S&YE203 - OffRoad Roos

[00:00:09] Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. You are listening to episode 203 of the Subie & You podcast with OffRoad Roos and your host, Rafael. Yeah. Hi everyone. There we go. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Subie & You podcast. That was such a great introduction by Jim, aka LittleRubySubie. Thank you so much for the introduction and introducing...

[00:00:38] introduction and introducing, let's say, the same words in different ways. For OffRoad Roos, thank you all so much for taking the time to hop on the mic and share what OffRoad Roos is about and some funny stories along the way. So for this recording for this episode, it was me and seven other people, people from OffRoad Roos. So it was kind of fun to be able to get these many people together.

[00:01:03] and also realized that I have met most of the people in that group in person. So that was really cool as well. In this episode, you will learn more about OffRoad Roos, what they're about, what they enjoy doing, and kind of what their mission is. And then we will learn a little bit more about the individuals that were participating in this call. So we will get into the full conversation here in a little bit, but first a word from our sponsor.

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[00:02:48] I met Will at 48 Hours of Tri-State when I went out there. I met Ron at Overland Expo West in Flagstaff. I met Jim at 48 Hours of Tri-State. I met Robert at 48 Hours of Tri-State. And I met Nick at Boxer Fest back in 2021. The other people that were on the call were Ben and Isaiah. I have yet to meet them, but hopefully someday I will.

[00:03:14] So during the conversation, they tell us about when they started Off-Road Roos, but they already have approximately 4,100 members, and they're growing quickly. So it's pretty cool to see what kind of reach they have all across the country, just starting off there in New England and starting something that they were passionate about and then spreading the word and continuing to just grow. Again, it was great having all these guys on from Off-Road Roos to talk about what they're about,

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[00:06:26] And now we will get into this conversation with the guys from Off-Road Roos and hear all about what they're doing with the group and how they're making a difference out there in the world. I love Nick in the background. I'm Jim.

[00:06:55] I go by littlerubiesubie on Instagram. Go ahead, everybody else. I am Rob, and you'll usually find me under Super Ambassador Robert or Robert Morrow, someplace or every place, anyplace. I'm Will. I think my Instagram handle is something along the lines of Super Ambassador Will, but I don't use it all that much. You've got your other one, though. Woods and Waves. Yeah, I am also Woods and Waves.

[00:07:24] That's my personal account, which I have also stopped using so much. That's okay. I'm Nick. Goes by at Rally underscore Gump. And he likes washing his car. Very true. Brain X. Hashtag sponsor me. Ronald. Ronald. I am Ron. My Instagram is likes underscore to T-O underscore wanders.

[00:07:53] And Benjamin. I'm Ben. My Instagram handle is W-L-V-E-R-N-O-T. Isaiah. I am Isaiah, also known as Courtlow on Instagram. On Facebook, you might find me by Isaiah. I'm in many of the groups, and I'm also on episode 178 of the Subie and You podcast. You've got to also do some of the voiceovers for our videos.

[00:08:22] You've got a good microphone voice. True. True. Hey, welcome. And, oh, Hope will be hopefully joining us at some point. And I don't know her Instagram. Does anyone? But she'll let us know. I don't know. Hey, welcome, Offroad Roos. Welcome, guys. Thank you for joining me and chatting. And we'll get Hope on here at some point, hopefully.

[00:08:50] But, yeah, thanks for the great intro, Jim. That was awesome. You're very welcome. So what are we here to talk about? Having some fun offroading. Maybe a bit about what we're about. Yeah, that would be good. So way back in 2019, Hope set up Mountain Rue Tri-State. And I joined probably a couple weekends after that as one of the first people.

[00:09:19] And then became an officer in that. And her and I built that up and had a whole bunch of fun doing events pretty much every month. Hope ended up moving away for vet school. And we ended up, these guys you see before you, we decided we wanted to do more and branch out and have a whole bunch more different types of events and run them nationwide. So we started Offroad Roos.

[00:09:46] And we wanted to have a big, and Hope came back from vet school and jumped right in and was a part of the team. So when did you start Offroad Roos? Because you started the other one in 2019. That's crazy to me that it started in 2019. Yeah. It was, we had done STPR in 2019. And that was kind of the kickoff for it because we realized there was a community right here in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. So we started Offroad Roos about, we kind of soft started it, what, a year and three months ago? Yeah.

[00:10:16] February. We needed to do more than Mountain Roos can do and setting up some of our events and working with Subaru. And so, yeah, that's when we started it. It was kind of a soft start. We've been building and expanding across the country. And we've got leads, most of the country. And we're covering everything else as quickly as we can. Nice. Yeah, that's good to, so y'all have just this one here or you do have other groups across the country as well? All across the country.

[00:10:43] One of our, some of our people just did, ran the off-roading portion of the event for Overland Expo Flagstaff. So Overland Expo West for Subaru. So they took 20 people, or 20 cars, so about 30 something people and did off-roading and then camping and then super took care of them at the expo and stuff. So everyone who attended got, apparently chefs making them food all weekend long. So that was kind of nice too. Yeah, it was a great event.

[00:11:14] Yeah, we're doing events in, down from almost as far south as Florida up to, you know, New England. And we're doing a bunch of events this summer in Utah and Colorado. Those events benefit the National Park Foundation fundraiser. Every couple of years, we go on a big cross-country event and grab our members from all over the country to go with us on this massive adventure dedicated to the National Park Foundation.

[00:11:41] We've got members in Colorado and Pacific Northwest, the Pacific Northwest ones. And this is probably going to be up by the time this episode comes out. But we're doing another off-roading event for Subaru for Overland Expo Pacific Northwest. So that's going to be pretty cool. July, we are leaving July 4th from Faulkner Subaru Harrisburg, who's one of our title sponsors for our National Park Foundation fundraiser.

[00:12:06] And heading to Colorado, we're doing Imogen Pass, which is, for anyone who's seen the original Subaru Outback Wilderness promo that came out right before they showed the car, that was shot at Imogen Pass and Poza Rock. So we're going to do a trip and an overnight camping there. And then we're going to head down into Utah and do five overlanding events with camping and stuff.

[00:12:31] And then we're heading to our friends at Mark Miller Subaru, who has been a sponsor of us every time we say, hey, guys, we're in the area and we're planning on, and their answer is yes. And they jump in and they help us with cleanups. They help us raise money. So we're going to spend time with them. They are amazing. They treat the community great. They give back. And they hold events all the time. So anyone who's out there in the Salt Lake City area, definitely check them out for events, to buy a car, to get your car fixed.

