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Offline FourbangerYJ

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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #15 on: May 08, 2010, 08:03:50 PM »
The ice chest ONLY holds soda?  Man that's a lot of sodas.  You really should be able to feed 4 people for several days with that one cooler. Including drinks.  Too much cooking gear for 2 people.  On top of that a grill?  Two plates, to sets of utensils, one dutch oven and you should be good.  If you plan ahead and make the meals before hand then all you have to do is cook them.  Tables?  Most of the time we're eating from our chairs around the fire. Portapotty, yeah, learn to do it the old fashion way with a shovel.
I think for spare parts, you really have to think about what's got a high chance of breaking and what you can live without, even if you're limping in 2wd.  Having too many spares may help in the 100:1 shot but for the 99 other times it's just an anchor.
With two people, and spare parts/tools, you shouldn't have it stacked much higher then the sides of the Jeep.

Ice chest has meat for 4 nights worth of dinner,tater salad,mac salad,cheese, yogurt,soda for 2 people.
Porta potty started when my daughter started going with me. Tried it without and she was :'( everytime she had to go. I'm fine without.
I try and plan my meals way in advance so cooking is kept to a min. Just heat and eat.
I know I am way overloaded on spare parts. I'm gonna try and weed a lot of that out this year.
I would like to shed enough junk so my daughter can go this year. The plan was for my dad and me to go. But I am getting a major guilt trip from her.
With the back seat in I am not sure what kind of room there is for gear. I might play around with what fits and what doesn't. And figure out what really needs to be brought and what is a luxury.
BBQ for sure can go. I have a round grill that can be propped on rocks and use coals from the fire. It takes longer but saves a lot of room. Or borrow from others that have brought one.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #16 on: May 08, 2010, 09:15:18 PM »
Me and a buddy partner up on trips so were not as heavily loaded.  We each carry our own spare parts, then he carries all the spare fluids in his, I take all the tools.  Other than that we split up the camping gear between the two jeeps and that gives us enough room for 4 people plus gear

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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #17 on: May 08, 2010, 09:42:01 PM »
Ice chest has meat for 4 nights worth of dinner,tater salad,mac salad,cheese, yogurt,soda for 2 people.
Porta potty started when my daughter started going with me. Tried it without and she was :'( everytime she had to go. I'm fine without.
I try and plan my meals way in advance so cooking is kept to a min. Just heat and eat.
I know I am way overloaded on spare parts. I'm gonna try and weed a lot of that out this year.
I would like to shed enough junk so my daughter can go this year. The plan was for my dad and me to go. But I am getting a major guilt trip from her.
With the back seat in I am not sure what kind of room there is for gear. I might play around with what fits and what doesn't. And figure out what really needs to be brought and what is a luxury.
BBQ for sure can go. I have a round grill that can be propped on rocks and use coals from the fire. It takes longer but saves a lot of room. Or borrow from others that have brought one.
I think that would cut your load down in half.  You have a lot of luxury items.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #18 on: May 09, 2010, 10:39:45 AM »
For local runs (within 30 minutes away) we usually just take tools and the bare necessities, like a jack, jack stands, tow strap, jumper cables. When we do finally make the trip out to Uwharrie we're gonna do a weekend, so on that one we'll take tents and coolers with food and such. I'm not worried about breaking anything on the first trip because I'm gonna stick to the easier trails, so I'll probably just take the necessities.

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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #19 on: May 09, 2010, 01:22:47 PM »
I've got to remember to take a picture of mine when I leave on my trip. Three nights at the Badlands.

Last year it was a tent, sleeping bag, one duffel bag, one cooler for food and drinks (another small one to carry on the trail)....basic tools....I drive down, wheel and drive back. Probably the only one in my group that doesn't trailer, so not too worried about breaking down...someone there will haul my junk back if needed.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #20 on: May 09, 2010, 01:53:22 PM »
I've got to remember to take a picture of mine when I leave on my trip. Three nights at the Badlands.

Last year it was a tent, sleeping bag, one duffel bag, one cooler for food and drinks (another small one to carry on the trail)....basic tools....I drive down, wheel and drive back. Probably the only one in my group that doesn't trailer, so not too worried about breaking down...someone there will haul my junk back if needed.
Having the D60's gives you the some insurance that you'll be able to drive back as well.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2010, 04:39:48 PM »
I've got to remember to take a picture of mine when I leave on my trip. Three nights at the Badlands.

