This trip begins the way any great weekend begins: a dream of dirt under the tires or mended lines in the water find the need to become reality. Combining the two in an already compact time frame proves to be more difficult, but that is of little concern to those who call themselves Jeepers and fly fisherman. We do, after all, have the uncanny … [Read more...]
Warn VR8000-s
When looking for a winch for your project, you need to consider the intended use. Self Recovery? Other vehicle recovery? General purpose? During the build of the CJINTHEDRIVEWAY project we new we needed a winch for self recovery and the recovery of other light weight trail vehicles. We also knew we did not intend to use the winch for moving trees … [Read more...]
Unlimited JK Rubicon Project
JPFreek.com’s newest project has arrived! The 2012 Jeep JK Unlimited Rubicon was ordered with two tone tan leather interior, Automatic transmission, dual tops and Navigation. Having taken delivery of a Rubicon in late May, I have spent the last 1000 miles getting a feel for the new 3.6 Pentastar V6 power plant and 5 speed transmission. Also … [Read more...]
BFGoodrich Tires Announces 2012 Outstanding Trails
BFGoodrich® Tires, in collaboration with Tread Lightly! and United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA), today announced the trails selected for its 2012 Outstanding Trails program. Nominated for uniqueness, terrain type and enthusiast following, the trails selected for this year’s program are Blanca Peak Trail in Blanca, Colo.; Mirror Lake Trail … [Read more...]
Rugged Ridge POWERTOP For Jeep Wrangler Offers Owners New Level of Convenience
Rugged Ridge, a division of Omix-Ada, has announced the introduction and availability of its first-ever PowerTop™ for the 2007-2012 JK Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited. The result of extensive research and development, Rugged Ridge’s introduction of the hydraulic PowerTop™, adds to its catalog of more than 500 custom-designed products built specifically … [Read more...]
Jeep and Mopar Unveil Six New Vehicles for the 46th Annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari
Jeep and Mopar are ready for a week of wheeling in Moab. The brands have created six new vehicles – all featuring a host of Jeep Authentic Parts and Accessories – for the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. Now in its 46th year and taking place March 31 – April 8, the Easter Jeep Safari will be attended by thousands of die-hard off-road … [Read more...]
Jeep Introduces New Limited-edition "Altitude" Grand Cherokee, Compass and Patriot Models
Following an overwhelmingly positive consumer response to the recently introduced Grand Cherokee concept and related "Name My Ride" contest, the Jeep brand has announced it will produce not just one, but three new limited-edition Jeep vehicles: the Grand Cherokee, Compass and Patriot Altitude models. … [Read more...]
Desert Rendezvous 2012 Hits SoCal March 23-24 2012
The SoCal Desert Rendezvous started as an idea a few friends tossed around while around a campfire one night. Why were all the overlanding-type events being held in other states or geographic regions, and why were we traveling all that way when we had all of this right here at home in SoCal? Thus began the Rendezvous Conspiracy… … [Read more...]
Jeep Introduces New Production-intent Concept Grand Cherokee at Houston Auto Show
The Jeep® brand has introduced a new, production-intent concept version of its award-winning Grand Cherokee, a unique model with distinctive yet stealthy exterior cues designed to attract new Jeep Grand Cherokee enthusiasts and customers. Showing the vehicle publicly for the first time this morning at the Houston Auto Show, Jeep also … [Read more...]