[00:12:59] From there, we're doing a forest cleanup north of Salt Lake in the National Forest there. And then we're heading to our friends over at Wagner Subaru for a closing event and try and raise a few more bucks for the National Park Foundation. And they're great. We're going to do a nice big cars and coffee and donuts and all sorts of things. And maybe get some vendors out there for some entertainment. And then we're all going to go home and sleep for like a week because we're going to be exhausted. But yeah, so we're kind of all over the place.

[00:13:28] And we try and run a few different events a month, one to three or four events. And they could be East Coast, West Coast, or anywhere else we can get some people to. That's nice. Yeah, it's cool that you have people all over the place and putting together events quite often. And it sounds like all of it is primarily to raise funds for something or other. Is that kind of? Some of it is. Okay. So what is like, I mean, what would you say the main mission or goal of Off-Road Roos is?

[00:13:58] Well, we want to show people, and especially because like we go through this here where most of us or on this call live. We want to show people that you go out there and you can responsibly off-road and you can also give back, which the two of those hand in hand help try and keep these areas open. Because we're seeing a lot of areas where people would off-road that are being closed because people are going out there and trashing it. And so it's ending that availability to those of us who enjoy doing this.

[00:14:24] So that means like dispersed campsites you can't get to, trails that you can no longer take your cars on. And we, as a group, this group, we've pulled out over 40,000 pounds worth of trash out of the state and national forests and parks. Wow. So, and even like when we, and that's not all that we're all about, because we do go out there and have trips that are just to have fun. But we don't go out on a trip where like we're not pulling out more than we took in regardless.

[00:14:54] So it might not be, hey, we took out 7,000 pounds this weekend, but hey, I took out an extra bag of trash because we were off-roading and I saw stuff and I wasn't going to leave it. I think half of us have actually, you know, trash bags or trash pickers in our cars for just for these trips to do it. So I personally make it a policy of mine. Anytime I'm camping, I will bring trash bags out. And as soon as I get to a campsite, I'll start walking around picking up trash.

[00:15:19] And I know that Isaiah has used his Subaru to help cart stuff out of the trails too. Oh yeah. And that's been, and that's great. I'll let him talk about his beautiful little Subaru, but it has been instrumental because when you're out there, especially in these sensitive areas, and we get permits to go places that you're not even allowed to walk because it's been damaged so much. And they wanted to try and recover and they know that we're going to do the right thing there.

[00:15:49] And this is, this is a big place where Isaiah has come in and been a really big help. And I'll let, why don't you jump in and talk about that? Yeah, thanks. Having the Sandbar, for those of you that don't know, it's a K truck that Subaru produced through the late 1900s in Japan. And recently they have become available in the United States for import. And I happen to get my hands on one.

[00:16:14] Being that it's only about 52 inches wide, it is able to go down trails that most average sized crossovers and SUVs can't necessarily get down. Due to shrubbery or debris buildup from storms and such.

[00:16:32] So being able to have a vehicle that's small and very nimble, especially with a great turning radius, is very instrumental to us being able to get out in the forest and to help clean up the area that we are so privileged to be able to travel. And even though it's beyond that, and like his, he's kind of minimizing his, his, his effort in doing this, which I'll get to.

[00:16:56] But like weighing under a thousand pounds, it also means that you're not really doing, you know, like if I take my 6,000 pound ascent down some of these trails, I'm doing damage. So I don't, that stays off in the main area when we hit places like this. But when you've got something that's not just that size, but that's that weight, it really helps. But there's a lot more to it than that. And this is the effort that these guys on this call go through.

[00:17:19] And it's, it's, it's Isaiah and all these guys, Bridget or Jim, Nick, Ben, you know, Ron, it's, it's, it's all of them. He, that, that thing isn't, you can't go take that on a highway and do 60 or 70 miles per hour, except one method, which is the method that he uses and goes through all this effort. He trailers it in and, and then trailers it back when we need it.

[00:17:44] So like, even like we, we had it as at the Overland showcase in Ohio and he had to, the two of us had to work together to trailer it all the way out there. And when we're doing cleanups, he's, he's sticking it on his trailer and he's towing it with, with, with the truck to bring it to these events. So this is an amazing dedicated team that, you know, that does this and goes the extra mile things that people don't see.

[00:18:13] Yeah. He did talk about that some on his episode. So it was really cool to hear how he's, how he's using a sandbar to get out there in the trails and really help with cleanups. And the fact that it's light and narrow, I'm sure it's just an incredible piece of machinery to get out there and do that. It's real funny watching him drive behind Rob because, you know, Rob's in the ascent that's got the lift on it. It's got about 50 pounds of junk on the roof.

[00:18:38] It's this massive tank that he drives through and it, you know, makes a wake any puddle he goes through. And then Isaiah comes right behind him and just floats right on top of a puddle, like a boat, like literally floats. You could find videos of, I think when it was, it was, it was one of the first cleanups that we had the Samba at Isaiah. Yeah, it was November, uh, 2021 second weekend.

[00:19:00] I came out and, uh, helped did a cleanup and in the, in the, in New Jersey, uh, Pine Barren state forest, um, down on old road at one of the sand pits. And on the way in there, yeah, we went through a couple of puddles that other cars kind of sank into the ruts and due to the sandbars, um, more specifically the pickup versions only weighing in at 950 pounds dry.

[00:19:25] They can go over a lot of terrain very easily, whether it's dry or wet without damaging the surface beneath it. It was floating like on the mud. It was so you would have thought that it was like on solid ground underneath. Well, I'm, I am scrubbing my skid plates in this muck because I sank down like a foot and this thing is like floating on top of it. It is for anyone who wants to see it. It's, it's on my channel and it's, it's hilarious. Just watching this thing float over the stuff we struggled through.

[00:19:53] Or as you're sitting there in a puddle with a hydro locked engine, watching the sandbar drive through the exact same puddle. Yes. Oh, whatever are you talking about? I don't know. It's a hypothetical situation. Yes. Who would do that? Uh, no, I would not recommend it. Anybody else want to share a story or what their thoughts are on off-road roos and what they, what it means to them? Yeah.

[00:20:21] I think the, I think the biggest thing with us is like Rob said, it's, it's really that mission of adventuring responsibly. Like, especially in today's age where so many people are focused on just getting out to some of these spots, you know, just for the pictures and just for the show and look where I've been, you know? Yeah. That's a, that's a fantastic part of the experience to, to have those memories and to be able to share that. But there's a way that you can do that while respecting the space that you're in.

[00:20:50] Um, I remember when we did the cross country trip a couple of years ago there, I mean, there's some, there's some areas of this country where you, you get out to it and it's, it's absolutely unbelievable. And it's, it's one of those things where it's sad to see some of these areas being shut down, but you know why it's being shut down because of the, the, the damage that's, that's been done.

