Post up your best homemade Jeep TJ snorkel, I need some ideas!
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Ever find any potholes in that slow moving water? Or submerged logs? I get what you're saying though. Every place is different. If the OP wants ideas for a home made snorkel, that's cool. I wouldn't buy a TJ that has a snorkel on it though, because the PO may have actually tried to use it.@StG58 Based on the original poster's location there is not much in terms of moving water down here in Florida
We have tons of slow very very slow or standing still water down here. Oh yea and that very thick sandy water
I'd suggest buying a diesel surplus humvee before driving a TJ above the windshield haha. Those things are super water proof if you want to actually drive in water. Get one of the ones with the exhaust stack and intake. I've seen those drive around with water above the cab with zero issues. Then you don't have to worry about water depth. Not to mention a functional one can be had for around $5k I've looked at decent ones for like $8kEver find any potholes in that slow moving water? Or submerged logs? I get what you're saying though. Every place is different. If the OP wants ideas for a home made snorkel, that's cool. I wouldn't buy a TJ that has a snorkel on it though, because the PO may have actually tried to use it.
Up here when the water gets about half way up your tires, it starts to move the rig pretty badly. We lost a CJ crossing a rock bar on the Molala River one time because of that. Took hours to fish it out and that water was reeeealy cold. We also have lots of ledges and potholes where the water goes from "No Problemo" to "Oh Shit" in very short order.
Holy crap. I assume you guys all leave the doors on?@StG58 Ah yes logs specially the kind that move and bite you lol. I was going though a water hole on my old 61 CJ5 and I went over something big that wasn't there before (1hour before). Water went as far as the bottom edge of the door opening and at that moment a very angry large gator showed me his teeth LOL It scared the crap out of me and I stepped on the skinny pedal.
Nah my old CJ5 had no doors or roof.Holy crap. I assume you guys all leave the doors on?
Man I can't say that sounds fun. I'm sure it's fun to tell about though!Nah my old CJ5 had no doors or roof.
He was so close I could have pet him lol. When I stepped on the skinny pedal my read tires went over him and he took of to the canal just on the other side of the trail. I think it was a scary moment for both the gator and myself lol
Yea lol the thing was that it was a relatively small water hole in the trail no larger than maybe 20 ft by 20ft but it was deep enough to reach the bottom edge of the CJ's door. It was on 32" tires with 4" lift I think. About 1 hour before I had gone through it and no problems on the way back the gator must have gone to possibly hunt deers or hogs taking a drink on the water.Man I can't say that sounds fun. I'm sure it's fun to tell about though!
That's a good idea, and there's a few motoring around up here but they seriously don't fit on the trails. Way too wide and long. There's a couple of Deuce and a half's with the fording kits on them as well. Now those are really cool, but same problem, they don't fit. Even the ones with the single axle conversions are just huge when you try to run them down most of the older skid road or trails.I'd suggest buying a diesel surplus humvee before driving a TJ above the windshield haha. Those things are super water proof if you want to actually drive in water. Get one of the ones with the exhaust stack and intake. I've seen those drive around with water above the cab with zero issues. Then you don't have to worry about water depth. Not to mention a functional one can be had for around $5k I've looked at decent ones for like $8k
I was more meaning for "true" water abilities a humvee is the way to go. Not a hummer 1 but a genuine humvee. They are huge. I've seen some neat videos of them with TJs and other wranglers and again they are huge. I wouldn't trade one for my tj ever, as most of my off-roading is in narrow forests and space is limited. Humvee wouldn't fit. but some day I want to just say "fuck it" and drive into a river, and I will do that with a humveeThat's a good idea, and there's a few motoring around up here but they seriously don't fit on the trails. Way too wide and long. There's a couple of Deuce and a half's with the fording kits on them as well. Now those are really cool, but same problem, they don't fit. Even the ones with the single axle conversions are just huge when you try to run them down most of the older skid road or trails.