Jeepin' near Quartzsite

[TerryC]

The mountains southwest of Q.


Yes, that is a crack in my windshield.


TTC

 

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[Kray Gelder]

Beautiful country! The old 7-point turn. Done a few of those. I'd love to spend a day driving those roads. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome adventure, thank you for sharing!

 

[tamrock]

I gotta get me a Jeep. When you were traveling all over the place pulling that little Casita camper behind the Jeep, what kind miles per gallon were you getting with that setup? I was thinking I might get me the same kinda thing. My dad took us all over the western states and up into Canada one year in a 1966 Chevy wagon pulling a maybe 20 ft Forester camper. The next year he bought a brand new 1970 Chevy wagon with a 300 HP 350 an we went back up to Saskatchewan where we came back down the previous year to Iowa and heading east across Canada and down the Eastern states and went west back to Iowa. I've gotta whole bunch of slides stored away of that trip I need to get out and look at again sometime.

 

[trdking]

Its a good thing Jeep windshield are flat cheap and easy to install, they are magnets for rocks. My two sons and I went to King of Hammers this past week. (Google King of Hammers) We all broke something last week. I tore the front axle acorn right off the pinion. I have to say, that is the first time I have ever bent a pinion shaft. These Jeeps are tough. I highly recommend a jeep to anyone looking for some go anywhere adventure. The wrangler unlimited (4 door) Is the one I recommend JKU between 2012 to 2017 The JKU 4 door prior to 2012 2007 - 2011 Have smaller engines and the extra weight of the stretch makes it a bit doggy on the highway. This 2 door of Terrys is great as well but you have a choice of carrying your gear or passengers and any passenger over the age of 40 suffers getting in and sitting in the back seat! Of course if you have the Budget the new model JL 2018 has some really great features and is an amazing highway ride

 

[trdking]

one of my jeeps Sons is the darker green

 

[TerryC]

I gotta get me a Jeep. When you were traveling all over the place pulling that little Casita camper behind the Jeep, what kind miles per gallon were you getting with that setup? I was thinking I might get me the same kinda thing. My dad took us all over the western states and up into Canada one year in a 1966 Chevy wagon pulling a maybe 20 ft Forester camper. The next year he bought a brand new 1970 Chevy wagon with a 300 HP 350 an we went back up to Saskatchewan where we came back down the previous year to Iowa and heading east across Canada and down the Eastern states and went west back to Iowa. I've gotta whole bunch of slides stored away of that trip I need to get out and look at again sometime.

At 1200 to 1500 pounds, the Scamp (not Casita) pulls like it isn't there! Really! I passed a car going uphill on 93, doing 105, while pulling the Scamp. THEN blew a tire in Texas that same trip so I saw the STUPIDITY of going that fast with a trailer. No harm done in TX but DON'T do it. I get between 15 and 17 miles to the gallon pulling the "Bubble". That's on the flats. BTW, did you know that Scamps and Casitas are made by the same family? A brother went off on his own and started building Casitas after the Scamps started up in MN. Just went to the Fiberglass RV Roundup in Quartzsite. Scamps and Casitas (and Escape 19's) by the dozens! Neat. I have taken the rear seat OUT and will haul gear, not people. No one in their right mind would want to get in and out of a two door Wrangler's back seat more than twice. TTC

 

[tamrock]

At 1200 to 1500 pounds, the Scamp (not Casita) pulls like it isn't there! Really! I passed a car going uphill on 93, doing 105, while pulling the Scamp. THEN blew a tire in Texas that same trip so I saw the STUPIDITY of going that fast with a trailer. No harm done in TX but DON'T do it. I get between 15 and 17 miles to the gallon pulling the "Bubble". That's on the flats. BTW, did you know that Scamps and Casitas are made by the same family? A brother went off on his own and started building Casitas after the Scamps started up in MN. Just went to the Fiberglass RV Roundup in Quartzsite. Scamps and Casitas (and Escape 19's) by the dozens! Neat. I have taken the rear seat OUT and will haul gear, not people. No one in their right mind would want to get in and out of a two door Wrangler's back seat more than twice. TTC

Yeah, I like those little campers. That and an off-road, highway grocery getter vehicle seems would be a good setup to do a little exploring.

 

[OreElse]

Not far from my home...Yuma!

 

[A2coins]

Thats the life right there