This was supposed to be easy - TENNESSEE BOUND [S6E31]
In this episode we pound the hard roads on a 1,600 mile drive to Tennessee... but it wasn't as easy as we thought it would be! A near catastrophic failure of our most favorite tire yet stopped us dead in our tracks and we were soon questioning our single spare strategy.
Thankfully, the issue probably saved us from what came next; a series of severe storms with massive hail, slinging out a few tornadoes right where we would have been camping!
We never dreamed our trip back to Tennessee for a family wedding would be such a challenge but Murphy's law has been following us like a dark cloud all year long, so we shouldn't be surprised.
All this struggle definitely had us counting our blessings by the end of the journey! I bet you didn't know just how much of my family's heritage was embedded in our storytelling. The McCuston clan has some pretty talented folks that helped make Lifestyle Overland what it is today!
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0:00 Intro
0:39 Blow Out
5:20 The Hunt
6:27 Severe Changes
7:57 Smorgasbord
8:28 Calm After the Storm
10:39 On the Road Again
12:37 Missouri Camp
15:18 Good Morning
17:45 How We Shower
19:42 Pack Down the Bush Company
20:45 Don't Wake the Baby
23:32 Rigs and Coffee
26:07 Fresh Tire and Inspection
27:00 Tennessee Family Heritage
I am going to go way out on a limb here and say..... the best part of this video began at the 27 minute mark. Thank you for showing us a glimpse of the McC family life, spotlighting your parents, brothers, and general family gathering. I'm sure Mom and Dad are proud of everyone's accomplishments.
This has to be the best 31 minutes and 33 seconds I've spent watching your adventures. Thanks for inviting us along.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I hope I get to live long enough to watch Abigel grow and thrive thru your videos
I’ve watched every lifestyle video over the years, and might I just say. Looking back at the memories and the journey is special. Whether a fancy setup or just a bare silver, the amount of moments you get to take away are incredible. Keep up the great videos, beautiful family
Wow, we really appreciate this! It's been quite the journey and we appreciate you riding along on the whole trip 🙌
Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
Good Evans is a great breakfast spot! And thanks for shining a light on less than quality conditions of the Nebraska camping scene. We've got a long way to go to clean up our state and change the minds of those who abuse those parks.
What a beautiful story you folks are writing for all of us to enjoy. Thank you for sharing your adventures and moments with your family. Safe travels to you and happy holiday’s!
Thanks for coming along with us on this journey 🙌
It’s was an outstanding ride my friend! Congrats for the newlyweds!
Great video and great story. GBO. Rocky top you’ll always be home sweet home to me.
a very nice episode. congralutaions to your brother and his wife!
Brother, those are pro-sounding torque clicks. Another awesome video.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Congratulations to you brother and his wife on their marriage. May they enjoy many, many years of happiness together. It was fascinating to learn that your brothers have contributed to your channel, including the animation and great music that all fit so well with the channel's character.
Next time you come pass thru Missouri on I-44 we now have a Buc-ee’s in Springfield. Every KZheadrs favorite. Spoiled by living here. We went tonight per our girls request and then headed out to check out some Christmas lights around town. Texas cheesesteak burrito and brisket sandwiches are excellent! And of course you have to get some Beaver Nuggets. Such a good time making family memories tonight.
You have encouraged my wife and I to take longer adventures. The last one was this past September from Tampa to Glacier National Park and back in 18 days. Over 6000 miles. Stopping off in badlands & Mt Rushmore area for a few days.
We did almost the same. 19 states. 16 days. From the burbs of DC to Yellowstone for a week there and then back through many of the same highways that were in this video. My wife's first time ever out in that area. She described the trip as "epic" and "adventure"!
Kevin, that had me tearing up at the end. Dang you man! just bravo, what a edit and what a storyteller you is. par for the course with LO though! thanks for the family backstory on the contributions to the story over the years. Congrats to the newly weds :)
Merry Christmas 🎄 to you all, and congratulations and best wishes to the new bride and groom.
