I have drive a vehicular mullet.

[shane_th_ee]

I don't have an $80K Lincoln, but we got our camper so we don't have to sleep in a hotel.

Hotels? Where we’re going there are no hotels!

 

[Artie]

Y’all kill me lol

so hotel and toddlers is a nightmare and I spent enough time in them when I worked in sales. I’m still a Hilton member with a boatload of points... they aren’t completely out of the picture.

I’m probably not your typical Navigator driver, I’d imagine most people who see me in mine either think I work at the shop and I’m test driving it or I work for the owner of the vehicle.

My wife and I have always been the outdoorsy types and the Nav has most the stuff required to be a full-size camping vehicle as long as you don’t get too crazy.

 

[Lou Hamilton]

Y’all kill me lol

so hotel and toddlers is a nightmare and I spent enough time in them when I worked in sales. I’m still a Hilton member with a boatload of points... they aren’t completely out of the picture.

I’m probably not your typical Navigator driver, I’d imagine most people who see me in mine either think I work at the shop and I’m test driving it or I work for the owner of the vehicle.

My wife and I have always been the outdoorsy types and the Nav has most the stuff required to be a full-size camping vehicle as long as you don’t get too crazy.

And I probably look more like a Navi driver but in reality I love to be outdoors. Grew up camping and hunting and living near the beach with boats, jetskis, etc. I'm injured now, but I love to run on trails and up through the mountains. 20-30 miles with 3000-4000 feet of elevation gain in my zen.

 

[Artie]

And I probably look more like a Navi driver but in reality I love to be outdoors. Grew up camping and hunting and living near the beach with boats, jetskis, etc. I'm injured now, but I love to run on trails and up through the mountains. 20-30 miles with 3000-4000 feet of elevation gain in my zen.

I can relate to your zen.

what type of injury?

 

[Lou Hamilton]

I can relate to your zen.

what type of injury?

Torn PCL. 8-12 months out of commission (running heavy exercise). In PT now.

 

[Artie]

Torn PCL. 8-12 months out of commission (running heavy exercise). In PT now.

Ugh, that sucks. Getting old is the absolute worst thing about birthdays. I just turned 43 and I’ve had to have serious reevaluations about what I can and want to do vs. what my actual safe operating perimeters are. Currently, I’m battling a strained psoas muscle and it’s been ongoing for weeks now. This type of issue was non existent and not even a threat just a couple years ago.

 

[Lou Hamilton]

Ugh, that sucks. Getting old is the absolute worst thing about birthdays. I just turned 43 and I’ve had to have serious reevaluations about what I can and want to do vs. what my actual safe operating perimeters are. Currently, I’m battling a strained psoas muscle and it’s been ongoing for weeks now. This type of issue was non existent and not even a threat just a couple years ago.

I know right. I'll be 48 this year and the last three years seem to be one injury after another.

I used to be the fool that would do those 3-10 mile obstacle course races (OCR) and then wake up the next day and do a 2 hour workout. Now... well... Yes, it sucks to get older.

 

[JExpedition07]

This vehicular mullet came up on recommended this morning and I thought of you right away Artie....seems you have a history with mullets?

 

[Mike Wolfe]

Business in the front.

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Party in the back.
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I starting to think about a more rugged wheel/tire setup. I know there are a ton of threads on here already that I’ve read but one thing I can’t seem to find any concrete opinions on is 18 inch vs 20 inch wheels. I don’t want to change the outer diameter of the stock tire I currently run and I don’t want to have any tire running or run a lift. I just want something that I can run through some mud if I encounter it and have more confidence off road in general. I don’t want to rock crawl but I also know that theses stock street tires aren’t good for much past dirt/gravel.

Nice Trailer
Where did you get it & if you do mind sharing at what price

 

[FeO2]

Artie, first I saw of this. Cool thread!
Glad to hear you get it dirty...

I've got Blizzak 18" winter tires on my 10 expy, they are on steel rims that are used for the spare tire.

I found chrome hubcaps from a place in Fla. .
Korean made but are excellent....

An idea for off road tires...

 

[Artie]

Nice Trailer
Where did you get it & if you do mind sharing at what price

There is only one place that imports them from South Africa and he is located in Ohio, that’s where I bought mine. He has a couple other places that sell them as well, one is Hardscrabble outdoors in Colorado Springs and another place somewhere in Arizona. As for price, check the link below, there is some info there about all the available options. Long story short is it isn’t cheap but it’s built to last. It was a buy once cry once purchase.

https://conqueror4x4usa.com/products/uev-490-extreme/