[00:21:17] And that's, that's really where, where we come in and we, we try to show that, yes, you can enjoy these places, but you can do it in a way that doesn't hurt other people's opportunities to experience these places as well. Enjoy it and take care of it at the same time. Yeah.

[00:21:34] And I think this is something that surprised all of us about the Subaru community at one point or another in, in us jumping into all of this, but like, I mean, we have run in total, um, 50, 60 events. I don't even know how many it's, it's, it's a lot. I started counting and I gave up in the forties, uh, the other night trying to prepare for this. Um, but like the thing that we found is that like, we'll, we get decent turnouts on our events, but like the moment we say, Hey guys, we're doing a,

[00:22:01] forest cleanup and we're going to be out there for two days, you know, getting dirty and picking. And it's like, we get twice the number of, of, of attendees. It is, it's amazing. Like the Subaru, there's something about the Subaru community, like giving back. So I also love how family friendly it is. Cause I've got three boys. So anytime I go out, I bring at least two of them, usually three of them with me. Um, you know, there's usually five or six other people there that have kids.

[00:22:31] Um, so it's not just showing, you know, our generations and everything that taking care of the environment, but it's, we're also teaching the younger generations. And now even if we just go out for a trail day, not a cleanup, my kids are asking every time we stop, can we stop and pick up trash? Can we, you know, run around and clean up? Um, you know, it's even now when we go hiking, um, you know, not even anywhere near the car, they, they want to bring trash bags and pickers and gloves because they've.

[00:23:00] I guess I've trained them. They, you know, associate being outside with wanting to clean up and do better. And my oldest isn't Cub Scouts right now. I'm his den leader. I'm going to bring the other ones up. Um, you know, I'm an Eagle Scout. Will, you're an Eagle Scout. Um, so, you know, it's, it's not just that we get our cars dirty. Um, and yeah, not that we do it with adults. We were bringing kids out too. And it's just, it's awesome to see a wide variety of ages, um, coming out and joining us. Yeah.

[00:23:31] It starts like from the kids and goes through, like, even if you look at our team and our team is very representative of that, like, um, Ben, I think is the youngest. Uh, you're what? 20. 20. Yep. And then I think Ron is the oldest. The senior citizen. Yeah. So, so Ron's, Ron's up there. Um, I won't put, I won't put his number out there.

[00:23:55] He can, if he wants, but, um, yeah, and everyone and everyone, all the rest of us fall everywhere in between, like I'm somewhere in, in, in the middle or top two thirds. And Mike Paisan, who wouldn't make this call is like kind of in the middle every, like, so we literally from that age up from 20 up to Ron's age, we, we represent the entire, like all those demographics. Um, and they're family friendly. Yeah.

[00:24:24] And I think that's, what's so cool about the Subaru community too, is you have all these people of different ages, like you said, that probably wouldn't be hanging out with each other in other circumstances. But because you all come together for a common purpose and a common goal and you have the love that you have for your cars and for the community and just for what you're able to do with the trails and keeping them clean as best as you can.

[00:24:48] You know, everybody has these, uh, shared interests and it's really cool to see just the variety of ages and people that come out. Yeah. Yeah. The Subaru community really is something special because, you know, I live just outside the Pine Barrens in Cape May County and, you know, mudding and trail widening is a big thing around me. And, you know, I've had people be like, Hey, do you want to come out this weekend with us? We're going to the pits.

[00:25:15] And like, you know, there are people that I've seen their Instagram page and I see what they're doing out in the woods. And I'm like, that's not, that's not for me, you know, like, yeah, I love getting out in the woods and getting dirty and all that, but I'm not trying to like get plastered in the woods and have a big bonfire and leave it burning and drive away. You know? Yeah. Which is something you would see in the Subaru community.

[00:25:38] And that's literally, sadly, what just happened a few weeks ago in an area that, that we often hang out in that we've cleaned up and it burnt down tens of thousands of acres of, of state forest. So that's kind of sad. Ron, you were saying something? Yeah. As Raphael said, I was in Overland Expo West. I just got home tonight. But the thing that amazes me and, you know, we talk about a sense of community and that's really what it is.

[00:26:08] You know, when Subaru wanted to organize a group or Overland, we invited 20 vehicles and it was truly amazing to majority of the people that were invited and came.

[00:26:27] And they couldn't believe that, like I said, there were 20, 30 people, but, you know, most of us are sitting around a campfire at night just talking and whatever and enjoying ourselves. And that just amazed the people that we could do that. We didn't know each other. I mean, we really didn't know anybody that was there. But by the end of the weekend, we did come to know people and they became friends. And that's what I truly love about, you know, doing this.

[00:26:57] Like Rob said, yeah, I'm the senior citizen. I'm going to be 67 here in October. And I just love how I'm accepted. You know, yeah, I'm the senior citizen. And, you know, people always talk about the boomers and that, but it's young people that are the most accepting of me than, you know, helping me out. Not helping me out, but I mean, just helping me enjoy the outdoors.

[00:27:27] And like I said, it's just that sense of community that I love. Yeah. And Yedda and Bill, Yedda, I think is the same age as you. Bill is 73. So it's. It's we are a community that treats you how you are and who you are as a person and how you treat other people. And we don't like we don't tolerate people who don't have that sense of community.

[00:27:56] And like, like, like all of us have been saying in the Subaru community, it's really great that everyone we've been meeting. It's been like, no, that's what I'm all about. So, you know, I've made some of my best friends ever because of this community, like these people in this in this chat with us.

[00:28:15] I mean, we've all either we've spent weekends or weeks like adventuring and off roading with each other and camping and, you know, and and when you're spending that much time with these people and you realize that, wow, I'm still enjoying this. I'm still enjoying these people. These people are some of my dearest friends ever. It's it's an amazing thing. It's also, you know, it's kind of like a great reward for being a part of this community.

[00:28:41] Yeah. And like Ron was saying, you know, he said that people didn't know each other when they first met up for the weekend. But then by the end of the weekend, you end up becoming friends. And I find that that happens really, really quickly when you meet somebody, even if you haven't been chatting with them much on Instagram, you know, you can even if you've just chatted a little bit and you get to meet them in person. There's just this immediate connection.

[00:29:05] And, you know, and then for some of the people that you have been chatting with for a long time, you know, you finally get to meet them and you get this like awesome bro hug or something, you know. So it's great. It's a lot of fun. Along that vein, that wrote the National Parks Road Trip that Nick and Rob and I sat out on. The first night we were camping, you know, it was we spent the whole day traveling.

