Here's more info about Clay and his unique fossil find: millardccp.com/featured-local-news/54-featured-news/5493-a-new-dig-chip-away-at-discovery. And here's the Amazon link to the lug wrench I show in the video: amzn.to/48shtry. Happy New Year, everybody! 😁🎉
Really enjoyed your talks in recent videos about emergency preparedness/knowing your vehicle. It’s something I and many may sometimes not think about deeply enough when planning. As someone who rents a vehicle for these kinds of trips, I’ve found there’s definitely a need to do an extra level of research and prep. I live in Florida, so for most of my Western camping trips it’s more time/cost-effective to fly in and rent a vehicle. In July, I rented a Crosstrek via Turo in SLC for a trip up to a friend in Kalispell and back. We were driving up the North Fork Road north of Polebridge near the Canadian border & Glacier NP, a sparsely traveled but fairly well-maintained gravel road, when we must’ve driven over a sharp rock and got a flat. We pulled over and scoured the vehicle - no lug wrench. We sat there with no service, cursing out the Turo renter and myself. Luckily a car would pass every 30 minutes or so, but none had a wrench that fit the Crosstrek lug nuts. After about 2.5 hours and the hatching of a terrible plan to hitch a ride back to Polebridge and find someone with a Crosstrek to borrow their wrench, a guy in his work truck came by that had miraculously just bought a torque wrench set that fit, which we used to put on the donut. It was ~50 miles to a Les Schwab in Columbia Falls and we drove back down the road, radio off, clenched the whole way. If you’re like me and renting a vehicle, and especially if you plan to be out on these types of roads, bring something like the wrench you showed in the video, a small tire plug/patch kit (that you know how to use), and make the vehicle’s tire replacement equipment something you check along with any other pre-trip vehicle inspection. Probably an obvious thing to check for most, especially when using a service like Turo, but I didn’t give it any thought and just assumed it would be there. Of course check your tire tread, and ideally rent a vehicle equipped with off-road tires. Other times, I’ve gotten away with opting for rentals with highway tires (albeit those times it was a 4Runner), but the premium will evidently save a lot of stress even on simple gravel roads. It would’ve been helpful to research/know the jack points before setting out as well. Finally, I’ve since gotten a Garmin inReach for not just hiking, but also for these no-service roadside situations. Happy to see how much the channel continues to grow, have gained so much knowledge and a backlog of trip ideas from your content!
We love going out the west desert of Utah. Most people who live here in Utah never explore west of the Oquirrh Mountains... we just find it's so peaceful and relaxing to explore out there in our van!!!
Wow Triston! These rocks repealed lots of treasures! I forgot how to spell their names! Glad you met clay! Hang with him and you could find valuable treasures!❤️😀🇺🇸🌏
The 4-way lug wrench is a good idea. (Especially the collapsible version.) I carried one for many years starting in the '60's. Now I carry a socket that fits, a ratchet wrench, and breaker bar for stuck lug nuts. You never know who tightened those lugs and they can be hard to loosen without a long bar. However, the 4 way allows you to get power on the nut using both hands and making it less likely to get crooked and breaking off the lug bolt when struggling with a typical original equipment lug wrench. Spinning the 4-way also makes it quick to remove the loosened lug nuts.
Your comments about the lug wrench is correct. But you need to go one step further and make sure your tire wrench works on the vehicle you are carrying it in. I got new wheels on my previous vehicle, and it turned out the the "wells" (for lack of a better term) were too small for both the stock lug wrench and the cross wrench I had. Luckily I discovered this when I went to rotate my tires, and not when I got a flat in the middle of nowhere.
I used to visit East Coast limestone quarries and WV coal mines for work and often times we would find fossils among the mine tailings . It was always a thrill to find them.
I recently retired from 40+ years of lab work. One of my many testing duties was parasitology. The first trilobite you showed reminded me of a big Giardia cyst.
Super cool Tristan! Loved the water discovery, waterfall, fossil exploration, helping Clay. Well done. I was just travelling with my elderly mother when the camper lights quit in the dark. We pulled into a hotel lot. 2 HVAC vans were sitting next to each other, I walked up and asked for help. The guys jumped out and fixed the problem. Thank goodness. Happy New Year!
@SUVRVing it's definitely worth a stop. Plentiful in topaz, and if your lucky enough you can find some red beryl which was discovered by Thomas Maynard and the reason that range was named. After that head down the road to the hot springs after a long day's digging and soak up the desert sunset.
Your experience of digging and meeting Clay was definitely worth the money😊. Hope you enjoy your adventures as much as we do. Thank you. Happy new year to you,Cassie and Bowser🎉🎉
Great video. I loved the fresh spring, I hope that the animals know about it or come across it.. I love rocks. I always walk with my head down. I have found some beautiful ones but nothing like yours
Another tire repair item is Colby Valve replacement for your tire valve stem. Installs from the outside of the rim. I need to get to that U-Dig place, very interesting to me. Nice video.
I have one of those tire irons for my travel trailer. Good thing about that set up there are multiple bolt sizes with that unit which is important. Another good thing to have is a impact wrench with multiple sockets.
$80 for a memorable experience is honestly very much worth it. Plus it's a very unique one. I stayed in Delta last year on a road trip and found some mighty tasty tacos there!
