The Rubicon Trail - The Ultimate Offroad Adventure of a Lifetime
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2024
- The Rubicon Trail, aka McKinney Road, is a legendary 4x4 Trail and Jeep destination that attracts off-roaders worldwide, often hailed as the Super Bowl of off-road trails and The Best Jeep Badge of Honor Trail. Near Lake Tahoe, California, it's a must-visit for off-roaders, overlanders, and rock crawlers alike. Renowned for its extreme terrain, the Rubicon Trail is a rigorous test of both driving skills and vehicle capabilities. Opinions vary, with some considering it an intense challenge while others view it as a scenic weekend camping trip. However, it's crucial not to underestimate the trail's difficulty for even a moment. Prepare yourself for an unforgettable adventure on the Rubicon Trail!
The Rubicon/McKinney Road, located in Northern California, owes its name to its crossing of the Rubicon River near Lake Tahoe. Originally established in the 1800s, this road served as a vital stagecoach route linking Georgetown and Lake Tahoe. Over time, as local hotels closed down, the road fell into disrepair. In 1952, concerned residents of Georgetown convened a meeting to explore the idea of organizing a Jeep tour along the Rubicon Trail, aiming to rejuvenate the route. On August 29, 1953, the inaugural "Jeepers Jamboree 1" set off from Georgetown with 55 Jeeps and 155 eager participants on a memorable two-day journey. This event, now an annual tradition, takes place on the last weekend of July, attracting off-road enthusiasts known as "pioneers" for this four-wheelers tradition.
Join Joshua Noesser from TrailsOffroad and JeepAdventures, Jennings Page, and Tony Pellegrino from @GenRightOffRoad as they take their near-stock jeeps along this epic overland and rock crawling trail known for its Jeep Jamboree. Will they make it, or will they fail? You will have to sit back and see
0:00 - Rubicon Speach
0:46 - Video Intro
1:36 - Trip to The Rubicon Adventure
2:00 - Harris Ranch Steaks
3:03 - Driving to Ice House
3:41 - Ice House Bar and PreGame
4:12 - Day 1 Morning
4:36 - Drivers Meeting
5:12 - Hitting The Road to Loon Lake
6:15 - Loon Lake Trailhead
6:50 - Airing Down and Trail Prep
7:22 - Starting The Rubicon
7:37 - Rubicon Gate Keeper
9:04 - The Granite Bowl
10:30 - The Whale Bones
11:39 - Problem with YJ Ubolts Nuts
12:45 - Ellis Creek Bridge and Break
13:08 - Trail to Walker Hill
13:19 - Walker Hill
14:15 - Jennings Jeep Breaks Down Electrical Issue
17:40 - Live Footage from Starlink Diag Problem
19:03 - After Lunch and fixed Jeep
19:46 - Trail to Little Sluice
20:18 - Soup Bowl Obstacle
23:22 - Trail Between Soup Bowl and Little Sluice
23:47 - Little Sluice Obstacle
26:13 - Thousand Dollar Hill
26:26 - V-Notch Obstacle
26:45 - CJ Broken Alignment Pin
27:17 - Arnolds Rock
27:30 - Mudd Lake
27:55 - Indian Trail
29:24 - Camping At Buck Island Lake
30:11 - Start of Day 2 at Buck Island Lake
31:50 - Jim Broke Warn Hub and Repair
33:10 - Buck Island Lake Damn and Trail
33:29 - Broken Gladiator Axle
33:46 - Trail Climbing Out Of Buck Island Lake
34:50 - Tilting Vnotch Climb at Buck Island
35:08 - Trail from Buck Island to Big Sluice
35:45 - Big Sluice Obstacle
36:39 - Sawtooth Obstacle
37:00 - Lower Big Sluice
37:14 - Hardest Required Part of The Rubicon
38:15 - Rubicon Springs Bridge
38:49 - Boulder Squeeze
39:29 - Trail to Rubicon Springs
39:45 - Rubicon Springs and Sites and Soda Springs
40:29 - Camping on the Slabs at Rubicon Springs
41:00 - Rubicon Waterfalls
41:30 - Start of Day 3 at Rubicon Springs
41:58 - Talking to Drivers and Vehicle Reviews
42:38 - Josh Reviewing The Rubicon and Rubicon Springs
43:35 - Rubicon Springs to Cadillac Hills Trail
44:35 - Rubicon Cemetary
44:55 - Cadillac Hill Obstacle
46:15 - The Cadillac found
46:35 - Continue Up Cadillac Trail
47:30 - Observation Point
48:15 - Broken CJ Still Moving
48:35 - Observation Point to End of The Rubicon
50:09 - Potato Patch Obstacle and Broken Toyota
51:08 - East Trailhead of the Rubicon
51:22 - RIP James Marden Broadbent
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lol is that Chewbacca?? Lol😂
Has anyone wondered if a Sasquatch is Chewbacca?
