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If you take that trip to the eastern states I am in Iowa can lend you the use of my shop for inspections or any issues that may arise. With all your prep work and attention to detail I think you will do just fine.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote berettajeep Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Sep. 2019 at 5:51am
Originally posted by Mark W. Mark W. wrote:

So if I said I wanted to travel with Chug and a 1500lb trailer to an event in Toledo approx. 2400 miles from home. What would you all think.


I would say been there done that but further East and further West! LOL  Well except for the trailer Embarrassed

 Seriously I would wish you a safe trip and hope you share photos along the way.

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On a well maintained rig, i don't think time or distance will be limited by the durability of the rig. Durability of the driver will be your limiting factor. The Willys will do any distance or time duration you ask of it.

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Keep in mind I do on average 250 miles a day in a dump truck spanning 10 hours. I have recently done 4) 800 mile days in a row in my Dakota (fetching my mom from SE AZ. So time in the saddle is nothing for me. My wife should she be on the trips likes to keep travel to 200-250 a day. But the trip to the Arctic Circle wouldn't be a mad rush anyway. more like a 3 week trip. roughly 5000 miles so 240 miles a day. Not to bad.
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Mark, I am a little unsure what about either of the mentioned trips is worrying you. With your build & your anal retentive maintenance practices, I would be most concerned with you & your abilities. I would not worry about the Willys. Personally, I would not worry about you either.

First, the rig it is built much better then when it left the factory. Second you will bring plenty of tools & know how to the trip. Third, the availability of parts is almost no issue at all. Fourth, you have a good network of folks that will put you up for a day to a week, that would be us on this site. I, for one, am up for that! The only issue there is, can you stand me for a day to a week? Others on this, and other Jeep sites, would be happy to have you-all stop by.

Thus, for the above reasons, there is no reason not to take your Willys on any trip that your heart desires, no matter the length of the trip.

Stop by some time, eh? Cpt Logger, AKA, Matt W.


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Originally posted by mbullism mbullism wrote:

meh... folks have driven from the tip of south america to the arctic circle... three pairs of clean underwear and an English to Canadian dictionary and get on with it LOL


Real question is... what are you going to do the NEXT weekend?
and they did it in a 5000 lb seep.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Mark W. Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Sep. 2019 at 8:10pm
Oh I plan on visiting any forum member on my routes
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