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[Coop17510]

Hello my name is Ben. My wife Makayla and I are new to overlanding but rather overly excited about it. We just got a 2014 Jeep Wrangler unlimited sport. All stock for now. We are looking forward to using overlanding as a family getaway with our 2 kids here in beautiful northern CO.

 

[Chadlyb]

Hello my name is Ben. My wife Makayla and I are new to overlanding but rather overly excited about it. We just got a 2014 Jeep Wrangler unlimited sport. All stock for now. We are looking forward to using overlanding as a family getaway with our 2 kids here in beautiful northern CO.

Hello Ben and Makayla, welcome to the OB crew....great vehicle for your adventure platform. Look forward to seeing your build and your adventures. Hope to see you at the first annual ROCKY MOUNTAIN overland RALLY in Gunnison Colorado August 1-4. Put it on your calendar and get your tickets.

 

[sully3]

Hello my name is Ben. My wife Makayla and I are new to overlanding but rather overly excited about it. We just got a 2014 Jeep Wrangler unlimited sport. All stock for now. We are looking forward to using overlanding as a family getaway with our 2 kids here in beautiful northern CO.

Want to Welcome my family to the OB family, We are excited to have you join so our vacation's will be planed around overlanding and hanging out with you and the grandbabies. We have a lot of overlanding to do so hang on!!

 

[Coop17510]

Hello Ben and Makayla, welcome to the OB crew....great vehicle for your adventure platform. Look forward to seeing your build and your adventures. Hope to see you at the first annual ROCKY MOUNTAIN overland RALLY in Gunnison Colorado August 1-4. Put it on your calendar and get your tickets.

That sounds great we will put in on the calendar. Thank you

 

[Chadlyb]

That sounds great we will put in on the calendar. Thank you

Here's the official link for info and tickets. Look forward to meeting you.

http://www.rockymountainoverlandrally.com/

 

[ChasingOurTrunks]

Welcome to the boards, Ben and Makayla.

We just traded our JK for a different platform. The JK is an amazing rig in a lot of ways, and the Sport model is basically a blank canvas to paint with.

You mentioned wife and kids so the biggest thing to remember is that your JK has a stunted payload (it's why we traded ours), and weight it can add up fast. There's a thread over on ExPo in the jeep forums where I weighed all of our stuff (Username: ChasingOurTrunks) and it's easy to make a JK overweight. Keep that in mind when buying stuff like bumpers, roof racks, etc. Light weight stuff made from aluminum may seem costly, but its a great example of "buy once, cry once" and gives you the most flexibility down the road -- Think more "backpacking" than "Glamping" and you should be fine.

May you and your wife have many happy adventures -- I know we sure did in ours! -- and if you have any rig questions, shoot us a PM.

 

[Coop17510]

Welcome to the boards, Ben and Makayla.

We just traded our JK for a different platform. The JK is an amazing rig in a lot of ways, and the Sport model is basically a blank canvas to paint with.

You mentioned wife and kids so the biggest thing to remember is that your JK has a stunted payload (it's why we traded ours), and weight it can add up fast. There's a thread over on ExPo in the jeep forums where I weighed all of our stuff (Username: ChasingOurTrunks) and it's easy to make a JK overweight. Keep that in mind when buying stuff like bumpers, roof racks, etc. Light weight stuff made from aluminum may seem costly, but its a great example of "buy once, cry once" and gives you the most flexibility down the road -- Think more "backpacking" than "Glamping" and you should be fine.

May you and your wife have many happy adventures -- I know we sure did in ours! -- and if you have any rig questions, shoot us a PM.

Thanks for the advice! I’ll check that out.

 

[SubeeBen]

Welcome from Ben as well from San Diego Ca.