Alaska Off-Road Warriors

Dean454 said:
I liked the show. Interesting group of people.
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I thought it was rather uninteresting, but I did watch the whole episode and it was like most history channel programming....especially alaska related...continuously trying to get you to stay through the next commercial break. I mean, I might watch it again, most likely on DVR where I can skip commercials, but the rigs were a joke at best. I mean c'mon - one piece of shit jeep, 2 nearly stock beater 4runners, some landrovers. If this was anything near serious, they would do it like the Off Road Adventure in the magazine...at the LEAST. Plus, you know these teams have a ton of (undocumented) support. They're driving literally across Alaska bush country with 5 gallons of spare fuel but somehow they're gonna make it.

I don't know...clearly I can't look over the made for TV bullshit to enjoy the trip, but if there's any reason to watch it it's just to see the country. Looks like some amazing wheeling areas.
 
So I've been watching the Expedition Overlands Alaska series. pretty good show. I can say I wish I could see more wheeling however pretty informative and better than watching a POS with a Lincoln Locker. Only issue I have is that they went with General Grabber AT2's instead of the regular Grabbers. Personally I think they should be running a slightly more aggressive tire. watching them struggle on sand like they did eh not so sure. Now I just need to win the lottery so I can show them what a couple of Jeepers could do.
 
t8er said:
So I've been watching the Expedition Overlands Alaska series. pretty good show. I can say I wish I could see more wheeling however pretty informative and better than watching a POS with a Lincoln Locker. Only issue I have is that they went with General Grabber AT2's instead of the regular Grabbers. Personally I think they should be running a slightly more aggressive tire. watching them struggle on sand like they did eh not so sure. Now I just need to win the lottery so I can show them what a couple of Jeepers could do.
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Part of their struggle is due to the extreme weight of their rigs and they are running pizza cutters. Floaters do better on sand. I too enjoyed their series, but I enjoy Eddie's videos more.
 
Even then they struggled in the mud. The Pizza Cutters can help or hurt. I know with the RTT's they need to watch height for COG issues but still I'd like to think even with their weight whether it's mud or sand some 33's that can clean out better would be huge. Send Moby in for the win stat!!!!
 
I was thinking the same as most of you about the Alaska Off Road Warriors: the series had potential, but it pretty much lost it in the first 10 minutes when you see the teams are all reckless hillbillies and rednecks with slapped together and beat up rigs. What would have been more interesting is if they took some serious off roaders and gave them each a budget (to try and keep things even) so they could buy a new vehicle of their choice and the mods they think they need, and then have them race cross country. Also, they should be more up front about what kind of support these guys are getting, since it's pretty obvious most of them couldn't survive on their own out there even if they could carry enough fuel and supplies. I'll keep watching it, but more for the comic relief than for anything else.

Also, how is this history? I mean, other than the fact that the mullet guy, who doesn't know how to wear a seat belt, almost died from a cracked open head... (and from the previews, it looks like he actually gets knocked out and has to be air medevac'ed next episode)


As far as the Expedition Overland's Alaska & Yukon series goes, I like it. They are people who have actually prepared for more serious overlanding. I'd like to take a similar trip sometime - not just on the Alaska Highway though, even if it is very austere in places. I'm also thinking about some of the routes that aren't well travelled (or just aren't travelled because there are no permanent roads) and would need a real expedition to cross them, like crossing the overgrown and abandoned Canol trail or trail blazing from Wrigley to Tsiigehtchic and then on up to Inuvik. It is also interesting to see where and how their Toyotas struggled or just couldn't cut it where a good Jeep would have kept going - and I'd definitely be up to showing them how much better a Jeep could do it... I just need to build up my Jeep first!
 
Ten minutes into the show, and my ten year old is making fun them.

When one of the key mods on one of the 4 runners is a "posi lock" differential..... I'd like to see Moby or one of the other really built rigs do this run.
 
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