Search results

  1. JakeMate

    Asheville, NC to Pigeon Forge, TN

    I'm planning a trip to Dollywood in TN. I'm looking for some ideas between Asheville, NC and Pigeon Forge, TN. Dirt roads to explore. I've found Heintooga Ridge Rd off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Any other ideas? Things to see and do. I'd like to see the Elk in Catalooche. Any other cool...
  2. JakeMate

    Blowing Rock, NC Trip Report

    Made a weekend trip to the mountains of North Carolina a few weekends ago. With the help of some previous posts on Expedition Portal, I was able to plan a pretty cool route with a lot of Forest Service Roads. This first picture was taken while on Old NC Highway 105 going from South to North...
  3. JakeMate

    A couple pics from Uwharrie this weekend

    Spent a few hours at Uwharrie, NC this weekend. It was the first offroad trip for the 2012 Rubicon (aside from weekly hunting). It was pretty slick there since it rained the previous night but we had no problems.
  4. JakeMate

    2012 Rubicon - 3" Lift Installed

    Just bought a '12 Rubicon in silver. Coming from a 2000 Grand Cherokee (WJ) on Clayton Long Arms. So far I love the Rubicon. Although I installed the Clayton long arm kit myself, I opted to have a shop install the BDS 3" lift on the Rubicon. The price was too hard to beat. I opted for some...
  5. JakeMate

    5 Brand New Wheels & Tires from 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

    Location: Waxhaw, NC 28173 Mileage: <100 miles &#8226; 5 BF Goodrich Mud-Terrain T/A (255/75-17) mounted on OEM rims from a brand new 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. No damage. They're brand new. Not much else to say. &#8226; Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensors (TPMS) not included. Prefer...
  6. JakeMate

    FS: 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited NP242HD with V8, Black

    *2011-10-09 - Additional Pics added to link at bottom. Location: Waxhaw, NC 28173 Mileage: ~135,000 I am selling my Grand Cherokee to make room for my 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. This Grand Cherokee is adult owned and built. I bought this Grand Cherokee in May 2010 in a bone stock...
  7. JakeMate

    Uwharrie, NC 2010-08-07

    Went out to URE on Saturday with the family. Stayed at Uwharrie Cabin Rentals. First time staying there....very nice. Did Falls Dam from north to south and ran into a few guys. My wife snapped a few pics. The white Jeep was pretty slick. Saw it at the Outpost before heading out. My ride...
  8. JakeMate

    Uwharrie National Forest - 2010-07-17

    First trip to Uwharrie. Camped at Arrowhead campground and hit the trails Saturday. Stopped by Eldorado Outpost to get breakfast and pick up our adventure passes. They were very nice there and gave us some great advice on where to go. They even made my son pancakes (which weren't on the...
  9. JakeMate

    Uwharrie,NC Camping/Wheeling Advice

    Planning my first overnight trip to Uwharrie National Forest sometime in July. Will be taking my 7 year old son and will be joined by my buddy with a modified Comanche and his dad. Looking to do some easy to moderate wheeling, sight-seeing, hiking, and maybe some fishing. Will be there on a...
  10. JakeMate

    Did Some Hunt Club Scouting and Exploring Today

    Did some scouting at my hunt club this morning with my son and a buddy. We tried to get an early start to beat the heat. Saw a pair of yearlings munching on blackberries. We had the wind and light in our favor and they never spotted us from about 50 yards away. Got to explore a few roads...
  11. JakeMate

    Spare Tire Holder Design Concept

    I'm looking for some feedback on a Spare Tire Holder concept. This design attaches to the 2" receiver hitch. My intention is to use it on my 2000 WJ Grand Cherokee. It uses the Heim Joint pivot concept shown by member Casper in this thread...
  12. JakeMate

    JakeMate's Build Thread: 2000 WJ Grand Cherokee: Big Black

    I was able to get my 4.5" Clayton long arm kit installed this weekend. It took about 20 hours with two of us working on it. That time included mounting and balancing the tires, doing the alignment ourselves, and some trimming of the fenders to getting it rolling. It was more work than I...
  13. JakeMate

    New Member - 2000 WJ Grand Gherokee

    I found this website and really fell in love with it. I've always enjoyed the concept of expeditions and didn't know there was an online community to go along with it. Most of the off-road forums that I came across were geared more towards rock crawling. Excellent stuff here. Anyway, I just...
Top