This is a great idea. Hmmm. I need a better solution for my Pull-Pal.

 

Even safety wired! Very thorough for sure!

The whole deal is a nice setup and well executed all the way around. Good job.

*sigh* Now I have more things on my shopping list as well...

 

That's a great location for the rails - I may have to copy you on that....

 

^^^. Is that setup mounted on Yakima racks with tracks on the hardtop? It seems like that would be a lot of weight on the top when you're in the tent?

 

The hard top from what I've heard can only handle 100lbs. I've got the Yakima rack mounted to my top with a basket. I only put skis and soft goods up there. I try not to get too carried away with it.

 

Is this an xrc bumper? I hav one and i want to mount cans. If this isnt an xrc it looks similar enough. How was this done?

 

I think I posted somewhere on this epic thread how much I enjoy reading about and seeing the photos & videos of these "expedition modified" Jeeps and the adventures. I'm not a rock crawler, though I've done many rocky trails & roads. I'm not a mud bogger kind of guy, though of course the Jeep has to slog through the mud.

My Jeep is used to carry me, my wonderful wife, family & friends on all sorts of outdoor adventures. Hiking, cross-country skiing, hunting & fishing. Mostly here in my home state of Washington, but throughout the west & northwest. I'm a backpacker, and my wife and I have been car-camping for many years as well, so the camping gear we've already got just gets tossed into the Jeep. You won't see some top, or trailer mounted tent, and I likely won't modify as far as many of you here on this forum have done, but I am thoroughly impressed with the well thought-out Jeeps so many of you have posted up. GREAT examples for others to follow. I also really like the "enjoy it, don't tear it up" attitude about the great outdoors I'm seeing here. Very refreshing!

Here's a few photos of some rambling trips I've made, using my Jeep, in the past year or so, here in Washington.

Bighorn ram, above the Columbia River, Washington. That's a radio-tracking collar on him. The Fish & Wildlife biologists keep track of the rams:


Orchards along the Columbia:








Good sized cedar tree:


Moving a much smaller tree off the road:


Yes, Washington has a dry side, high desert:


And mountains of course. Afraid people have to actually get out and walk a few miles to get here though:






Mine is not heavily modded, though there are some big boxes full of bumpers & skid plates waiting for install. Just a 1.5" Teraflex coil leveling kit, the 10k Engo winch (very handy for clearing fallen trees off the road), 16x9's and 32" tires. The standard 6-speed manual and 3:21's are producing excellent fuel economy and drive well, though the gears may well be replaced when I bump up to 33" tires. Waiting patiently for the BFG AT's to wear out. Hah! Those things wear like iron for me... Also have a ViAir underhood on-demand air compressor. It just might end up connected to an Ox Locker or two in time...

Could use a rack on the back for extra fuel & the like, or on top for my canoe... Otherwise little "Stubs" here does real well for me.

Please continue posting these AWESOME "expedition" or "overland" style Jeeps. Love 'em.

CW

 

Hey Cascade Wanderer, nice pics! Looks like you had a good time up there! I live in Kentucky; the farthest I've ventured is to Wyoming, but I hope to make it out to Washington someday, it looks gorgeous!

 

Nothing wrong with Wyoming. I was born and raised in Jackson but moved to Washington for 4 years and it is very beautiful there. That's where I bought my first Jeep and started this addiction. I didn't hit all my must see list up there before I moved back to Jackson. I'm looking forward to getting to all the places that my Jeep can take my family and I. This thread is awesome.

 

Wyoming is excellent! I get there every other year or so for some hunting, or just a camping trip with the family, maybe some fly fishing... Beautiful!

That's about as far east as I go anymore. Been a long time since I went farther east...

I think there's a Jeep Jamboree in Wyoming this year.

CW