We are taking off to pick up our new VRV toy hauler on Thursday. I will be updating this thread with pictures as we go.
Here are some threads about my trailer from this forum and JK Owners:
http://www.jkowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31731
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42545
I will put up some pictures of my 2008 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited later today.
I just picked up the Jeep from the dealer where I took it in for a leaking water pump and very loud throw out bearing at 24,000 miles. I am taking a break right now before changing the oil, fixing a bad wire to my driving lights, and rotating my tires.
Last night I installed all my Garmin software in an old Dell D510 that I use in my shop (was my main laptop 5 years ago) I found a free download of Garmin N-route that lets use my 60 CSX as a receiver for my laptop. I also went out and got a Verizon Mobile Hotspot thing. It is pretty cool, I can use up to 5 wireless devices with it at a time and have good download speed anywhere I have service. I hope the car charger I ordered for the Dell shows up before we need to leave. If not, I do have 2 extended life batteries that give me about 5 hours of use. We have always wanted access to Google Earth while on the road, and we have always wanted a big screen GPS for the passenger to plan routes with, I think we may have nailed it. If it works out on this trip, I will get a Ram laptop mount for it, or a net book with a mount.
We are driving pretty much straight through from Bend Oregon to Wakarusa Indiana. We will pick up the trailer on Tuesday the 5th and then have some fun on the way home. I have a loosely planned route that will take us North into South Dakota, past Rushmore (wife has never seen it) and across the top of Wyoming. There is a few things we want to see around Southern Idaho, but other than that, our plans are flexible.
The area around Oacoma South Dakota looks interesting, any advice on exploring the Missouri river in that area? How is Lake Oahe?
The main purpose of this trip is to pick up our trailer and work the bugs out of it. We will return home and then start out on another trip as soon as we dial the trailer in. I am assuming there will be issues, there always is.
More later with picks of my Jeep.
Here are some threads about my trailer from this forum and JK Owners:
http://www.jkowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31731
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42545
I will put up some pictures of my 2008 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited later today.
I just picked up the Jeep from the dealer where I took it in for a leaking water pump and very loud throw out bearing at 24,000 miles. I am taking a break right now before changing the oil, fixing a bad wire to my driving lights, and rotating my tires.
Last night I installed all my Garmin software in an old Dell D510 that I use in my shop (was my main laptop 5 years ago) I found a free download of Garmin N-route that lets use my 60 CSX as a receiver for my laptop. I also went out and got a Verizon Mobile Hotspot thing. It is pretty cool, I can use up to 5 wireless devices with it at a time and have good download speed anywhere I have service. I hope the car charger I ordered for the Dell shows up before we need to leave. If not, I do have 2 extended life batteries that give me about 5 hours of use. We have always wanted access to Google Earth while on the road, and we have always wanted a big screen GPS for the passenger to plan routes with, I think we may have nailed it. If it works out on this trip, I will get a Ram laptop mount for it, or a net book with a mount.
We are driving pretty much straight through from Bend Oregon to Wakarusa Indiana. We will pick up the trailer on Tuesday the 5th and then have some fun on the way home. I have a loosely planned route that will take us North into South Dakota, past Rushmore (wife has never seen it) and across the top of Wyoming. There is a few things we want to see around Southern Idaho, but other than that, our plans are flexible.
The area around Oacoma South Dakota looks interesting, any advice on exploring the Missouri river in that area? How is Lake Oahe?
The main purpose of this trip is to pick up our trailer and work the bugs out of it. We will return home and then start out on another trip as soon as we dial the trailer in. I am assuming there will be issues, there always is.
More later with picks of my Jeep.