Alaska off Road Warriors ; on History Channel

[Mark]

I was disappointed and I don't like how it portrays off roading either.
I'll watch it again though I guess... kinda like watching a train wreck

 

[SurfCityEB66]

They were a bunch of butt-monkeys except the SuperJeep guy. That Jeep used to run 47 LTBs and I have seen several pics on Pirate 4x4 where he is a true wheeler. I think they made him run smaller tires for the show.

A couple of the trucks run open diffs and even IFS... Gotta love the Mullets though!!

I didnt like how they were portraying the sport and have to agree somewhat with the Rover guy (nice rig) that running down trees was unnecessary. The narrator kept saying they were blazing trails when in actuality they were running on established mining trails.

They went the wrong route with this. They should have had a real offroader design the 'race'. Timed events are OK, but the rules of off roading should be adhered to- including helping out stranded fellow wheelers- could have given extra time for this stuff!

I will continue to watch, but it will be a short lived program.

Agree 100%, good points.

Sad for our sport. Did anyone catch the preview when mullet boy knocks himself out on the rollbar Hell, I've seen tow rigs better equipped. A couple of these guys should be "cheap truck" challengers.

 

[Dlish]

Sorta painful to watch, but it is a train wreck so I will most likely try another episode.

BUT

I don't really like the fact that anyone who offroads will now be linked to these people since most casual viewers dont have a clue.

 

[bax]

Not a fan. pretty stupid really. I think top gear already did this. Go find some junk. put strange adverse characters in the trucks and turn them loose. winner gets a dollar. Trucks are ill equipped, I found myself criticizing both rig and crew. Just a tad better than, say yes to the dress. I kept thinking this might be good it the trucks were built to do it. Kinda like Baja but eleventy billion times more dummer.

 

[half cab]

Glad I forgot it was coming on. Sounds like Imissed nothin!

 

[bronconut73]

Every rig was a joke except maybe Super Jeep and Rover 1.
But the Rover 1 guy is a "bitch". You act like that Alaskan douche down here in Florida and we'll knock your jaw loose or atleast send you home walking funny and talking to yourself.
Southern man don't need him around anyhow....
Anyway....
That show made me realize that I have wheeled way worse conditions within an hours drive of my house.
And it made me rather proud of my eb. It would kick the lug nuts off any one of those heeps except maybe Super jeep.....damn Jeeps....
Yea....I'll watch the damn thing again....DVR is set....sigh...

 

[Eoth]

I thought it was ok to watch... I have a hard time beliving that they come from a 4X4 club (Super Jeep excluded). More like a random bunch of people with 4WD trucks and belief that they could wheel.... That being said, who would try this with a worn out overheating 4 banger? And nobody brought anything to weld with???!!!?!?

 

[399strokerEB]

Glad this show is representing us Alaskan wheelers%)

 

[Broncobowsher]

It sucked, won't watch any more of it.

 

[bronconut73]

It sucked, won't watch any more of it.

Yea you will....snicker snicker....

It's fun to watch fools bounce into each other.

 

[dave67fd]

Maybe this is a start to better things to come. Must be away to get a bug in someones ear to do a show here in the states using real trucks (EB's of course). We see a share of them in the Hollywood scene. Not upset now after missing this one as well. Maybe I'll try to catch the next one to get a good laugh.

 

[ransil]

I will refer you back to post 10, saw this coming.

want to make money in alaska sell cigarettes, one common denominator in all the alaska shows.

might watch next week just to see the mullet guy get knocked out..

 

[welndmn]

Minus "super jeep" those rigs all looked stock or what 4WPW could bolt on in an afternoon.
I was disappointed.

 

[bronconut73]

Minus "super jeep" those rigs all looked stock or what 4WPW could bolt on in an afternoon.
I was disappointed.

Agreed Brother....

That show does not represent us wheelers well at all, and I can only assume it does not represent Alaskans well at all either.

 

[Broncobowsher]

Even the not so good shows have redeaming values to them. Gas monkey can build some nice stuff (not all of it), and watching Richard loose money is always fun. The US version of Top Gear is pretty bad, but has some good moments when something that isn't pre-staged actually happens.

This show, couldn't find any redeaming values. When the online guides description of the show starts with the word "drama", you know it is going to be bad. Where is one redeaming value of this show?

 

[stlo]

I really don't think any of the rigs were anything special including the super jeep....... I swear its crazy how people like this have these hack vehicles and do not break down....I promise with my luck I could jump in any of those rigs and it wouldn't get to the end of the block...... I was expecting it to be this kind of show but was hoping it would be different.... Show is full of a bunch of assclowns

 

[GRW]

I knew I was going to because I know Carl, worked with him years ago.
Those are not his normal tires, not sure if they made him down size or not but I would bet on it.
If you do a search on u-tube you can find Carl playing in the snow with super jeep. Or check out his site www.jantzengineering.com
It looks like super Jeep could use a little TLC, but it’s a good old rig and Carl is not afraid to run hard, he has for years.
All in all it’s a good rig to wheel with especially in the northwest.
I was shocked to see some of the rigs on that show, that being said I do like the Diesel Rover even if the guy that owns it is a jerk.

 

[Mountain Ram]

Over on Pirate 4x4 (where Carl is a member), he said they limited tire size to 37 to level the playing field. Carl had been running 47s. The Jeep is actually well built, but loaded down with gear as they stayed out in the wilderness quite a bit.

Still- the show doesn't represent the crowd very well.

 

[allenfahey]

With 100K on the line one would think they would have better vehicles/equipment!

 

[Rickb1b]

OMG, I just watched this. I live 30 minutes from the trail they rode. It's basically an ORV park with special rules for the area, because of so many small kids and families on the trail. It took them 15 hours round trip. My daughter completed the exact same round trip when she was 12, on a 4-wheeler, in less than 6 hours. This area is so tame, I take the motor-home out there and let the kids run free. I was up by the glacier one time, and saw a family who's kids had ridden two of those Suzuki 90 4-wheeler's out there. Granted I'm sure they had to put them on something to cross the river, but really, the show is a little dramatic for a trail a Suzuki 90 can handle.

But I'll probably watch next week, just to see which of my other stomping grounds they head out to.