Continuing the raw videos. We're still heading to the end of the trail. Once we left the dead end, I didn't record the same flat bit of the trail. I started recording again at the climb and descent of the fun bit of the trail. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EksEZ1QOWgI
This is the Jeeps first ever water crossing. Then it went again like 10 times... LOL. We have several videos and photos of this area.
Bee Canyon, San Jacinto Mountains
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mosbDVksTk
My brother's first attempt on a difficult hill for him. He's still learning. The first attempt he had the Renegade in Auto mode and climb a bit slow. Then he hesitated when the car lost traction at the top.
I had him back down and checked what mode he was using and had to walk him through the climb. On his way down the car scrapped the skid plates as the tires fell into the grooves. I just made the climb on my first attempt right before his.
On the 2nd attempt, you can see he hesitated at the top again when the car lost traction. I had to yell at him to push/power through it and the car will do the rest.
You can see in my other video of the 4runner, the tire type and larger tire helped him get up the hill with a lot more ease. Even though the 4runner has about half of the horsepower as the Renegade does.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzjeO9mOWD8
We had my 3rd brother try this bit in both Auto Mode and then in Rock Mode. As he back up for the 2nd run, we found a photo opportunity.
Bee Canyon, San Jacinto Mountain
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N-4BABkfPk
My first attempt and my brother's attempt to record it. LOL. He was taking pictures instead of recording a video, so It only got me finishing the top of the hill.
I would rate this hill 7/10. Very short, steep hill with hard dirt and loose rocks. I had it in rock mode with the 4wd lock on. We are on Thomas Trail.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbBg9cSemss
Playing around with some camera angles with the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk. On Bee Canyon in the San Jacinto Mountains.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKucILd809I
My brother squirming upstream in a dried out wash. Just a quick shot of the Renegade coming through the trees. This ended up being a dead end, so we did this shot real quick. Then took some photos.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQIKEQFMvQ
The rain wash out this bit and left a steep climb around some rocks. The cutout just about fit the width of the car, so we had to go through it. This tested the clearance and push/climb over large obstacles.
My brother using his camera phone on this bit. He had to hike to check the road ahead and didn't want to carry the expensive camera.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_fhHDgJQD8
Continuing to continue our way out of Coyote Canyon. We're finishing our descent down to the water crossings. Then working our way out through the soft sand at the entrance of the trail.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A2wAtwg3bU