Same to you! Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your family wedding it almost feels like we are part of your extended family !! God bless Minnesota mechanic
I like that trailer has same wheels as truck. SMART. You may need to leave trailer on the side of the road but at least you're not stuck.
5:27 is the funniest and most relatable bit of the whole video.. something my girls would have happen to them! Hahahaha.
Thank you for your excellent videos. Greetings from Athens Greece.
Thanks for riding along with us! Hope to visit your city one day too!
Wonderful family, Merry Christmas.🎄
Loved the last part of the video. You are lucky to have such a wonderful family. Thanks for sharing them with us.
I'm awake this time. Got my popcorn 🍿
Awesome! 🙌
Great story Kevin, Love the family moments!
Thanks so much!
Thanks for having us join along with your family
Thanks for coming!
Thanks for sharing the good and also the challenging times with us all - keeping it real means a lot. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a blessed 2024. ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! Merry Christmas to you too!
Calibrated elbow ... all the best from Arkansas!!!
Click-click! 🤣 Thanks!
Absolutely loved this one you guys. 💖 I can't believe how big Caroline has got since the start of your recordings. The Baby seems right at home too. What a beautiful Lake scene you had. I'm guessing Lake of the Ozarks? Finally, seeing all the family together like that, just warmed my heart. Congrats to the newlyweds!
Been watching for years, ever since I saw that Roane County tag. From your neighbors in McMinn County, keep the stories coming and we will keep an East Tennessee light on for you.
topobear is the best logo on youtube
Glad you got those lugs to the German torque spec of gutentight
🤣👍 Learned that from my Volkswagen days
Caroline at a lot of steps, she will soon catch up with her mother! Abigail is a cute little angel. A lot of happiness for the newlyweds and the whole family. Kisses from France😗😗
She's going to be super tall! And thank you, Abigail has certainly been our little angel! We appreciate the encouragement!
Such a nice high stance! Oh, there's a jack. 😂
Congrats to your brother, sis in law and the whole dang family! ❤
Thanks, man!
What un epic ride. Congrats to the newly wed. ❤❤❤
A beautiful family and what a fantastic gathering for you all!!! 👍
Wonderful video 😊 wish your brother happy life ahead and merry Christmas to your entire family pray God to bless your family a wonderful happy worry less 🤗 life ahead 💕 stay healthy god bless you.
Thank you so very much!
Been watching for years and now we watch with the grandkids when they come over 👍 Please folks, don't change a tire on the side of the road, so dangerous. I tell everyone I know, it's only a tire, I don't care if you shred the thing driving to a safe spot, it can be replaced, it's only money...
I understand where you're coming from but have you ever driven I80? We wouldn't make it to the next exit with a wheel left. Fairly spread out traffic so people had plenty of time to move over for us. 👍
I had to look at a map, we have exactly 9.1 km's of travel on I 80 at Rock Springs WY travelling to Moab😎. We had two people killed in separate tragedies here in the Edmonton area in recent memory, it left a mark I guess, scares the crap out of me. Have a merry Christmas! @@LifestyleOverland
If traveling across Nebraska check out the Wilderness Wildlife areas for quick overnight stops. I've found them to be free and usually not far off our planned route.
We used to do that but most require a hunting license now to camp there. Double check before you drop in again!
I guess we've been lucky and the ones we have used have no requirements according to the posted signage and online wildlife management info.
I’ve stopped at that same breakfast place a few times when blasting through NE. Always a good meal and coffee there! Go to Ollie’s Big Game Steakhouse in Paxton sometime… It’s… a trip.
As always it worth every minute, even if I am watching this at 1 am like I am doing now 😜👏🏻
Thanks for the late night watch! 🙌
nothing like a big southern outdoor feast...looked awesome...I'm in Missouri and curious where you stayed...looked like Mark Twain lake area...love the whole rig and it's so cool that the whole family is along
Camping spots epic drone footage next level your rig wow epic content greetings from South Africa
Thanks so much! Hope to visit SA one day as well.
