The mission is to travel north in our Winnebago Revel to retrieve our Land Rover Defender 110 in Utah, and tow it home. Why not make an adventure out of it, and explore the backcountry along the way? This episode kicks off in southern Arizona, in comfortable January weather among the saguaros. I put the four-wheel drive Sprinter to good use, and traverse some primitive tracks that probably haven’t seen a Winnebago before. Features some amazing Arizona scenery, scratched paint, and I nail this week’s sandwich.
EDIT 1/21/23: “v4wd.co” links are temporarily broken. I have a support ticket into Bitly. I’m expecting the links to magically start working again, hopefully soon!
00:00 – V20E2: Revel Adventure to the Landy – Part 1
00:56 – Intro
01:37 – Vehicle Prep Montage
04:37 – Morning at Camp
05:50 – Airing Down the Van
07:15 – Featured Overland Route
10:33 – Pit-Stop at Taco Bell
11:40 – En Route to Camp
13:25 – A Proper Grilled Cheese
14:15 – Airing Up the Van
14:55 – Contemplating GAIA GPS
16:17 – Searching for Basecamp
17:48 – Episode Wrap-Up
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From kicking ass in his Jeep to Taco Bell in his van. This channel has evolved for sure. Hope it gets back to its roots a little more often.
Super enjoyable episode Chris. So many excellent shots, and it was interesting to see the van in the forefront exploring backcountry. Looking forward to the continuation of this series!
Chris, your affiliate links are throwing up a 404 error.
Add a pickle to the sandwitch on the side. Works wonders, more than perfect!
Just curious, but where is Shannon
Cool to see it on three tires.
How do you have Texas plates on your vehicles when you don’t live in Texas?
Thanks for explaining "airing down". While driving thru back country; do most people just stop anywhere to camp overnight??
Always a great idea to air down when out wheeling. Makes it do much more comfortable. With the purchase of your house, are you guys contemplating getting rid of the Revel or the Rover Truck? Just curious….
CHEERS from Colorado
I’m so happy to see you use the Winnebago revel instead of the jeep on this trip it’s nice to be able to see you use it to its advantages and show us just exactly what this fan is capable of
Good to see the return of an old regular to the channel, Baja Blast
Yep..welcome into new year..this trips focus was more on stuff n less on the land n its beauty.
.food was ok too..box store n grilled cheese..two more episodes till truck..guess I'll wait n see..thanks
Arizona Peace Trail on Western side of state is a good choice, warmer. RTR was just going on in Quartzite recently. When winter is over you might want to consider the Great Western Trail but it does have some high elevations for winter. Great video, have fun, be safe 👍😎
Any sandwich you survive is a good sandwich.
That van needs a winch bumper.It’s only a matter of time before you’re hopelessly stuck and maxtrax won’t help you.
I remember watching you get stuck when you first got the Revel-a winch would’ve made short work of that-but being all alone out in the desert-with no help?A winch is worth every penny it cost you.
Dang, Back to the luxury hotel on wheels 🙁 Bummer, I was enthusiastic about the channel in 2023 after last week's great nostalgia video. The good news is at least Shannon wasn't there. Hope that trend continues for the sake of the channel
Revel should sponsor you! I am in the market for one in the near future and I appreciate you showing the capabilities.
That van is very impressive offroad for its size
This should be an interesting run, looking forward to it. Give Shannon a big hello. Don’t let the little children deter her from being in the videos, she’s part of the channel now.
What camera set up are you using if you dont mind sharing?
Looks like Taco bell Long John's In Casa Grande
Two good recent episodes in a row. Yeah, more like the good old days of the good ol' Chris Shontz, solo Jeep adventurer taking me with him in proxy to relive the good ol' days that I'll never see again; at least not in this current life any more. Okay. Keep on truckin'! Oh, and by-the-way. GREAT on-the-move video shots! Superb editing. You're a bona fide pro now, that's for sure.
Great video on your new trek. Hey is something up with your mic. Your “Ss” in your speech are at a higher pitch.
You have some pretty nice gear! It shows you take good care of your things. Some people don't appreciate what they work so hard for… I'm impressed! Safe travels.
Did I stumble across Van Life?
Chris…Texas plates?
I’m a long time follower and still enjoy your videos, but your trips have lost a lot of the adventure feel to them. Seems like you mostly explore just outside of towns, which I understand given the girlfriend, van, house, etc. Hope you can get out for some real adventures soon.
I'm very impressed with the capabilities of the van being able to go into what I would call hostile territory LOL. That was a great advertising piece for that van when you were showing the van going down that ravine with all that Rocky territory and it did it without any problem at all that shows me the capability of that van is pretty damn good
Great video, looking forward to the rest of the trip
Didn't you have Starlink in the van? Did you have to leave it back home for internet there?
I am pleasantly surprised at the capabilities of the van. This video should be used as a commercial for the Revel.
I welcome the evolution of the channel. Most people don't have a significant other to support their job. Especially one like yours!
For the ones who have negative comments about the channel direction then don't watch. If you're not a Patreon do you even have the right to complain?
Really. You has to take the van out on a dry run before retrieving your beat up pickup? I think your having a hard time leaving your girlfriend behind. You need to get out of this funk and back to your channel roots or just change the name of the channel !
youre my fav grilled cheese chef!
Watching all of your adventures I've been waiting for this from y'all for a really long time lol
What’s the deal with the red light over the dining table?
Incredible what the Revel can tackle. Pretty tough trails and all the comfort of an RV. Looking forward to the rest of the adventure!
So you bought your home in beautiful Arizona! Nice choice. 🏜️🙂☀️
What happened to the Jeep??!
Halfway through your video and no mention of Shannon. We love Shannon and your channel can grow to include more women watching your videos if she is included.
Too bad there are some sad pathetic lonely men who do not want to see a happy couple making it work.
Thanks for the air down info. In our 2WD 2500 the factory calls out front psi @ 49, rear @ 71. Is the Rebel the same?
What do you consider max speed on dirt in your rig?
No Worries buddy I'm only subscribed to see what's for dinner lol this is the best 4 wheel youtube channel Peace
Can the van haul furniture ?
Big fan here. Like anyone who's breathing I've an opinion. You skip Orangie for awhile and focus on your van. Jeeps are great( own 3 right now) but I bought them because I can't afford a van like that. There's so many jeep Utubers. It's hard to stand out. Not nearly as many Mercedes van vids. One to look up as an example: living the van life (Chad) . Again big fan been watching since beginning.