[00:29:32] So we didn't get into camp in Colorado until like what, 11 p.m. or something like that. Yeah, that's a that's a that disaster is a whole other story. So let's take it from 11. So we were driving into this campsite in the middle, like you're in the middle of the woods. There's nothing for hours. 10,000 feet up in the mountains. Yeah. And we're like, we're driving up to meet these two people that we've never met before in the middle of the night, secluded in the woods. And like anywhere else, that's the beginning of a horror movie.

[00:30:03] But I mean, we I chat I messaged with them for like a couple hours the weekend before we went on the trip. And that was it. But even so, like I knew that because they were, you know, in this community and and I know that Rob has vouched for them. And I, you know, I felt comfortable enough driving out to meet strangers in the middle of the woods. And it was it was really amazing. So like they had one of them had reached out. They'd say we were doing this like, oh, wow, like we'd love to do this. We'll meet you.

[00:30:33] We'll meet us in Colorado. And and and we and then he's like, I've got a friend he's going to go to. And I was chatting with them for like a few months, but I hadn't met them either until that night. So and when we got there, I mean, we we all won. We finally hit 10,000 foot altitude, which feels horrible when you're from sea level, which is where we're all from. And I was getting over a cold on top of it. Yeah. And and so we were we were exhausted.

[00:31:01] Will and I just slept in our cars. I don't you actually set up your tent, didn't you? I did, but I didn't go through like all the like setting up the bedding and everything. I pretty much just opened it, threw down a blanket and was like, all right, I'm going to bed. We were that beat. And and, you know, we finally we woke up the next morning and finally saw them in person. And the two of them became two of our dearest friends and they actually help us, you know, run events and stuff still.

[00:31:27] And we're hoping to get back out there and see them as soon as we can. But yeah, so it was it was amazing. We then spent the next 10 days adventuring with them. That was the morning that that Nick broke out the bucket toilet at like 3 a.m. I might my head is against it because I'm just I'm out and my head is against like my my door pillar and my glass. And I just I am tapping on the window. I'm like, what the hell? It's like, can I use the toilet?

[00:31:55] And then he goes and sticks it on the passenger side near the passenger bumper. I was behind a tree. You you were not. I'm like, it's like there's this is like this is a great view to look at my side view mirror. I'm just going back to sleep. And yeah, you threw the blanket back over your head. I did because I'm like, I'm not watching you poop. I'm like, I'm just so then that was fine. For the family. We don't. My kids use the use that toilet, too. Yes.

[00:32:24] I mean, it's Nick. It just occurred to me that that was their first like interaction with you because we really didn't talk to them at the night because we were so wiped. It's me knocking on Rod's door. I'm going to go poop in the back of your car. OK, it's it's true. I haven't used that toilet yet. It's like I think everyone but me has used that toilet.

[00:32:49] So, Rob, anybody that hasn't off roaded with Rob yet, there's a reason the Ascent is six thousand pounds and it's because he carries five of everything in the car. So if you if you forget something, Rob more than likely has 10 spares. It is true. You know that expression, everything but the kitchen sink. He has the kitchen sink, too. I mean, you have the CVT. It is true. Yes, I had I had the spare CVT in the back. It's not. It's for a project.

[00:33:19] But I did have a CVT in the back of the car for for months. I have spare car parts. I do have I have spare blankets and sleeping bags and way too much stuff. And why do you have two things of axle grease in here? The next night. And I burst one on the floor. My car still smells like gear oil stinks, by the way. And I was wondering why you had like five drift fresheners in there. Yeah, because the girl smell you can never get out. So my car will forever smell like gear oil.

[00:33:49] Oh, tell me it landed in the carpeting. It was it was it knows it's in the tool case. So it stayed in the case. And I have scrubbed that case a hundred times and it still smells like gear oil. And I'm not buying another one. So I one day I'm going to because I hate that smell. So I want to hear from Ben. Ben hasn't had a chance to. And he's he's usually the noisiest. And he's he's like our golden retriever. He really is. And he's usually that he's like the energizer, but he keeps going. So what's up, Ben?

[00:34:20] Yeah. What do you want to know? I don't know. You got any stories? Pancakes or waffles? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Waffles all the time. Pancakes are too too flat most of the time. You got to get the waffles to fluff up a little bit. I make some killer pancakes, though. If your pancakes are too flat, you're doing it wrong. Exactly. Will makes killer pancakes. I probably didn't do it wrong. All right. So since you brought it up, I'm going to go around the screen. Will, waffles or pancakes? Pancakes all day. Yes.

[00:34:48] Rob, waffles or pancakes? Oh, God, that's tough. Will's pancakes. There you go. Ron. Probably waffles. Jim. All right. So on waffles, however, I just saw, I think it's French pan waffle toast. So you take a waffle and then you pour pancake batter onto the griddle, put the waffle on the pancake, let that cook, and then take the whole thing and dip it in French toast custard and then cook that up. So it's like a French toast waffle pancake all together.

[00:35:18] And I think that is going to be my next culinary experiment and might be the greatest thing ever. And you will learn that Jim can Rube Goldberg anything, including waffle pancakes. Sounds good. He's over here making breakfast for Dunkin's. Ben? I already said waffles. I'm going to die on that hill. Okay. Nicholas? Nick? I got to go pancakes. I got to go pancakes. Although I will say, so I tried the KFC chicken and waffles.

[00:35:47] That was fantastic. That's not the same thing, though. It's not. No. Your pancakes. All right. I like that. Yeah. Pancakes. Isaiah? I'm going to have to go with waffles if it's a good crunchy waffle. If it's some soft, like it bends on your finger waffle, forget about it.

[00:36:10] But if you get me like a good like chocolate chip with banana pancake, like banana slices, top notch. Or pancakes and applesauce. Also a great, great combo. That might win me over. All right. Who actually listens to the podcast? What do I prefer? You prefer pancakes. You prefer pancakes. Ron, what about you? He said it. He said waffles. Waffles. Oh, you did. All right. Yeah.

[00:36:40] I will say, Isaiah, you missed it because Will cooks amazing chocolate chip pancakes in the middle of the desert in Moab. That was the time that I was worried that my cinnamon toast crunch was going to get stale. And so I mixed the cinnamon toast crunch into the pancake batter. Oh, my God. It was so much better than I expected. Yeah, it was fantastic. It was a cold, rainy day.

[00:37:06] The hurricane was just coming up the west coast and we were getting poured on standing under the awning and he's making us pancakes. It was great. Did you crunch him up or did you just put him in their hole? I think I just put him in their hole. Okay. I could go for that. I was worried that they would get soggy in the batter by the time I cooked them. Yeah. But no, it was great. Man, that sounds good. Also, Ben, if your pancakes are too flat, use club soda in the mix.