You should try unscrewing a couple lug nuts by hand. Some tire shops use impact wrenches and tighten them down so hard that the lug nuts can't be unscrewed by hand. I've seen it happen. The car had to be towed to a tire shop to get the lug nuts off.
check for wheel locks and key..(remove them, throw them away!) also a 16 inch slip-on piece of pipe to add leverage. Owners manual will have some helpful info
That was so amazing to watch. I live in the UK and a few years ago I uncovered a small ammonite at Lyme Regis. It was my only find and the first bit of mudstone I opened. I was so excited!
Also, it's good to know your torque specifications for your vehicle. Finishing off with a torque wrench / bar can save you from future issues. I've actually had 3 lug bolts (sprinters have lug bolts ) out of 5 fall out a few months after a tire rotation at a tire shop...
Thanks for the video. We are planning on a trip out there this spring with some family friends. What month were you there? Just trying to decide between A New Dig or U Dig Fossils.
Great video. Rt 50 goes through a city about 20 miles south of us. It crosses Rt 19 which runs from Erie to St Petersburg FL. I think I'll get on 50 and drive the 2000 miles to Delta and get a burrito.
How would I do in this area with a 2WD Highlander with 8 inches of ground clearance and street tires? Thanks for the video. I look forward to visiting this area.
You'd be fine in this area. I wouldn't take it to the campsite at the start of the video, but it could make it everywhere else. Just be sure you have a spare and everything else you'd need in case you have tire problems. And go slow on the dirt roads.
@@SUVRVing love your videos. I’m from Wayne county Utah. My favorite place in the world is around the hanksville area. I take my kids to the area between factory butte and the skyline overlook a couple times a year. We find shark teeth there from the Cretaceous sea 90 million years ago. I was sad that in your video in that area it was so windy. But it is 75% of the time. I was from Teasdale, and we had a saying “why is it always so windy?” … “ because hanksville sucks”
Great video. A spring, a waterfall, fossil hunting, and Clay seems like a great guy to meet. The time you take, your sincere appreciation of nature, and the expense you take just to make one video is very appreciated Keep up the good work! I watch all of your videos and I watch every minute of them!
What a fun day! Utah has so much to offer throughout the entire state. Love this kind of content and throw in a good hike. Thanks again and keep em coming!
Take your fossils and put them surrounded in cement or other material that you can make a pathway or patio for your house. Every time you see them it is a great reminder of your adventure.
Absolutely appreciate your perspective on true value of an experience and on passing forward kindness when someone needs assistance. What a cool story to hear how Clay found that new species! Another gem found on your journey ✨️
WOW. Go Clay! Would love to dig for fossils. Always a surprise as what you get. Loved the waterfall in the desert especially when it can help man & animal in a pinch. Keep on traveling, Tristan. 👍🏻🙋🏼♀️
Thank you Tristan for another entertaining and educational year following your travels. This channel is truly a valuable resource for people wanting to see what beauty and mystery this country has to offer. Wishing you all the success in the world for 2024. I'll be here watching and getting motivated to explore some of these spectacular places for myself.
I recommend having a cheater bar for your lug wrench. If you have a tire shop mount your wheels, it can be almost impossible to loosen the nuts with a short-handled wrench like you showed. Always best to try this stuff at home first.
Nice tip on the lug wrench. But I have a better tip! Battery powered impact wrenches are very affordable now and you can use them for other things plus they are small and easily storage. Make sure you have the right size socket for the drive and lugs.
@brucewunderlich4949 You probably haven’t either used the newer (last five years) tools, or you are way over tightening your lug bolts. The better 1/2 inch drive models (red or yellow) are strong enough to change a tire on an 18 wheeler.
@@kurtclark8560 my Milwaukee will twist the lug studs off if I'm not careful. I snug the lug nuts up then finish up the torque with tire iron/lug wrench. HOWEVER, a lug wrench won't take up the space a 1/2" drive impact will take up.
That would certainly make it easier, but you'd also have to consistently check to make sure it's charged. With how little I use these things, I'm fine with having the non-battery-powered version. Of course, ask me that again when I'm on the side of the road with a flat tire 😄
Great adventure and me being a rockhound, I super loved this adventure! Also, thanks for the tip on actually checking out your spare tire and gear to make sure things are in great working order.
Tristan, I’ll say it again, thank You for sharing your adventures 🙏 as a disabled elder who used to do these things, your videos take me back into fond memories and bring me such peace and joy. You are truly a blessing to those of us who can no longer do these things 🙏 in my youth I worked to build the IPP exhaust stack in Delta and several small pipeline projects throughout the region👍😎🙏 and Congratulations to Clay🎉🥳
I love watching your videos. New places to see and visit all of the time. I am just wondering how anyone could say that the fossils that are found are half a billion years old... It is more believable that they were compacted and fossilized by great force such as mudslides and extreme fast change of environmental factors of which we do have historical documentation happening about 6000 years ago. Obviously, no one who is half a billion years old had these fossils in their possession to prove the age, and there is no definitive way to age the rocks other than historical documentation of events that caused layers of earth to cover living creatures. Creature carcasses would decay or be eaten by other animals before they would ever be covered by layers of earth.
@SUVRVing very disappointed seeing this 😞 A theory is something that has no basis in fact and can't be proven. Ashley is correct about the evidence for a world wide catastrophic event such as a flood in Genesis 6. There is plenty of evidence that this event took place and more than a few diverse cultures that have recorded it. I challenge you to think outside the box that the mainstream teaching in schools and universities have forced into young gullable minds, an agenda that goes entirely against a Devine creation in favor of a humanistic atheistic one.
