I thought it might be nice to cruise through the lower portion of Death Valley on my way home from the SEMA show in Las Vegas… and what should have been a 9 hour drive turned into an accidental camping trip.
Hop on board for a little adventure through the Striped Butte Valley and check out some of the sights and sounds of this little corner of Death Valley.
Thanks for watching!
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Love this video man! This is exactly the type of adventure I look for with my 99 WJ. I’ve been eyeing that Iron Rock kit for a while now. What’s your thought on the 6.5″ kit versus the 4″?
Does anyone know someone who vlogs with this type of Jeep? I love these but I can’t find any in your channel with this specific vehicle.
Good training video on what not to do. Thanks, informative.
Actually an enjoyable jeep video!! Literally the same thing happened to my exhaust but it made my jeep sound like a race truck lol. I own a 97 grand Cherokee limited orvis, with a 5.5 long arm IRO suspension lift and I love it to bits.
lol, I had the same thing happen to my 97 jeep grand cherokee while on the american fork forest lake trail in utah. I was way more lazy then this guy though. i borrowed one of my wife’s shoe laces and tied it up to the unibody frame and got it back home where i could weld it back together.
Why didn’t you just drive? Your car would have broken the exhaust pipe in 1 second.
This happened to my XJ when taking a quick detour through some old state forest roads on the way to the camping spot for the night. Had to bailing wire mine up under the Jeep because I couldn’t wrestle the thing out. The 3 hour drive home with no muffler was excellent…
I have a ’03 WJ Laredo with the I6, pretty much totally stock and I’m planning what to do with it. It’s my daily driver so I don’t want to ruin the on-road ride with a big lift. How does the 4″ lift effect normal city/highway driving? I’m currently thinking a 2 or 2.5″ lift so I can get 29 or 30″ tires on it.
I know how it feels to be weak.lol
i think your culprit was a shit weld
I have a 2000 wj
I am actually y buying one 99 GC in the same color tomorrow. Wanna have a good car for the winter and also for some nice weekend trips =)
Bring a fuckin sawzall. Same thing happened to me early in the morning on the way to work. (don’t be a bitch as well, that helps)
Please change the title. It’s not broken.!!
watch your WJ videos. Didn’t notice but wamted to know, Quadra-Trac 2 or Quadra-Drive?
Wj clan!!
rewatching this video, I noticed that you said you had a failed communication that could have resulted in a lost job. I’m just curious: Did that actually happen, or did it work out for you?
random question.. what camera were you recording with?
I’m definitely going to start packing more tools and supplies when I head into the back country. Looking to get a WJ like yours.
Jeep 4 Life!!!! Big shout out to my WJ NlGGAS!!!!! Jeeps are the best built 4x4s. Its a JEEP THING….U wouldnt understand!!!!!!
Hmmm, I’m adding JB Weld to my travel kit. Would have been a lot faster and easier to reattach, haha.
What happened with your job. Should be OK if you’re so indispensable that they can’t do without you for a few days.
how big of lift do you have?
im looking at an 04 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4×4 for my first car. its got 90k miles for 8k and is in very good condition. i was wondering what you thought. I live down in Alabama where we have lots of mud trails and I’ve seen some pretty bada$$ off road GC and would love to build one. Good idea?
LOL! I am in no position to criticize. I got myself into a couple of stupid situations this summer that not even baling wire could have saved. One resulted in a $325 tow bill and the other involved the local sheriff’s Search and Rescue in a military HumVee. That is all part of the fun of offroading…we have stories to tell!!
well u didnt have to stay there overnight… your car has lights??
Is this jeep equipped with Quadra Drive? Did you have any death wobbles or damage to the rezeppa ends on the dront drive shaft?
Bailing wire. 2-3 feet would have had you fixed in about one minute.
typical jeep with one tail light out
What lift kit you running and what tire size?
Strange thing is that the ad the played before this video would’ve been a perfect fix and would have saved hours of time and an overnight stay. Google Fiberfix.
Lessons learned: bring high quality tools, use high quality material, use a GPS (have a compass with you to be sure) and work out 🙂
After watching this video, I deduce that you are an engineer working for the US Govt. When faced with a simple problem, you complicated it beyond all believable imagination!! 12″ of baling wire or a couple of zip ties would have had you back on the road in 5 minutes!
what size lift do you have?
thank you! I felt
like I was there with you!
Maybe be a better welder to whoever welded it on… total shot weld