The key to overlanding is knowing what to pack and how to pack it. Think of your Jeep as a blank canvas with a trunk and many cubbies.


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cuz ill prob never buy a 4 door i doubt . luv my 2 door to much . It might not pack as well , but you can get a lot of stuff in there if you organize . Took a while to fully learn to love my rubicon for what it is. Mines a 2012 i bought new and i cant see myself ever wanting to trade it or sell it .

 

Here is a little 2 door overlanding. We both had so much stuff stacked in our 2 doors (my yj and his cj). It was a great trip Dusy Ershim at Ershim lake August 2012. Life is alot easier with a 4 door.

 

Last summer I drove 2,500 miles from London, England to the island of Corsica near Italy in my 2 door. Space was an issue but had a blast!

 

2 doors look so cool compared to the 4 door , to me its not worth giving up the classic 2 door style . granted taking the rear seat out , and having the back doors to access things could be nicer . However i hardly ever have anyone in my jeep so 99% of the time id be driving a longer vehicle just for that 1% of the time you actually need that added space . my racks provide more than enough room for one person.

by the way i like those removable half doors who makes them? not that id take my full doors off .just curious .

 

Subscribed, this is my goal once I get back to the mainland. Please for the life of jeeps keep this thread going. Way too many threads about overland or expedition that turns into JKU heaven. Love them but I would like just a two door thread instead. Thank you all.

 

I always say over on expedition portal when someone asks about if/how to "overland" a vehicle or make a vehicle overland ready. I say, add your food, clothing and tent, add gas and add pressure to the gas pedal!

You can do it in almost anything. Depending on where you are going that is. But add a roof rack, if storage is going to be an issue. simple...you can take ALOT of stuff in a 2 door jeep with the rear seats gone.

I have 3 vehicles that are "overland/adventure" ready.

JKU - purposeful mods to make travel on and off road better.
Patriot - lift, bigger tires, smaller rims, roof rack platform, lighting
F150 - roof rack, bed slide, small lift, bigger tires, lighting etc.

 

Bestop soft doors

 

I'm doing a 3500 mile trip in July with 3 people in my JK. We will be tent camping on mountains in Colorado. It's going to be tight!
My 10 year old son will be in the back seat. He's going to hate this trip, but the memories will hopefully be great later on!

 

Two-door JK works great for one or two people. Then again, I've done a lot of backpacking and motorcycle camping/touring, so getting along for a week with the Jeep is EASY.

On the WABDR last year:


Packed, complete with "Clark the Dog" and his big bag of dog food. He's my buddy on many of these trips:


5 gal extra fuel to augment the stock 18 gallon tank:


February this year, camping in Washington State, no problem:


Summer time camp looks suspiciously similar to the winter time camp, no problem:


Packed "heavy" for a 10-day hunting and fishing trip, before I had the ARB fridge. Two coolers were in the back. Fridge is MUCH better for me. Waders, three pair of boots, a mess of fly fishing gear, warm clothes for snow & cold. Spotting scope, two rifles, etc:


Keys for me are:
Remove the rear seat... I think mine has been in the JK for a total of about 3 weeks, in the four years I've had this Jeep.

Pack light. Think about backpacking tents, sleeping bags/pads, backpacking stove, etc...

Don't fall into the trap of believing that you've got to have EVERYTHING that's on so many "overland" or "expedition" style Jeeps... might not be necessary at all...

And... Just toss your camping gear in there, go out and enjoy. It's a big world, make some tire tracks & memories.

Regards, CW