Another interesting video. Especially the story about your meetup with Clay. (His name is appropriately associated to his hobby) Very worthy tip and reminder regarding spare tire, etc.
Are you familiar with American Fossil Quarry near Kemmerer, WY? You can split rocks there and find fossils around 52 million years old. Mostly you find two species of fish, but if you get lucky and find a turtle, or exotic plant it could be worth some serious money.
a good break over bar a socket and extension easy to store and get lug nuts off a lot easier then that thing u bought especially after they put you wheels on at 100 lbs of torque, i keep one in my jeep along with an aluminum floor jack and a piece of plywood to put on the ground just makes thing easy
Another piece of kit you might consider is a breaker bar and appropriate sized socket or a pipe extension for your four way wrench in order to give more leverage for frozen lug nuts.
Since that new fossil is worth 6-figures and Harvard has an endowment of about $50 billion, I hope the institution paid him some decent money for sending it.
@@SUVRVing Wow! That's unfortunate, and sad. Hope he finds a few more so he can sell'em if he wants to. Since he's riding around on bald tires, it seems he could really use the money.
Higbeeeeee!!! Great vid, man. So enjoyable to watch. Take care out there, bud. Let me know if you ever need a hand out there for whatever reason. Much love🫶🏻 -Джексон
Exellent reminder to have lug wrench in the size or sizes, you need. It is always a good idea to change a tire, or even rotate tires yourself to see what is missing or could be improved. I would think the longest of the X type would be better for those of us who aren't really strong. I actually use a different style that uses sockets, since I also like to check the torque and carry a Harbor Freight torque wrench. Having a better jack that will fit into your rig might also be something to look into.
It was definitely worth it. It’s more fun to find things yourself than buying them, like you did with the geodes (I think last week). And finding a unique, new species is incredible. I hope he finds one.
What a fun adventure! Being a rockhound and hiking enthusiast, I love your channel. I'm going to need to make it out there to spend the day looking for trilobites. It's kind of funny...your channel focuses more on hikes and occasionally does some rockhounding, my channel focuses on rockhounding and occasionally does the hikes.
I don't actually believe their timeline narrative, but this was pretty neat anyways. The taco/burrito and carrot cake looked good, at any rate. 👍 19:53 mark: You would be amazed at how much is buried beneath our feet. We were definitely flooded out at some point in recent history. Our past is literally underneath mounds of dirt and soil.
your trilobite haul might not be worth the $80 you spent but helping pay for fuel to get closer to the next shrimp is way worth it. thanks for sharing!
Them trykillabites are still alive. I seen them in ponds out in Eastern Utah. The ponds for cattle and wildlife. They are creepy looking, I thought they was tadpoles but look like aliens lol. Great video, all your videos are awesome thumbs 👍👍.😊😊
I've seen them in ponds in eastern Utah (including Canyonlands), too, but I believe those are fairy shrimp or tadpole shrimp. Not trilobites. Thanks for watching!
@@SUVRVing no problem, thanks for the beautiful scenery you show us. Iv also lived down in Farmington New Mexico for 18 years and I like your videos you have done there also.
Looked like a fun day on this adventure. I was wondering...if you did not make videos of your trips and adventures, would you still make the trips? Would you have as much fun without taking your subscribers along with you? I realize there are monetary rewards for creators such as yourself regarding TH-cam, but aside from that, does making the videos also inspire you to take trips, or is simply traveling and exploring places incentive enough?
I did adventures like this long before I made TH-cam videos, so the basic answer to your question is yes, I would still make the trips. But there are 2 main differences when I'm filming. The first is that I go on more adventures now than before. That's a factor of it being my job (I HAVE to do it) and also simply the fact that I have the time and money to do it more often now. The second difference is that I do try to go on adventures that I think would make for good videos. If it were solely up to me and I weren't making videos, I'd probably do more mountain climbing. But it's boring to watch video after video after video of me climbing mountains, I think. So I mix it up. Some videos are more "for me," and some are more for the audience. But even the videos that skew more "for the audience" are still for me too, because I'm not going to do anything I don't want to do. I'm grateful that I am "forced" to go on trips to make videos, because it pushes me to find and do interesting things that I'd otherwise miss. I love it!
Great trip! Clay sounds like a very colorful fellow. Lucky for him you happened by. TFS your travels, Tristan. It’s always a joy to view your vids! Happy New Year 2024 🎆
I have a scar on my hand that I have had since I was 12. We happened to be studying fossils and Trilobites in science that year. That's when I realized my scar was a spitting image of a Trilobite. So for years, I would tell people I had a Trilobite and show them my scar. Very few people caught on 😂 but I thought it was hilarious. 🌎✌️😊 Thanks for the content.
The Trilobite beds are fun. When I was a kid many years ago I found Trilobite fossils in the Stansbury Range. Can't remember he exact place now as it's been so long ago. Love the west desert. Also just across the Nevada border up to Ely, Great Basin NP and Lehman Caves. Better than Disneyland for me. It's partly what got me to pursue a career in Geology. Another excellent video!
