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The other Sean

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Rig is looking sharp @Luis Merlo!



@Delux2769 may have inadvertently hinted at it but consider a Forester. Just might fit the bill and then some.
I've pointed out a few Fozzies to her among other vehicles, but the choice will be hers. I've also thought of a low dollar Foz for my next "beater" vehicle once my rusty and trusty 98 cavalier finally gives up the ghost.
 

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I have my 2005 Forester XT with 2" Sumo lift on 30"tires and rode my kickstart only, single cylinder, thumper '85 SP600 all over the country as my adventure bike.
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For those of us who don't know, what is the jug on the left with the hose that is hooked to the gas cap for? or am I seeing a water jug with a sip hose and a gas cap vent hose?
 

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For those of us who don't know, what is the jug on the left with the hose that is hooked to the gas cap for? or am I seeing a water jug with a sip hose and a gas cap vent hose?
That is an ATV gas tank saddle bag that is holding my 40oz insulated water bottle. I got a second lid for it, drilled through, installed a barbed fitting, hose down into the bottle and an old hydration pack hose up to my face. Makes drinking much easier off road.
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escape.jpg My Ford Escape named Rusty. I bought her escape.jpg for my Mom back in '03, then bought back from her in 2011 for five bucks. She babied it, though Northern Minnesota Winters and a crappy Ford clearcoat left her with some cosmetic flaws. She's super comfy to sleep in, even at -7F, and my long hauler for exploring the backwoods routes from Idaho to MN most of the year, plus keeps the miles low on the Jeeps.
 
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Great looking vehicles here in a few weeks I'm hoping to finish what I have started on the renegade I want to add rotopax just not sure where to put them
Side of a roof basket or hitch basket. I'll tell ya it comes in handy when the vehicle rolls off the assembly line with a shot glass for a fuel tank. On the last fishing trip with my buddy that has the renegade, an extra 5 gallons came in handy for the 500 mile each way drive. We carried it on a hitch basket but if you go that route make sure you find a hitch that isn't low to the ground.

Also, make sure you have a fuel funnel, instead of a gas cap to keep dirt out they have a series of sliding doors that didn't always cooperate with the standard gas can nozzle.