[00:37:35] It fluffens them up. Okay. So the technical term fluffens? Yes. Yes. That's the standard industry term. All right. What else do we got from you, Ben? Yeah. So out of all these guys on here, I'm sort of the newest to overlanding. Isaiah actually brought me in. My brother-in-law, believe it or not. We curse him repeatedly for doing that. Thank you, Isaiah.

[00:38:05] Yes. You're very welcome. Yeah. He kind of brought me out. First time I was actually off for running was in a sandbar. In his passenger seat, try and take photos. So I was bouncing up and down his sandbar that really has suspension. Trying to take photos out the passenger window. It's like, I can't do anything. It's everything is moving in. The camera won't focus. And it was definitely not a great opener to off running. But, um. And look at you now, a mod and a Forester.

[00:38:36] Exactly. So, yeah, I kind of knew after then. I was in the market for Subaru. I knew that I was looking to get one soon. And, uh. Ended up, I think it was that August. Um. I had been looking for a new car. Went to a dealer. Felt in love with a, uh. Forester that I got. Or a Forester that I saw. And I ended up buying it a couple weeks later. In September. Um. I got a 2019 Forester Sport.

[00:39:06] Um. Just because I loved the trim on it. I loved everything about it. And I didn't have the kind of money to get a wilderness at the time. But, um. Slowly but surely. Making it wilderness. Just why we willed or not. Um. I'm building up to be up to wilderness standards on my sport frame. So, just small things. Like, I just did a one inch lift a while ago. Um. Skids are going on soon. Full size pair coming soon as well. And, um.

[00:39:36] I don't want to do anything too flashy to it. Just kind of looking to do more of a stock plus type thing. Be able to pass as like a normal daily driver. If you will. But, uh. Still have capabilities to do some early off-roading. Very nice. Alright. Ben, I have a question. Yes. Before this, how much outdoor recreating have you done? So. Not too much, honestly.

[00:40:05] It's something I've always kind of said in the back of my mind. Like, oh yeah. I should, like. Go do these outdoor things. Because I enjoy being outside. Um. And doing things outside. Going on hikes. Uh. Like, walks through the forest. And that kind of stuff. But, um. Um. I never really got around doing it. So, I was in Cub Scouts for a while. Um. I did camping through there. I learned a few things here and there. About. This is how I set up a tent. This is how you tie knots. Um. Or, I forgot a lot of knots.

[00:40:35] That's what I have Will for now. Um. Every time we're camping, I have to go over to Will and ask him to tie my knots for me. But, um. Being. Being part of all four of our recirings. Especially. It actually has. Helped me get outdoors and. Live. My life outdoors as much as possible. Also. It's helped me to learn how to leave as little trace as possible. So, even when buying certain things.

[00:41:04] I'm always looking to. Get the. Bamboo. Toothbrushes. The. Biodegradable bags. And everything. That'll. Leave the smallest impact possible. That I can. Um. So, I. I do that in the forest. Um. I try to. Of course. Not leave anything behind. Cleaning up where we go. But then. Also. Just my. Daily day to day life. Um. Which is. Been a lot of fun. Actually. Try and do.

[00:41:36] Very nice. Thank you for sharing. I always. I get a kick out of. At a. Ben saying that. With his. With his build. He was going for stock plus. I remember. I. I said to somebody at a car show. The one time. That that's what I was. Kind of going for with Gump. Originally. And anybody that's seen Gump. You know. There's the. The tent. And the. The awning. And everything. And somebody said to me. They said. Nick. It's not looking like stock. When you have your house on your roof. I'll tell you. I really wish I had.

[00:42:06] But I have a. Giant antenna on my car. Right now as well. That is definitely not looking like a stock car. I wish I had the good enough sense. To have done that. When I started with this. Because I. I made some. Some drastic moves. With my 2011 Outback. That I call the Blue Baroo. And. Some of it has come back to bite me. Like in kind of a big way. I have learned how to be.

[00:42:35] Quite a trail mechanic. And Will has been a big help. In that. One of our other members. Isaiah. Who breaks something. Every other trip. Is another big help. With. Me honing my skills. So. So Robert. We know that you have an ascent. We know Ben has. A forester. We know Isaiah has. His sandbar. We just heard. Oh he has an outback too. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And we know that Will has an outback. Ron. What do you have. Just for people listening. 2019 forester sport.

[00:43:06] Okay. And Nick. I know what you have. But for people. Ron has. Ron has. Many many lights. Yes. I saw. I saw last weekend. And someplace under there. Is a 2019 forester sport. That's true. Fun story with Ron. Ron.

[00:43:22] A little envious. Like measuring his bumper. Like can I use that one on mine. With some mods. Like so. What I really love about it. Is it's so. Like. It's built up. But in a classy way. Like it's still very clean. Yes.

[00:43:54] All right. Nick. What you got. Yeah. Yeah. For people that. That don't know. I have a 2004. Forester XS. Premium. Which fun fact for everybody. That was the highest you could go in 2004. Without getting a turbo. So. Gump still has the 250. 51. I was actually fortunate enough. And I think I shared this story on. On our episode. But for people that don't know. Or might be new to the show. The. When I. Gump was my first car.

[00:44:23] Back in 2017. And. The very first words out of my mouth. To my family. When. They asked me what. Subaru I was looking for. They knew I wanted a Subaru. Because I come from a Subaru family. But they were like. What models are you looking for? Very first words out of my mouth. Were. No Foresters. It's a grandma. Car. And then. My dad. Spotted. Gump. At a. At a dealership. Down in. Down in Hamburg. PA. Which.

[00:44:52] For people on the east coast. Is by Reading. Even though. Even though it's spelled reading. Because PA is weird like that. But. He found it. And he said. I know you said no Foresters. But please take a look at this car. Gump had. 142,000 miles on it. And the dealership was a little hole in the wall place. That was run by a retired master tech. So that's basically all he does is go around to the dealerships. Buy up their trade-ins and auction cars. Fixes them up and sells them.

[00:45:21] So Gump had all the EJ cliches fixed. He had new head gaskets. Timing belt. Water pump. All of that. So it was like buying a brand new car. And then. We've talked a lot about community. Getting into cars. I come from a very mechanically inclined family. Especially my dad's side of the family. My grandfather was an architect. My dad was a welder for years.

[00:45:49] And did a lot of fabrication and stuff too. So that side of the family has always been very mechanical. But especially I would say during COVID. Is when I really started to get in touch with it. Because so much stuff was closed. And there wasn't really anything to do. Like I bowl as a hobby as well. And like all the bowling alleys are closed and everything. So it's like great. Now what do I do? Hey, there's this great outdoors out there. That's open 24-7.