That's awesome yall came through our neck of the woods of yee old knoxville. Love the content, yall are the best🤘🏼
Sarah and I are both from that area too 👍 Go big 🍊😁
This was a nice change of pace in your video and "meeting the fam! Congratulations on your brother's marriage. With regard to that bumper jack? Invest in a heavy duty scissor jack. You don't have to lift the whole vehicle up so high. Safe travels North!
Having an OGT expedition trailer and after 2 years of overlanding with it, trust me when I say you want a spare for the trailer and the tow vehicle, especially if you are Off-road. Figure something out in the front of the trailer like moving the propane tanks soomewhere else but put that spare tire on it. Insurance!
I'm hoping I got Murphy off my back at this point! We actually specifically requested no spare and dual tanks because in 10 years of off-road travels we've only had 1 quality, load range E tire fail. And of the load range C's, we were able to repair. I'm gonna keep up the strategy and hope the blow out was a fluke! (Worst case, it's fun content, lol)
Merry Christmas!
Congratulations 🎊
Thank you!!
Excellent, keep family close😎🤩⭐️⭐️
Loved seeing your family. Thanks for sharing.
I live in Iowa and travel I-80 to get to these days Wyoming and beyond to camp. There are virtually no places to disperse camp until you get to Medicine Bow national forest. I wish there were better accommodations across Iowa and Nebraska. The entrance fee many of these state campgrounds charge are ridiculous.
Great story
Glad you enjoyed it
We love road trips!!!
Happy Holidays and blessings to you and beautiful family!!!
This one might be my favorite! Thanks so much for sharing your family and adventures with us. I will likely hit you guys up on IG with some questions about the GX and the towing of the new trailer.
You can all up grade to a digital torque wrench that goes “beeep”😊
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Just to add some experience with falken tires, I do love them and have 3 sets on difference vehicles. Most of my experience with tires comes from “track/motor sports” so take it with a grain of salt. I’ve witnessed falken rt660 delaminate and have the tread splice several times. I currently have a set showing signs of treat splicing which is not nearly as dangerous as a delamination. I have a set of at3w that are totally fine and a set of 510 that are also great. I have some friends that will not run Falken because delaminating is a real issue on track. I would just watch for it in the future. Great video as usual! ✌️
Great video , thanks for sharing .
I have the Toyo open country R/T trail tiers on my truck and I love them. There not to loud at all and the tread is just a little bit more aggressive and wider gaps between the tread then an all-terrain tire. And I’ve been in snow, mud, sand, soft dirt and heavy rain and with that heavy rain, a lot of standing water on the road with zero issues of hydroplaning. The only thing is win the road is wet you do feel the tire slip a little bit and I’m pretty sure it’s to do with me having a diesel truck with all that torque and my drive tires been at 80 PSI. I have my drives at 80 PSI because I pull a heavy trailer often, but I am very confident if I drop my tire pressure down to 60 psi on the rear tires, it would help tremendously. But to be honest with you, I kind of felt the same thing with all-terrain tires I just can’t be sure. But other than that I am extremely happy with them and I would buy them again with no questions asked.
Another thing about the Toyota trails is there not as heavy as a Toyota, open country M/T tire and lighter then the traditional Toyo Open country R/T tire. Toyo open country R/T trails. Have a two ply sidewall, but they’re extra thick so you get the benefits of a sidewall without the weight.
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the support!
Watch Caroline at 5:29. I felt bad for her...but the face was hilarious. A trooper to hold it together while dad was recording!
Can't wait 😊
Qué video tan increíble! I ❤ Lifestyle Overland
Awesome video!
Go Big Orange!!
GB🟠!!
Love from India ❤
Thank you!
Happy New Year!
Thats the same with several areas in Oklahoma, we have several beautiful state parks. Some are incredibly well kept, some are ran down and full of methamphetamine enthusiasts whos drink of choice is natty light.
It seems very hit or miss. Probably comes down to managers and funding.
If you look on ioverlander there are several wmas along I80 in western nebraska. Free camping. I have stayed in on on my way out to Colorado and back
Gotta be very careful with that app. Most WMAs require a hunting license to camp 👍
Toyo’s and Nitto’s, only way to go.
Wow 😲
Go big orange
Rocky Top, baby!
