stinkycheeseman
New member
Many late nights are spent turning a wrench, fastening parts down with zip ties, and cursing at the rig that just didn't take the punishment from a mistake. These are the trademarks of a wheeler. More time spent building, sweating, and swearing than wheeling, but that doesn't sway a gear head from the rocky long journey. The overwhelming satisfaction received when our fruits and labors are on the trails meant for goats always boils over, even knowing in the back of our mind that this ride may lead to even more reconstructive or resuscitative procedures. It makes no difference as to the size or shape of the obstacles, but the personal milestones that are exceeded.
Wheeling is more than who has the highest or best-built rig. To me it is about the pure adrenaline rush before, during, and after the adventure. Drivers that follow this forged path are that much further in the wheeling lifestyle. Anyone who is willing to risk hazard to their rig, beyond street use, to venture off road needs to be recognized. It's not what you have but the desire to hear the sounds of steel on stone, taste of mother earth between teeth, and watching a tire fill a rock mold. Wheeling is not what your driving; it's about what drives you inside!
Remembering when it all began is important. Most of us did not start with a Rubicon, or even a jeep for that matter, yet we managed. Taking an atv, motorcycle, or even the parents suv or truck to wheel it in a trail meant for a deer, is how most of us started. The "wheelin feelin" was there on that first ride. It is the same feeling I still get when I wheel now and that is a keystone.
If you're getting flashbacks of that first venture you know it was crude and probably illegal. It didn't matter what you were burying in the mud or crawling up rocks, but instead it was about being out there on the adventure. So why should it change? It should be about wheeling and being on the adventure, and not about isolating others for their lack of make, model, or look. I'm a three time over jeep owner, but I have always found common road to tread with all, even if they lack a jeep emblem.
Wheeling is more than who has the highest or best-built rig. To me it is about the pure adrenaline rush before, during, and after the adventure. Drivers that follow this forged path are that much further in the wheeling lifestyle. Anyone who is willing to risk hazard to their rig, beyond street use, to venture off road needs to be recognized. It's not what you have but the desire to hear the sounds of steel on stone, taste of mother earth between teeth, and watching a tire fill a rock mold. Wheeling is not what your driving; it's about what drives you inside!
Remembering when it all began is important. Most of us did not start with a Rubicon, or even a jeep for that matter, yet we managed. Taking an atv, motorcycle, or even the parents suv or truck to wheel it in a trail meant for a deer, is how most of us started. The "wheelin feelin" was there on that first ride. It is the same feeling I still get when I wheel now and that is a keystone.
If you're getting flashbacks of that first venture you know it was crude and probably illegal. It didn't matter what you were burying in the mud or crawling up rocks, but instead it was about being out there on the adventure. So why should it change? It should be about wheeling and being on the adventure, and not about isolating others for their lack of make, model, or look. I'm a three time over jeep owner, but I have always found common road to tread with all, even if they lack a jeep emblem.
