This has been bugging me for a very long time -- the obstacle I decided to turn around on Top of the World I've never seen in any other video, report, etc. and it couldn't be my imagination. It is a tough one that if a lot of folks were going over would have been somewhere online.
Back from the blog entry for that day:
Sigh...yes I just saw a Bronco go up.
Yes, my Jeep can do this.
Yes, I can do this.
Without a spotter? Eh...nope.
For some reason I didn't have a Gaia map from that day, but today I realized I should have Spot-X still (which only places a dot every 10 minutes, but better than nothing)
THAT finally pinpointed for me where I made it to.
Once I started following the Bronco...they took a far, far more difficult line and I didn't realize there was a fork (left going up, right going down) which likely would've let me get to the top without issue :/
On Google Maps, dropping in the coordinates from Spot-X, THAT is the exact "S" turn I remember!
I just really like this camper / Jeep trailer combination. Not that I ever expect to do it!
Thought I put it here before but can't find it:
You can flat-tow the Jeep, but that does put wear & tear on some stuff which may or may not be a problem...and the trailer has more options if to recover the Jeep if you really do a good job breaking it.
We'll start with a bit of irony -- going around the block testing the new dashcam and someone passed me on a double yellow LOL:
On the new security cams:
Work parking lot:
Chuckled when I saw the tag on the window vents:
Somedays you're just not going to be the coolest vehicle in the parking lot, and there's nothing you can do about it.
Oh...that worked out well. I had a couple of these Harbor Freight electricians tool bags I didn't use anymore. Drilled out the rivets to remove the handle and it makes a really handy organizer for my "behind the seat" stuff like paper towels, hand wipes, reach tool, etc., etc. Need to use the other one in the older jeep.
"Hey, I should get a Haynes manual if nothing else carry it in the JL in case something breaks." ... arrives, thought it felt a bit thin, some of the stuff has been moved to online :/
LOL...ordered a backpack about this size from Amazon, came into the office the next morning and we had these in our cubes -- new company logo. They're actually really nice, and I'm a bit of a backpack snob.
Going to use it for stuff I don't want to duplicate but switch quickly between jeeps -- the two-way radios, binoculars, jump starter pack, etc.
Testing out some electronic mounting places...
Used a gear tie (rubber covered wire) as a guide to keep the cables neat. This is two twisted together, I replaced it with a longer one later on.
That came out decent, not perfect -- iron on patch on the backpack, did melt one of the edges a bit.
Set up a small-ish toolkit for the new Jeep. I have a really complete setup in the other; they'll be moved if I'm headed out west or serious offroad. I was able to scrounge up most of the tools from Ed's stuff; he had some nice American made Craftsman stuff. Very little that I bought to round it out.
Used a gear tie to organize the wrenches and sockets so they're not a total jumble.
So far really impressed with the quality of this Chinese-made tool roll:
