A non-Jeep persons 98 TJ build
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02GreenTJ
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02GreenTJ
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Nice! Were you part of that High Sierra run? 30 or so rigs came in to Mirror for lunch and then left.
Ya gotta hit me up when you are heading this way. I would much rather not be solo from time to time
Definitely not doing Swamp solo
02GreenTJ
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Nice! Were you part of that High Sierra run? 30 or so rigs came in to Mirror for lunch and then left.
Ya gotta hit me up when you are heading this way. I would much rather not be solo from time to time
Definitely not doing Swamp solo
Haha I will hit you up next time. I wasn’t part of the cal 4wheel run but our trip was already planned out so we went anyways b
If ya didnt see it somewhere else here, some other trails I have hit this summer.
The end for me here is near. Good trails close 11/1 or first snow.
The end for me here is near. Good trails close 11/1 or first snow.
And if I could just be home for one weekend and get my ass in gear, I would get the wide/40 pattern Pro6s and Flux A pillar mounts installed 
Most of my local wheeling in is at night, so I really want to get this done.
Yeah Im weird, but wheeling big rocks in the dark is fun. And good light is cool.
Most of my local wheeling in is at night, so I really want to get this done.
Yeah Im weird, but wheeling big rocks in the dark is fun. And good light is cool.
The Flux a pillar mounts are awesome, but not compatible with the Pro 6s. The most cost effective solution to my situation was to get KC A pillar brackets.
Curious how much junk was under the cowl but it was super clean. Pulled the wires inside through the wiper wiring grommet. Thought I had new wire pics, but just grommet location stuff.
This project had a side benefit. I have needed unplug and reseat the cluster since I got it in 2021 to resolve intermittent dead cluster issues. So far so good.
Supposed to be terrible weather in the Sierras this weekend so Im gonna get one last trip in before the trails close 11/1
Curious how much junk was under the cowl but it was super clean. Pulled the wires inside through the wiper wiring grommet. Thought I had new wire pics, but just grommet location stuff.
This project had a side benefit. I have needed unplug and reseat the cluster since I got it in 2021 to resolve intermittent dead cluster issues. So far so good.
Supposed to be terrible weather in the Sierras this weekend so Im gonna get one last trip in before the trails close 11/1
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Did my final 2025 trip in the Sierras last weeked as the trails close 11/1. Solo, just me.
A lot of people think its scary or weird to head out in to the wilderness alone. I love wheeling and camping with friends, but I have found alone is truly great as well. Just talk to yourself, your god, or whoever.
The last trip of the season I always sort of reflect back on the year. And sometimes how I ended up here, where Im at right now.
I am not a life long Jeep person. I have been the antiJeep... but the epiphany came just walking through the woods by myself.
My uncle bought this new in 98. I only remember being around him maybe 2 times in my life when I was really young.
He passed in 04 and my mom took me through his house in 05. He had a lot of new unused camping stuff.
The epiphany in the woods was that maybe subconsciously this journey isn't about me. Its for the wrecked Vietnam vet that always wanted to do this but just didn't. Or couldn't.
I ran some beyond gnarly trails solo this summer. I truly hope I am doing him proud doing things with his Jeep he would have never imagined.
A lot of people think its scary or weird to head out in to the wilderness alone. I love wheeling and camping with friends, but I have found alone is truly great as well. Just talk to yourself, your god, or whoever.
The last trip of the season I always sort of reflect back on the year. And sometimes how I ended up here, where Im at right now.
I am not a life long Jeep person. I have been the antiJeep... but the epiphany came just walking through the woods by myself.
My uncle bought this new in 98. I only remember being around him maybe 2 times in my life when I was really young.
He passed in 04 and my mom took me through his house in 05. He had a lot of new unused camping stuff.
The epiphany in the woods was that maybe subconsciously this journey isn't about me. Its for the wrecked Vietnam vet that always wanted to do this but just didn't. Or couldn't.
I ran some beyond gnarly trails solo this summer. I truly hope I am doing him proud doing things with his Jeep he would have never imagined.
I need to come hang out with you for about a month! lol... Niiiice!
Well if you are ever in the neighborhood let me know
There are some trails I didn't get to run this summer because solo might not have been a good idea
Sort of planned this trip at the end of last year when I picked up a Garmin 67i. I have an Inreach mini2 but I wanted a real GPS sat com devise. The 67i is awesome.
Wanted to camp at Brewer Lake (its my lake after all) and hike to Coyote. Mileage wise it looked doable
Wheeled in to Brewer Thurs. afternoon and set up camp. I love camping down at the lake, but man that last bit is like falling down the stairs.