Just subscribed to your channel
@@JeepAdventures thanks dude.
It’s been on my bucket list since I was a kid, 60 years old now, I hope to still make it soon. Your video emphasized my need to go even more!
It is worth it. Let me know what you think after.
This was easily one of the best trips I have ever had. So want to go back for more. What do you all think?
Let's here it?
The footage of the budget YJ going through little sluice is super cool! Go Tony!
Agreed, and just think at 4:46 he thought he was going to skip it hahahahha
I wish I had video of little sluice 25 years ago.... People 10 deep watching all weekend
I know the feeling
Awesome video, i am lucky enough to live a couple hours away and get to go a couple times a year. Even tho im a Toyota guy you guys have some awesome builds. Your guys positive attitudes and cohesiveness is inspiring. Hope to see yall on the trail this year. 🥃🍻
We love a good Toyota as much as we love a good Jeep. It isn't about what you drive, but what you do with it. I need to hit you up, I would like to see what other trails are out in that area.
Hit me up if you come south.
Nice work putting this video together. Enjoyed the way it flowed.
Thank you for tue kid words and thank you for watching
Loved watching this!!! Nail biting to say the least! Beautiful video of an awesome experience! Thank you for posting it!
Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for watching
Wow, check out the clarity on this video, feels like I'm there. Great job!
Thanks ron
Nicely put together. One of the best obstacle to obstacle footage of the trail without lingering on one particular section. I think the lesson here is that clearance is king... and tighten them suspension bolts before doing the trail...
Hahhaha, yeah best to do the vehicle maintenance before starting the trail. And old washing ground clearance helps a ton for sure.
Thank you for watching
Duuuuude such an epic trip!! First I got all starving hungry watching you eating that breakfast burrito. Now I’m stressing reliving the electrical breakdown I had on the trial. lol I’m glad I sold that jerk Jeep.
Hahahahha
It got you off the trail... it just almost became a Carbecue first
@@JeepAdventures I forgot Tony called it a Carbeque. That’s so funny. Tails was mostly a very good boy
You got to watch the full video, so many classic moments. Just like that one at 16:45 :)
Great video! You deserve a lot more views! You've earned a subscriber 👏 Also, you're editing and video quality is outstanding :)
Thank you for the sub, very much appreciated. And thank you for watching
Great edit. Watching this and taking notes for my Rubicon trip this summer.
Thank you. When are you thinking of going?
@@JeepAdventures July
Good time to go, but watch out for jeep jamboree
@@JeepAdventures Ya we're dodging it..I still expect a lot of traffic on the trail that time of year though.
Yeah, it will be busy, but won't be that bad.
What dreams are made of , on my bucket list for sure
exactly
Thanks for sharing Josh 👍 by far my favorite trail. But one of my favorite parts is old sluce. Cant wait to go this year. Stay safe man hope to see you on our local trails this year 👍
Sounds like a plan. Hit me up
You guys did very well on your first wheeling trip. Especially since you chose the Rubicon for your first wheeling trip.
Thanks for watching
Great video. Got a trip planned there for later this year and cannot wait!
Nice, let us know how it goes
Great one. good to see all the different level of rigs doing it.
What would be the fun if it was only super built vehicles
@@JeepAdventures Yeah, it would be like watching a youtuber video.
Hahaha
Very cool
Thank you for watching
Amazing seeing that Genright YJ with modest upgrades going through the trail. I have a YJ that's built pretty similarly and it gives me hope! 😁
What all mods have you done to your YJ?
@@JeepAdventures Ox locker up front with yukon shafts. Ford 8.8 in the rear with TrueTrac. Geared at 4.56. 2-low added to the t-case with SYE. Double cardan drive shafts front and rear. Metalcloak rockers/fenders. 33" tires on 2.5" lift (SUA). I wonder if I can get by with that or should I go up to 35's?
You should be good. That little bit of tire clearance does help, but I have done it on 33's a few tuns. It just takes a little more patience in getting through a few things.
Just got back from doing the trail in my Gladiator. This video would have to be hours long to represent how hard a trail it really is.
