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Greg__Berger · Jul 7, 2015

Damn! All that great wheeling at SMORR with no breaks and you go dick around in your backyard and start destroying stuff. Ha ha

Good thing that hole wasn't full of water. Ask me how I know. :doh:

BlackHawk08jk · Jul 7, 2015

JeepKeeper said:
But Jordan made it out with no damage, unless there's something he's not telling us

Well I did shatter one of my rock lights lol

EZ-E · Jul 7, 2015

Greg__Berger said:
Damn! All that great wheeling at SMORR with no breaks and you go dick around in your backyard and start destroying stuff. Ha ha

Good thing that hole wasn't full of water. Ask me how I know. :doh:

I know. Pretty annoying... But yes, definitely could've been a lot worse if it was a 8 ft deep water hole. Lol.

So, how do you know? Haha

JayKay · Jul 8, 2015

Greg__Berger said:
Damn! All that great wheeling at SMORR with no breaks and you go dick around in your backyard and start destroying stuff. Ha ha

Good thing that hole wasn't full of water. Ask me how I know. :doh:

Yes...how do you know?

Greg__Berger · Jul 8, 2015

My first jeep died a painful death that way. I was in high school and was paying on a 97 Sahara. Dual tops, 31" BFG All-Terrains, had just put a new head unit, sub, amp, and Polk audio speakers in it. My brother borrowed it for a night. It never came home. He took it wheeling in a creek at night and didn't get out to look at the water he was about to cross. Sank it in 8-10 foot of water with the engine running.

I bought a POS Ford Ranger with over 200,000 miles on it for $500 after that and drove it for 4 years. Ha ha

Glad I can laugh about it now. We didn't talk to each other much after that for a while.

BlackHawk08jk · Jul 8, 2015

Greg__Berger said:
My first jeep died a painful death that way. I was in high school and was paying on a 97 Sahara. Dual tops, 31" BFG All-Terrains, had just put a new head unit, sub, amp, and Polk audio speakers in it. My brother borrowed it for a night. It never came home. He took it wheeling in a creek at night and didn't get out to look at the water he was about to cross. Sank it in 8-10 foot of water with the engine running.

I bought a POS Ford Ranger with over 200,000 miles on it for $500 after that and drove it for 4 years. Ha ha

Glad I can laugh about it now. We didn't talk to each other much after that for a while.

Dude that blows! But look at the rig you have now.

Greg__Berger · Jul 8, 2015

BlackHawk08jk said:
Dude that blows! But look at the rig you have now.

Well, that's true. Looking forward to enjoying it for many years to come!

BlackHawk08jk · Jul 8, 2015

Greg__Berger said:
Well, that's true. Looking forward to enjoying it for many years to come!

Don't drive it off of water falls or into water holes and you should be able to do so lol ( or into big holes of any sort)

Greg__Berger · Jul 8, 2015

BlackHawk08jk said:
Don't drive it off of water falls or into water holes and you should be able to do so lol ( or into big holes of any sort)

Duly noted.

Peak · Jul 8, 2015

Just thought of something. While it may not be a requirement for the JKX are you bringing a 2nd spare tire? Having a blown tire sucks but imagine having another...that could end your trip. You may be able to pick up a cheap used tire off craigslist.

ttfhell · Jul 8, 2015

Peak said:
Just thought of something. While it may not be a requirement for the JKX are you bringing a 2nd spare tire? Having a blown tire sucks but imagine having another...that could end your trip. You may be able to pick up a cheap used tire off craigslist.

Where the hell would he put it?

Peak · Jul 8, 2015

ttfhell said:
Where the hell would he put it?

He can build a rack, store the tire underneath, and other gear on top of the rack. And he will have storage in the other seats.

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Yet again I have no clue how much storage you need for a trip like this, so you're probably right lol.

ttfhell · Jul 8, 2015

Peak said:
He can build a rack, store the tire underneath, and other gear on top of the rack. And he will have storage in the other seats.
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Yet again I have no clue how much storage you need for a trip like this, so you're probably right lol.

A lot lol. This should give a better idea. This picture doesn't include the spare drive shaft, rear axle shaft, or track bar I packed in the back or clothes. You will also get a giant bag of shirts and swag. Now add another sleeping bag, pillows (what can I say), two more clothes bags for the co-driver, and a tent. They also like you to have a seat open in the back for helpers/spotters to hop in etc. so space is limited lol.

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EZ-E · Jul 8, 2015

Peak said:
Just thought of something. While it may not be a requirement for the JKX are you bringing a 2nd spare tire? Having a blown tire sucks but imagine having another...that could end your trip. You may be able to pick up a cheap used tire off craigslist.

Yea, while that would be ideal. Just not gonna have room. I ordered the ATX Chamber Pro Beadlocks in the hopes that this will eliminate some of the potential problems with trashing a wheel/tire.

EZ-E · Jul 8, 2015

Greg__Berger said:
My first jeep died a painful death that way. I was in high school and was paying on a 97 Sahara. Dual tops, 31" BFG All-Terrains, had just put a new head unit, sub, amp, and Polk audio speakers in it. My brother borrowed it for a night. It never came home. He took it wheeling in a creek at night and didn't get out to look at the water he was about to cross. Sank it in 8-10 foot of water with the engine running.

I bought a POS Ford Ranger with over 200,000 miles on it for $500 after that and drove it for 4 years. Ha ha

Glad I can laugh about it now. We didn't talk to each other much after that for a while.

Damn! Yea it would be hard to forgive someone for doing that. But your new Jeep is much more badass!

BlackHawk08jk · Jul 8, 2015

Peak said:
He can build a rack, store the tire underneath, and other gear on top of the rack. And he will have storage in the other seats.
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Yet again I have no clue how much storage you need for a trip like this, so you're probably right lol.

I'm guns go ahead and say there would be no room for that. Or at least I wouldn't have room.

EZ-E · Jul 8, 2015

BlackHawk08jk said:
I'm guns go ahead and say there would be no room for that. Or at least I wouldn't have room.

Plus my jeep would be riding like it had a trunk full of fat chicks with all that extra weight. Lol

BlackHawk08jk · Jul 8, 2015

EZ-E said:
Plus my jeep would be riding like it had a trunk full of fat chicks with all that extra weight. Lol

Plus in all the wheeling that I've done or watched, I have yet to see a need for 2 spares. Two spares would be so much weight. That would be more than just a trunk load of fat chicks.

JayKay · Jul 8, 2015

BlackHawk08jk said:
Plus in all the wheeling that I've done or watched, I have yet to see a need for 2 spares. Two spares would be so much weight. That would be more than just a trunk load of fat chicks.

I agree, just pick up a good plug kit and hope for the best. Hopefully if you puncture a tire, the hole wouldn't be too big to shove a few plugs in to at least get you off the trail.

JayKay · Jul 8, 2015

BlackHawk08jk said:
I'm guns go ahead and say there would be no room for that. Or at least I wouldn't have room.

I wouldn't have had enough room for that even when we went to Smorr last month for the weekend and stayed in a hotel...of course I'm a heavy packer too, so that doesn't help.

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