Enthusiast I
Hey all, first post here. Excited to be a member and learn from you all.
We've been RVing as a family for several years and have had a great time, but now that the youngest are getting older and more self-sufficient, we're taking a step back from the RV world and going for a smaller footprint, so we can expose them to the primitive/tent world and take them places we didn't camp before. We look forward to getting higher up with the bears & the aspens and showing them more about outdoor living. The boys are also pretty involved in modifying the Jeeps.
Picking up our Gladiator is what really got my wheels turning on going back to a less-is-more camping experience. The potential in this truck is perfect for us. In addition to being our overland project, it's my daily driver and our weekend workhouse. We use it for our road trips, lake trips (towing a 21' Sea Ray), weekend projects hauls, wheeling trips, and plain ole fun exploring the world around us.
So far, my mods have been pretty basic, just making it more trail capable and organized/usable than it already was. My fab guy is starting on the next big phase tomorrow, so I'll be posting that progress here. To this point, here are the mods I've done:
The current state of #HuckleberryJeep:
Our previous setup:
We've been RVing as a family for several years and have had a great time, but now that the youngest are getting older and more self-sufficient, we're taking a step back from the RV world and going for a smaller footprint, so we can expose them to the primitive/tent world and take them places we didn't camp before. We look forward to getting higher up with the bears & the aspens and showing them more about outdoor living. The boys are also pretty involved in modifying the Jeeps.
Picking up our Gladiator is what really got my wheels turning on going back to a less-is-more camping experience. The potential in this truck is perfect for us. In addition to being our overland project, it's my daily driver and our weekend workhouse. We use it for our road trips, lake trips (towing a 21' Sea Ray), weekend projects hauls, wheeling trips, and plain ole fun exploring the world around us.
So far, my mods have been pretty basic, just making it more trail capable and organized/usable than it already was. My fab guy is starting on the next big phase tomorrow, so I'll be posting that progress here. To this point, here are the mods I've done:
- After a few tire swaps, I've landed on 38" Milestar Patagonias and Method Hole wheels. I don't plan to go any bigger, but we all know how that can change.
- Got a Tazer JL to make the adjustments for the bigger tires, which of course added some other nice features as well.
Split the front fenders and added the American Adventure Labs DRLs, added ACE inner fenders, and a 1.5" Teraflex spacer, which really improved the clearance for the 38s. - The front bumper was immediately replaced with a steel 10a/75a/hardrock JK stubby, to accommodate my Smittybilt 12K winch. I also added d-ring shackles and KC lights.
Opted for a JCR bedside molle panel for mounting the hi-lift jack out of the way, and keeping a few other items from sliding around. I may add more such panels, depending on this next buildout phase. - Picked up a softtopper to keep the gear dry and out of sight during our trips, but I use the rollup tonneau the rest of the time.
- A few sun-worshipping upgrades; Bestop Sunrider, CMM doorless mirrors, trail doors.
The current state of #HuckleberryJeep:
Our previous setup:
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