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- Logan
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- Pensacola, Florida
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- 1965 C10
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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 21â. As you can tell by the pics. Iâve definitely been putting the miles on it. Dealership couldnât 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 broncoâs. 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 10â air mattress slept great. One thing I wish I wouldâve 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 wasnât 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 didnât 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 4â x 8â high density foam insulation board. Cut it to fit the width of the trunk area. Then cut into equal 24â sections. Hit it with some loctite spray adhesive then wrapped it with some spare fabric I had. Itâs 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 canât plug your phone in before the wireless CarPlay connects or else it wonât connect at all. Thereâs 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 didnât want my phone going anywhere on this trip. Iâll 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 itâs a peace of mind luxury on long trips. You know what you can do when you can and you know when you canât. Thatâs all Iâll say (governed to 101).
I know Iâm missing so many things. I shouldâve taken notes on the things I liked/didnât 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 youâll get to where youâre going if youâre focused on how youâre getting there.
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 21â. As you can tell by the pics. Iâve definitely been putting the miles on it. Dealership couldnât 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 broncoâs. 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 10â air mattress slept great. One thing I wish I wouldâve 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 wasnât 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 didnât 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 4â x 8â high density foam insulation board. Cut it to fit the width of the trunk area. Then cut into equal 24â sections. Hit it with some loctite spray adhesive then wrapped it with some spare fabric I had. Itâs 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 canât plug your phone in before the wireless CarPlay connects or else it wonât connect at all. Thereâs 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 didnât want my phone going anywhere on this trip. Iâll 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 itâs a peace of mind luxury on long trips. You know what you can do when you can and you know when you canât. Thatâs all Iâll say (governed to 101).
I know Iâm missing so many things. I shouldâve taken notes on the things I liked/didnât 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 youâll get to where youâre going if youâre focused on how youâre getting there.
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