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    Cross Country(ies) in the TJ

    Also, goats: Next up was Vancouver for a few days with an old buddy from the college dorms, then off across BC and Alberta through Banff over a couple days: Then down through Montana: Montana traffic: Hunting trout on the Madison River:
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    Cross Country(ies) in the TJ

    On my way out the next morning, my starter motor decided to stop cooperating. I had aired down so there was no push starting Toby but fortunately I wasn't too far out of the way and a tow truck was able to push start me. Looking back on it, I definitely could've just popped the clutch on the way...
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    Cross Country(ies) in the TJ

    Next stop was the backwoods of Oregon where I had to do a bit of wheeling to get up to a campsite:
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    Cross Country(ies) in the TJ

    The first day (May 21) involved getting from the San Francisco Bay Area to Mt. Shasta, CA:
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    Cross Country(ies) in the TJ

    PS let me know if the picture links aren't working; I've been trying a Google Photos workaround. What do ya'll usually use for hosting the images you post?
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    Cross Country(ies) in the TJ

    There's the platform in the sleeping configuration, which entails taking the top Husky box out of the rig and sliding the passenger seat forward.
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    Cross Country(ies) in the TJ

    I began with the idea of starting with all my grains and pasta for the trip, and buying fresh produce and meat along the way. The Yeti Hopper was definitely worth the investment - while in Montana with 7 lbs of block ice it held below 40 F for 3 days! I'd removed the rear seats and stacked...
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    Cross Country(ies) in the TJ

    My goodness, I didn't realize it's been this long since the expedition! Yes, I went and ended up taking about 3 and a half weeks to complete the route. I'll be uploading the story now! PS @Just_us ya'll are really as nice as you're made out to be! But I will say the km/hr vs. miles/hr signs...
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    Toby the TJ

    Next up were mounts on the LOD tire carrier for an axe and shovel. A buddy and I cut some flat stock then drilled out holes to fit the pre existing hardware on the tire carrier and attached Quickfists, two for each tool. Add some black rattle can and lock nuts like a good jeep boy and we're...
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    Toby the TJ

    Things were getting a bit toasty around SLO, and so did my engine: I believe the source may've been that the epoxy I used to reconnect the vacuum tube to the air breather/exchanger box that got melted reached its flash point and kicked off the flame.
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    Toby the TJ

    I'd been tossing around the idea for a while, and given that I had about 4.586% of the carpet left in I decided to Raptor line the inside. $150, a couple beers and 13 hours later:
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    Toby the TJ

    Thus retroactively begins the build thread of Toby the TJ! Start point: 1997 Jeep Wrangler TJ with 110,000 mi. 3" (maybe 2.5"?) suspension lift 31" BFG AT2s Alloy wheels in OEM style Current: Still a '97 TJ 33" BFG AT2s XD Alloy wheels One of the first mods was lighting and a CB. What better...
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    Cross Country(ies) in the TJ

    Howdy ya'll! In late May, I'll be taking my '97 TJ from the Bay to Augusta, GA. The only two hard objectives of this trip are to visit CU Boulder and get to Augusta by June 12. I am under no illusion that my route will stay as planned (linked Excel sheet) and I'll post updates as it's refined...
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    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Howdy! My name is Noah and I'll be in the Bay for the next couple months after graduating from Cal Poly SLO, then heading out on an expedition/moving to the South with the Army. I wheeled with the Polygoats back in undergrad (am I allowed to say that yet?), and a few years ago was prompted by...