Well after last night's chat, I think we may need to "bag" the truck idea, depending what everyone thinks. I did a quick Map quest and found out for me its little over 2000 miles, about 34 hours. I think I could drive that in two days (maybe). At around $2.50 a gallon of gas and 15 miles to the gallon, if I did my math right, a round trip would be $700 in gas, as compare to almost $1,500 to ship the KJ. Can't put a price on wear and tear however. I'll have around 85K on my Liberty by than.

All the cheapie hotels have been booked. The $100 a night ones are still available, and I think there is still room at the camp ground. I may just pull the pop-up out with me.

So if you think you may go, book now!!!

So if I amend my plans, I will be traveling Sat and Sunday 22 and 23 wheeling the 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28th, leave the 29. (Dates maybe a little off).

What do the rest of you brave souls think? Carrivan out? Truck and fly?
Don't bother with anyone else, each KJ for it's self?

Thoughts?

Al

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Al, I will be your wingman

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Wow. Big price difference. If I were going I would drive it. I'd see places I would not otherwise see. But I am not going, so I guess what I say really doesn;t matter

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Yeah, cheaper to drive. Make it a two day trip, especially if you have another person to do the driving duties. What I would like to do though, is get a small trailer and trailer the KJ. I`ll have to see when the time gets closer.

As for reservations, I just made mine yesterday at the campground. With the amount of people going, better to reserve now than at the last minute.

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I have decided to drive to Moab. So now I am planning to leave early Friday 4/20, and get there mid day on Sunday 4/23 (I think those dates are correct) wheel till Friday, leave Saturday and hopefully get'r home sometime on following Monday. I would like to try to get a full week in with those boys from the left coast! Chris, you think us yankees are bad!

Any of you all going, think this a good schedule? If you do, maybe we can meet on the way out and convoy out.

I called the camp ground twice so far and left two messages, so hopefully I'm "in" but I am going to keep trying. I am planning to pull the pop-up out.

And I am getting ready for the trip, I have ordered a SYE kit from Tom Woods, so I can report on it (See his site and jeepinbyal.com), I am getting one of the first sets of HD CV joints from JE Reel, and they will be for sale on my site soon, I have the 4.10 gears at the garage, the gear installation kits are there also, I will be ordering new front carrier bearings for the front axels, and I am still looking into getting a 2005 Grand front diff. I won a Liberty front diff on e-bay, I just waiting to get it (its nice to have a spare). I will be bringing along a bunch or spare parts with me, so hopefully if we do break anything on the trail, I will have the parts available for us to use.

Al

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Former owner of a 5.5 inch lifted KJ

Al, it is good to have someone like you on board. I don't know how the West Coast goes could be any worse than a Yankee wait a min. didn't West By God VA go with the North...............(Dramatic Pause)................Well like they say were backwards anyway. It would be great if we could get a small convoy together. I guess as it gets closer people will know if they are going are not. As for right now i'm with you Al.

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So are you guys planning where you'll be stopping for the night during the drive out or are you just going to wing it?

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