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08-01-2008, 10:50 AM
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Howdy..
Been lurking for some time, figured i'd say hello. The forum here has been growing well.
John B from the Philly suburbs. Been into XJ's since the early 90's when i bought my first. Did the rockcrawling thing and got bored with it, and the rig sat for quite awhile and i contemplated selling it.
I'v always been into camping in the remote backcountry as much as i could so i needed a 4WD vehicle. Decided to lower my lift and rebuild it to make it a better rig to run cross country in. Been working on it since last fall and it's coming around, heres a pic as it sits now.
John B from the Philly suburbs. Been into XJ's since the early 90's when i bought my first. Did the rockcrawling thing and got bored with it, and the rig sat for quite awhile and i contemplated selling it.
I'v always been into camping in the remote backcountry as much as i could so i needed a 4WD vehicle. Decided to lower my lift and rebuild it to make it a better rig to run cross country in. Been working on it since last fall and it's coming around, heres a pic as it sits now.
08-01-2008, 11:45 AM
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Welcome to CF from Deep South Texas. Glad you decided to stop lurking and join. That as Kyle already mentioned is one BA Jeep. I like the rooftop tent. Does it sleep well? Is it removeable or a permanent placement on your roof?
Give us more details.
Give us more details.
08-01-2008, 12:15 PM
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Thanks for the welcome.
It's a work in progress, have quite a few more things planned.
Blue, used to visit relatives in Corpus and spend the summers on Padre Island.
The tent is from Autohome. www.autohomeus.com It is attached to 4 Thule crossbars and is removable when not going to be used, it weighs in at ~125lbs. The Wilderness rack sits on roof when tent is not. I have a camp trailer i'm working on and the tent will eventually sit atop that.
Tent is the large 1.8 model which is roughly the size of a king size bed. The mattress is decent but i use a queen size aerobed with featherbed on it for cooler temps. This tent takes up all the roof area on an XJ at 72" wide.
Heres a pic in the closed position.
It's a work in progress, have quite a few more things planned.
Blue, used to visit relatives in Corpus and spend the summers on Padre Island.
The tent is from Autohome. www.autohomeus.com It is attached to 4 Thule crossbars and is removable when not going to be used, it weighs in at ~125lbs. The Wilderness rack sits on roof when tent is not. I have a camp trailer i'm working on and the tent will eventually sit atop that.
Tent is the large 1.8 model which is roughly the size of a king size bed. The mattress is decent but i use a queen size aerobed with featherbed on it for cooler temps. This tent takes up all the roof area on an XJ at 72" wide.
Heres a pic in the closed position.
08-01-2008, 12:30 PM
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Thanks Overland We should move his to OT as we are clogging up the Intro area.
It doesn't take long to get to SPI but I get to it less frequently than CC. I have to take the boss (wife) to regional meetings in CC 'bout 3 times a year. Last was in May. I have relatives in Philly area but have never visited them. Just see them at Weddings and Funerals.
It doesn't take long to get to SPI but I get to it less frequently than CC. I have to take the boss (wife) to regional meetings in CC 'bout 3 times a year. Last was in May. I have relatives in Philly area but have never visited them. Just see them at Weddings and Funerals.
08-01-2008, 03:39 PM
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Your Jeep is what owning a Jeep is all about. love the Flat black and olive drab. Tent coming out of roof. Looks like you still got a nice rock crawler if need be. Love the Jeep man. Welcome to CF. Hopefully you can teach us a few things
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08-01-2008, 05:26 PM
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i am in love with that jeep, it's amazing! that would be a nifty addition to my jeep as we're going camping in a couple days. what's the tallest height you could fit in it?
08-01-2008, 06:27 PM
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Welcome from Indiana. I have been following your build on Expedition Portal. Great job. I have been thinking about going more of a backwoods, camping rig with mine. Love to camp and hunt and my daughter is taking an interest in it as well. Great XJ
08-01-2008, 11:09 PM
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Welcome to CF from COS!!
Nice rig!! If that is lowered, what did it look like when it was at it's highest?? Got pics?? BTW, we are pic hounds here, we love XJs!! Later!!
Nice rig!! If that is lowered, what did it look like when it was at it's highest?? Got pics?? BTW, we are pic hounds here, we love XJs!! Later!!
