The Off-road Insiders Podcast Tammy and Nate

Chat Tammy’s Engine Update
 
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Main Topic Bantam trip report
What is Bantam?
http://www.bantamjeepfestival.com/
Trip out, and day 1 (Friday)
Got started a little later, but its roughly a 4:30 drive, so we weren’t in too much of a rush.
I am always super paranoid about tops when towing, because of maneuvering the trailer. I had bought a Garmin RV 795 GPS to try to see if it helps with these things.
Either it did in fact account for trailer parking during the trip, or we were just very lucky. Because we had no problems.
Friday night at the event is the Butler invasion.
We were on the fence on whether we wanted to attend because it was fun last year, but the traffic getting into butler was just horrendous.
They supposedly improved that, but we were still worried about it
We ended up getting to the event grounds late enough that we didn't see a reason to head to the invasion
We went to the hotel
I met a guy from Skyjacker in the lobby
The hotel was giving away ducks, the kids each grabbed one.
The pool in the hotel was right across the hall from us, which the kids loved.
Day 2 (Saturday)
The pancake maker at the hotel was not working right, to my daughters disappointment.
We decided to the vendor thing in the morning
My wife and kids are all about the little shop-booths.
They picked up some rubber ducks.
They were super excited to leave a duck on every jeep they saw. I helped them understand that a lot of these jeeps sitting round the vendor area arent a person’s jeep, but owned by a company, and it wouldnt mean as much to leave a duck on them. So we went over to the jeep show, which are just average folks jeeps on display, and they had a blast looking at all the neat jeep builds
I didnt really stop and talk to vendors, except the ones who I had connections with. I saw folks like quake led, a number of tire vendors, affordable offroad, skyjacker. One made hard top hoists and storage solutions. And a flip-back freedom panel motification. They had a guy there that seemed like he just flipped open and closed the freedom panels all day long.
There was a JET ENGINE on display for some reason.
Terry from the JLPod was there, with Oracle Lights. We ended up buying some tail lights for the JKU from him.
We also came across a local fire company who was selling raffle tickets for a 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, This thing was beautiful, and the proceeds of course benefit the fire co. So we bought one.
This jeep had a $78,000 sticker price!
After lunch we hit the on-site trails.
We hit all the trails thaty they’d let us (there are.. 6 iirc we did 5). Their green and blue trails are SUPER easy in my opinion. Comparing them to off-road park trails in the area, i’d call all of them green. The biggest challenge was tire placement for some rutted trails, a little mud, one or two slightly technical obstacles.
That being said, events like this sometimes have to lower the bar a little. Bantam attracts all skill level of jeep owners, some of them are pretty green when it comes to off-road. So generally the trails have to be strictly rated for vehicle capability, and cant really account for driver skills. Or thats how they feel.
We were cut off at blue because the LJ is on 33’s.
We did two trails on day 2, then came back and did the other three on day 3.
I think it was after the trails, we went over to the swap meet, and I picked up twp YJ grills. Why would I need two YJ grills? Well, i’ll tell you.
Bench project…
Everyones going to hate me for this, but i want to try swapping the LJ’s grill to a YJ grill. I will likely need a hood too, and ill probably ditch the factory fenders and replace them with something custom.
We also visited the Metalcloak CTI trailer
The LJ

Chat Nate
Some work on the D60, knuckles are off, shafts are out
Off to bantam this weekend!
Tammy
Jeep’s going under the knife for a heart transplant!
 
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Community Corner OnX Offroad build challenge is in full swing, they've started with the contestant interviews.
Main Topic Tanner from TnT Customs!
Who is Tanner?
Who are TnT? (like we dont know…)
How long have they been in business?
Who runs the business?
What does TnT do?
Where is TnT located?
Do you do online business as well?
https://www.tntcustoms.com
Wyoming
Whats it like?
How “wilderness” is it, really?
What are Terrain Masters?
If folks want to be involved, how do they apply?
What do they get out of it?
And what is expected of them?
 
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News https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a60972221/student-built-solar-powered-off-road-camper/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDcLsG7yclk - Aljezera, off-road race in kenya to raise money to save water towers.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/jeep-unveils-first-ev-see-inside-how-much-costs
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Chat Nate
Picked up some door hinge liners for the JKU… Not to be out-done by Tammy. ;)
Tammy: Speaking of Door Hinge Liners ! need to vent!!!
Galvanic corrosion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_corrosion
Ordered a case-spreader for the D60’s
Tammy
Go Topless Day - Use sunscreen
https://www.reddit.com/r/Wrangler/comments/1cu9u6z/fcuk_the_ducks/
Tailgate table https://youtu.be/lz1pRlT41Gc?feature=shared
Testing out a new Bushcraft Chef Knife - video should come out this week. https://maxsablades.com?sca_ref=6163093.oHq8nNbVRdP4. Coupon code JeepMomma15
 
 
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Community Corner https://youtu.be/Lf2eVmueiDM
Main Topic What do i need to protect?
Undercarriage
Body
What else? Control Arms, Corners. Diff cover upgrade
This stuff is so expensive…
Can i build it myself?
Materials
Steel
Aluminum
Liners?
UHMW Ultra High Molecular Weight
HMW High Molecular Weight
Thickness
“Wear item” vs built to last
 
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News https://www.gettysburgtimes.com/online_features/automotive/article_eea30678-1082-50f1-a3cd-d0115bb25059.html
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/jeep-wagoneer-s-ev-slug/
https://www.topspeed.com/most-affordable-off-road-hybrid/
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/this-4x4-snowplow-truck-was-converted-into-an-ultra-functional-tiny-home-on-wheels-234002.html
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1143178_rivian-deployable-roof-top-canopy-patent
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Chat Tammy fixed her stuck doors with Delrin hinge inserts
Nate got a little work done on the D60, and spent a week away in denver.
 
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Main Topic Interview with DL Nate
Who is this guy?
How did you get into the off-road world?
How did you turn that into such a successful channel?
What's it like having such a “dream job”?
Media editing can be daunting, how’d you get a handle on that?
Have you replaced your hobbies with something other than off-roading?
Man, that new shop is coming along nice! What’s it like to tackle a project like that?
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Next Show Topic: Off-road armor
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Chat Nate
Got to go wheelin!
Tammy
Finally decided what to do on her engine…
 
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Main Topic - Florida Trail Team Challenge https://www.floridatrailteamchallenge.com/
What is the challenge?
What sort of challenges are included?
What kind of rigs are allowed?
Are there minimum requirements?
When is the event?
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Next Show Topic: Who's this other Nate?
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Chat Tammy
Under the sun inserts, promo code jeep momma
Nate
Got started on the Dana 60.
 
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Community Corner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxr4NB37-g4
https://youtu.be/BcK7l7t-maM?si=ajItZ8mnF7vW-nyo
4xe goes off a cliff in MERUS Adventure park, TX.
Main Topic : Who Created the First Jeep Links:
National Museum of Military Vehicles - https://www.nmmv.org/
Wikipedia Willy MB - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_MB
Wikipedia Jeep - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep
Wikipedia American Bantam - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bantam
Wikipedia Willys Overland - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys
https://usabantam.com/
Bantam Jeep Festival - http://www.bantamjeepfestival.com/
National Museum of Military Vehicles - https://www.nmmv.org/
https://www.kaiserwillys.com/willys-jeep-serial-numbers/
 
https://www.topspeed.com/jeep-wrangler-history-ww2-to-2024/
 
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https://www.motor1.com/news/715036/toyota-crown-off-road-edition/
 
 
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