January 2008 Entries

The Beer Run

So that story about Kansas.  Yeah, here is what happened. So I've been looking for a small trailer to pull behind my Jeep when I go camping.  The military surplus M416 is a popular choice with Jeepers because at 1/4 ton you are not tempted to overload the Jeep's fairly small tow rating of 2000lbs (my Unlimited, thanks to the longer wheelbase, can tow 3500lbs, but I digress).  And, done carefully, you can turn an M416 into a SERIOUS trail rig that will follow your Jeep wherever it goes, and make your life easier when you get there.  So I've been...

posted @ Monday, January 28, 2008 7:51 PM | Feedback (0)

Just let me stab out my eyes next time, please

I've decided that the only thing worse than driving through Kansas, which I did today for the 3rd time in my life, is driving through it at an agonizing 50MPH because that's as much water-riddled fuel as I can convince my Jeep to continuously consume without the poor thing deteriorating into a fit of wheezing coughs and sputtering to a stop at the side of the road.  In a snowstorm. What prompted me to intentionally drive into Kansas for a maddening 3rd time anyway?  Well, Fat Tire of course.  A trailer full of it.  And the beer is only half the story.  How I came...

posted @ Sunday, January 20, 2008 12:17 AM | Feedback (0)