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Robbed

advrider - 10-18-2025 at 03:00 PM

Any info on Camp4lo guide that was robbed? Saw a post on another Baja form that his truck and everything was taken, but him and his dog were unharmed.
No other info was given.

AKgringo - 10-18-2025 at 03:15 PM

I have never heard of Camp4lo. Where and when was this reported to have occurred?

Is the "where and when" part of the info not given?

[Edited on 10-18-2025 by AKgringo]

mtgoat666 - 10-18-2025 at 04:00 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
I have never heard of Camp4lo. Where and when was this reported to have occurred?

Is the "where and when" part of the info not given?

[Edited on 10-18-2025 by AKgringo]


The post on fb linked to a gofundme for an offroad tour guide that was robbed. The post and gofundme just said he was robbed in baja, car stolen. no details. Didnt say what he needed the money for, I assume to buy a new car?

advrider - 10-18-2025 at 04:41 PM

Yeah, no other info given, but some good people have posted that they know him and want to support him. The where and when is what I was after, but it sounds like they got his phone and everything he had with him.

Ken Cooke - 10-19-2025 at 08:33 AM

Where is this mentioned? I searched on Gofundme, TalkBaja and the Camp4Lo page on FB.

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  
Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
I have never heard of Camp4lo. Where and when was this reported to have occurred?

Is the "where and when" part of the info not given?

[Edited on 10-18-2025 by AKgringo]


The post on fb linked to a gofundme for an offroad tour guide that was robbed. The post and gofundme just said he was robbed in baja, car stolen. no details. Didnt say what he needed the money for, I assume to buy a new car?

mtgoat666 - 10-19-2025 at 08:47 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Ken Cooke  
Where is this mentioned? I searched on Gofundme, TalkBaja and the Camp4Lo page on FB.

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  
Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
I have never heard of Camp4lo. Where and when was this reported to have occurred?

Is the "where and when" part of the info not given?

[Edited on 10-18-2025 by AKgringo]


The post on fb linked to a gofundme for an offroad tour guide that was robbed. The post and gofundme just said he was robbed in baja, car stolen. no details. Didnt say what he needed the money for, I assume to buy a new car?


https://www.gofundme.com/f/matt-frick-camp4lo-got-robbed-in-...

And the FB page is called baja overlanding

[Edited on 10-19-2025 by mtgoat666]

cupcake - 10-19-2025 at 10:23 AM

The GoFundMe might do better if titled 'Robbed and Carjacked'

David K - 10-19-2025 at 10:42 AM

It is Matt Frick and he confirmed the story this morning. He was near Valle de la Trinidad and came upon a roadblock. He was robbed and had to walk back to Trinidad.

Edit: this was on the dirt road between Valle Trinidad and Mex 1 (near San Vicente) in the daytime.


[Edited on 10-19-2025 by David K]

advrider - 10-19-2025 at 11:07 AM

Thanks David, I just saw that they posted on it. Bummer, because the road is a nice way to skip Ensenada and the traffic. I will avoid it until they get it under control.
When we came up from the hot springs (Canon de Guadalope) and out to Hwy 3 last year, the last canyon before we popped out at the remote ranch off of 3. We saw at least ten burned out cars that had been stripped and dumped, not old junk either. Probably a popular spot to dump stolen cars, not much traffic going out that way.

[Edited on 10-19-2025 by advrider]

Ken Cooke - 10-19-2025 at 11:28 PM

Valle de la Trinidad has a bad reputation. I have read stories about local banditos with guns stealing vehicles the past several years there. Baja Overland on Instagram paints a different story of the area, but I think theyre busy chasing clout. I'm glad that Matt made it out unharmed and hopefully he will be back on the trail sooner than later.
Quote: Originally posted by David K  
It is Matt Frick and he confirmed the story this morning. He was near Valle de la Trinidad and came upon a roadblock. He was robbed and had to walk back to Trinidad.

Edit: this was on the dirt road between Valle Trinidad and Mex 1 (near San Vicente) in the daytime.


