Bought it new in 2007 and still going strong. My wife and son keep trying to get me to trade it in but it ain't happening.

I've dragged a few deer out of the woods with her. I hunt on private property that has some nice trails so I usually can get within 100 yards of any deer I kill. Put a deer hauler on the back and good to go. Any More hunting vehicles out there. I love them Jeeps, this is my 4th one.

This is my 2004, 4dr. 4WD—— tough as woodpecker lips and will go almost anywhere. I can’t see myself parting with this one.

This is my 1955 go to huntin machine

Less top at a forst service cabin Montana

Mine

Bought it new in May of 2003 and it has served me well.

2006 Lexus GX470. V8, full time 4wd with locking high/low range. Gets me wherever I need to go.

Had mine for about 3 years now and Love it

A jeep is good for getting around on forest trails and such, but it’s not big enough to pull my camper or bass boat. For that, I have a 2014 Silverado Z71. My wife drives the Jeep.

MP

Cummins. 22 MPG and a 3/4 ton.

T4

Mine

Put this in the rear window

One more

Not to drag the post off in the bushes, but I need advice from the Jeep lovers. I ain't getting any younger and I'm toying with the idea of creating my "bucket vehicle" with an older Wrangler when I retire in a couple. My wife has a '99 Cherokee Laredo with less than 100K actual miles on it (my same year Tacoma has 2.5 times that). Nothing wrong with her Cherokee as is, but I haven't told her it figures into my plans so she doesn't start whining for something newer. When she finally can't drive a 20+ year old vehicle that is barely "broke in", I'm really interested in the engine.... the AMC based inline 4.0 liter, 6-cylinder that I think was one of the best engines they every put in them. So if it becomes the power plant of my "silver years" Wrangler, which series is the favorite and will accept this engine with minimum hassle, CJ, TJ, YJ,JK, JL? I know there are a lot of fans of Dana 44 front and rear axle models so it would be a plus if the model year came with them, but not a show stopper. I'm in 4WD where I hunt, but not climbing cliffs. Big wheels would be nice and they make me sorta want to paw the ground and butt my head against trees! What's your thoughts?

My hunting rig.

Cool rig Sailor, I've always loved pickup campers.

Love that vehicle Thumper. I love these trad hunting vehicle threads. My favorite vehicle was a 99 Toyota Tacoma. Would go anywhere. Had 470,000 miles on it when frame split in two. Just bought a 2002 toyoya tacoma for my new hunting vehicle.

I had a 99 Jeep Cherokee Laredo and the gas tank straps rusted off. That was/is common on those so make sure you check that good if you plant to keep it. Not fun when the tank drops smack on to the ground as you're driving.

87 Wrangler

I had a 96 Cherokee with the 4.0 engine. I probally would still have it but my son took it to Montana when he moved out there. It's probally still running. Never understood why they stopped putting those engines in the Jeeps. I'm pretty sure they stopped using the 4.0 in 2006.

T4halo, that is one happy chauffeur! Great picture! Does he let you drive sometimes? Canoe looks cool, too.

1C5-3Cherokee-2Wrangler-3Grand Cherokee WJ-1Grand Cherokee WKII Best hunting cars ever

Will tell, that sounds correct....that's why I figure my options are limited. The Jeep junkie sites concur, the 4.0L inline 6 wouldn't win any gas mileage awards, but was pretty much a bomb proof legend. It's just sacrilegious to get rid of one with <100K. You can't tell my wife anything....and I live a lot easier when I don't even bother to try! My other concern is a desire to go back to a manual transmission. I had a left knee replacement that will forever hurt, but an auto is just not trad, lol!

2017 Toyota 4Runner TRD. Pic was taken in the rain so it's a little fuzzy. Frank

Had a couple of C J's years ago 73 CJ 5 & 79 CJ 7 really liked both of them. These days I drive an 2007 F J Cruiser.

Ambleman, That goofy dog goes everywhere with me. He lets me drive every now and then. The canoe was an eight month project...turned out great, but unfortunately sucks on the river. 19'6" is to long for the North Branch of the Au Sable. It hangs in the shed and we take the 15 footer.

T4

My wife likes Jeeps, and has owned a few of them. The 4 liter straight 6 is a much better engine than the V6 that is in her 2009 Grand Cherokee.