My 33 year old son bought a house on 3 1/2 acres in Maricopa, AZ when he was 28 years old. He owns his own tree removal business and he's a Journeyman Electrician. When he bought the house, he was told that the city was going to dig a new well in his area. 5 years later, they have no intention of following through. He hauls his own water because the water that comes out of his faucets are poison and not consumable. They wash dishes, clothing and have a filter for the water that comes out of the showers; however, he and his wife are expecting their first baby in June and so my husband and I will be purchasing a whole home well water filtering system for them. All this to say, that when we see trickling spring water, especially in a desert area as is Maricopa, AZ (30 minutes south of Phoenix) and western Utah (my daughter lives in Salt Lake City), we have a genuine appreciation and do not take it for granted to the point of thanking God. This clear, clean spring water you came upon is a miracle to us. On another note, while I believe in a young earth-thousands of years- flood age of the earth view -and not billions of years, the archeological dig was super cool and helping him out with his tire situation alone was well worth the $80. I truly hope he finds another one of those shrimp fossil's, it's a long time comin' for him : ) Thank you for your content Tristan. As always...amazing!
A once ancient seabed where aquatic trilobites once flourished going back to the Cambrian age or around 285 million years before the dinosaurs. Yeah, its great that Clay found an undiscovered specie and then had it is named after him, the Clay shrimp. He deserves it, he's put in a lot of hard work and many years. Ya know, you might just want to pack a mental detector ?....take care and see you next year !!
I think I'd go for a more expensive folding lug wrench. I've had to stand and stomp on lug wrenches to budge tight nuts. I'd want some confidence that the quality of the steel sleeves and articulating joints in such a tool are sufficient to not bend or break in use. That said, a regular four-way lug wrench isn't that difficult to pack. While we've done the U-Dig quarry, you don't need to go to the commercial mines to find trilobites. There are small sites on Federal land that still yield fossils. The commercial sites are convenient for folks who don't have tools and time. The commercial sites sadly are really eyesores.
I visit the west doing a similar style as your adventures. However I opted for better gas mileage in exchange for vehicle capability. My Honda CRV hybrid and has the space I need and moderate clearance, but NO spare tire. Makes me nervous. I appreciate your noting what kind of vehicle is needed to access all the places you go. I’m going to get a garmin, and learn more about self rescue (ie how to use a tire plug/patch kit or replace a valve stem) based on some comments by others in this thread. Thank you for the videos!
It was cool that you included a clip of you shooting the rifle. Ive always wondered if you carry a pistol or anything during your camping trips. A personal question I don’t expect you to answer, but after seeing that clip I wouldn’t be surprised if you had a few yourself! Thanks for the great videos as always
Tire change dry run. GOOD IDEA! Especially if you've never changed a tire on your current vehicle. Get a scissors jack that has a six sided nut drone. Then you can use an electric drivv/nut driver to operate it. I also carry an impact driver in case it needs more torque. If you're vehicle gets flat in the siu in triple digit heat, it'll save a lot of time and maybe heat stroke.
Trystan, why wasn't the first "new species" fossil Clay found worth any money? Why would it only be the second fossil, or did I miss something. Neat video BTW.
Here's more info about Clay and his unique fossil find: millardccp.com/featured-local-news/54-featured-news/5493-a-new-dig-chip-away-at-discovery. And here's the Amazon link to the lug wrench I show in the video: amzn.to/48shtry. Happy New Year, everybody! 😁🎉
Might I suggest including a couple spare lug nuts in your kit. They are easy to lose when changing a tire in the field, especially in mud/snow/ dark.
Great tip!
Well thanks for that info. I had never thought about that but will add some too. TY
AND a rubber-head Hammer. Those Tire store guys firmly set the lugs!
What a great video! Thank you. Happy New Year!
What an awesome adventure, and getting to do a kindness is a great bonus.
Looked like u make urself a great new friend. That looked like fun digging her own. Much more fun than buying some.
Yep, definitely more fun. Thanks for watching!
Really enjoyed your talks in recent videos about emergency preparedness/knowing your vehicle. It’s something I and many may sometimes not think about deeply enough when planning. As someone who rents a vehicle for these kinds of trips, I’ve found there’s definitely a need to do an extra level of research and prep.
I live in Florida, so for most of my Western camping trips it’s more time/cost-effective to fly in and rent a vehicle. In July, I rented a Crosstrek via Turo in SLC for a trip up to a friend in Kalispell and back. We were driving up the North Fork Road north of Polebridge near the Canadian border & Glacier NP, a sparsely traveled but fairly well-maintained gravel road, when we must’ve driven over a sharp rock and got a flat. We pulled over and scoured the vehicle - no lug wrench.
We sat there with no service, cursing out the Turo renter and myself. Luckily a car would pass every 30 minutes or so, but none had a wrench that fit the Crosstrek lug nuts. After about 2.5 hours and the hatching of a terrible plan to hitch a ride back to Polebridge and find someone with a Crosstrek to borrow their wrench, a guy in his work truck came by that had miraculously just bought a torque wrench set that fit, which we used to put on the donut. It was ~50 miles to a Les Schwab in Columbia Falls and we drove back down the road, radio off, clenched the whole way.
If you’re like me and renting a vehicle, and especially if you plan to be out on these types of roads, bring something like the wrench you showed in the video, a small tire plug/patch kit (that you know how to use), and make the vehicle’s tire replacement equipment something you check along with any other pre-trip vehicle inspection. Probably an obvious thing to check for most, especially when using a service like Turo, but I didn’t give it any thought and just assumed it would be there. Of course check your tire tread, and ideally rent a vehicle equipped with off-road tires. Other times, I’ve gotten away with opting for rentals with highway tires (albeit those times it was a 4Runner), but the premium will evidently save a lot of stress even on simple gravel roads. It would’ve been helpful to research/know the jack points before setting out as well. Finally, I’ve since gotten a Garmin inReach for not just hiking, but also for these no-service roadside situations.
