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Allegiance! Teddy Roosevelt Said it Best!
“We have room for but one flag (in this country)….and  we have room for but one sole loyalty, and that is a loyalty to the American people,” said President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907. Teddy was big on every American being just that – an American. He was strong on... Read more
5 M’s Learned After 50+ Years of the Jeeping Lifestyle
50+ Years of Jeeping and Off-Roading; Lessons Learned The bikini clad Rock Zombie girls were all over my Jeep giving it the wash job of its life as I sat perched in the door frame marveling at 50 years of off-roading. They were raising money for landuse, so I’m... Read more
[interview & pics] Baby Jeep Racing’s Dawson Allington — Ultra4 Champion and Brain Surgery Survivor
Dawson Allington is a true ModernJeeper. Driver of #4695 “The Rock Jock Jeep” Dawson dominated the Stock Class in his very first year racing the Ultra4 Series including a second place finish at the 2018 King of the Hammers Everyman Challenge. We had a chance to touch base with... Read more
The Gazebo

The Gazebo

Land Use Updates December 18, 2018

AN ANALOGY ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS AND THE PEOPLE THAT USE THE LAND Once upon a time, there was a beautiful gazebo, surrounded by a well manicured park, in the middle of a small town square. Built many years ago with tax dollars, the gazebo was public... Read more
Forward to the Future; or Back to the Past?
WHO WILL ANSWER FUTURE’S CALL? Activists and advocates in off-road/jeeping recreation seem to be an aging group – no offense intended. Many of us are “gray hairs” and many are working so hard that “burnout” may cause some premature aging. I worry that not enough young folks are taking... Read more
Festive Four Wheeling

Festive Four Wheeling

Lifestyle December 14, 2018

It is the Christmas season! The most wheeling-ful time of the year! Depending on where you live, that may or not be a true statement. In areas like the South-West, wheeling in the desert is much nicer in Winter than heading out on the trail in the blazing hot... Read more
[pics] SEMA 2018… The Best of DUB!
  BIG WHEELS, BIG TIRES, AND BIG EYES AT SEMA The 2018 SEMA show in Las Vegas brought in over 70,000 domestic and international buyers and industry representatives…and about the same number of amazing vehicles from all over the planet! According to a few internet searches, the term “Dub”... Read more
Legos? Jeeps? It’s a Match Made in Moab [flashback]
A few years ago ModernJeeper contributor Jake Headlee shared this article about Lego and Jeeps. We found it so much fun we wanted to share it again.   Enjoy, The Editors For many kids around the world, LEGO building blocks and kits are some of the first experiences with creating something... Read more
Remembering December 7, 1941 – A Day That Will Live in Infamy
THE WAR BETWEEN AMERICA AND JAPAN STARTED TODAY IN 1941 In the morning hours of Sunday, December 7th, 1941 a Japanese dive bomber appeared out of the clouds above Hawaii with 360 Japanese war planes following him.  Pearl Harbor was hit by a surprise attack with a ferocity unseen... Read more
[pics] W.E. Rock – Congress, AZ – Flashback 2016
Now and then we just have to bring on a flashback and share stories of note. W.E.ROCK from 2016 is a good example of Motorsports fun that never gets old.  The Editors BRINGING ON THE EXTREME   The World Extreme Rock Crawling Championship Series is not something new. Not... Read more