A TJ called The Lion
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Elroy231
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I was so glad to be taking it out i woukd habe taken any spot!You got the poser spot
Elroy231
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Drummond island trip was quite a success. Well, for everyone but 1 jeep
Wednesday evening started out at Turtle ridge off road park. We went down to the lower found some ledges and put the jeeps to work. This being my first time really getting a feel for the new build i went pretty mild on it, but it sure felt good so far. Getting comfortable with the clutch and new gears took until about the middle of day 2. By day 3 me and The Lion were 1 again.
As always drummond had its usual dust and mud to offer. I did my best to leave as much there as possible, but as some of you know its a challenge. Really the island was pretty dry compared to what its been like at other times. One thing for sure we had 4 straight days of good freinds, great weather and cool jeeps. What more could we ask for?!
Half of our group went home Sunday morning leaving 4 of us at the island for the last day. We decided we wanted to go back to the park and clear some of the most difficult that hasn't seen any traffic in long time. Our goal started out going well. Then about an hour in the Yj needed some big help. This would turn into about a 4 hour recovery from a nice swampy hole. This 4 hours was filled with laughter, frustration, and some choice curse words.
In the end we had 3 jeeps working to get the Albino out of this deep ass mud. Finally Matt hooked onto him and I hooked onto Matt and we tugged that big heavy non running YJ back to dry ground. I did neglect to mention that on the previous day the yj also sheared 3 bolts off a high steer arm. Didnt stop us long tho, 2 or 3 hours later the YJ known as Albino was back in action. I must say its pretty impressive watching and participating in these trail repairs and recoveries. For me it really is part of the adventure. Matt and his dad can sure come up with some creative ways to get shit done when necessary. Okay onto some pics.
Wednesday evening started out at Turtle ridge off road park. We went down to the lower found some ledges and put the jeeps to work. This being my first time really getting a feel for the new build i went pretty mild on it, but it sure felt good so far. Getting comfortable with the clutch and new gears took until about the middle of day 2. By day 3 me and The Lion were 1 again.
As always drummond had its usual dust and mud to offer. I did my best to leave as much there as possible, but as some of you know its a challenge. Really the island was pretty dry compared to what its been like at other times. One thing for sure we had 4 straight days of good freinds, great weather and cool jeeps. What more could we ask for?!
Half of our group went home Sunday morning leaving 4 of us at the island for the last day. We decided we wanted to go back to the park and clear some of the most difficult that hasn't seen any traffic in long time. Our goal started out going well. Then about an hour in the Yj needed some big help. This would turn into about a 4 hour recovery from a nice swampy hole. This 4 hours was filled with laughter, frustration, and some choice curse words.
In the end we had 3 jeeps working to get the Albino out of this deep ass mud. Finally Matt hooked onto him and I hooked onto Matt and we tugged that big heavy non running YJ back to dry ground. I did neglect to mention that on the previous day the yj also sheared 3 bolts off a high steer arm. Didnt stop us long tho, 2 or 3 hours later the YJ known as Albino was back in action. I must say its pretty impressive watching and participating in these trail repairs and recoveries. For me it really is part of the adventure. Matt and his dad can sure come up with some creative ways to get shit done when necessary. Okay onto some pics.
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Meme King
No thanks. I'll stick to Home Depot.
Elroy231
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We had tons of fun. Another great time on the island. It always ends too soon. I was ready to get back and see the family tho. I was missin my lil baby keeper.
Elroy231
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Baby jeeper
wjtstudios
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Where did you find the old mill at?
wjtstudios
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Nope...
Elroy231
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I would have to ask Matt to be certain. I remember we were heading on a marble head run. We took a quick shot to the beach and it was after that. Off one of the dusty roads. Hahahah
Elroy231
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I did good in the mud this time. Sure I took a few globs in but no where what I did the first time I was with everyone. Had my top off almost the whole time too.Ugh, that mud! Had my share of that shit! Looks like it was a blast. Your Jeep is absolutely badass. It's really unique with that front stretch. Congrats on a successful outing
The dust won't let me escape a deep cleaning tho.
Rst8rox
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Bout a mile north of Warner’s Cove. Turn south at the 4 corners stop
and go till the water.
wjtstudios
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Got it, very coolBout a mile north of Warner’s Cove. Turn south at the 4 corners stop
DirtHeadDavis
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Looks like a hell of a time, awesome pics! Some badass Jeeps right there.
Elroy231
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Thanks. Yup we had a blast. It was pretty epic joining the big guys this year.
Snboarder113
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Hell of a shake down run
Elroy231
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Indeed it was. You should come join us some time. Outside of the ledges there is still alot to see and do.