Happy to see how much the channel continues to grow, have gained so much knowledge and a backlog of trip ideas from your content!
Fantastic video. It's always fun to have something different while you're out exploring.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
WOW 2 great finds the fossils and Clay... what an interesting story
We love going out the west desert of Utah. Most people who live here in Utah never explore west of the Oquirrh Mountains... we just find it's so peaceful and relaxing to explore out there in our van!!!
Looked like great trip, enjoyed. Glad you were able to lend a hand.
Thanks for all your videos in 2023, here's to adventuring in 2024!
I've got some good ones planned for the upcoming year!
That was great to see you at the fossil farm. Bet that dude enjoyed your company. ✌
Wow Triston! These rocks repealed lots of treasures! I forgot how to spell their names! Glad you met clay! Hang with him and you could find valuable treasures!❤️😀🇺🇸🌏
The 4-way lug wrench is a good idea. (Especially the collapsible version.) I carried one for many years starting in the '60's. Now I carry a socket that fits, a ratchet wrench, and breaker bar for stuck lug nuts. You never know who tightened those lugs and they can be hard to loosen without a long bar. However, the 4 way allows you to get power on the nut using both hands and making it less likely to get crooked and breaking off the lug bolt when struggling with a typical original equipment lug wrench. Spinning the 4-way also makes it quick to remove the loosened lug nuts.
What a fun video! Interesting site! The owners hat cracked me up!! Good on you for helping him with his tire.
The hat was great, wasn't it? 😄
That's very nice of u.
Your comments about the lug wrench is correct. But you need to go one step further and make sure your tire wrench works on the vehicle you are carrying it in. I got new wheels on my previous vehicle, and it turned out the the "wells" (for lack of a better term) were too small for both the stock lug wrench and the cross wrench I had. Luckily I discovered this when I went to rotate my tires, and not when I got a flat in the middle of nowhere.
I used to visit East Coast limestone quarries and WV coal mines for work and often times we would find fossils among the mine tailings . It was always a thrill to find them.
The water in the desert is indeed special. And, digging your own trilobites makes them so much more special... what fun!
That does look like a cool adventure. I hope this video brings more business (and help) to Clay. I hope he finds another one of the new species.
Your drone footage adds nice context to your hikes and campsites. A very nice addition.
Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
Awesome!! Thanks for taking us along!
I recently retired from 40+ years of lab work. One of my many testing duties was parasitology. The first trilobite you showed reminded me of a big Giardia cyst.
Happy new year and looking forward to go along with you on your many more adventures this year. Stay safe!!!
Hey Tristan hope you have a great new year
Thanks you too!
Super cool Tristan! Loved the water discovery, waterfall, fossil exploration, helping Clay. Well done. I was just travelling with my elderly mother when the camper lights quit in the dark. We pulled into a hotel lot. 2 HVAC vans were sitting next to each other, I walked up and asked for help. The guys jumped out and fixed the problem. Thank goodness. Happy New Year!
That lug wrench is very cool.
I thought so!
Really nice topaz in that area as well. Beautiful country.
I've driven past Topaz Mountain about a million times but never stopped there! One of these days...
@SUVRVing it's definitely worth a stop. Plentiful in topaz, and if your lucky enough you can find some red beryl which was discovered by Thomas Maynard and the reason that range was named. After that head down the road to the hot springs after a long day's digging and soak up the desert sunset.
Your experience of digging and meeting Clay was definitely worth the money😊. Hope you enjoy your adventures as much as we do. Thank you. Happy new year to you,Cassie and Bowser🎉🎉
Great video. I loved the fresh spring, I hope that the animals know about it or come across it.. I love rocks. I always walk with my head down. I have found some beautiful ones but nothing like yours
Another tire repair item is Colby Valve replacement for your tire valve stem. Installs from the outside of the rim. I need to get to that U-Dig place, very interesting to me. Nice video.
I have one of those tire irons for my travel trailer. Good thing about that set up there are multiple bolt sizes with that unit which is important. Another good thing to have is a impact wrench with multiple sockets.
Happy New Year Tristan. May 2024 be filled with wonder and adventure for you and your family.
Loved this adventure! Thanks😊
Thanks for another great video and adventure - happy new year
Wow very cool
$80 for a memorable experience is honestly very much worth it. Plus it's a very unique one.
I stayed in Delta last year on a road trip and found some mighty tasty tacos there!
You should try unscrewing a couple lug nuts by hand. Some tire shops use impact wrenches and tighten them down so hard that the lug nuts can't be unscrewed by hand. I've seen it happen. The car had to be towed to a tire shop to get the lug nuts off.
check for wheel locks and key..(remove them, throw them away!) also a 16 inch slip-on piece of pipe to add leverage. Owners manual will have some helpful info
That was so amazing to watch. I live in the UK and a few years ago I uncovered a small ammonite at Lyme Regis. It was my only find and the first bit of mudstone I opened. I was so excited!
All it takes is one little find to make the trip worth it, eh? Thanks for watching!
Love your videos Tristan thank you. Happy New Year.
Thanks, I'm glad you like them! Happy New Year!
