Brandon's Arles Blue TJ

[Wildman]

I'd like to try and make it, but we may have too many trips going on next year to make it fiscally wise. Plus, with diesel currently over $7/gallon

Yep, if fuel prices don't drop a lot prior to next spring I won't be making any long trips either.... Which will SUCK....

And you wonder why I built mine to just drive it everywhere. =)

-Mac

That's how mine started out.... I could put street tires on it and drive it there & hopefully back but it'd still only get 10-12 MPG so with the Hemi wanting high test there isn't much difference in price between it & diesel...
And the motorhome gets 9-10 MPG towing the Jeep on the trailer...

 

[bbaldwin237]

Yep, if fuel prices don't drop a lot prior to next spring I won't be making any long trips either.... Which will SUCK....



That's how mine started out.... I could put street tires on it and drive it there & hopefully back but it'd still only get 10-12 MPG so with the Hemi wanting high test there isn't much difference in price between it & diesel...
And the motorhome gets 9-10 MPG towing the Jeep on the trailer...

@macleanflood (it's being weird and not letting me quote two posts because they're on separate pages) I mean I COULD drive it, but I like the ability to get home no matter what happens.

The truck gets 10.4 (according to the dash, I haven't calculated by hand) whether I'm hauling the camper, or hauling the camper AND towing the Jeep.

Also, while the PRPs are comfortable, the Jeep doesn't have cruise or AC (or power for that matter) and the truck has every possible creature comfort imaginable plus my living quarters. I also don't have the option of removing the rear seat for storage (unless it's a solo trip) because I have my son back there. Doing the Rubicon (whenever I get to it) will be interesting packing for 3 people in a TJ. Just another reason to go with a reliable group. If I can coordinate and rely on someone else for tools, that opens more space. But I'll still be lashing things like sleeping bags and such to the soft top! It'll have to be dehydrated meals and jet boil or simple items like that.

 

[Wildman]

@macleanflood (it's being weird and not letting me quote two posts because they're on separate pages) I mean I COULD drive it, but I like the ability to get home no matter what happens.

The truck gets 10.4 (according to the dash, I haven't calculated by hand) whether I'm hauling the camper, or hauling the camper AND towing the Jeep.

Also, while the PRPs are comfortable, the Jeep doesn't have cruise or AC (or power for that matter) and the truck has every possible creature comfort imaginable plus my living quarters. I also don't have the option of removing the rear seat for storage (unless it's a solo trip) because I have my son back there. Doing the Rubicon (whenever I get to it) will be interesting packing for 3 people in a TJ. Just another reason to go with a reliable group. If I can coordinate and rely on someone else for tools, that opens more space. But I'll still be lashing things like sleeping bags and such to the soft top! It'll have to be dehydrated meals and jet boil or simple items like that.

I've found when trying to reply to a post from a previous page I have to copy the post and them quote it on the next page...

Hell I'm only packing for ONE and I'm not sure how to bring everything in a TJ....

 

[macleanflood]

-Mac

 

[Redsquatch]

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-Mac

I have a very similar setup to yours.

 

[bbaldwin237]

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-Mac

I have a very similar setup to yours.

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Mine looks a little different, and wants snacks!

 

[Redsquatch]

Mine looks a little different, and wants snacks!
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Mine was packed for just me on my BDR trip, it normally has a back seat in it for the kid or dogs to tag along on trips. But packing for 3 people for a couple overnights would be very difficult. I need to look into getting a trailer to haul this thing around. My dad has an older superduty that pretty much just sits and he wont sell the thing but says i can use it whenever i need it.

 

[Wildman]

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I've been thinking about trying to come up with something for a temp roof rack.... Put lighter stuff like tents & sleeping bags & stuff on top...

 

[macleanflood]

I've been thinking about trying to come up with something for a temp roof rack.... Put lighter stuff like tents & sleeping bags & stuff on top...

Not with PNW trees. All the soft things just gets shoved into my equipment gaps in the bed and stops things from banging and rattling.

-Mac

 

[Wildman]

Not with PNW trees. All the soft things just gets shoved into my equipment gaps in the bed and stops things from banging and rattling.

-Mac

We were talking about trails like the Rubicon.... And YES I know all about not wanting a rack in the trees here..

 

[PG.]

And you wonder why I built mine to just drive it everywhere. =)

-Mac

I drive mine to the trail and back most of the time. But I have been much more comfortable wheeling knowing I have a trailer if something unrepairable breaks

 

[macleanflood]

I drive mine to the trail and back most of the time. But I have been much more comfortable wheeling knowing I have a trailer if something unrepairable breaks

I'll just buy an old truck, rent or buy a trailer...fix it up on the way home, sell it for more than I bought it.

-Mac