CantDrive55

I'm prepared for the "it's not a wrangler" and "that's not the right kind of jeep to do that" as long as the cops are cool with it I could care less. Cops seem to leave me alone, ive seen that if you drive properly they'll leave you alone for the most part. Exposed light bars are also illegal but nobody has ever stopped me or the misses for it in the past 4 years.

Cool setup! This one is straight off O'Reillys shelf lol.

bad_idea

Aint trying to get TOO deep, but racial profiling is a real thing. As the only white kid in a black neighborhood growing up, I got stopped ALOT. And harassed ALOT. Deserved at least 30% of the harassment, I was a smart mouthed kid. But a fair amount of it was ridiculous. They always asked me my business in the neighborhood... while holding my license.... that showed I was parked in my driveway.

You're right though, stay in the good parts of town, mind your manners and you'll be fine. I rolled around VB most of last summer as pictured above. No troubles.

I like the foot peg worked into that mirror setup.

CantDrive55

Looks like 90 degree weather this Thursday so we'll be taking a trip out to Corolla Beach 4x4 Access. After memorial day they start charging to park on the beaches. $50 per week $150 per year. It kind of sucks but I understand that they want to preserve the beaches.

bad_idea

Drive a little further to Carova. It's free all year and not as crowded (town has no paved roads, so driving on the beach is considered driving on the road). Carova is the town just north of Corolla, where the black top ends. There are some decent "trails" around about mile marker 16.5. From your house to Carova is about 2.5 hours.

You're skipping the toll on 168 right? Go down Elbow to Centerville, Centerville to Battlefield, stay on old Battlefield and it ends at 168 a bit after the toll.

CantDrive55

Yes we skip the toll. Is carova not affected? I've been there once it was beautiful

CantDrive55

I just called it is affected like the others Free to drive pay to park

EDIT: But I will still call another staff member in the morning, maybe they thought I said Corolla instead of Carova.

bad_idea

https://www.outerbanks.com/driving-on-the-beach.html

Looks like that is new for this year. Sorry to have given you bad information. I read the above site two weeks ago looking for other spots to play with the jeep in OBX, I've seen most all of Carova. The site has changed since then! Last year I went to Carova to skip the permit, looks like I'll get the permit this year.

Takes some pics while you are there.

CantDrive55

I had some left over EMT so I made some better temporary brackets and I now have a passenger side as well pay no attention to the fat man in the mirror lol

bad_idea

I see no fat man. I see no mirror for that matter.

CantDrive55

XJIrish4x4

I hope you get stuck lol kidding just jealous of you on the beach with those amazing looking XJ's

bad_idea

Where did you end up going? Find any technical trails/obstacles?

bad_idea

Getting stuck is half the fun, especially when you have two of them.

XJIrish4x4

nah that is not being adventurous because it is more fun to get stuck on your own and then find a way to get out

bad_idea

Didn't say adventurous, I said fun. I agree solo wheeling is adventurous. I go out alone quite a bit, never a dull moment. Especially adventurous when you have no cell signal.