Scampy the East Coast XJ travels West

[Scampy the XJ]

Hey folks. I stumbled across this forum last week, and want to introduce myself (and my rig)

I'm traveling to Moab the last week of April for 8-10 days with my Father and my XJ. This is part of a 40th Bday wish a few years in the making.
It's a 2000+ mile trip so finding folks from the local club I wheel with is difficult given the distance and cost, so I'll be looking to meet up with other travellers or locals to wheel while in the area.

I've picked up the Guide book by Charles Wells, so I'm set for most of the trail locations etc.

Scampy's an '00 XJ w. ~5", 35's, locked, armoured, winch etc. Former DD, now pretty much my street legal () plated and insured weekend toy. We run typical Eastern trails in Ontraio with the Ottawa Jeep Club (OJC) - a mixture of rocks, tight hilly forest trails w. lots of roots, dirt, and from time to time (barf) mud. I don't have a straight panel on it, and I don't exactly treat it like a lady so I expect to run all but the most difficult trails (ie AreaBFE type stuff?) I'm not known for shying away from body or mechanical damage so it is likely I'll be baited into pushing the limits as I get comfortable with the terrain.

Anyhoo.... We plan on arriving Sunday April 26th and staying thru May 6th (or so) and I'd love to wheel with people that know the land so to speak. When y'all make the trip to Canada, we can return the favour and show you what Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec has to offer.


Here's a shameless pose from last summer. There's a fairly decent chance there will be a chop and hybrid cage by spring should weather (20F this morning) and motivation not get side tracked by work and family stuff.

Cheers from Canuckistan!

 

[jeep-N-montero]

Cool rig, I'm originally from Maine and can attest to the mud and very different terrain than we have out west. What front bumper is that? If you update the thread every few weeks I'm sure someone will know what they are doing and join you. We make our annual trip the 2nd full week of May due to my wife's work schedule at the university.

 

[Scampy the XJ]

Thanks - Maine would be essentially the same terrain I'm used to. It's not too often I see all dry rocks on any trail fro very long.

Like most of the Jeep, my front bumper's a homebrew creation - same as the 2x6 rockers and rear cut and fold quarter guards. Being an XJ owner, we're notoriously frugal and resourceful. We don't get all the TJ/JK love.

I'll post up a thread in the 'Upcoming Trips....' subforum and bump it from time to time over the next few months. I'm not trying to be one of the "loathed tourists" I see referenced here and there, just an enthusiastic long distance wheelin' acquaintance.