I have no idea who the Monkeyholics are … but, I am sure that they will have the coolest tshirt at their event this weekend. Our client wanted a shirt that would pop and I think we delivered. It has to be some type of cool 4 wheel drive club with monster tires and such. Looks fun no matter what.
I have owned two jeeps in my lifetime, so far (wink wink), and I love the mud. Not a big fan of getting stuck. Here’s a story from my past. My first jeep was a CJ-5. Very short wheelbase, still had that body style from previous military model. We lived in Lufkin, Texas at the time … I was a youth minister … the guys in my youth group loved the red jeep as well. Living in the Pineywoods … lots of logging roads and the such near where we lived. Well, on Saturday morning … off I went exploring some trails, ruts, ravines, etc. I happened upon this cool creek … not too steep … should be a no brainer. I slowly pulled down into the creek at an angle and when I got to the bottom the front wheels began to go up while the back wheels continued to go down when all of a sudden I felt the entire body kind of twist … and pop … I did not have a clutch. Seems the deal that pushes in the pressure plates just popped out. I was stranded. No winch. Nothing. The really bad thing. I was suppose to sing in a wedding that afternoon. I was probably a good 5 miles from anything. (This was pre-cell phone days) and no one knew where I was.
I trekked out of the woods and honestly I can not recall how we got the jeep out and home … I was just trying to get to the wedding. I made it. I am sure some great friends helped in getting my jeep home.
The next weekend at our normal youth meeting my kids presented me with a brand new come-along. (come-along is like a winch you can use by hand) I still have that come-along to this day.
To continue an all ready super long post … I think I would like to try a Suzuki Samauri for a next project. I hear they are pretty fun.