[00:46:19] So I decided to join an off-road event. That was being done out at the water gap. The Delaware water gap. Which isn't too far from the house. And that's when I ran into that awesome guy over there. Rob. And the rest is history. And we've. Yeah. And he's. It's amazing. Because the work he's done on the car. It is. It's gorgeous.

[00:46:45] And some of that is in part because he does clean it every other hour. We. Will can tell you when we were doing Utah. And your cars get covered in dust and dirt and stuff. And we're like wearing it as badges of honor. And every time we stop, Nick is cleaning his car. I mean, if we're at a traffic light too long, he's out there. But it is. Which is kind of ironic too. Because the color of his car. What's the color's name? Sierra Gold Metallic.

[00:47:15] Which is basically dirt. The color. Yeah, pretty much. It should be called dirt. I thought the official name was dirt. Yes. So it all blends in anyway. And he's still cleaning it. Your dad ended up getting the same year too, right? Yeah. Yeah. So we actually. My dad had a brat back in the 70s. It's the precursor to the Baja. He had one. If anybody's ever seen pictures of Ronald Reagan's brat.

[00:47:42] Reagan had a brat out in California at the ranch. It was the red with the white cap on the bed. My dad had the exact same one. So he had that. But then he had a whole bunch of different stuff. And then after a while, we were looking for a cheap little. You know, kind of putt-putt car for him. Because he was using his pickup to get back and forth to work. And spending, you know, $80, $90 in gas every week.

[00:48:12] Driving to work. He said, this ain't working. This is not going to work. So we said, all right. Well, let's look at, you know, a little Subie for you. And the little Subie hunt turned into. Wait a minute. There is a dealership right here. Another little hole in the wall plays a different one. But that had a 2004 Turbo exact same color. So we actually, I have a picture of me and my dad.

[00:48:42] We took a picture of the two of us with our Foresters. And basically, back then, this was before I started really building up Gump. So Gump is still pretty much stock. I just painted the stock rims that were on. And that was pretty much the only thing I had done to the car at that point. So it's basically the two of us and our Foresters next to the house. And the only way you could tell the two apart is his has the hood scoop. Or as we call it, the breathe right strip.

[00:49:11] His has the hood scoop and Gump doesn't. But that's been pretty cool. Because he's started to build that up a little bit too. I've gotten him into building on that. But his has turned into a little bit more of a project. Because unfortunately, my philosophy, and I tell this to everybody, if you take care of the car, the car will take care of you. And unfortunately, the owners of that Forester's past had thrashed on it a little bit. Because it was the Turbo and all that.

[00:49:40] So that one's been a little bit more of a project. But it's been cool to kind of help him build that up and have the two. Because I have the experience with the Forester platform. So it's been pretty cool to help him out with that. But we have a running joke in the group. Because some of Gump's parts ended up being parts for the Turbo builders. We call them Goober. That ended up being part of that build.

[00:50:07] So the guys that were running joke, that's kind of been the hand-me-downs. Yeah, no. We're pretty sure that the reason why Nick's car works so well and his dad's doesn't is because when his dad gets to sleep, he scavenges parts off of it and swaps them with his. I plead the fifth. Yeah. Hey, so for Offroad Ruse, I know you have an Instagram page. I'm guessing you have a Facebook page. But do you have any other social media outlets? So OffroadRuse.com. We are on Reddit.

[00:50:37] So we are at OffroadRuse on Reddit. We do have a TikTok that we use once, maybe twice. And then there's a website called Subaru Love Club that is self-launching right now where we'll be sharing a lot of our content. And there. So that's going to be another place that we can be found. But mostly the best place to find us is Facebook. And that's where all of our events get posted. And then they'll be posted on Subaru Love Club as well.

[00:51:06] We also have a YouTube. Oh, yes. Every time we're out, we're taking videos. You know, whether it's, you know, me putting together my tire carrier, attempting to take, you know, videos of that. But, you know, trips, just, you know, cleanups, weekend trips, whatever it is. You know, we'll film it and put a video out just to show people who have never off-roaded. How to off-road. How to off-road. And showing that, yes, Subies are capable. So we went out, was it January or so?

[00:51:36] We had a lifted Jeep and a 4Runner get stuck. And I managed to pull both of them out. And almost all the comments on that video were like, well, we saw the 4Runner and Jeep figuring that they were going to be the ones pulling out. And that red Subies pulling them out. So I didn't gloat too much to the Jeep driver, but, like, it felt pretty good. Of course. And that kind of leads into, like, we do other events that are really technical. Like, we do go to Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area.

[00:52:04] Anyone who hasn't gone, it's a great place to go. The people who run it are amazing. And it's all just technical adventuring where you are, you know, it's a rocky mountain trails and lots of water and mud features everywhere. And you really have to know what you're doing. And, you know, Subies, where you know what you're doing and you've got a little bit of, you're built up to do a little bit of off-roading, you can do the green trails and have a lot of fun out there. So we do that as well. And we take people out there and we teach them how to do it.

[00:52:33] So you don't have to be experienced at off-roading. You can be brand new, as all of us started out with, because we're all firm believers of, hey, we'll show you how. We'll spot you. And even, like, if you are super skilled, there are things that you shouldn't do out there on your own, which is some of the other things we try and teach people. And be prepared when you do go out anyway. So, like, when we're doing, we're in the middle of the desert. I'm not going to go drive out there by myself. These guys aren't going to do that. We'll go out with a few people. And we'll have, like, a sat phone or something like that.

[00:53:01] And not become a story because, hey, we're in the middle of the desert. We ran out of gas and water and we couldn't contact anyone. So we try and teach people how, hey, one, we'll teach you how to off-road. Two, we'll teach you how to do it safely so you're going to get back home. So we do a lot of serious adventuring as well and everything in between.

[00:53:22] And to go along with that, like, when we are out there, anytime that we have to do a recovery for one of us or for another vehicle that we come across, everything is done as safely and carefully as possible so that we don't end up another story. Yep. We held a clinic. Yeah, we held a clinic where we offered it in the morning.

[00:53:43] And then, yeah, we showed how to properly winch, how to properly do kinetic ropes, you know, static pulls, traction boards, all that. Just because we've seen some very sketchy things. There are some very pretty terrifying videos out there of seeing, you know, D-links and, you know, toe balls rocketing through people's windshields. And we don't want anything like that to happen to anybody, but especially on our trips.