Last year it was a tent, sleeping bag, one duffel bag, one cooler for food and drinks (another small one to carry on the trail)....basic tools....I drive down, wheel and drive back. Probably the only one in my group that doesn't trailer, so not too worried about breaking down...someone there will haul my junk back if needed.

My club is slowly turning into a bunch of trailer queens. It's kinda sad IMO. At the last meeting I told them "trailers are for boats".  :lol:
I love driving my Jeep. I love to tent camp.

Having the D60's gives you the some insurance that you'll be able to drive back as well.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2010, 04:56:48 PM »

Well If I weed out a bunch of junk, like I had on this trip. I should have room for the 3 of us, with the rack. I'll have to kick it around and see what's what. I don't want my shackles to be like they are^^ :yikes: I was pretty much on the bump stops the whole trip! The next year was much better, as far as taking a lot less crap.
Our group usually is good about sharing stuff. Just need to see who is going and see about planning items that can be shared.

Plus I need to see if that rack will fit with the 37. I built that rack years ago and that was the only time I ever used it.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #23 on: May 10, 2010, 06:17:56 PM »


thats not a roof rack..thats more like an attic ya got on top of your jeep! Im surprised all that stuff doesnt get snagged and torn off by branches and stuff.  Like you mentioned, sharing is probably the way to go. one well stocked tool box should suit the group just fine. Draw straws and see which one has to carry it.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #24 on: May 10, 2010, 07:27:53 PM »
thats not a roof rack..thats more like an attic ya got on top of your jeep! Im surprised all that stuff doesnt get snagged and torn off by branches and stuff.  Like you mentioned, sharing is probably the way to go. one well stocked tool box should suit the group just fine. Draw straws and see which one has to carry it.

This trail does not nhave clearance issues, unless you run a CB ant. on the roof. IIRC that basket is 4ftx18inx6in.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #25 on: May 10, 2010, 07:29:31 PM »
...and I'm really excited for this trip. Jeep has been with my buddy from my club. Manifld replaced (cracked beyond repair), tie rod boot replaced, steering tightened.....will actually be a nice drive down and REALLY nice that he will actually be there in case anything goes wrong.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #26 on: May 17, 2010, 09:23:28 PM »
Try this for size. Cook your meals before you leave couple days before. Once cooked and cooled down, put them into vacuum bags and seal close. Then freeze them. Anything else, if you can put into freezer, freeze it. Lot of water is good for this. Otherwise, everything else keep refrigerated. Keep food items as cold/frozen in a well insulated container. Keep soft and warm food in a soft insulated soft bag - toss in a frozen water to maintain heat gain in the sun. When cooking all you need to do is boil water in a pot (you can use a camp fire for this as well). It will heat your frozen dinners, you can use the hot water for camp showers as well as cleaning utensils afterwards. You can let it cool down and reheat for hot breakfasts (scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese). You can cook several items at once with the same hot water. Dinners can be served for singles or all at once (depending how you vacuum seal them). You can partial open the bag, serve yourself, then when the others are ready, they can watch the bag float in the water. You can heat with boiling water with an open bag, just have to watch it. Planning is a big thing when freezing meals. Basically all that is necessary is a properly size pot.

For the extend wheeling trips like you do that are continous on the trail, you should probably look into an expedition style trailer to match your Jeep. Lots out there in the expedition forums. Lots of knowledge and experience.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #27 on: May 19, 2010, 02:17:12 PM »
Good ideas on the frozen foods.  Also, you can keep the ice chests cold with drinking water frozen in bottles.  That way everything in the chest is usable without a bunch of space taken up by ice cubes.

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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #28 on: May 19, 2010, 04:35:01 PM »
I have had great luck with my Igloo max cold. I use a block of ice then freeze all the meats or meals that need to be heated days in advance. Nothing go's into the ice chest without being frozen or in the fridge before packing. Plus a few frozen water bottles. While in transport I use a packing blanket over the ice chest. I have ice for 5 days easy. But the day time temps were only in the mid 80's at most.
My problem is having a ton of camp gear and spare parts and tools. 

I have been wanting to build a trail trailer for years. In fact I started buy parts for it. But after thinking about how often it would be used I stopped the project. I would have only used it once or twice. It's still something I would like to do but not right now.
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Re: Loaded down with trail gear.
« Reply #29 on: May 19, 2010, 04:42:33 PM »
I have been wanting to build a trail trailer for years. In fact I started buy parts for it. But after thinking about how often it would be used I stopped the project. I would have only used it once or twice. It's still something I would like to do but not right now.
So you can bring even more junk.   :wall:
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