You Took Your 2WD Toyota Here?!?!

The guy got impressively far out there in a 2 wheel drive truck and I'm betting if the truck had not broken he probably would have made it back out.

Thanks for the update, Kaulin. I've been watching you do some impressive climbing lately and have been amazed at your recovery.

I work fire lookouts each summer. No cell service for large portions of the forest. I bring my starlink with me (rv version subscription) and can use WiFi calling from my phone with it. Most of the time it’s stowed away, but sometimes I’ll drive with it connected from the bed of the pickup and an inverter. It’d be a cheap safety feature to have on these recoveries (cell phones working, internet and satellite imagery, accept customer payments, etc.). Also, it’s a great backup for the house when the internet goes down and works great for getting info while camping for prolonged periods of time.

20:18 Kaulin: "He stops for nobody" 20:29 Matt stops Matt: "I was watching the mirror and all the sudden you fell off, made me nervous" 🤣

I am positively pumped and palpably pulsating with pleasure at the prospect of the next recovery. This particularly promising production packs a plethora of pleasing and picturesque panoramas, paired with powerful, poignant performances. Profoundly packed with potential, they propel us into a paradise of pixels. The prospect of peering at this piece is purely a privilege. In short, I am primed for the next premier presentation!

This video gives off vibes from a couple years ago. Scenic footage, good vibes, excellent recoveries. Love it!

The wrecker is just plain awesome. It's not something converted from a road vehicle to an off-road one it is purpose built for the type recoveries that Matt is called upon to do. Matt should be so proud to say I (and crew) built that. I remember the build from the time the frame was just chalk marks on the floor. Not that this recovery was any challenge for it I have seen it at it's best where nothing else could of got the job done but it just makes me smile everytime I see it in action knowing that it is definitely one of a kind and there will never be another just like it. Matt usually has a smile on his face every time he is behind the wheel and rightfully so. Don't get me wrong I love the Morrvair also, it's one mean machine too. I started watching when all he had to work with was the almost stock XJ and a Bubba brand tow rope and no winch, just yanked everything out. Things have changed over the years and Matt has become very successful and rightfully so from all his hard work, great family and awesome crew. I forgot to include generosity also. Thanks for the ride.

At 25:45 - Tom: "Go left and ride out the way we came in?". Mat: "Yeah. We know that way and there's a burro if we get hungry". Earlier when spotting the burro on the way in - Mat: "What do you call a baby burro?" .... "A burrito". Haha. I love Mat's dry and self-depreciating sense of humour, he'd fit right in here in Australia, especially out bush.

Per Kevin and Brittany, blue on OnX means that path is verified/validated recently. I think green just means it hasn't been verified within a year, or 6 months. Blue might mean someone with OnX has driven that road and verified that it is still drivable. OnX is community-driven, so everyone together helps rate the trails, provide pictures, and verify trails.

Trail legend. Blue trails = “Featured” with photos, difficulty ratings, descriptions and more. Green trails = Open and ready to go. Tap for more details. Red trails = Temporarily closed. Black and white dashed trails = Hiking, biking and/or equestrian trails.

Admiration for the guy who took his rig that far with 2wd, but this is the exact reason I didn't even consider a 2wd when I bought my truck. To me, the 2 main points of having a truck are towing capacity and 4wd.

I love how everyone's doing mega-wrecker builds. So cool to see all the different visions and possibilities come to life. But this big old sexy International will always reign supreme in my eyes! Absolutely nailed that truck

"Are you hopeful?" Matt: "I don't know what else to be." And that's why we love ya Big Guy!

Great video. I noticed this is an older video sometime before his vacation since the glass on the wrecker was still broken, and a few videos back it was just repaired. 😊

Damn, but this doesn't surprise me. In 1991, I drove the ex gf's little Hyundai, up what looked like a small bush road N.E of Sudbury, Ontario. It got rockier, smaller; a small stream had channeled out the road, a felled tree had to be pulled aside, etc. I had to put a rock under one front wheel to keep it from spinning while hung up. ALL with TWO wheel drive. No big deal. I emerged off some other grassy tracks miles away, stopped for gas and commented to the attendant. "That road's pretty bad." He told me- "That's NOT a road. That's a skidoo trail." !

in the 1970's my father was the op engineer for the electricity authority over a very big area. 350 x 600 km in Australia ( covering over 200k people) and they had F150's as the trucks for the linesman. 4WD was very eclectic in those days and those Ford f150's went to remote places. Flat farming country to subtropical rain forest and lots of hills

I understand the adventure and the beautiful scenery, but going out that deep into it where the road almost doesn't exist in a 2WD vehicle is probably not wise. But having a rescue outfit like MORR that will go out that far is priceless. The wrecker remains an amazing vehicle. Great video.

That moment when Matt realised TomTom was tired and let him drive the Ford is wholesome. Matt is a good man and boss.

Mica is a very good insulator and was used in making capacitors(i.e. mica capacitor). You can still get mica caps. Ron, N4PHP

This episode got me addicted to this channel and in the last couple months i have gone back and watched every episode i could find over the last years.