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Nearing completion on the CJ2. Things I know I have to do that I can remember. 1)finish cleaning up the bumper and paint it. The previous owners welded a bunch of crap to the original bumper. I can get a reman bumper for 125 dollars........but it's 125 dollars, lol. I really just need to spend...

It's still almost 6 hours to get to something like Bolivar Peninsula from where I'm at, and I won't willingly go anywhere around there. Beaches/waterfront are my least favorite type of terrain to be on, with a few exceptions on the West Coast where the mountains run right up to the water. I...

It just seemed like it was getting a lot of negative press for a bit and I seem to remember some talk of it being on the chopping block. Thanks for the link.

I'll do summer camping, but it's not my favorite. When I lived in SOCAL I camped year round as much as I could, but I also had access to mountains in 20-30 minutes and the desert in about 90 minutes. I moved back to Texas in 2016 and lost out on all that and really given my job and time off I...

I'll be up in that area first week of August, and it's on my list. I'm concerned they'll shut it down if I wait too much longer.

What were the temps? This can make a huge impact on power draws when talking about 12v refrigerators. My little Jackery 300 will run my no name 21 quart Amazon fridge for over 50 hours on a charge at 70 degrees. But in a 140 degree car interior when the engine was off drew that same battery...

And a jumper pack.

You have to guy out the hubs on each side, they have an eye attached for this purpose.

Not much to report from yesterday. Mostly deciphering the wiring diagram supplied with the new harness. The harness is excellent quality, but the directions leave a lot to be desired. I'm hoping to have the wiring wrapped up for the most part tomorrow except for the lighting, and get the...

Some buddies came over, and we dropped the tub in place. It's bolted down, and I also did a few other odds and ends. Tomorrow I'll be painting the air filter assembly and tubing and pedals and starting on the wiring harness. That garbage pancake K&N filter will be going in the garbage bin, it's...

Be still, my beating heart. I really want a MJ to add to the garage next to my XJ. I had a chance to buy one for 1500 dollars back in 2002 and passed it up and by the time I got aroudn to wanting another one the market had exploded.

Got more progress done. Pretty much to the point with exception of a few little items to drop the tub on. I have some local Jeep group people coming over to help me lift the tub on Wednesday night.

Yesterday I finished up most of the engine accessories on the CJ2, oil filter cannister, alternator, intake/exhuast, carb, fuel pump, oil feed and return lines for the oil filter assembly, distributor along with a Pertronix electronic drop in ignition, then got most of the clutch linkage...

I did the math one time on a 4 or 5in ABS pipe on the roof of my XJ 6 feet long. IIRC it was around 4 or 5 gallons. Keep in mind that black ABS pipe isn't really supposed to be pressurized, so be easy with the pressure.

I was going to mention this. 16 is another very common Jeep/4x4 channel to use with GMRS. I'm guessing it's a carry over from CB and the whole 4x4=16 thing. Would be worth making a call out on that channel if you were going to be doing emergency call outs.

Have never heard the term "Pan Pan" till I opened this thread. And I've been dabbling in radios since I was a kid. Anywho, if you're really worried about emergency comms, pick up a PLB. If it's just you, and you're hurt, do you think you'll be able to string up what you need for an HF rig to...

Cell networks are ever expanding. Areas I would have never had cell signal in the Ouachitas even a year ago now have 4G coverage. The systems are actually pretty hardened now days and in many cases have long-running backup systems for if the main grid goes down, be that solar or robust...

Knocked out a couple of hours in the garage before the heat got too high. Finished out the steering and got the engine/trans/tcase in the CJ2A. The wide angle setting on my phone made the CJ5 look a bit weird.

I think a lot of people do this. I think people really underestimate how much civilization there is in the United States. Even if I had to buy gallon jugs to refill my tank at a remote gas station, I would be out maybe 20 dollars. Even when I traveled by motorcycle more often, living off the...