jscherb
Expedition Leader
Dan,Hi Jeff,
I love the concept - great work.
-Dan
Thank you very much.
Dan,Hi Jeff,
I love the concept - great work.
-Dan
Thank you. I call it the "Safari Cab", I designed and built it a few years ago. It's fiberglass, and it's a modular design. The modularity allows the side panels to be swapped out for roll-up soft sides in the nice weather, here's a photo of my "summer configuration" with the sides rolled up at the summit of Tincup Pass this summer:That is a sweet top!
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I like the idea of being able to carry some fuel low, outside the passenger area, and not hanging out off the spare tire. (I don't have a good spare tire carrier yet...) I've been wanting to make my own hi-lift mount that goes just in front of the door for a while... I saw the FJMount in a toyota mag and thought it was a sweet idea... Now they have one for TJ's too! http://www.fjmount.com/
So I can run the hi-lift on the driver's side, and then put a can on the pass side!! (Hey, I don't want that fuel on my side of the Jeep!!
Keep up the good work!
Chris
Agreed, those are very nice. But one of my key design criteria was "no holes need to be drilled in the Jeep", which is why I came up with the frame mounted design .http://www.offroadrecovery.zoovy.co...t/G8007/CON-FERR-BLITZ-JERRY-CAN-CARRIER.html
A nice way to side mount jerry cans onto a strong flat surface.
Charlie
This summer I'm planning a trip up the Alaska Highway to Fairbanks, and perhaps up the Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay, which is why I'm working on extra fuel capacity now .
Hey Jeff,
Hit me up when you come through Whitehorse, Yukon (you will)
We'll find a cool campsite on a lake out of town (I know a few...)
I spent ~2 months driving all over Alaska in my TJ, I'd love to have a beer and discuss cool places with you.
-Dan
PS you won't need extra fuel capacity to drive the Dalton - a stock TJ will do just fine, as you can by gas up there
Dan,
I was under the impression that it's about 230 miles between gas on the upper end of the Dalton, which is within the cruising range of the LJ, but not by too much if there's anything going on that causes me to use fuel at a higher rate.
That brings up another trip planning question - am I going to camp or do hotels? If I camp, then the further question is do I put the roof-top tent on the LJ (I posted a photo of that yesterday), or, do I tow the trailer with the tent on it? The trailer solves the fuel problem because it has mounts for two jerry cans already...