2017 JKU Big Bear - Stock to Overland Build

[TTEPHOTOS]

Rino Thanks a bunch man, Love your rig looking forward to getting mine up to that level!

 

[TTEPHOTOS]

Some of the guys who were showing me around snowed out Snowdonia put a video together.

 

[TTEPHOTOS]

More to come but did manage to get a few of the shots edited!

 

[HRPINDC]

Nice pics!

 

[406to417]

Just curious why you went with a Big Bear over a Rubicon?

 

[TTEPHOTOS]

I would love to have a rubi, but being overseas if I wanted to bring the Jeep home I pretty much had to buy brand new. Eventually its going to get lifted 4", upgrade the gears, 35s etc etc so when it came down to it I would LOVE to have one but I would rather have the extra cash for all the mods that have gone on in the past few months. Tent up top is not cheap 3500USD plus the 1k+ roof rack. and most of the reason I wanted the Jeep was to camp out of it for photography so I guess the rubi option just was not in the budget sadly. My Big bear is essentially a Willys with how I have its options setup and I got the body color hard top due to it being an option for the BB package and that was a big want for styling. (ya its a lot of cash for looks but I am a photographer so what do you expect!)


TL/DR Cost. I could fully option out a BB and have 8-10k for mods after putting down 6k or I could drive a bone stock rubi around for 2 years while I get some cash together for mods.

 

[TTEPHOTOS]

Well I finished my Alps trip about 2 weeks ago. 9 Days 8 Countries and 3k miles of pure greatness. Not alot of dirt to be found but an amazing road trip and due to the weather it wasn't nearly as boring! over 5k images taken and just got my first cull down to 7-800 so will be doing the rest of the edits now expect a big post like the N Coast 500 one in the coming weeks! However to hold yall off here are the rest of the shots from the Snowdonia trip.

 

[TTEPHOTOS]

Well still working on the Alps photos. Had to push them back as I just hit Strata Florida Lane with the bugout wales guys again!

Snorkel and ARB Breathers were installed for this trip and I was more than relieved I spent the money and got them installed, with water up onto the hood or "bonnet" in some spots on the lane I am confident the Jeep would not have been able to do it without those bits of kit.

Some other shots from the trip!

^Tom is a member as well! Awesome guy, wish he could make the Nordkapp trip with me..

 

[JSwanson]

Your photos are amazing! Jeep isn't too shabby either. Thanks for sharing.

 

[The salt]

Love the Vanillaroma tree hanging from the grab handle.

 

[mac214]

Awesome pics, thanks for sharing. I was in Okinawa for a couple years (‘12-‘14) and would have loved to have a Jeep out there with a follow-on assignment to Europe.




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[TFS Destruction]

Those are some truly spectacular photos. What camera do you use, if you don’t mind my asking?

 

[eternus]

These all look like magazine shots! You might have something to do when you retire from the military.

I'm really loving the shots of a JK in the UK alongside all of these traditional Landys, nice to see the Jeep getting international representation.

 

[TTEPHOTOS]

Awesome pics, thanks for sharing. I was in Okinawa for a couple years (‘12-‘14) and would have loved to have a Jeep out there with a follow-on assignment to Europe.




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We were out there at overlapping times, Would love to have the Jeep out there for sure.. Small world man!

 

[TTEPHOTOS]

Those are some truly spectacular photos. What camera do you use, if you don’t mind my asking?

Fuji XT-2! Looking heavily at an upgrade to Medium Format with the GFX however!