The Road Chose Me: Driving a Jeep Wrangler around Africa

[Grecy]

Originally posted by nzwasp
How long do you estimate it will take for your jeep to arrive in Africa?

I'll ship from Novia Scotia in Canada to somewhere in Europe, likely Hamburg or around. That's a two week sailing, and you can add a few days each end for stuffing/unstuffing, paperwork, etc.

Once it's in Europe, I'll drive down through Spain, and catch the ferry to Morocco.

-Dan

[Grecy]

The Jeep Build is complete, I'm ready for EJS then Africa.

Details include Renogy lightweight solar panels and charge conroller, ARB awning & compressor, new wheels, and some decals.

http://theroadchoseme.com/jeep-build-complete



-Dan

[RealJimmyJames]

Good luck Dan.

[OU812]

Cant wait!

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Happy to see you finally on the road. Good luck in Africa!

[tomt64]

Cant wait to see the updates Dan, congrats on having huge cojones for going through some of the most dangerous countries in the world.

Good luck!

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by tomt64
Cant wait to see the updates Dan, congrats on having huge cojones for going through some of the most dangerous countries in the world.

Good luck!

This...them cojones...I am from Africa and I wouldn't go back hahaha...

[Grecy]

Thanks everyone!

I'm having a great time hanging out at EJS, so many unreal rigs getting around

http://instagram.com/p/BDM8t1hFBAK/

-Dan

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Jelly! I'd love to make it out to EJS someday.

[Grecy]

I ran part of Hells Revenge yesterday, it was unreal.

I went into the Escalator, did trail work with great people from Tread Lightly then turned around and came back out.
I was told my Jeep would have gone right through, doing all the drive arounds obviously.

AEV 2.5", stock Rubicon 32" tires, jeep didn't scrape once.

I'm extremely happy to have gotten the Rubicon now, the crawl speed of low range 1st gear is impressive.



-Dan

[ExtremeSi]

Awesome story. The Jeep's looking good with the black wheels.

[Konj]

Buddy you gonna get captured by ISIS or swallow a freedom bomb from a drone. Seems like a terrible idea from safety perspective.

[Grecy]

Hi all,

I had an awesome time at EJS in Moab, it really is a Jeep addicts dream.
I'm in Michigan now, getting closer to the coast to ship the Jeep over the Atlantic.

Living in the Jeep for a few weeks has promoted me to make all kinds of minor tweaks and adjustments for living convenience.

Space has always been at a premium, so I made a cutlery/tool holder on my Trailgator Tailgate Table, so I can leave often-used items there when the table is closed.



Let me know if you would like me to write up a HOW-TO article so you can make your own.

-Dan

[VWEvo]

Super awesome!!!

[msommers]

That is pretty damn slick!!

I take it all your utensils aren't covered in dust after a drive?

[Grecy]

Originally posted by msommers
That is pretty damn slick!!

I take it all your utensils aren't covered in dust after a drive?

Nope, no dust comes in the rear.

-Dan

[Grecy]

Hi All,

I spent a lot of time thinking about and researching wheel and tire choice for the trip.

I've written up a piece explaining all my thinking, and what I'm running.


I've also compared the stock Rubicon BFG Mud-Terrain in 255/75r17 to the BFG KO2 All-Terrain in 34x10.5r17


Read the whole article at: http://jpfreek.com/2016/04/07/tire-s...2-all-terrain/

-Dan

[S-FLY]

Awesome!! Good luck and safe trip!

[Grecy]

I spent the whole weekend wrenching on the Jeep while it was sleeting outside.

On the advice of many, and with the help of the editor of JPFreek Adventure Magazine, we installed Rugged Ridge HD Ball Joints, U-Joints, Tie Rod Ends and drag link end.
While we were in there we put on new unit bearings so I don't have to think about them again for the whole trip.

The old ball joints took some convincing to come out!



We then installed a Rugged Ridge engine and transmission skid plate, which is very beefy and give me great piece of mind I won't crunch my oil pan.

Also put on all-steel black lug nuts and locking nuts. None too soon either, the crappy plastic caps were falling off the OEM lugs and were very hard to get off.

Finally I put on a set of neoprene seat covers.

I need to get moving further East, aiming to ship before the end of the month.

-Dan

[Grecy]

Just had the most exciting meeting of my life at Chrysler HQ showing off the Jeep to some Jeep Execs

Pictures here: https://facebook.com/theroadchoseme

-Dan