Also, it's good to know your torque specifications for your vehicle. Finishing off with a torque wrench / bar can save you from future issues. I've actually had 3 lug bolts (sprinters have lug bolts ) out of 5 fall out a few months after a tire rotation at a tire shop...
#17,212👍 Superb content MrT.
Thanks for the video. We are planning on a trip out there this spring with some family friends. What month were you there? Just trying to decide between A New Dig or U Dig Fossils.
Great video. Rt 50 goes through a city about 20 miles south of us. It crosses Rt 19 which runs from Erie to St Petersburg FL. I think I'll get on 50 and drive the 2000 miles to Delta and get a burrito.
Might as well! I've gone on adventures with less of a destination in mind than that 😄
Neatoooo!
Small floor jack
Bring extra antifreeze/coolant gorilla tape, spare belt, and a good tool set.
That lug nut wrench is "usually" available at Wally World (about the same price.) They also have a better one that is more like a breaker bar.
Cool, I'll look into it. Thanks 👍
Big fan from Pakistan🇵🇰🇵🇰
Thanks for watching! I'd love to visit there someday.
How would I do in this area with a 2WD Highlander with 8 inches of ground clearance and street tires? Thanks for the video. I look forward to visiting this area.
You'd be fine in this area. I wouldn't take it to the campsite at the start of the video, but it could make it everywhere else. Just be sure you have a spare and everything else you'd need in case you have tire problems. And go slow on the dirt roads.
Thanks! @@SUVRVing
Is it $80 per person or per vehicle?
Per person, I think.
@@SUVRVing love your videos. I’m from Wayne county Utah. My favorite place in the world is around the hanksville area. I take my kids to the area between factory butte and the skyline overlook a couple times a year. We find shark teeth there from the Cretaceous sea 90 million years ago. I was sad that in your video in that area it was so windy. But it is 75% of the time. I was from Teasdale, and we had a saying “why is it always so windy?” … “ because hanksville sucks”
Your pew-pew shooter or Clay's?
Clay's
$80... find some million year old fossils and pop off some rounds, lol... Does this guy advertise?? I'd like to see that ad@@SUVRVing
Maybe he made a fortune from it?
Great video. A spring, a waterfall, fossil hunting, and Clay seems like a great guy to meet. The time you take, your sincere appreciation of nature, and the expense you take just to make one video is very appreciated
Keep up the good work!
I watch all of your videos and I watch every minute of them!
Thanks, I appreciate that! The videos are a lot of work, but I love having this record of my adventures.
What a fun day! Utah has so much to offer throughout the entire state. Love this kind of content and throw in a good hike. Thanks again and keep em coming!
Agreed! I've always said that Utah has the highest density of interesting/beautiful places of any state.
Take your fossils and put them surrounded in cement or other material that you can make a pathway or patio for your house. Every time you see them it is a great reminder of your adventure.
That's a great idea!
Absolutely appreciate your perspective on true value of an experience and on passing forward kindness when someone needs assistance. What a cool story to hear how Clay found that new species! Another gem found on your journey ✨️
Isn't that a neat story? He's living an interesting life, for sure!
WOW. Go Clay! Would love to dig for fossils. Always a surprise as what you get. Loved the waterfall in the desert especially when it can help man & animal in a pinch. Keep on traveling, Tristan. 👍🏻🙋🏼♀️
Thanks Sharon, will do!
You find the coolest things to show us, Tristan! ❤😊
I try!
Thank you Tristan for another entertaining and educational year following your travels. This channel is truly a valuable resource for people wanting to see what beauty and mystery this country has to offer. Wishing you all the success in the world for 2024. I'll be here watching and getting motivated to explore some of these spectacular places for myself.
That was a GREAT adventure Tristan.! Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I recommend having a cheater bar for your lug wrench. If you have a tire shop mount your wheels, it can be almost impossible to loosen the nuts with a short-handled wrench like you showed. Always best to try this stuff at home first.
Nice tip on the lug wrench. But I have a better tip! Battery powered impact wrenches are very affordable now and you can use them for other things plus they are small and easily storage. Make sure you have the right size socket for the drive and lugs.
Better off with a lug wrench. From my experience most standard impact drivers won’t remove torqued lug nuts
@brucewunderlich4949 You probably haven’t either used the newer (last five years) tools, or you are way over tightening your lug bolts. The better 1/2 inch drive models (red or yellow) are strong enough to change a tire on an 18 wheeler.
@@kurtclark8560 my Milwaukee will twist the lug studs off if I'm not careful. I snug the lug nuts up then finish up the torque with tire iron/lug wrench. HOWEVER, a lug wrench won't take up the space a 1/2" drive impact will take up.
That would certainly make it easier, but you'd also have to consistently check to make sure it's charged. With how little I use these things, I'm fine with having the non-battery-powered version. Of course, ask me that again when I'm on the side of the road with a flat tire 😄
Great adventure and me being a rockhound, I super loved this adventure!
Also, thanks for the tip on actually checking out your spare tire and gear to make sure things are in great working order.
It's a tip I definitely wish I'd have followed on a few occasions!
