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5079.4 miles.
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Pensacola -> Killeen, Tx -> Carlsbad Caverns -> Phoenix, Az - Grand Canyon -> Zion -> Moab -> Arches -> Denver -> Breckenridge -> St. Louis -> Pensacola.


Needed a break before going home for the holidays. Picked a buddy up in Texas and hit the road for some camping, hiking, and skiing. Gotta love road tripping in -32°.

Bought the bronco back in September after ordering November 21’. As you can tell by the pics. I’ve definitely been putting the miles on it. Dealership couldn’t believe I took it in to get serviced already with 10k miles.

Brought the basics, cast irons, jet stove, chairs, table cold weather gear for skiing in CO.


Bought an air mattress on Amazon that fits jeeps and bronco’s. Installed some Paracord grab handles and hit the road.



MPG: headed northwest, I was getting about 18.5 - 19. 2.7 with Sasquatch. Whenever I was headed from Denver to St. Louis we were in a hell of a headwind. (During the massive cold front that hit the entire US). Averaged about 15.5mpg on that leg of the journey. That one hurt the wallet. Otherwise very happy with the gas consumption. I bought it for the capability not to save the planet.


The 10” air mattress slept great. One thing I wish I would’ve done prior to the trip was build a platform to level the trunk area with the back seats. Other than that, I put rocks under the rear tires to level the bed. Worked great.



The drive was incredible. The factory mud terrains rode great through all of the terrain I had it in. (Snowy fields, colorado snow storms, ridge trails in la cruces) I never once felt like I wasn’t in control. My buddy and I were the people in the left lane passing all of the jeeps going 65 in the snow covered lane. Loved every bit of that.



With all of the extra driving. I estimated we spent around $1200 on fuel for the trip total. Which was fine considering we saved so much money not getting hotel rooms. We also didn’t get fast food the entire trip. We lived on eggs by the campfire in the morning. Sandwiches throughout the day. Steak, potatoes and whiskey at night.



I built the platform I spoke about previously just this past weekend. Bought a 4’ x 8’ high density foam insulation board. Cut it to fit the width of the trunk area. Then cut into equal 24” sections. Hit it with some loctite spray adhesive then wrapped it with some spare fabric I had. It’s a pretty crude job. But I have bigger plans for that space later down the line (custom starboard drawer system).



The sync system was the weirdest part of the trip. I have so many gripes with the CarPlay in this vehicle. When connected wirelessly, the sound cuts out when going through congested cities or just stops working entirely. You can’t plug your phone in before the wireless CarPlay connects or else it won’t connect at all. There’s a learning curve to the wireless car play.



One thing I bought for my phone was the proclip dash mount with the magic mount. I bought the magic mount that has 12 magnets in it because I didn’t want my phone going anywhere on this trip. I’ll post pictures below of the mount. The fit is amazing, no wiggle, no sounds of any kind from it. Rock solid design.



WeatherTech mats saved me countless hours of cleaning post trip. WeatherTech has a reputation. No need to go into depth with this.



BUY A RADAR DETECTOR. Brought one on the trip and it’s a peace of mind luxury on long trips. You know what you can do when you can and you know when you can’t. That’s all I’ll say (governed to 101).



I know I’m missing so many things. I should’ve taken notes on the things I liked/didn’t like. But I was too busy having a good time. Please ask questions or feel free to share your holiday road trips. I did this trip pretty minimally. I like to make it up as I go on big trips. No need worrying about when you’ll get to where you’re going if you’re focused on how you’re getting there.


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You get any high crosswinds in the snow with that soft top? I do road trips through CO, WY, UT in the late winter early spring and only concern is getting snow inside overnight.

Camping looks great! Plan to sleep in mine as well, but need to pick up one of those hammocks that fit inside.
 
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You get any high crosswinds in the snow with that soft top? I do road trips through CO, WY, UT in the late winter early spring and only concern is getting snow inside overnight.

Camping looks great! Plan to sleep in mine as well, but need to pick up one of those hammocks that fit inside.
Driving from Breckenridge back to Denver we hit some NASTY crosswinds. Snow blowing sideways for about the 30 min drive across an open field. Soft top flapped a little bit. But blasting the heat kept the cold out. No snow got inside during the whole trip. Unless it was on the bottom of our boots.
 

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Got you beat. Boston->Gettysburg->W.Va->St. Luis->Utah (+ a sliver of Nevada)->Boston, 6,000 miles. The cross-country trek accounted for 4,000 miles, 28 days. The other 2,000 miles was mostly backcountry West Virginia and Utah.
 

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Got you beat. Boston->Gettysburg->W.Va->St. Luis->Utah (+ a sliver of Nevada)->Boston, 6,000 miles. The cross-country trek accounted for 4,000 miles, 28 days. The other 2,000 miles was mostly backcountry West Virginia and Utah.
I did mine in 10 days😉.
 

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I did mine in 10 days😉.
Sometimes you gotta stop and smell the slickrock (or something).
But you got to experience the bomb cyclone in your truck. All we got in the northeast was a week of residual rain.â˜č
Great shots, nice sampling of your odyssey.
 

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Awesome, thanks for posting! And wow 
 I’ve had mine 17 months and don’t have half that # miles yet! But I’m retired and don’t drive but 2-3 days a week.
 
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Awesome that you went out and did this. Looks like you had a great time and put your new vehicle to the test. My son and I have a 3 week overlanding trip set for this summer(he has a built up 4Runner). From Texas to NM to CO to UT and back around. Plan is to hit all the "big" trails that everyone talks about. Can't wait.
 