Rocky Top, you'll always be Home sweet home to me Good ol' Rocky Top
Love the video - but yea, THAT was the haircut??? All the best to you guys!!
HI KEVIN SARAH CAROLINE & ABIGAIL 👋 GLAD YOU MADE IT THROUGH ALL THAT SAFELY ❤ CAROLINE HAS HER COZY ROLLING TREE HOUSE L.O.L. WITH THE TRAILER ALMOST AS BIG AS THE FORERUNNER HOW DOES SHE FEEL DRIVING / TOWING ? HOPE YOU'LL , FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS HAVE A GREAT MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅 🎄 🎅 🎄 DAY & HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE 🎉 / DAY TOO 🎉 BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! GOD BLESS YOU ALL ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES 🙏 THANK YOU 😊 ENJOYED 😉 ❤
these trailers are similar to the off grid trailers in Canada that sick bug not went that crawling on me in my sleep
I saved the episode where she makes the stuffed mushrooms, I haven't had the chance to make them yet
if you look on google maps, on I-10 between Lake Charles and Iowa, LA at the intersection of road 3256 and frontage road, you'll see my addition to the map. BLOWOUT BEND, with pictures of my GX sitting on the smallest shoulder on earth with the rear ds tire blown to bits...it aint cool lol
Jacking stands are handy at times, but buy a good one, not the cheapest. I’ve blown seals out of the budget brand at half the max load. Still makes a stout stand………
Where'd ya'll stop in Missouri? Go Kansas City Chiefs! and Happy Holidays 🎉
Congrats to your brother and his new missus. Is that a man bun I see on your head.
IMHO the MT’s that Falken makes have a lot to be desired. Though I’m a firm believer in the AT3’s after 180,000 miles on 3 sets.
That's wild, we've been nothing but impressed.
@@LifestyleOverlandI got about 40K on my Dodge Ramcharger daily driver but the siping on the MT’s were shallow and didn’t maintain their traction longevity in the northern NM winters when plowing snow. Good life and kept good balance and quiet are the good things I can say.
@@LifestyleOverlandhow many days did that take to get to TN? (Aka how many sleeps?) thinking of OX east next year since flights to AK is outrageous right now.
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What app you have for weather radar it was looking pretty nice ?
Radarscope and the windy app
Did you ever consider the reste area to camp one night instead of the campground??
Nope, we avoid those. Don't want to end up on the news...
I seen video of these guys from semi truck lucking there doors with there beltand even then scary shit @@LifestyleOverland
Hey I see geyser is now making a kit to go on regular shower heads you should try it out and let us know what you think.
Whats better about bush company rooftop tent over a ikamper
Why premium gasoline? Does Lexus call for that or is there another reason?
Lexus recommended but you'll break the Internet when asking if it's really necessary. We see better fuel mileage and power which is important for towing. Ends up being about 1 penny more per mile after it's all said and done.
Thanks😂, I was wondering the same thing
What tornado tracker app do you use?
Pat "In the history" McAfee, not everything is historic Pat lol.
Come again?
I live in Iowa the only place to camp is in my driveway
🤣 Good to know!
I blew my tire at night coming home to Arizona from Alaska i had no jack stand
Bottle jack. Save a life.
Boy, I was worried about your family being on the side of the road like that changing out the tire. Ive heard stories of horrific accidents of people who were caught on the shoulder of a hwy and got hit by a truck. Not gonna lie. Held my breath just watching it. I always tell my wife if she ever experiences a blowout try your best to get off the hwy at the next exit. A messed up rim is better than being in an accident.
I hear ya. Not sure if you've driven i80 but it was over 10 miles to the next exit and we would have lit the prairie on fire by the time we got there. Thankfully it was a very visible spot with less traffic than most areas.
Caroline looking like a young Taylor Swift jamming out in the backseat. 😁
That's EXACTLY what she was jamming to. Lol
man kids get old fast :(
Ditch the man bun please!
And there it is
Maybe that blowout was divine intervention, like you said, had you guys made your destination on time, you would’ve been in the thick of it.🤷🏾♂️🤙🏾