MP

97 Subaru Outback 2" lift and General AT2's at 9500' elk camp. Yes I get a lot of giggles but it goes anywhere my f150 goes and twice the gas mileage

Someone say Subaru? 97 Subaru still rocking with 256k+ miles.

Love my JK

I have an 09 wrangler that is a twin to lefty's.

Old school strap em to the hood go

I had this Scrambler in 1985, I don't recall what year it was. It had a little box on the back with a custom topper. Sweetest little vehicle I ever had, I wish I still had it.

I had this Scrambler in 1985, I don't recall what year it was. It had a little box on the back with a custom topper. Sweetest little vehicle I ever had, I wish I still had it.

I had this Scrambler in 1985, I don't recall what year it was. It had a little box on the back with a custom topper. Sweetest little vehicle I ever had, I wish I still had it.

I had this Scrambler in 1985, I don't recall what year it was. It had a little box on the back with a custom topper. Sweetest little vehicle I ever had, I wish I still had it.

I'm getting dizzy

My 4 door Rubicon was a nice vehicle but it made more for the mountains than for Michigan..

Olddogrib, you need to look for an 03-06 Jeep Rubicon, it has all the specs you're looking for.

Ron LaClair, that Scrambler is awesome.

Well shes not a Jeep,,,,go big or go home ; ) My daily driver

Tony,

3/4 ton Mercedes diesel,,,25mpg in the city,,29 an change on highway ; )

Lord Ron, we can have you drivin' around like that! Somebody get the man a hauler for that trailer hitch before he gets pulled by a state trooper thinkin' he's a Tarheel redneck runnin' moonshine whilst using dead deer for cover. Come to think of it from those with loose lips at Shrewhaven, I hear he is fond of grits...just sayin'.

Zuk for running around by the house, live next door to Land Between the Lakes..

Like an idiot, i traded my 2007 fj for a new silverado z71. Ive always driven vehicles w a high cool factor-- the fj, 67 cougar, 74 torino... The chevy, not so much cool, although it so far has been a great truck--- still miss the fj.

The less cool chevy.

I bought this 6 banger jeep new in 74 (I think), plain jane, didn't even have a radio. There were holes in the floorboard from the factory to let the water out when you got in too deep.

I put big 16" Grip Spur tires from the Co-op on it, if it didn't bottom out it was unstoppable.

I got divorced in 78, drove away from my marriage in this jeep with a B&W TV I had to change channels on with a pair of pliers and little else.

I moved into an apartment, seldom drove the jeep. One day I decided to charge the very dead battery and crank the motor. The motor still ran like a sewing machine.

That evening I went to work on the midnight shift, when I came home the next morning some low life had stolen my jeep, I never saw it again. I picked the wrong day to charge the battery.

The deer was my first bow kill, the year was 74-75, I don't remember exactly.

1998 F150. My first and only vehicle I ever bought new. 240,000 miles and still going strong. mg

Good story Eric, sorry for your loss. I had to haul most of my deer in the trunk of my cars, I had 4 different Ford Escorts, couldn't justify buying a truck until I retired. Buying a truck was on my bucket list, bought a Tacoma 4 door 5 years ago.

I got my new to me 95 yj in April. Looking forward to hunting season

Another picture of my Jeep Scrambler. It had a 4 cylinder engine but pulled the little trailer in the picture

These are both my hunting rigs. Some trails are to wide for fj.

My ride and my tent . Lol.

I will say, I have always wanted a Jeep ! I just use a truck to much

Mines a 98 but doesn't see dirt anymore. Got a truck for that. Summer ride and the ladies love it.

Besides my 55 CJ I also had a 55 Willys pickup, I bought it in 1974 at a junk yard and rebuilt the whole thing and put a stake body on it that I got at a different junk yard It had a 6 cylinder flathead Super Hurricane motor. I loaded it up with all my belongings in 75 and moved to our 47 acres in western Montana we had bought the year before. We lived in a cabin tent for a year while I built a cabin on our land. I loved that little truck and it had it's share of game in the back over the years. It never let me down.

Yep, she'll climb a slope ;)

Rear view

This was my little 60 Willy my son stuck an arrow in the light ring in the front of it

I bet I have the fastest game hauler of them all.

It looks like you do Ron, and in style too. Nice.

There is a big V-8 under that hood with a lot of goodies, in reality I do use it for hauling, just have to be very careful of the paint...…..Nice rigs guys

I may add back in the day I found out that a model T with its original power plant, strip off the fenders and put larger (balloon type tires) on it and it would go places that a jeep couldn't, I know, I pulled out a few jeeps.