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Got you beat. Boston->Gettysburg->W.Va->St. Luis->Utah (+ a sliver of Nevada)->Boston, 6,000 miles. The cross-country trek accounted for 4,000 miles, 28 days. The other 2,000 miles was mostly backcountry West Virginia and Utah.
Louisiana-texas-oklahoma-kansas-nebraska-wyoming-south dakota-montana-idaho-utah-nevada-arizona-colorado-new mexico-texas-louisiana- 6800 miles 21 days in a jlur with three adults
 i cant wait to try again in my bronco.
 

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Driving from Breckenridge back to Denver we hit some NASTY crosswinds. Snow blowing sideways for about the 30 min drive across an open field. Soft top flapped a little bit. But blasting the heat kept the cold out. No snow got inside during the whole trip. Unless it was on the bottom of our boots.
Super envious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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5079.4 miles.
Pictures below.

Pensacola -> Killeen, Tx -> Carlsbad Caverns -> Phoenix, Az - Grand Canyon -> Zion -> Moab -> Arches -> Denver -> Breckenridge -> St. Louis -> Pensacola.


Needed a break before going home for the holidays. Picked a buddy up in Texas and hit the road for some camping, hiking, and skiing. Gotta love road tripping in -32°.

Bought the bronco back in September after ordering November 21’. As you can tell by the pics. I’ve definitely been putting the miles on it. Dealership couldn’t believe I took it in to get serviced already with 10k miles.

Brought the basics, cast irons, jet stove, chairs, table cold weather gear for skiing in CO.


Bought an air mattress on Amazon that fits jeeps and bronco’s. Installed some Paracord grab handles and hit the road.



MPG: headed northwest, I was getting about 18.5 - 19. 2.7 with Sasquatch. Whenever I was headed from Denver to St. Louis we were in a hell of a headwind. (During the massive cold front that hit the entire US). Averaged about 15.5mpg on that leg of the journey. That one hurt the wallet. Otherwise very happy with the gas consumption. I bought it for the capability not to save the planet.


The 10” air mattress slept great. One thing I wish I would’ve done prior to the trip was build a platform to level the trunk area with the back seats. Other than that, I put rocks under the rear tires to level the bed. Worked great.



The drive was incredible. The factory mud terrains rode great through all of the terrain I had it in. (Snowy fields, colorado snow storms, ridge trails in la cruces) I never once felt like I wasn’t in control. My buddy and I were the people in the left lane passing all of the jeeps going 65 in the snow covered lane. Loved every bit of that.



With all of the extra driving. I estimated we spent around $1200 on fuel for the trip total. Which was fine considering we saved so much money not getting hotel rooms. We also didn’t get fast food the entire trip. We lived on eggs by the campfire in the morning. Sandwiches throughout the day. Steak, potatoes and whiskey at night.



I built the platform I spoke about previously just this past weekend. Bought a 4’ x 8’ high density foam insulation board. Cut it to fit the width of the trunk area. Then cut into equal 24” sections. Hit it with some loctite spray adhesive then wrapped it with some spare fabric I had. It’s a pretty crude job. But I have bigger plans for that space later down the line (custom starboard drawer system).



The sync system was the weirdest part of the trip. I have so many gripes with the CarPlay in this vehicle. When connected wirelessly, the sound cuts out when going through congested cities or just stops working entirely. You can’t plug your phone in before the wireless CarPlay connects or else it won’t connect at all. There’s a learning curve to the wireless car play.



One thing I bought for my phone was the proclip dash mount with the magic mount. I bought the magic mount that has 12 magnets in it because I didn’t want my phone going anywhere on this trip. I’ll post pictures below of the mount. The fit is amazing, no wiggle, no sounds of any kind from it. Rock solid design.



WeatherTech mats saved me countless hours of cleaning post trip. WeatherTech has a reputation. No need to go into depth with this.



BUY A RADAR DETECTOR. Brought one on the trip and it’s a peace of mind luxury on long trips. You know what you can do when you can and you know when you can’t. That’s all I’ll say (governed to 101).



I know I’m missing so many things. I should’ve taken notes on the things I liked/didn’t like. But I was too busy having a good time. Please ask questions or feel free to share your holiday road trips. I did this trip pretty minimally. I like to make it up as I go on big trips. No need worrying about when you’ll get to where you’re going if you’re focused on how you’re getting there.


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Hey Logan, great trip, good on ya! I also just finished a 5K mile road trip, though mine was through the western US, but I averaged 16.9 mpg with the 4 banger. Interesting to see that the difference between the two motors is almost exact.
Like you, I used a radar detector, and glad I did as it saved me three sure tickets. Well worth the investment.
Great photos by the way. Enjoy your new truck!
 
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Sometimes you gotta stop and smell the slickrock (or something).
But you got to experience the bomb cyclone in your truck. All we got in the northeast was a week of residual rain.â˜č
Great shots, nice sampling of your odyssey.
Military only gave me 10 days. Had to make the most of it!
 

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Military only gave me 10 days. Had to make the most of it!
Sometimes you gotta just crank out those miles: hooray for the Interstate system (Thanks, Ike!). Plenty of posts, plus my own experience, testify to the Bronco's highway capabilities. Gets us to those special backroads and trails to exploit the truck's raison d'etre: offroad treking.
I'm sure it was a great trip, and 1) I'm glad you got to some exotic dirt, gravel, and rock, and 2) I am frankly envious of your Colorado blizzard stretch. To give you an example of my perverse predilections, Boston had a 26-inch blizzard in 2013. The city was shut down cold (pun intended) (transit, also) but I still went out and did a 24-hour double taxi-driving shift...in a Camry hybrid cab. Had to dig it out several times, but I made a bundle!
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