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06-29-2017, 04:51 PM | #1 |
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I Like My Jeep
Mrs. C and I hooked the Chez Fromage Lite to the Jeep for a little R & R.
What we got was several inches of rain, new rain gear, a muddy Jeep, and the idea of maybe upgrading to a bit larger trailer. Jeep pics. Mrs. C thinking this was muddy. The above was courtesy of 'Samantha, the GPS voice', and USFS roads. Not a good mix. Later, though, we ended up in an area where we had water over the hood crossing a 'puddle'. Throw in some MORE rain and soon the Jeep looks like this. The Jeep took everything thrown at it and slogged right on through it. Never missed a beat. As a reward, it will get all new gear lube tomorrow and maybe even a bath. These were the only pics I took with my phone. Some nice pics of the U.P. are on my Fuji but I'm just too crapped out to do much more than this until later.
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06-29-2017, 05:38 PM | #2 |
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Making memories! Looks good before you got it all muddy but looks great when it's used like it should be
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06-29-2017, 05:45 PM | #3 |
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That's how a proper Jeep should look like, well done!
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06-29-2017, 07:45 PM | #4 |
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A clean Jeep is an unloved Jeep.
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06-29-2017, 08:16 PM | #5 |
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Jeeps suck ! Man I hate summer when I don't have a jeep .
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06-29-2017, 11:15 PM | #6 |
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Glad you got to escape !!! By way, that's the greenest grass I have ever seen coming from a place where it actually rains.
We are on track for 8 days of 100 degree days, high pressure. Won't see that kind of grass down here.
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06-30-2017, 01:11 PM | #7 |
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Wow! Look at that beautiful, thick green lawn! Nice! Just a memory here in Volcano...
How do you like that Viking pop-up? I sold our Fleetwood/Coleman pop-up last year and have been kind of missing it lately.
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06-30-2017, 04:29 PM | #8 | |
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I've been reconsidering a larger tent with a couple of cots and chairs, whereas Mrs. C talks about a larger hard sided trailer with A/C and a shoilet. We shall see.
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Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts |
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06-30-2017, 11:00 PM | #9 |
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Flickr album of the trip.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/214992...h/35253305940/ Didn't care much for Mackinac Island, too touristy. No pics of the new rain gear, either. We got Frogg Toggs Pro-lite and those are the catsass. About the only complaint I have is no pockets. But, they breathe well and provide just a slight bit of insulating. Wasn't happy about having to buy the new gear, as I have a ton of stuff here, but the gear I opted for went from water repellent to sponge in a heartbeat. Left bits of lining all over me, too. Looked like I had a very bad case of dandruff.
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07-06-2017, 01:54 PM | #10 |
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A hard-side trailer is really nice to have, but anything substantial is a tough pull with a short wheelbase Jeep.
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