[Edited on 10-19-2025 by David K]

vacaenbaja - 10-20-2025 at 01:40 PM

Mama! How things have changed. "Bad roads , bad people":(

Salsa - 10-21-2025 at 12:23 PM

Back in 1872, no 1972 (time flys) My buddy and I were going to pit our club members in the Baja 500 or 1000, we spent the night in Valle de Trinidad.
We had a cooler and some ice and our camping neighbor had only beer. He ask us if he could put his beer in our cooler. We said sure.
After an evening well lubricated , we woke up the next morning our neighbors were gone.
We looked in our cooler and it had mucho beer in it.

They must have though "We've been ROBBED "

Don



[Edited on 10-21-2025 by Salsa]

AKgringo - 10-21-2025 at 04:37 PM

I am having trouble figuring out which back road this occurred on. Is Valle de la Trinidad the one on MX 3 (also called Lazaro Card##as?).

I am using a Benchmark Baja California Atlas if anyone has a reference page suggestion.


[Edited on 10-21-2025 by AKgringo]

advrider - 10-21-2025 at 05:52 PM

Yep, that's it. Gas station just off of the road on the right if you are headed to SF. Bold dotted line that comes out below San Vicente, above the electrical substation on your map.

AKgringo - 10-21-2025 at 06:06 PM

Thanks for the info! I have never explored that road, but have considered checking it out before this happened.

It sounds like it happened on the eastern end of the trail, but I wonder how far he was off the main road?

advrider - 10-21-2025 at 06:09 PM

It's a pretty popular road for locals, high speed dirt. Very pretty drive when the flowers are in bloom. I've seen more than one eighteen-wheeler out there before. There are a couple of cool off shoot roads that I've always wanted to checkout, but I'll probably hold off for a while.

Lee - 10-21-2025 at 10:14 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
Thanks for the info! I have never explored that road, but have considered checking it out before this happened.

It sounds like it happened on the eastern end of the trail, but I wonder how far he was off the main road?


Something similar happened here a few years ago and was discussed here. Like Ken wrote it’s a bad area.

bajatrailrider - 10-22-2025 at 07:49 AM

I know Matt cool guy sorry he had problems. The dirt road is called Calentura we run it all the time . On dirt bikes and SXSs except only halfway to V T . As it gets closer to V T very dangerous go slow blind curves. There is a secret abandon two track we ride on motos going east. Then pop out on that road head back to San Vicente. We were camped at El Coyotes last Sat Sun Mon. Also, group of eight Sxs and motos the left on Sunday rode To Mikes . Then VT for fuel and took Calentura road back to San Vicente. Reported no problems the halfway point on that road. Used to be military check point.

David K - 10-22-2025 at 08:16 AM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
I am having trouble figuring out which back road this occurred on. Is Valle de la Trinidad the one on MX 3 (also called Lazaro Card##as?).

I am using a Benchmark Baja California Atlas if anyone has a reference page suggestion.



Km. 120 on Mex 3 to Km. 103 on Mex 1:

cupcake - 10-22-2025 at 08:28 AM

I've never been on that road, so don't know what kind of traffic it sees.

Wondering if Matt was targeted because the robbers knew he would be coming along, or if they set up for anyone who happens to come by.

BeachSeeker - 10-22-2025 at 12:55 PM

I'm not making any accusations or anything, but this just reminds me of the robbing/murder a bit further South that happened years ago. They were a little too loose on the marine radio with the neighbors about making a big trip into town with a bunch of cash. They were intercepted, cash and truck stolen, body found in a well.

Again, not making any accusations, but this guy is traveling to town with a wad of cash to pay for some event and gets robbed. Wonder if he was targeted, or the thieves were just lucky.

advrider - 10-22-2025 at 03:53 PM

I remember one of the race teams getting chased and shot at on Hwy 3 a few years back. Don't remember the whole story but it was in the VT area if I recall correctly.

Tioloco - 10-22-2025 at 09:12 PM

Quote: Originally posted by advrider  
I remember one of the race teams getting chased and shot at on Hwy 3 a few years back. Don't remember the whole story but it was in the VT area if I recall correctly.


And another race team roadblocked, chased and shot November 2024 in this area. Their truck had multiple bullet holes but fortunately no injuries when they fled.

Would be nice of the military/police would step it up for everyone.

BajaBlanca - 10-23-2025 at 08:48 AM

Jeez - I haven't looked at nomad in ages and this is the first post I open. Just awful that this is going on.