Recent content by JeeperJim

I live in Grand Haven, MI. I am always on the lookout for offroad adventures.

Several vets from Michigan will be doing some overlanding/boondocking in the southeast Utah area in the fall of 2023. We're fishing for gpx files that have off-road trails and campsites. Any help will be greatly appreciated. The adventure continues!

I look forward to meeting those who will take part in this adventure.

After a wonderful May outing with Fortune Bay Expedition Team in Mackinac Forest and Pigeon River Forest, I enjoyed a weeklong June trip into the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Got in a lot of trail exploration, hiking, and dispersed camping. It's a good life!

Completed the June 2022 Ottawa National Forest adventure! One week of driving/exploring forest trails, hikinf, and dispersed camping. It's a good life.

I'm interested in this trip. I'm a S/C disabled Vietnam vet with a JKU and a little experience...not an expert by any measure, but I love getting onto forest trails and doing some dispersed camping. Is there room for another to join in?

I enjoyed an excellent outing with Fortune Bay Expedition Team in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan. Dispersed camping, some hiking in the Mackinaw State Forest, fishing, and some amazing culinary experiments over an open fire. Next up is exploring some USFS tracks in the Ottawa National...

I just bought a Roofnest Condor rooftop tent and am considering what might go into getting it on and off my Rubicon. I'll likely have it on and off at least twice per year if not more. I'll probably go with a man-powered hoist mounted on the ceiling of our storage unit. Another consideration is...

Jim Simmons again. Call sign is: KD8TFB. I use a Yaesu FT 8900 mobile radio when I'm out and about.

Jim Simmons here. I live in Grand Haven, Michigan...a small harbor town along Lake Michigan. I look forward to joining a few others for an adventure along the CDT in 2023. I have a 2012 Jeep JKU that continues to evolve as I move toward 2023. I'm certain that I can learn from many of you about a...

Greetings from Grand Haven, Michigan. I look forward to getting on the CDT in 2023. Just starting to get my mind around it with a few others who I will join for the adventure. Jeep Rubicon 4dr that is getting some mods as I move toward 2023.