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[pics] New OHV Park in West Texas
Escondido Draw Recreation Area – Newest West Texas OHV Park is Now Officially Open.  David Diffie,  from the EDRA Board of Directors,  best describes the off road facility with these words…… EDRA Grand Opening Escondado Draw Recreational Area will be formally open on October 12, 2019. What is EDRA?…..Well.... Read more
[pics] SEMA – Day Four! Off-Road!!
So we saved the best for the final day! Builds that we can actually relate to, jeeps that we can touch and of course the overwhelming popularity of the Jeep Gladiator, the JT! Lots of racks, storage systems, new innovative and useful off road products with a few extreme... Read more
[pics] SEMA Day Three! – New Trends!
Obviously we know that overland is a real thing and that more and more folks are becoming involved in “car camping”. Well, apparently the folks at SEMA are paying attention! This year one of the halls actually has space dedicated for the overland rig! In an upcoming article we... Read more
[pics & vid] SEMA 2019 – Day Two! Something for Everyone!
Reaching the half way point of the 4 day event known as The SEMA Show, is an accomplishment in itself. Sore feet, sore legs and navigating through the huge crowds of people can be truly exhausting each day…but that doesn’t stop the Modern Jeeper! Read more
[pics] SEMA 2019 – Day One…An Overlander’s Dream!
After cruising around the SEMA show for a couple days now, I will say this…the folks that manufacturer roof top tents and, well, pretty much anything an “overlander” would want, have to be excited. They have had to see a huge increase in their sales…even if just for the... Read more
[pics] SEMA – Day Zero Sightings!
Yes. This year will be the year of the Jeep Gladiator…the JT. There will be LOTS of JT’s with tents, bed racks, fridges, gas cans, etc…overlanding gone wild…but is SEMA, the largest automotive show on the planet. For those that don’t know about SEMA, it stands for the Specialty... Read more
SEMA Concepts with a Modern Take on Custom Classics
Mopar to Debut Two Customized Concept Trucks at SEMA Show It’s SEMA Show time and every Modern Jeeper out there is anxiously waiting for the big builds, custom Jeeps, weird rigs and big tires! Our friends at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles offered this up about what they’re doing at the... Read more
Border to Border – Mexico to Canada; All Dirt Roads; My Personal Ultimate Jeep Adventure
10th Anniversary of an Incredible Jeep Overlanding Adventure Mexico to Canada, all dirt roads; two guys; one dog and one Jeep. Join me on this 10th Anniversary as I recap one of the most amazing adventures of my Jeeping times. In 2009, noted adventurer and world traveler Chris Collard... Read more
[pics] Jeep Jams, Invasions, Fests & A Crusade! Part 2
After 3000+ miles and 17 days in, we begin to head south out of Tennessee towards Jasper, Georgia…but first we take a day off and hit another amazing place close to Pigeon Forge… Event Intermission: Gatlinburg, TN North America’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge happens to be in Gatlinburg. And... Read more
[pics] Jessi Combs – A Gallery Tribute
“I ask that… all of you celebrate my life and everything I stand for. I ask that you do everything in your power to share my mission, what I put my entire life on the line for. To reveal to this world what they are capable of, by showing... Read more