Daily Tag: jeep

  • Love At First Drive

    Her name is Kiki Sparling Pew Fitzsimmons, and she’s a beaut.

    It was harder than expected to say goodbye to Ruby Jean.
    (She’s gonna make someone in Idaho really really happy…)

    But a REAL Jeep that’s GREAT on road AND can tow stuff?!? What’s not to LOVE?

    Uh oh! Does that mean we can upgrade the camper?

  • Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

    Beautiful. Remote. Perfect.

    I didn’t know it at the time, but this would be Ruby Jean’s final night at camp.

    Ruby Jean's final campsite

  • 12th Bighorn Mountains Jeep Jamboree

    My SIXTH Jamboree and I wasn’t alone, Mini-Skullkin had his keen eyes on the trail…

    Mini Skullkin eyes the trail...

    I learned new things and saw beautiful new sites, but as always, it’s the people that make these events worthwhile!

  • Weighing In

    Fully loaded, the Cricket is still under its GVWR of 2,500 lbs. But that’s a little higher than I’d like to see for a lifted Rubicon running 35 inch tires…

  • New Hampshire Oil

    Trying NH Oil on Ruby Jean this year. She’s just turned 7 years old and we gotta keep her working and looking her best! Time will tell…

  • 4th Spring Coal Mountain Jeep Jamboree

    So this is our FIFTH Jamboree?!?!?

    Well, what better way to test Ruby Jean’s new upgrades than a series of intense rock gardens and the famous “Roller Coaster” (which was more like a slip-n-slide after a night of rain?

    As always, we learned lots of new things, but it is the people that make these events so freakin’ wonderful!