We are running a 2012 Jeep JKU Rubi and the Mrs. has a 2018 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. Those are our rigs, but we still dig seeing other rigs set up for adventure. Cool pics!
Not your typical Overland Vehicle (pics)
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I'm digging the lights on the roof rack!
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Here’s our non typical rig, we needed a second vehicle, I told my wife it had t be a 4x4 suv, this is what we found for the best price in the short time frame we had. It came with new winter tires so we will be putting some tires on it in the next few weeks. I’ve been very impressed with where it can go.
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Have not seen too many of these for some reason. Only one other in this thread
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Have not seen too many of these for some reason. Only one other in this thread
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7.3? I’ve looked around for one but only find the V10 and they want to much.
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Mama’s Trailhawk kicked some ass out in the Kaibab National Forest! Kept up with the RVeep just fine, but she was a little pissed about all the scratches from the trees on her new 2018 Jeep! Hahahahaha
Oh well...adventure happens!
Our last trip to Cathedral Gorge St Park.
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I had a local welder build it for me. I could put you in contact with him if you like.
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This is a great thread! So cool seeing some great rides or members have or see in their part of the country’s Benz.
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1999 Honda CR-V, B20Z engine, 120HP
General Grabber AT2's x4 and a random junkyard spare on the back (lol)
2x 10,000LB recovery points affixed to the rear frame rails
I have a Uniden CB radio installed in the dash, and most recently a "Poor Man's Trasharoo" in the form of an old US Army surplus Alice Pack strapped to the spare on the back.
Pic of my CB install:
Planned mods:
Firestick CB antenna and solid mount, rear passenger side, probably a flat mount tucked under the tail light assembly
OME 2" Spring lift on all 4 corners
Bilstein shocks x4
DIY Aluminum low-pro roof rack made with aluminum c channel and angles
Smittybilt 20L Jerry Can Holder mounted where the License plate is, plate on the outside of the holder
DIY Fold down tailgate table (in addition to the built in table it comes with)
LED light bar affixed to the front of the roof rack, and probably some side or rear camp lights
Awning
Roof top tent
Possibly custom off road front and/or rear bumpers
Paint wheels and trim black, rhino liner on the trim
I have big dreams and small cash flow ;_; Ah well, someday.
General Grabber AT2's x4 and a random junkyard spare on the back (lol)
2x 10,000LB recovery points affixed to the rear frame rails
I have a Uniden CB radio installed in the dash, and most recently a "Poor Man's Trasharoo" in the form of an old US Army surplus Alice Pack strapped to the spare on the back.
Pic of my CB install:
Planned mods:
Firestick CB antenna and solid mount, rear passenger side, probably a flat mount tucked under the tail light assembly
OME 2" Spring lift on all 4 corners
Bilstein shocks x4
DIY Aluminum low-pro roof rack made with aluminum c channel and angles
Smittybilt 20L Jerry Can Holder mounted where the License plate is, plate on the outside of the holder
DIY Fold down tailgate table (in addition to the built in table it comes with)
LED light bar affixed to the front of the roof rack, and probably some side or rear camp lights
Awning
Roof top tent
Possibly custom off road front and/or rear bumpers
Paint wheels and trim black, rhino liner on the trim
I have big dreams and small cash flow ;_; Ah well, someday.
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Ooooh, love the ∩northodox vehicles used for overlanding! Get out and enjoy the beauty of this world, in whatever configuration you can manage. A couple of pictures from the last year...
Took the subee on a week long adventure down to New Mexico and back. Got some good camping in along Hwy 50 in northern Nevada, got to camp just outside Moab on the Colorado and then a classic rest area long nap on the way home.
This one was at the Canyon of the Ancients, Lowry Pueblo. Child and I stopped for lunch and a dog stroll around the ruins. Lovely place for both activities.
Another from the same trip. We stopped at the Bob Scott Campground (on google maps, i added it to ioverlander) on hwy 50 outside of Austin, NV. A nice little camp ground just off the hwy. Not as noisy as that might suggest. Pit toilets, comfortable grounds, fire rings and picnic tables (restrictions were in place) and only $10 a night.
And this is from our campsite at Goose Island campground near Moab. Lovely, if not a bit hot that day. Too expensive for my tastes ($20), but for busy Moab (5 minutes into town) and right on the river (we backed up to it at our group site) it was actually a good deal. We got some rain that night with the tent fly off, a neat experience.
This is from the beginning of summer, when I made the trip down to pick up my child (thread on that trip is in the works). I argue that the best overland vehicles are rentals. They are also the fastest vehicles. Overlanding is best done in which ever vehicle you have on hand at the time, and yes... I took a rental off roading (just like the clerk at the counter told me not to!).
And this one from just off i40 in Kingman, a nice spot to stop for the night. On the same trip earlier this summer. I took 95/93 down the west side of Nevada and joined i40, then over to 180 in eastern AZ which takes me home through some of the most beautiful country in the world.
Fun thread!!!
Took the subee on a week long adventure down to New Mexico and back. Got some good camping in along Hwy 50 in northern Nevada, got to camp just outside Moab on the Colorado and then a classic rest area long nap on the way home.
This one was at the Canyon of the Ancients, Lowry Pueblo. Child and I stopped for lunch and a dog stroll around the ruins. Lovely place for both activities.
Another from the same trip. We stopped at the Bob Scott Campground (on google maps, i added it to ioverlander) on hwy 50 outside of Austin, NV. A nice little camp ground just off the hwy. Not as noisy as that might suggest. Pit toilets, comfortable grounds, fire rings and picnic tables (restrictions were in place) and only $10 a night.
And this is from our campsite at Goose Island campground near Moab. Lovely, if not a bit hot that day. Too expensive for my tastes ($20), but for busy Moab (5 minutes into town) and right on the river (we backed up to it at our group site) it was actually a good deal. We got some rain that night with the tent fly off, a neat experience.
This is from the beginning of summer, when I made the trip down to pick up my child (thread on that trip is in the works). I argue that the best overland vehicles are rentals. They are also the fastest vehicles. Overlanding is best done in which ever vehicle you have on hand at the time, and yes... I took a rental off roading (just like the clerk at the counter told me not to!).
And this one from just off i40 in Kingman, a nice spot to stop for the night. On the same trip earlier this summer. I took 95/93 down the west side of Nevada and joined i40, then over to 180 in eastern AZ which takes me home through some of the most beautiful country in the world.
Fun thread!!!
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That's awesome - off roading in a low clearance sedan! I admire your gusto. Can you give us some more info on your machine? I'm gathering it's AWD?
Our 2007 Subaru Legacy 2.5i is completely stock with z-rated tires and a whopping 5in of ground clearance to the diff. Subaru seats suck, that's really my only gripe. Otherwise, the automatic transmission and awd get us where we need to go. Not always where we WANT to go, but you know... Our rig is named Serenity, and we have dubbed the subee Pearl.
The black car was a rental. A Nissan Versa. A piece of shit. Dangerous, most especially on a windy day when passing large trucks.
The black car was a rental. A Nissan Versa. A piece of shit. Dangerous, most especially on a windy day when passing large trucks.
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