Strokermjcomanche Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 I'm taking the MJ tomorrow on a 5 hour each way journey . I've got a tool kit , spare tire , extra fluids etc . Just seeing if you guys recommend taking anything else that I didn't think of bringing along . Thanks in advance .
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 16, 2014 Author Posted December 16, 2014 D.C area . Straight there ,straight back . Wanna go ? Lol
TheDude Posted December 17, 2014 Posted December 17, 2014 I have to work other wise I probably would. You picking up parts?
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 17, 2014 Author Posted December 17, 2014 Yes or else or i would have taken the WJ or XJ. Too big to fit inside .
onlyinajeep726 Posted December 17, 2014 Posted December 17, 2014 Got a jack and tire chocks? Big, thick blanket in the event you get stranded on the side of the road and temperatures get down in the upper 20's? Drinking water?...I tend to over-think lol.
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 17, 2014 Author Posted December 17, 2014 I have the blanket , coat , cooler with food a drinks , no chock though . I can probably impervize if need be . It's going to be 34 degrees so hopefully I'll be fine .Thanks
gogmorgo Posted December 17, 2014 Posted December 17, 2014 I drove my 300,000 mile MJ on similar length round trips without issues. But yeah, beyond small tool kit (including basic recovery gear), just some extra warmth and maybe some extra food/drinking water as well. In all honesty nothing more than I normally drive around with.
dscowell Posted December 17, 2014 Posted December 17, 2014 I got a 12+ hour drive back home from Montana tommow. The only I would say to do that I always do is check all the fluids real quick and fill accordingly.
mjeff87 Posted December 17, 2014 Posted December 17, 2014 Not sure what your route is, but if you get into trouble around Richmond, VA give me a shout. PM me for my # if you want. Jeff
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 18, 2014 Author Posted December 18, 2014 Well I made it !! I left about 6 am and got home 6:45 pm so 12hours instead of ten hours . Only issue I hadwas going up steep grades the aw4 trans would puke a little fluid out . It's still full but I think the front seal is going . I'm too tired and it's to dark to do anything anyhow . Thanks for the offer mjeff87 and everyone else for your input .
mjeff87 Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 :cheers: I made a 17 hour trip from VA to TN several years ago to pick up a free engine (in a Ford Escort no less....). Drove 8.5 hours on a Saturday, grabbed a motel room and picked up the engine the next morning. Beat feet 8.5 hrs back to VA, then went back to work the next morning.
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 18, 2014 Author Posted December 18, 2014 :cheers: I made a 17 hour trip from VA to TN several years ago to pick up a free engine (in a Ford Escort no less....). Drove 8.5 hours on a Saturday, grabbed a motel room and picked up the engine the next morning. Beat feet 8.5 hrs back to VA, then went back to work the next morning. Where did you put the engine ? In the trunk? Must have been quite an adventure . The best driving experiences I've had is driving a 28 ' box truck 27 hours straight through from Denver to Ohio. No hotel , just stopped for fuel and food . Did the drive again with a then new 2010 ford explorer rental . I like driving something that I don't care about and don't have to fix !
MuddFoot Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 went from miami to denver co non stop. mt dew and little debbies.
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 18, 2014 Author Posted December 18, 2014 went from miami to denver co non stop. mt dew and little debbies. [/quote I went through a 24 pack of Mountain Dew .its the only soda I drink. I don't drink coffee
MuddFoot Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 its the only soda that doesnt go flat after riding in a truck all week. semi 18wheeler big rig ect i hauled cars with my uncle all over the US
mjeff87 Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Hatchback LOL......stuffed it in the back. I loved that car, still miss it to this day.
xjrev10 Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 went from miami to denver co non stop. mt dew and little debbies. I find Mtn dew the worst for road trips. Gotta whizz within 45 min of drinkin it! I stick to a few Monsters or Full throttles and plain ol water. 27 hours - Weeki Wachee FL to Virginia MN in a '14 JK. Non stop. Same trip the year before in my '12 cummins. 9 hours recently from Norway IA to Virginia. EZ trip. Nice driving across the country in a brand new rig with no worries. This spring tho.... 22 hours one way to Moab with the MJ in tow with my 200k 03 CTD.. Should be exciting.
Jeep Driver Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 I'm taking the MJ tomorrow on a 5 hour each way journey . I've got a tool kit , spare tire , extra fluids etc . Just seeing if you guys recommend taking anything else that I didn't think of bringing along . Thanks in advance . A woman.
big66440 Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 I plan on taking my comanche all over as soon as I get a chance, worst road trip experience I've ever had was the ride back home on this years Vegas vacation,,,, it was only because I took a 1.75ml bottle of Bulleit Rye to last me 3 days and well enough said :ack: .
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 19, 2014 Author Posted December 19, 2014 I'm taking the MJ tomorrow on a 5 hour each way journey . I've got a tool kit , spare tire , extra fluids etc . Just seeing if you guys recommend taking anything else that I didn't think of bringing along . Thanks in advance . A woman. Then I'd have to hear " your driving to fast!"are you sure you're going the right way " I got to use the restroom " . Then I'd have to leave her in another state . Lol
Brickmiata Posted December 19, 2014 Posted December 19, 2014 done the drive from MA to Orlando quite a few times. A Honda odyssey, a single cab bench seat Tacoma with manual everything (lap of luxury), and a 2013 wrx. The wrx was the worst because there were four of us and no leg room. We were supposed to each drive 6hrs but I took two shifts because the drivers seat was the only place I could extend my legs. Ate a lot of candy on that ride.
Dirteatr717 Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 Made the drive from Long Island NY to Park City Utah in the beginning of September, ended up being over 40 hours of driving between traffic and a few back roads, only issue I had was losing a Lower control arm bolt somewhere in Indiana or Iowa I think...
johnj92131 Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 My longest driving stint was from Old Faithfull in Yellowstone National Park to Anaheim, Ca in a 24 hour shot. My wife had me pull over outside St.George, Ut so she could drive. 3 miles later, she pulled over and told me I had to drive because she was too tired. Got home at noon. Went right to bed. Did not even turn the head lights off. Battery was dead next day. That was about 1250 miles in 1973. Car was a 1969 Chevrolet Corvair.
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