Some tire irons are also lug wrenches I believe
I think you're right 👍
Tristan, I’ll say it again, thank You for sharing your adventures 🙏 as a disabled elder who used to do these things, your videos take me back into fond memories and bring me such peace and joy. You are truly a blessing to those of us who can no longer do these things 🙏 in my youth I worked to build the IPP exhaust stack in Delta and several small pipeline projects throughout the region👍😎🙏 and Congratulations to Clay🎉🥳
I love watching your videos. New places to see and visit all of the time. I am just wondering how anyone could say that the fossils that are found are half a billion years old... It is more believable that they were compacted and fossilized by great force such as mudslides and extreme fast change of environmental factors of which we do have historical documentation happening about 6000 years ago. Obviously, no one who is half a billion years old had these fossils in their possession to prove the age, and there is no definitive way to age the rocks other than historical documentation of events that caused layers of earth to cover living creatures. Creature carcasses would decay or be eaten by other animals before they would ever be covered by layers of earth.
Millions of dead things
Buried in the rock layers
Laid down by water
All over the earth 🎵🎶
👍
I'm aware of theories like this, but I personally don't ascribe to them. Thanks for watching, Ashley!
@SUVRVing very disappointed seeing this 😞
A theory is something that has no basis in fact and can't be proven. Ashley is correct about the evidence for a world wide catastrophic event such as a flood in Genesis 6. There is plenty of evidence that this event took place and more than a few diverse cultures that have recorded it. I challenge you to think outside the box that the mainstream teaching in schools and universities have forced into young gullable minds, an agenda that goes entirely against a Devine creation in favor of a humanistic atheistic one.
@@SUVRVing Thank you. I do appreciate your videos. Yes, I ascribe to a theory that can be explained scientifically, historically, and phenomenally.
We had the rear axle go out then the throw out bearing then our generator lost compression
Yikes!
That was so interesting, thanks Tristan 🤩😎⭐️
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Another interesting video. Especially the story about your meetup with Clay. (His name is appropriately associated to his hobby) Very worthy tip and reminder regarding spare tire, etc.
You get what you pay for. Don’t skimp on emergency equipment that is “mission critical.” $16 for a lug wrench? Chinesium.
Are you familiar with American Fossil Quarry near Kemmerer, WY? You can split rocks there and find fossils around 52 million years old. Mostly you find two species of fish, but if you get lucky and find a turtle, or exotic plant it could be worth some serious money.
a good break over bar a socket and extension easy to store and get lug nuts off a lot easier then that thing u bought especially after they put you wheels on at 100 lbs of torque, i keep one in my jeep along with an aluminum floor jack and a piece of plywood to put on the ground just makes thing easy
Another piece of kit you might consider is a breaker bar and appropriate sized socket or a pipe extension for your four way wrench in order to give more leverage for frozen lug nuts.
Since that new fossil is worth 6-figures and Harvard has an endowment of about $50 billion, I hope the institution paid him some decent money for sending it.
Nope, they didn't 🤷♂
@@SUVRVing Wow! That's unfortunate, and sad. Hope he finds a few more so he can sell'em if he wants to. Since he's riding around on bald tires, it seems he could really use the money.
In southwest Ohio you can find fossils in every creek , every local retaining stone wall in the region is full of fossils.
Cool!
Higbeeeeee!!! Great vid, man. So enjoyable to watch. Take care out there, bud. Let me know if you ever need a hand out there for whatever reason. Much love🫶🏻 -Джексон
Hey buddy! Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I've started studying Ukrainian again, by the way. Just reading for 20 or so minutes each day. I love it.
@@SUVRVing nice brochacho. You do that thang!
so dang much fun , thanks again for taking me along !!!!
Thanks, I had a great time! 😄
A great name for a guy who likes to dig in the dirt…Clay! Great video! And your drone video footage is not unnoticed… very nice!
Exellent reminder to have lug wrench in the size or sizes, you need. It is always a good idea to change a tire, or even rotate tires yourself to see what is missing or could be improved. I would think the longest of the X type would be better for those of us who aren't really strong. I actually use a different style that uses sockets, since I also like to check the torque and carry a Harbor Freight torque wrench. Having a better jack that will fit into your rig might also be something to look into.
Cool fossils! You paid for a fun adventure!!
I agree!
It was definitely worth it. It’s more fun to find things yourself than buying them, like you did with the geodes (I think last week). And finding a unique, new species is incredible. I hope he finds one.
I do too! Thanks or watching.
What a fun adventure! Being a rockhound and hiking enthusiast, I love your channel. I'm going to need to make it out there to spend the day looking for trilobites.
It's kind of funny...your channel focuses more on hikes and occasionally does some rockhounding, my channel focuses on rockhounding and occasionally does the hikes.
I don't actually believe their timeline narrative, but this was pretty neat anyways. The taco/burrito and carrot cake looked good, at any rate. 👍 19:53 mark: You would be amazed at how much is buried beneath our feet. We were definitely flooded out at some point in recent history. Our past is literally underneath mounds of dirt and soil.
your trilobite haul might not be worth the $80 you spent but helping pay for fuel to get closer to the next shrimp is way worth it. thanks for sharing!
That's a great way of looking at it!
Them trykillabites are still alive. I seen them in ponds out in Eastern Utah. The ponds for cattle and wildlife. They are creepy looking, I thought they was tadpoles but look like aliens lol. Great video, all your videos are awesome thumbs 👍👍.😊😊
I've seen them in ponds in eastern Utah (including Canyonlands), too, but I believe those are fairy shrimp or tadpole shrimp. Not trilobites. Thanks for watching!
@@SUVRVing no problem, thanks for the beautiful scenery you show us. Iv also lived down in Farmington New Mexico for 18 years and I like your videos you have done there also.
@@SUVRVing Utah is home for me and happy to be back in my hometown. I go out riding my side by side and just love it here.