In Florida too much horsepower and aggressive tires will get you into trouble, we have no base you just keep sinking.

Anywhere else they work fine.

RonG, not sure about hauling game but mine is pretty quick too ! I have hauled goat and cow feed in it before . LOL

My 2001 Cherokee.Love this thing.

Seeing all those jeeps brought back some memories, not all of them fond ones. Had ‘69 Jeepster Commando (Kaiser). Had a Buick V6, small 2 seat cab, with a 4’X4’ open back. Good for carrying water or fuel jugs, or cord wood. I think there was about 2 5 gallon buckets of Bondo holding the bottom quarter panels together, and always carried 2 extra clutch cables with me. Funny that the only time the cables broke was on icy or snowy roads, so I’d have to lie on the cold ground to change it. The day I sold it, the new owner drove off, and a bolt rattled around, and fell on the ground. I now drive pretty comfy GMC Sierra 4X4. Gets me where I need to get to, and dependable. Just not so great on narrow goat trails.

This ones been a faithful performer.

You guys are killing me. Miss my Jeep's, probably my '46 cj 2a the most.

72

Barber, you could carry a deer across the hood.

My old every day driver and hunting vehicle was a subaru forester....once the snow fell i couldn't get in an out of the properties i was hunting.....now with a wrangler and higher clearance a little snow is no problem.....new to upgrade tries later this year..

The Silver Slug. It has become increasingly difficult to load a deer into the bed by myself. I normally just walk on my hunts them come back to the house and get the tractor if I need to move a carcass. The loader bucket is much easier on my back.

2015

Every time I see a Jeep thread it brings a tear to my eye thinking how much I miss my old J-10 Pioneer. Gosh I still miss that beast! Built like a tank, could climb a mountain with ease, and looked damn good doing it, I might add.

Hey Jeb, how do you keep your gear from falling out? LOL!!

My huntin rig. Yep, I actually took it huntin a few years ago. Both for old times sake and because cars are made for driving.

I can’t let liv2 bowhunt be the only cruiser guy. Here’s my 60 series and my 100 series below to go with his fj0. Ive had various jeeps, early broncos and landcruisers for 40 of my 64 years. All have hauled home the venison.

Here’s my 100 series cruiser

I can fit a 72" Tamerlane in there!

Cool ole Gia...how do ya carry a deer ?

Yeah,Thumper's got it going on. Bronco IIs are sweet! Full size Broncos are nice too. Miss my FSBs and my BIIs.

Wish I had a wrangler rubicon but you cant beat 20k cheaper and 28+ mpg highway!

I sold my cherokee a few years back I wish'd Id kept it

2007 Yukon XL. I've got a winch for the front and it saved my bacon in Colorado a few years ago.

Nice truck and trailer combo Troll. Saw it at Compton this year, next time I'll stop by and say hi.

My 86' will never win a race but they go and go.

Who needs a jeep

Best part about old jeeps is anyone can drive them. A 97 Cherokee with a straight 6 a couplhundred k and running strong. Warm heat cold ac and Carla you door locks. We drove it 4 hours one way on this trip. Picked it up from a guy for $1200 put a few hundred into the mechanicals and stopping some leaks and it runs like a top. I promise it will go places you won’t take a newer/nicer ride and still get ya home.

It's all about being creative!

Carter, your ‘86 looks great. Here’s mine. With 500,000 miles. Still running great. Can’t beat the old Toyota. :-)

Ram powerwagon aka 5/4 ton jeep rubicon and hayburner ORV "Idaho Joe"

Joey

Thanks, 500k is impressive the old toyotas must give car salesmen nightmares.

Carter, had 7 miles on the odometer when I bought it . Paid just under $11k for her. Been a great truck and value. And still use her most every weekend to haul and tow.

Ready to chase AZ elk in Sept ...

OIIIIIIIO John

Land Rover Discovery 1 XD 1997 309,000 K. 2 bows,boots, everything I need to go to the wood inside all year long.

Sorry for the camo color I hope you will see this one better.

Good looking rigs. LR is cool. Yota 22E/RE motor never dies, it will rust apart first

Just traded in my older Ram for a 2018 Rebel. Love it so far

I've got a 2017 ram now which is a great family truck but I sure miss my 87 YJ I had way back. That thing never had a top on it or doors unless it was below 45 degrees. Had a lot of fun in that thing. One day I'll have a new 4dr jk for the family

No pics but mine is a '99 Wrangler Sahara that I'll probably never part with.

