and that's a suspiciously low number of miles.
It came with a carfax. More importantly, the driver’s seat was just starting to crack on the edge, and the steering wheel foam was still tight. These are further proofs of the low mileage.
@@ridgelineoverlanding the steering wheel foam in both of my ‘05 Elements (19 yrs old, one well over 100k and the other over 200k) is also still in good condition. And car seats can be replaced. Glad you got a carfax on it!
This Gen 3 looks really good.
Try the Dalton Hwy in Alaska.
Wow! You really made that scar on the passenger door look a whole lot better.
That was quite the job all right! It wasn’t until I did the “side by side” while editing that I truly realized how much of an improvement was made. The guy at Dents Unlimited said my asking price would get knocked down $2-3K by that dent. In the end it wasn’t even part of the discussion with the eventual buyer.
Great sights, the pups had fun and the truck did good!
It’s an amazing place…if you go mid week and not in the summer. So many yahoos get up there during busy times and it’s a total gong show.
You were def hopped up on caffeine! Crazy energy! In a mostly good way lol.
it was kinda funny “watching myself” while editing. I was quite jazzed up indeed. I think just having a new project was refreshing, and the fact that I had an element in 09 and still love those buggies made it all the more special. too bad Gabi wasn’t into it.
Something oddly satisfying watching you cleaning that vehicle, I could never invest the mental energy but great thorough work!!
I think I’m a bit OCD because I do enjoy cleaning my vehicles. Not a fan of cleaning up other people’s messes though!
Didn’t you buy a new element back in the day? One of the lowered ones?
Yeah, I bought an 08 SC on a whim. It was marked down $8K in early 09 and I just had to have one!
Nice! 🎉
Considering these myself, sounds like a great overall tire! From what I’m seeing the road noise is very very low?
A little noisier than a good street tire like a Michelin defender, but a lot quieter than any other all-terrains. The perfect all-around tire if you spend any time off the pavement.
@@ridgelineoverlandingthank you for the insights. I had some very aggressive tires on my last Forester and the stock road tires on the new Ascent drive well are fairly quiet and smooth but nothing too impressive. Our other vehicle is a Jeep Gladiator Rubicon and after having ATs on both vehicles it’s hard to go back to street stock tires. ATS are just so good for a variety of reasons even on road. I just don’t want to sacrifice too much comfort and noise in the Ascent
These coopers would be amazing on the Ascent. Good on a Gladiator too, but for that more-than-capable rig I’d probably do with something a bit more aggressive assuming the Gladiator isn’t seeing a lot of on-road miles.
@@ridgelineoverlandingthe Gladiator has the factory Rubicon Falkens with lots of miles left for them 🤙 buuuut the factory street tires on the Ascenr Touring are adequate for street only, I’m not comfortable taking them in trails.
Traded in my much loved Silverado for my Ridgeline and couldn't be happier. Added a leveling kit at the dealership, the largest BFG's the would fit and I've rarely had issues. Have had to level out a few climbs with rocks but handles most decommissioned roads with ease and glides over washboard like a magic carpet. I tow a modified landscaper trailer with my camping gear and Jon boat, atv fits in the bed. Bed speakers are a bonus when camping in a secluded spot and can't annoy others. Transmission can get warm if the terrain is nasty and loose but other than that I've had zero issues. Definitely the best truck on the market for my personal needs.
If you haven’t already done so, get some skid plates and a scan gauge to monitor the transmission temperatures. Don’t let the transmission go above 240.
Nice setup! How’s she riding now that it’s been a few weeks?
Smooth!
Looks good man. I was planning to get the new tacoma but your video has made me feel like maybe I should get me a ridgeline instead. Thx for the video. Much appreciated it. 👍
Check out my Best Truck vids as they shed much more light on why the Ridgeline is the best truck for most people in most situations. The Tacoma should only get “the nod” over the Ridgeline if legit “wheeling” is the goal. They are equally reliable but the Ridgeline is a much better “car”. You lose some tow capacity but you get a lot more payload which is important for the “every-day” truck stuff.
Nice find Jason. Hey, if she didn't want a Honda, a basic Jeep is a good alternative.
Congrats to the young lady, teaching her how to drive a stick will be a life long gift!
Also makes for a good antitheft device so a few people can drive stick these days!
Nice l’il buggy for Gabi!!
How does it ride down the road with the rack being that high?
Other than a bit of extra air dynamic drag, I don’t even notice it’s there. It’s 200 pounds, but we have a couple hundred pounds of gear on the base of the trailer, plus the 500 pound weight of the trailer itself. You really don’t notice, and I’ve towed it all the way to the Oregon coast from British Columbia.
I have the same exact tires on my Ridgeline and same size. I found it needed a break in period for about 300 miles or so, but it has done me solid. I swapped into them after the OEM firestone got a minor sidewall gash and it bubbled. The Cooper R+T AT are durable. I have had two screws in my driver rear at different times. Both times I just found it but neither lost any air. Discount Tire did me a solid and patched them up. Durable tire and I noticed braking is much better. Quiet ride. Really like them. I did take a hit on MPG going from OEM to these, after calculations for odometer difference I'm about 1-1.5mpg down.
Great video, thanks!
Dude, you really got some good shots and angles. Kevin at Lifestyle Overland would be proud!
CRX!!
Wow, so many hiccups yet a fantastic adventure and video is the result!
Sweet spot! Samish Overlook?
Excellent, great family time and memories!!
It was actually Gabi’s homework assignment for her outdoor rec class. She had to plan a micro-adventure being outdoors and cooking a meal. Nailed it!
Very cool. My wife’s ‘21 passport was the main reason I traded my Tundra for a ‘23 Ridgeline. The engine works so well in the passport that it got me to give the Ridgeline a serious look. Never looked back!
Nice, Nice……