Loved those Trobutes and the Story of Clay! You found some good ones!❤️😀🇺🇸🌏🚙
Looked like a fun day on this adventure. I was wondering...if you did not make videos of your trips and adventures, would you still make the trips? Would you have as much fun without taking your subscribers along with you? I realize there are monetary rewards for creators such as yourself regarding TH-cam, but aside from that, does making the videos also inspire you to take trips, or is simply traveling and exploring places incentive enough?
I did adventures like this long before I made TH-cam videos, so the basic answer to your question is yes, I would still make the trips. But there are 2 main differences when I'm filming. The first is that I go on more adventures now than before. That's a factor of it being my job (I HAVE to do it) and also simply the fact that I have the time and money to do it more often now. The second difference is that I do try to go on adventures that I think would make for good videos. If it were solely up to me and I weren't making videos, I'd probably do more mountain climbing. But it's boring to watch video after video after video of me climbing mountains, I think. So I mix it up. Some videos are more "for me," and some are more for the audience. But even the videos that skew more "for the audience" are still for me too, because I'm not going to do anything I don't want to do. I'm grateful that I am "forced" to go on trips to make videos, because it pushes me to find and do interesting things that I'd otherwise miss. I love it!
@@SUVRVing Thanks for your thoughtful reply. Clearly makes sense to me.
Great trip! Clay sounds like a very colorful fellow. Lucky for him you happened by. TFS your travels, Tristan. It’s always a joy to view your vids! Happy New Year 2024 🎆
I have a scar on my hand that I have had since I was 12. We happened to be studying fossils and Trilobites in science that year. That's when I realized my scar was a spitting image of a Trilobite. So for years, I would tell people I had a Trilobite and show them my scar. Very few people caught on 😂 but I thought it was hilarious. 🌎✌️😊 Thanks for the content.
The Trilobite beds are fun. When I was a kid many years ago I found Trilobite fossils in the Stansbury Range. Can't remember he exact place now as it's been so long ago. Love the west desert. Also just across the Nevada border up to Ely, Great Basin NP and Lehman Caves. Better than Disneyland for me. It's partly what got me to pursue a career in Geology. Another excellent video!
My 33 year old son bought a house on 3 1/2 acres in Maricopa, AZ when he was 28 years old. He owns his own tree removal business and he's a Journeyman Electrician. When he bought the house, he was told that the city was going to dig a new well in his area. 5 years later, they have no intention of following through. He hauls his own water because the water that comes out of his faucets are poison and not consumable. They wash dishes, clothing and have a filter for the water that comes out of the showers; however, he and his wife are expecting their first baby in June and so my husband and I will be purchasing a whole home well water filtering system for them. All this to say, that when we see trickling spring water, especially in a desert area as is Maricopa, AZ (30 minutes south of Phoenix) and western Utah (my daughter lives in Salt Lake City), we have a genuine appreciation and do not take it for granted to the point of thanking God. This clear, clean spring water you came upon is a miracle to us.
On another note, while I believe in a young earth-thousands of years- flood age of the earth view -and not billions of years, the archeological dig was super cool and helping him out with his tire situation alone was well worth the $80. I truly hope he finds another one of those shrimp fossil's, it's a long time comin' for him : ) Thank you for your content Tristan. As always...amazing!
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A once ancient seabed where aquatic trilobites once flourished going back to the Cambrian age or around 285 million years before the dinosaurs. Yeah, its great that Clay found an undiscovered specie and then had it is named after him, the Clay shrimp. He deserves it, he's put in a lot of hard work and many years. Ya know, you might just want to pack a mental detector ?....take care and see you next year !!
I think I'd go for a more expensive folding lug wrench. I've had to stand and stomp on lug wrenches to budge tight nuts. I'd want some confidence that the quality of the steel sleeves and articulating joints in such a tool are sufficient to not bend or break in use. That said, a regular four-way lug wrench isn't that difficult to pack. While we've done the U-Dig quarry, you don't need to go to the commercial mines to find trilobites. There are small sites on Federal land that still yield fossils. The commercial sites are convenient for folks who don't have tools and time. The commercial sites sadly are really eyesores.
I visit the west doing a similar style as your adventures. However I opted for better gas mileage in exchange for vehicle capability. My Honda CRV hybrid and has the space I need and moderate clearance, but NO spare tire. Makes me nervous. I appreciate your noting what kind of vehicle is needed to access all the places you go. I’m going to get a garmin, and learn more about self rescue (ie how to use a tire plug/patch kit or replace a valve stem) based on some comments by others in this thread. Thank you for the videos!
It was cool that you included a clip of you shooting the rifle. Ive always wondered if you carry a pistol or anything during your camping trips. A personal question I don’t expect you to answer, but after seeing that clip I wouldn’t be surprised if you had a few yourself! Thanks for the great videos as always
Tire change dry run. GOOD IDEA!
Especially if you've never changed a tire on your current vehicle.
Get a scissors jack that has a six sided nut drone. Then you can use an electric drivv/nut driver to operate it. I also carry an impact driver in case it needs more torque. If you're vehicle gets flat in the siu in triple digit heat, it'll save a lot of time and maybe heat stroke.
Trystan, why wasn't the first "new species" fossil Clay found worth any money? Why would it only be the second fossil, or did I miss something. Neat video BTW.
The arch you found made me wonder - have you explored the arches in the Rattlesnake Canyon area NW of Grand Junction, CO?