[00:54:11] So we want to make sure that that's part of the adventuring responsibly is being able to get out safely if you are stuck. Yeah, and like a lot of this stuff, like using dynamic ropes for recovery or using a winch for recovery, like on its face, it's very simple. Like, oh, I could do that. But then there's also a lot of stuff that could go really wrong that you don't know about until you've experienced it or heard about it. And so in that way, education is really important.

[00:54:39] Yeah, $10 in that one or two extra pieces of gear that you needed and some time learning how to use it right can literally, you know, save your life or, you know, save your car or both. And also save you a lot of time. I remember I was on a trip in the Pine Barrens and we happened to come across this orange Crosstrek that was not like with us or our group.

[00:55:04] And it was these couple of young kids that didn't have any kind of come along or ropes or even shovels in their car. And I pulled up and they were using like whatever they had in their car to dig the ruts out so that they could like get out of the puddle. And so me and my passenger who were out there just for the day were like, hey, do you guys want some help? Yeah, it's I mean, now like we're kind of lucky one. I mean, like the guys tease me about all the time.

[00:55:32] The Ascent has three of everything in it, maybe four. So we've got the recovery gear. There's a 9,500 pound winch underneath of my passenger seat that we pull out, which we only pulled out to demo, fortunately. And kinetic rope and a tow strap and everything, soft shackle, a line keeper to go over the line in case it snaps to take the energy downward. All of that stuff is in there.

[00:55:57] But we also now through one of our cleanups, we got another sponsor, the hauling department, who also does off-road recovery in Jersey. So thankfully, we have not gotten into a situation like this. But if we ever get in over our heads where it's like, hey, this is a situation, even the Ascent's not pulling this out, you know, we just give them a call and they'll be out there. They just pulled a Jeep out last week. And that's one of the other things that we try and show people is that the terrain can be very deceiving.

[00:56:25] This was someone on one of the this is literally a named road in the Pine Barrens that we take all the time. But we know that you could be on a road. That's a road like Jones Road, which Isaiah, Nick and I, Isaiah, Ben and I scouted just a few weekends ago. And it's and you see this little puddle of water and the little puddle is two to four feet deep.

[00:56:49] So this person in a Jeep on a legit unimproved road, driving down the middle of the road and sunk their entire front end of their Jeep and had to be winched out with a big winch. Not something like I could have done. And that'll even happen on roads and trails that you've been on before, where, you know, like I said, I live right outside the Pine Barrens. So I'm in there all the time. And there are roads that like I've been on this road seven or eight times.

[00:57:17] And I'm still going to check that puddle for how deep it is, because it is sometimes ankle deep. It is sometimes knee deep, you know? Yeah. Like when we were doing, when we did the Forster Wilderness video to show how it can climb, we went out there and Subaru went and brought it. If you look at the car, you look at the license plate. You'll see it doesn't say like dealer car or whatever. It says manufacturer car. So this is like one of Subaru of America's like manufacturer cars with the Michigan plate.

[00:57:45] And we hit this one spot on, on old road that we go by all the time. And it was way, way too deep. A truck had just sunk to the windshield in it the day before. So we had to turn around and we filmed what we could at another location. And we had to go back a few months later when the water went down. So if you actually do watch that video, you'll see that there's, it's two identical Foresters, but the license plates are different. And that's the reason why.

[00:58:12] And we went down that same road with that, with the second Forester and everything was fine. And, you know, this, this thing is like five inches of water, which is nothing for a Subaru as opposed to three and a half feet deep. So it, it's a drastic change. It was like, oh, that was only two inches. Like, like last month. It's like, yeah, it could be two feet now. Yeah, it's crazy. It's, uh, I don't have never really experienced anything like that, where I'm going through a spot that I haven't been able to traverse.

[00:58:42] And thus I see it and I just, you know, not even going to try it, but I haven't gone out to enough places to see that, you know, the drastic difference except for Bastrop. Because Bastrop, there's times when the puddles are really small and I know I can go through it. And other times it's like, I'm not even going to attempt to go down there because it's, uh, cause I've gone out there by myself before and I don't want to risk getting stuck or, or anything.

[00:59:06] And then I've gone out with, out there with other people, but we don't usually have recovery gear because there's really not anything out there that would need recovering from. Thankfully, but it's still fun. You know, it doesn't have to be recoverable to not, you know, be fun. And I think that's one of the cool things with us too, is we, we try to, when we're planning out events and stuff like that, especially when we're, when we're starting off the calendar for the year is we try to try to look and see.

[00:59:33] All right, let's get a, let's get a good blend of everything for everybody. Like if you want to do the really tough, really technical stuff, let's get two or three events in some different places for you. If you want to just, you know, dip your toes in the water and get some practice and get some training and stuff like that. Let's set a couple of things up. If you want to just sightsee, um, we'll, we'll do that as well.

[00:59:56] Like I know a couple of us, we've been in, in talks to possibly get some, uh, get some events going for just like, you know, uh, stargazing and, you know, weekend camping and stuff like that. And hiking and all sorts of, you know, little things like that. So, yeah. I like that with us. Cause we got a blend of everything for everybody. Yeah. I'm very passionate about, you know, spending time in the outdoors.

[01:00:21] Uh, cause like Jim mentioned earlier, I'm an Eagle scout and I'm still very active with my scout troop in town here. Um, and so I, something that I've been looking to do with this group is sort of start venturing into more broadly outdoor activities like camping and hiking and this kind of stuff. Um, and you know, I really do love it when Ben comes over and is like, Hey, how do I tie up this tarp for my hammock?

[01:00:47] Cause I will take any excuse to talk about knots or fire building or how and where to pitch your tent and all that kind of stuff. So, um, it's really exciting to have a group of people that are also interested and passionate about that. And because the youngest of us is the most seen all of us. Ben asks, will that question many times? Every time.

[01:01:13] For you, you mentioned earlier, uh, you mentioned earlier that you're going to have people going out to the, uh, Overland Expo and the PNW. Is anybody from your group there making that venture or is it just going to be a local people? Oh yeah, no, we have, um, well, so for the previous one, Ron went cross country, like I said, and just got back. Uh, this one, uh, and he met two of our other, uh, uh, team members out there and the three of them ran it.

[01:01:41] This one, we have two, um, two team members out there, um, Torsten and, uh, Cody. Uh, Cody's going to be taking lead on the event and, um, we're inviting 20 cars worth of people. Um, who want to be a part of this, this three, four, this four day adventure. Um, and it's going to be a blast. And then we're going to be doing the same thing for, uh, Overland Expo Colorado and then, uh, Overland Expo East.