Absolutely, a lot to show on this trail. How was it?
@@JeepAdventures Having never done it before I can’t compare but from some of the folks I spoke to with experience it was especially nasty this early.
Yeah, it is fun to go in June before the jeep jamboree. Once they do their event they fill in a lot of the holes. It could just be the drivers, but what I was trying to go with is there is a noticeable difference between before and after.
But overall, like it? Hate it? Best trail of your life?
If you think this video is just too quick to show the trail. Here is the link to the full video from the Live feed we did. Its not the greatest as it is all live footage.
th-cam.com/users/liveaEoY48eQYeg
I kinda feel like you spent too much time watching me argue that Tails is NOT an etorque....even though he is....lol
Hahahhahaha. It was a dilemma. Tony and Nicks face were priceless
I remember the live broadcast and while Starlink was a little spotty at times, but overall it seemed to do ok. I am wondering how you had it mounted and powered. Looks like a pole mount into the top of a rotopax tire mount? Anything special that you did for power? Did you use the Rubicon's built in inverter (back of center console), or something else?
I used a pipe clamp to the top of the Genright Tire Carrier. So, one side clamps to the tire carrier, and the other mounts to the Starlink pole. I put a piece of rubber around the tire carrier and Starlink pole to do two things. One absorbs vibrations, and the other increases the drag coefficient so it won't slip or move. This was the best way to do it, as it reduced movement and seemed more secure. As for power, I run a pure sine wave inverter and power it from that. I ran 6 gauge wires to the back of the Jeep so I could have power back in the back of the Jeep. I run a 300-watt pure sine wave inverter that plugs into those cables. Also added a few more power ports for the fridge and other things. As for the power plug on the Jeep, the one in the Jeep can't do it. Draws to much power on startup, and it turns off.
My setup works great. I have used it on a dozen trails now. Allows me to have cell service and internet everywhere.
@@JeepAdventures Thanks for the info. I have same Genright Tire Carrier (but powdercoated black) on my JL. So I want to try something similar. Still trying to figure how you attached the clamp, but I'm guessing some sort of a T pipe clamp. It appears the tire will snug to the clamp (looking at my BFG 39" spare).
Look up on Amazon American DJ Supply PROSWIVEL CLAMP Stage Light Accessory. Then i bought some NABOWAN Solid Rubber Sheets,Strips,Rolls 1/8" (.125") Thick x 4" Wide x 118" Long Neoprene Rubber Mat.
this is the inverter I bought - BESTEK 500W Pure Sine Wave Power Inverter DC 12V to AC 110V Car Plug Inverter Adapter Power Converter with 4.2A Dual USB Charging Ports and 2 AC Outle
And I used velcro to attach it to the plastic fender well and velcro the A/P to the roll cage - VELCRO Brand Heavy Duty Tape with Adhesive | 25 Ft Bulk Roll 2" Wide | Holds 10 lbs, Black | Industrial Strength Strong Hold for Indoor or Outdoor Use
Now i did mount the tire low on this jeep, with basically a 39 inch tire. But i am sure you can figure out a way to, maybe cut the bolt a little short so it doesn't push to hard into the tire.
Funny, I was thinking a truss clamp might be perfect but thought most were 1.5" and needed 1.75" for the Genright Carrier. I'm all set and on my way now. Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction as always!
Am I talking to myself? Jeff always says I do.
Yes you are
Yeah, you are
I talk to myself too
All my favorite conversations have been with myself. Is that good?
Yes.
When was the actual trip? There’s still snow up there now, isn’t there?
Last September
I'm ready to do it, just have nobody to go with.
Get on Facebook and post you want to go. Try some of the southern California offroad groups. There is trips up there every few weeks once the snow melts.
@@JeepAdventures Thanks, I will try to reach out to them. Plan on going in September, if possible.
Have fun
Haha I live in Placerville
So you are one of the 9 people that live close to the trail hahaha
I wonder if my Jeep can complete the rubicon trail?
What do you have and what mods do you have?
@@JeepAdventures 2014 jku rubicon. 3” lift , 38” falken r/t01, 1 ton steering upgrade rpm tie rod, drag link all aluminum, 1 ton jks adjustable steel trac bar, teraflex hd upper lower ball joints, stock dana 44 axles and gears , 12k apex badland winch
I am going to go with the jeep can do it.
@@JeepAdventures I’m still working on full skids and other stuff id like to do but it’s not cheap
@@JeepAdventures I can drive as well I’m not stupid lol
Thanks for watchinv