Guys I love seeing all these rigs that are used !! I too have soft spot for older Jeeps [I had a CJ3] but the long outback distances in Australia were killing my little mountain goat. The Ford Ute in pic is a 4 Litre six engine but with a factory locking rear diff that is nice for when situation gets sticky The camp set up is pretty typical of a WA outback hunt that works for me.

Excellent mileage and good off-road; not much for speed or game hauling...I lost track of how many times I rode it over the Divide.

Had an '87 Jeep Cherokee and put 200K on it. I have this 2007 Ford F150 now. It did great duty hauling a Ranger bass boat for 7 years before I sold the boat. It now hauls a utility trailer and an 18' Lowe Jon boat.

Down Sikaville with the Honda ATV, utility trailer and F150.

I have an 04 wrangler. Nothing special. But goes everywhere I want. Took out the back seat and carpet. Deer and hogs can go in the back or on the hitch hauler! Love my jeep!

I have an '04 Wrangler but Toyota is taking over as my "go to" vehicles..

I have an '04 Wrangler but Toyota is taking over as my "go to" vehicles..

1988 Suzuki Samurai

Latest ride.

I had one of those

Grippy tires!!!

One season I used my 71 Beetle to get to my spots. Miss the bug. Now, where I live, I can walk to my spots!

Toyotas for me

Toyotas for me

Love the pics, especially of Thumper's early Ford Bronco. I have one of those but it's not for hunting, just cruising. When I go hunting I drive my 2015 F-150 Supercrew 4x4. Here is a pic of my Bronco to go with Thumper's.

no pictures, my Jeeps were long go. I had a bunch (either 8 or 9) of the old '40s & '50s CJ-2A & the like, a FORD GPW with bullet holes in body & air snorkel up the windshield frame, and frame tow strap loops, and a '74 CJ-5, a '73 CJ-5, and an '83 CJ-7. People ask how many and I tell them maybe 27 Jeeps. It's not that far of aa stretch. Old square Broncos are cool, a buddy of mine had one with the half- cab many years. This makes me want to get another old JEEP. My shop buildings are full though, would have to add on.

I've only owned one jeep back in the late 1970s. A J-10 Honcho truck.

I always put the tall skinny 7.50-16 directional bar tires on, get the axles up out of the muck.

My 79 CJ7 with a couple Bear Takedowns from the 70's and 80's. It has a 258 6 cyl 3 speed and has upgraded ignition system and Motorcraft 2150 carb.

Had a 78? samurai, mean little machine for off roading. Also a 89 Cherokee. Still have 64 cj5 not inspected though. Still using a 78 CJ7. At times we had 25 jeeps etc. For a Sunday ride, miss those days. Every place we had permission to off road has either been reclaimed or a developed now:(

CRAIG you sold my Jeep. haha. MOAB: I rented a junky CJ-7 a week while vacationing in MOAB in ? 1983 or so. My '74 had the 232 if I recall it right, had a couple CJs with the 258, and my '73 had the revvy Buick v-6. BEST old driver ws my '83 CJ-7 with 258 and 4-speed. The old 258s I had all had tons of torque, would lug like crazy, it really did not matter a lot what gear you were in, just driving around slow-like. ALL my 258s have leaked oil out the rear mains.......a little. A friend of mine & I built his house hauling all the limber (except trusses) from Des Moines to here using a trailer & his '74 CJ-5 258 & 3-speed.

LOL Craig on the gas tank. I forgot about the 2010 Robicon. The 64 cj5 and 78 CJ7 about 14mpg. The 2010 Robicon 16 mpg. Not much fuel improvement in 46 years. All pretty much mud/snow stock tires. The 64 maxed out about 58mph and that was down hill.

dang thats awful milage

my Silverado gets 21 mpg with a 4.3 L 8 but cuts to 4 cyl when not loading it then back to 8 when needing more power

Dang Craig -bout like driving a RV with out the room

I believe this was in 1976 while I was stationed in Ft Worth TX. First new vehicle my wife and I ever bought. I had a total of 3 Jeeps before I moved to Alaska then they just weren't a practical option.