[01:02:06] Uh, simultaneously when we're doing East, um, half of us are going to the Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience, where we'll be once again running the, uh, Overland Showcase. So we'll have a whole bunch of, of, of, of local Overland and Off-Road Subis out there and a few of ours, uh, and have a whole bunch of fun stuff to do. But, uh, yeah. And that's all going to go up on our, on our events page. So, um, the ones that are, are limited spaces, like the, the Expos, it's only 20 cars worth of people.

[01:02:37] Um, we're going to, we're going to get those names and Subaru is going to, going to pick through them and we're going to discuss it with them. And they're going to decide which 20 vehicles, um, cause there are, there are limitations on what space is available for the camping and things like that. I mean, we'd invite the whole world if we could, but, uh, Overland Expo campsite isn't, isn't that big. So. Yep. That's awesome. Do y'all want to share anything else before we close this out? I know some people are getting sleepy around here.

[01:03:06] It is later there than it is here. I see you, Jim. Listen, 4am comes really fast. I saw. I, I, um, I have to say that like, if you're, if you're someone who, who wants to be a part of a community where as long as you're decent to other people, you can be yourself and be comfortable.

[01:03:32] Being that and, and, and having fun and, and making friends and being a part of a larger family, uh, find us, join us. If you're interested in learning how you can help us help the communities that we, we do things in like the forest cleanup to the national park foundation fundraiser or make a wish, which, uh, you came out with us on our 48 hours of tri-state event. Yep. That was awesome. Then definitely join our community on Facebook and learn how you could be a part of that.

[01:04:01] And if you're in a community or an area where we're not yet active with a bunch of events, uh, reach out to us because we are growing, we are expanding. Um, and we're looking at trying to help out wherever we can. We have a bunch of sponsors who are committed to helping us do this. Uh, Subaru of America puts down a lot when we're doing forest cleanups and a lot of the, the better dealerships like Faulkner Harrisburg and Mark Miller and, and, uh, you know, Wagner Subaru. They always say yes.

[01:04:31] When we're like, Hey, we're doing a make-it-wish fundraiser. We're doing national park fund, foundation fundraiser. We're cleaning up. So, um, we want to, we want to be involved in more places and do some good, teach people how to off-road, meet more people, make more friends and have some fun. Sounds great. Yeah. Skill or ability really doesn't matter. Cause I mean, I've, I've dragged my, one of my good friends out to an event that we had in her bone stock Impreza. Um, and she had a great time having never done this before.

[01:05:01] And ask questions. I mean, you know, yes, I've, I'm lifted up, shot my bumper snorkel. Like I've, I've gone a bit to the extreme, but there was a time where I had a bone stock car and I didn't know where to start. And I just started asking questions. I mean, it's several times a week. I get people reaching out on Instagram, on Facebook, asking, you know, for recommendations.

[01:05:23] And there is a wealth of knowledge, not just with this group and the admin group, but across the board in offerters, there's so many different kinds of builds and, you know, stock plus insane ones. Um, ask the questions we love to, you know, we love to answer, love to help people build their, their dream rig, whether it's just, Hey, what kind of, you know, I'm looking for a little more aggressive tires.

[01:05:48] I don't want to go crazy or where should I chop my bumper and how should I run my snorkel? Um, so it's, we just, we love helping people. Should I do some of us, myself included. You definitely should be there. Oh, was that William? Some of us, myself included have made enough mistakes to share. Oh yeah. Yeah. I think we all have, we all, we, we all learn from it and teach each other from it.

[01:06:14] And that's, that's the other big thing that you'll find one about our entire team and two, something we try and install in the community though. They've mostly come into the community that way is you've got to be willing to both learn and teach. You can't have an ego out there because if you do, and you're not listening, you can, you can get hurt. Um, and if you're not helping someone else and you could, you know, someone else can get hurt. So it's, it's a, it's a bit of both and putting that ego aside, uh, which is difficult.

[01:06:42] Like when you're on, on a trail and there's, you got crazy drop-offs and you're, there's someone guiding you and you've got to listen to them. It's like, no, turn your wheel right, right now. And, and you can't see what's going on. You've just got to trust them. It's, it's, uh, it's a thing. And I think that's also part of what builds the community because, you know, when you got that trust, you know, you, you start building those connections too. Yeah. And thank you for helping me identify what my clicking was. Oh, anytime. How did that go?

[01:07:11] Uh, I still need to have it installed. So I have the part sitting in my living room, but. Yeah, I did 20,000 miles with the clicking. It's annoying. Oh, and we had a underground garage. So it was just echoing in like five times as loud every time it's backing out of the spot. Yeah. But it's a, it's, it sounds so gnarly, but thank you. So yeah, thank you everybody for hopping on the call and talking about off-road roos and sharing some stories and letting us know a little bit more about each of you.

[01:07:41] I appreciate your time. Thank you. Do you want a coupon code for Subaru Gear for your, your members? Yeah. So wait from y'all or from. From us all that they can use on Subarugear.com for official Subaru merchandise. Okay. Cause I have my own too. Oh, you want to shout out yours then? Yeah. It's a sub and you 25 for 20% off. Nice.

[01:08:06] Yeah. I know everybody's got a code. I'm like, um, am I, is mine going to be used? You know, but apparently it has been. So that's good. Very cool. Yeah. Thank you all. It's been amazing. Any other codes we got that we can share? Oh, tons. Um, yeah. So, um, and we are, yeah, just on off-road roos.com there's going to, there's a vendor and sponsor section, which we're going out and, um, there'll be codes for all sorts of things. Buge RV. We need to get the code up there.

[01:08:35] It's all for a druze. Yep. Yeah. It's pretty simple to remember. Okay. Um, and then we have a bunch of other ones up there from like screen protect, which they make amazing screen protectors. Uh, but yeah, so people can just find that on the website and, uh, we have probably 10 more that we have to get up there, but we've been busy with planning these expos and events and stuff. All right. Great. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you guys so much. Uh, unfortunately I guess hope wasn't able to join us, but I know she had to work. Unfortunately.

[01:09:05] Let her watch the replay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you all. And, uh, Jim get some sleep. Yeah, I'm going to. Thanks for having us on. It was a good time. Yeah. You're welcome. Great to be back on. All right. Yeah. Thank you. Y'all have a good night. You too. You as well. All right. Thanks everybody. You're welcome. Bye. Hello everybody. Thank you for tuning in to another episode of the Sue B and you podcast.

[01:09:30] And thank you to all the members from off-road roos who participated in their own episode. Thank you all so much for taking the time to record. Be sure to check out the post on Instagram where I will tag all of the members so that you can give them a follow. So again, unfortunately Hope wasn't able to make it, but we did include her in the post. So because she is one of the admins and one of the members. So anyway, thank you so much.

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