We hit 5,000 followers on Twitter recently! To celebrate, CRKT partnered with us to give away a sweet knife to a lucky Twitter Freek: the M21-12G Folder with a combo blade! We are posting a contest Tweet and every favorite and retweet by a @JPFreek follower is an entry to win! Winner to be drawn at 9PM EST on 2/4/15 from all favorites and … [Read more...]
Chelsea Truck Company Jeep Crushes Tom Cruise
Did you see Tom Cruise in The Edge Of Tomorrow alongside a cool-looking Chelsea Truck Company Jeep? In the movie, Cruise’s character relives an alien invasion over and over (think Groundhog Day meets Aliens.) One scene required him to try to roll under a passing vehicle. After failing on the first try with a resounding squish, he then succeeds on … [Read more...]
Announcing the JPFreek Field Reporter Program
Have you ever thought: "Someone should write an article about this!" Now you can make it happen — and you could win free stuff for it! JPFreek is excited to announce the JPFreek Field Reporter Program for readers to use to submit their own stories and photos for consideration for publication by the JPFreek editorial team. We've always been … [Read more...]
King of the Hammers Smartphone and Tablet Maps
CartoTracks is bringing their smart mapping technology to King of the Hammers this year. CartoTracks will be offering KOH course and Hammertown maps that you can load in your Android/iOS smartphone or tablet. Once a free app and the maps are loaded — before losing data/wi-fi signal — the GPS in the device is all you need. No cell/data signal is … [Read more...]
Cheap Cherokee Build Series: Introduction
Follow along as Michael Finch, a Suspension Specialist at 4Wheel Drive Hardware, builds this Cheap Cherokee project with all the preventive maintenance required and a number of choice, but economical, upgrades. Once complete, his teenage daughter will be able to drive to school and dance practice in something reliable, inexpensive and … [Read more...]
The WD-40 Specialist Xtreme Machine YJ – You Can Win!
If you checked out the JPFreek list of the top 15 Jeeps at SEMA in the Fall issue, you saw the WD-40 Specialist® YJ Crawler built by Ian Johnson at Big Tire Garage came in at #11. The debut at SEMA was to promote WD-40's contest to give the Jeep away to one lucky Jeeper and entries are now being accepted: WD-40 Specialist Xtreme Machine Giveaway … [Read more...]
NAIAS 2015 – Year of the Jeep Renegade Begins @ Mopar
Officially known as the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), the Detroit Auto Show will see Mopar showing off the accessories ready or soon-to-be ready for the new baby Jeep. What we've seen of the Renegade at testing at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes and when we named it to our top Jeeps at SEMA 2014 has impressed us — as long as we keep in … [Read more...]
Insane WWII Jeep Graveyard Photos
Willys, Bantam trailers and NDT tires literally as far as you can see. These Jeep graveyard photos fall under multiple categories: American pride Sad beyond all comprehension In case you missed it Thousands of Jeeps and military trailers that were invaluable assets in winning the war, left to rot on Okinawa. Photographed by a Life … [Read more...]
Jeep Sales Set New Record in 2014 – A Look at the Numbers
In 2014, for the third consecutive year, Jeep® set a record for global sales. It's also the fifth consecutive year that Jeep sales have increased in the U.S. and globally. The highlights from their release: Jeep global vehicle sales increase 39 percent in 2014 to all-time annual record of 1,017,019 units U.S. sales increase 41 percent to a … [Read more...]