Tom Severin from Badlands Offroad Adventures gives us some valuable “safeguarding” tips when Jeeping, camping or overlanding. The Editors We had just returned from a day of 4-wheeling. Our base campsite in the Mojave Desert was a beautiful patch of lush desert with cholla, creosote bushes, Joshua trees,... Read more
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The 2019 Lasernut Western Series kicked off this last weekend with the MetalCloak Stampede at Prairie City SVRA. The MetalCloak Stampede event, one that has been an annual staple in the Ultra4 Racing calendar for 7 years and counting, kicked off the season a bit early this... Read more
Off-Roaders Applaud Interior Order to Enhance Recreation on Public Lands
Land Use Updates March 26, 2019
ModernJeeper is proud to have Don Amador in our contributing and supporting staff of writers. Don’s credentials are unsurpassed in the land use and access world, and here he gives us his take on this exiting news about public lands. The Editors PROVIDE RECREATION BEFORE SELLING OFF PUBLIC LANDS?... Read more
CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS One of the crown jewel trails in the Sierra National Forest Ranger District, Swamp Lake is a treasure of a trail. Trail Description Swamp Lake trail is 13 miles long and will test the driver and vehicle. This trail is not... Read more
SEMA, RACE FANS AND RACERS CELEBRATE Many ModernJeepers and land use organizations have been helping the great folks at SEMA work towards restoring the Bonneville Salt Flats, a densely packed salt pan in northwest Utah perfect for racing and setting land speed records. The SEMA SAN (SEMA Action Network)... Read more
The Metalcloak Stampede – Got Jeeps?
GalleryMotorsports March 20, 2019
Editor’s Note: With the return of the Metalcloak Ultra4 Stampede this weekend to Prairie City SVRA just outside of Rancho Cordova in Northern California, we thought it was appropriate to share one of our most popular ModernJeeper articles… Oh, and a little commercial plug for the event too: Originally... Read more
Careful! Truth in Politics and Government?
Land Use Updates March 19, 2019
WATCH FOR THE SLOW BOIL IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT (NOTE: No “slam” is intended for our honest, hard-working politicians and bureaucrats who do try to let the truth guide them in what they do and say; and who work for America every day. But to the rest, I say... Read more
Warning! Do You Have a Tire Failure Strategy?
Lifestyle March 16, 2019
Overlanding, 4×4 trainer and back country adventurer Tom Severin from Badlands Off Road Adventures offers some excellent strategies to handle those inevitable tire failures we all encounter. The Editors Tires are generally the number one cause of off-road driving problems. Tires, by their nature, take a lot of abuse... Read more
Breaking it Down: Cheap Jeeps!
Lifestyle March 15, 2019
Advantages and Disadvantages of Five Budget Jeeps to get you into the Lifestyle Cheap and Jeep are two words that do not go together. The old adage “Just Empty Every Pocket” is very fitting, especially when buying a brand new jeep off a dealer’s lot, not to mention... Read more
On March 12th, 2019 President Trump signed into law S. 47, the Conservation Management and Recreation Act, which previously was passed in the Senate and House overwhelmingly last month. This Act includes legislation that Rep. Paul Cook introduced in the last Congress, including the California Off-road Recreation and Conservation... Read more