Dinner was vacuum sealed and frozen not dated/ labeled surprise. It was smoked pot roast, veggies, and mashed taters
Will share day 2 when I get a minute
Wanted to camp at Brewer Lake (its my lake after all) and hike to Coyote. Mileage wise it looked doable
Wheeled in to Brewer Thurs. afternoon and set up camp. I love camping down at the lake, but man that last bit is like falling down the stairs.
Dinner was vacuum sealed and frozen not dated/ labeled surprise. It was smoked pot roast, veggies, and mashed taters
Will share day 2 when I get a minute
Sort of planned this trip at the end of last year when I picked up a Garmin 67i. I have an Inreach mini2 but I wanted a real GPS sat com devise. The 67i is awesome.
Wanted to camp at Brewer Lake (its my lake after all) and hike to Coyote. Mileage wise it looked doable
Wheeled in to Brewer Thurs. afternoon and set up camp. I love camping down at the lake, but man that last bit is like falling down the stairs.
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Will share day 2 when I get a minute
Beautiful pics. Looks a lot like parts of the Eastern Sierras that I camped and fished at when I was younger.
Day 2 of the trip, oof 
Sooo there is no trail or path from Brewer to Coyote. I knew this when I planned the hike. I knew for sure it wasn't going to be flat. And I knew it wouldn't be a straight shot.
Loaded up my Osprey Daylight pack with a wind breaker, Jetboil and a meal, 32oz of water, a Sawyer water filtration system, and 2 extra mags.
Having never done a hike quite like this I was a little nervous. So I had OnX and Inreach Mini2 tracking as wall as the 67i.
Once I lost sight of Brewer I started having second thoughts. But once I got out of the trees and found a landmark I was good to go.
Once I saw Red Mountain I felt a lot better.
Was not a straight shot to the first stop, but it took about 30 minutes to get to Tocher Lake. Pretty cool going to a lake that doesn't have a trail going to it.
From Tocher Lake to Beryl Lake was brutal. Super gnarly. Tried to stay up high and not hike down the mountain to get around stuff and go back up. It was terrible and fun at the same time just hoofin it through the forest.
Sooo there is no trail or path from Brewer to Coyote. I knew this when I planned the hike. I knew for sure it wasn't going to be flat. And I knew it wouldn't be a straight shot.
Loaded up my Osprey Daylight pack with a wind breaker, Jetboil and a meal, 32oz of water, a Sawyer water filtration system, and 2 extra mags
.Having never done a hike quite like this I was a little nervous. So I had OnX and Inreach Mini2 tracking as wall as the 67i.
Once I lost sight of Brewer I started having second thoughts. But once I got out of the trees and found a landmark I was good to go.
Once I saw Red Mountain I felt a lot better.
Was not a straight shot to the first stop, but it took about 30 minutes to get to Tocher Lake. Pretty cool going to a lake that doesn't have a trail going to it.
From Tocher Lake to Beryl Lake was brutal. Super gnarly. Tried to stay up high and not hike down the mountain to get around stuff and go back up. It was terrible and fun at the same time just hoofin it through the forest.
Beryl Lake is beautiful. Really glad I brought the Sawyer water filtration because I went through my 32oz of water and was empty when I got there. Decided not to continue on to Coyote Lake because it was 12 or 1 and I was sort of out of gas. Fired up the Jetboil to get lunch going and realized I forgot a damn spoon!! Stirred it up with a stick and tried to eat it with a thin flake of granite but that was horrible 
I carved out a spoon (in name only) and that worked getting lunch in my face.
Getting back to Brewer somehow sucked more, but it was pretty cool day.
I carved out a spoon (in name only) and that worked getting lunch in my face.Getting back to Brewer somehow sucked more, but it was pretty cool day.
New pit toilet had a near miss over the winter. These things are built pretty stout, but I dont think it could survive a direct hit.
Felt like I being watched in there, and sure enough
The wife had not been wheelin and camping with me since probably 2014. But one trip up to the fire lookout tower on Bald Mountain in the TJ for lunch last year, and she said she would go up with me this year
Wanted to take her to Strawberry but it was running 240+ for some reason so we Just spent two nights at West. She has anxiety issues and had some before the trip, but she was good to go once we got there.
The fridge opens enough for box of wine
The whole reason for adding the shelf in the back was to take her. Could not have made this happen without it
Wanted to take her to Strawberry but it was running 240+ for some reason so we Just spent two nights at West. She has anxiety issues and had some before the trip, but she was good to go once we got there.
The fridge opens enough for box of wine
The whole reason for adding the shelf in the back was to take her. Could not have made this happen without it
Picked up a drone a few weeks ago I have video too. Just have to get it edited.
I have video too. Just have to get it edited.
Pretty cool stuff man. That hike is stuff I dream of. Glad the shelf worked out. The stuff we do for our wives just to have them along for a day. I keep thinking about a drone. Probably don’t need but would like to see over that next mountain.
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