WHAT? No Teslas? ;-)

Love this thread, and in the market for a new hunti vehicle. However, thinking of buying a big truck with gas at 6+ a gallon and climbing not sure what to do. Let's hope the idiot and chief does something to fix the gas crisis .

Craig, both my old '74 232-6 and '83 258-6 got 20-21-22 mpg at 55 after I put the tall skinnys on. is the Moab 4.0 you had a Dodge v-6 or the old Rambler inline 6? I lose track of when they became Chrysler.

No longer have the Silverado, it was slowly disintegrating from Pennsylvania road treatments, so chose something more economical. 2010 Nissan Rogue AWD.

I did drive an Army jeep for 8 years along with some other military vehicles. But the U.S. Army said I didn't own it. "lol"

Jeeper’s keeper’s. Go Jeep

My 2010 Cherokee . Just passed it on to my niece . Been driving Jeeps 45 yrs

HAd a 63 utility wagon. It just kept on going. It had Typhoon or Tornado in it and it would climb a tree with right tires. It was a beast and took anything I could dish out. Dating a Northwest stewardess who said she was an avid outdoors woman.

After an especially nice ride into a lost lake she said “I wasn’t expecting John Wayne in a Jeep.” She left and the Jeep stayed. Don’t miss her but I do miss the rig.

I had a 1990 Jeep Comanche pickup. I loved that little truck but traded it away for a Silverado in the mid-90s. It had the 4.0 liter straight 6 with a 5 speed. That truck had some giddyup. Sadly I don't even have a picture of it. What a bummer.

Here’s mine I inherited a few years ago. A 64 that I’m sure was great in its day. It’s a rusted out piece of junk now. Lol. I have a guy that wants to buy it and restore it.

Jim that looks like my 64, paid 100 dollars for it because the farmer put in a new radiator. Lol. The kid's told me it was to far gone for off roading, so I fixed it up and drove it on the road for ten years while still off roading. Learnt alot about welding! BTW that cam only has one bearing at the water pump end every other journel is lube by oil in a groove. That's the reason they locked up when over heated but could be broke loose again. Minus a few more HP's. :(

"LOL" Now that's stuck. Did the winch and the quad get you out ?

Had a xj Cherokee years ago and it was a beast. Be a good option and more room than a wrangler for a hunting rig for sure. Even my tacomas don’t have much room either. The gen 3’s have more room so not so bad now.

Those upside down pictures make me dizzy.

My hunting rig. Camp stays in the trailer ready to go.

Thanks Grey Goose; Trail Teams version with "Creeper Mode", just push the button and control speed with the knob on the roof. Real slow, but it is amazing what you can crawl out of.

I have a stable of Isuzu troopers I use. Two for driving and three for parts as parts are hard to come by in Michigan. The two we drive were bough in Pennsylvania for $800 for the pair. I drove one home and trailered the other because I wasn't sure how durable they would be. Put 50k on them and they go anywhere. The three spares I have about $1000 into. Five speed, 4 cylinder. I will be using one here in a few weeks hauling Oak tops out of my woodlot. My son won Coolest Vehicle in High School driving the one shown here to school every day his Senior year. Good Day

77 CJ 5

Only Jeep I owned.

My 2009 . Love this thing

Well I traded I'm my Jeep and was going to buy another one. I waited till they came out with their pickup. The sticker shock was too much for me and the Wranglers weren't much cheaper. Looked around and found this new Toyota for half the price they wanted for a Jeep. Three years old and has 4,200 miles on it.

Recent Jeep commercials here were showing a particular model, can't remember which, "starting" at $89,000+!!

I can't imagine buying and/or being able to afford any vehicle for that kind of money at least in my former pay grade before retiring.

My everyday vehicle, Ford F-150 4x4

Here's mine parked at work!!

Revived old thread. There are some real neat and classy "buggy's" on here. I'll add mine. We bought it last year and did some minor work. 92 XJ That's a pic at the farm I used to hunt in East Texas. It sold late winter but there were some good years and good memories there.

-Bones

I don't own a Jeep. But my family and friends do, some have several each. Our town, Butler Pa was the birthplace of the Jeep. They're everywhere here. We have Jeep festivals and such. It's like a cult here. I wouldn't mind getting an old cj5 or 7 one day, or a Harley, but I've been thinking that for 40 years, so...

Besides, I kinda like my truck. Can't haul much in a Jeep.

99 bone stock. 2nd owner.

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