From WITN's website in Greenville, NC come two photos of a crazy ice formation from the front end of a Jeep Cherokee that connected to the sidewalk where the Jeep was parked. We can't verify the photos directly, but if they're fakes, they're AMAZING fakes. It sure looks like a pool of water froze under the front bumper, which connects to the … [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...]
Video showing the trail readiness of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee released!
The count down to the official reveal of the new 2014 Jeep Cherokee is down to the single digits! In a week from now, the new Cherokee platform will debut simultaneously at Easter Jeep Safari in Moab and at the New York International Auto Show. JPFreek will be at the Moab reveal and can't wait to bring you all the details about the future of this … [Read more...]
A Journey Through Corral Canyon
About 50 miles inland from San Diego lays Corral Canyon OHV. I’d come across videos of 4-wheelers there that made it seem challenging and scenic, attributes I look for while planning trips for OffroadPassport.com. The more research I did the more the area presented a fun weekend get-away and great practice for the Rubicon trip this year. I … [Read more...]
It’s the Journey, Not the Destination
It turns out the Mud Springs Trail in Arizona has confounded many of us Phoenician four-wheelers over the years. Back in the day before our first Jeep, George and I attempted Mud Springs in our ’99 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4, and on another outing we borrowed our neighbor’s ATV. On both occasions we missed reaching the Holy Grail at the end of the trail: … [Read more...]
Dirt Roads & a Hole in the Rock
Last summer, I bought a large-print road atlas online that was $10 down the drain! I thought it would be easier to read but it lacked detail. Since I prefer by-ways to interstates, it’s useless, I thought. But it happened to be in the Jeep during a long road-trip, and on some lonely stretch of blacktop, reading it out of pure boredom, I saw … [Read more...]
24 Hours of Exhaustion
For twenty years the Camel Trophy was the ultimate display of what 4-wheel drive vehicles could accomplish. From 1980 to 2000, Land Rovers and Range Rovers, in every conceivable spec, traversed some of the most daunting and challenging areas on earth for weeks at a time. Another hallmark of the events was the emphasis on teamwork and mental … [Read more...]
A Trip to the Maze
“We’ve been planning this for a year, why cancel just because it ‘might’ rain?” That’s what we were thinking as cold, wet weather forecast approached in advance of Offroad Passport’s recent trip to the Maze at Canyonlands National Park. Besides, we had permits to camp at The Dollhouse and special guests who’d flown to Arizona just for this trip. … [Read more...]
Bushwacker Announces Rebate on Flat Fender Style Flares
Since receiving a SEMA award in 2009 for one of the most innovative new exterior accessories, Bushwacker Flat Style Flares have earned the reputation for being the most rugged, durable and stylish flares for any Jeep Wrangler TJ, JK or Cherokee XJ. … [Read more...]