K5 checkin in

buckallred · 2015-04-11T01:49:35-07:00

Hi, it was nice to meet you all at the meeting last THU. I am glad to find this active and family-friendly group and look forward to some good times ahead. I have had 3 Jeep CJs (2 CJ7s and 1 CJ😎. Since we now have 4 kids age 6 and under (!!!), I upsized to an 89 K5. The kids call it "The Gravedigger," it is great fun and the 3 child seats in the back are very macho. It has a rollcage, bedliner, Tuffy console, Warn premium hubs, top is gone and a few other small mods. Mostly stock. Upcoming projects include pickup truck tailgate conversion (no need for rear gate glass with no top!) and front/rear bumpers with tire carrier and winch. We moved here from Mississippi about 10 years ago. All I know about off-roading I learned redneck-style from watching my stubborn dad try to make it through mud bogs that he had no business attempting, and then the predictable cluster you-know-what of trying to extricate ourselves. I'm sure many of you have had similar experiences. Thanks, good to meet you all! -Buck

buckallred Member Joined: October 2016
buckallred Member Joined: October 2016
#111 Apr 2015, 1:49 AM
Hi, it was nice to meet you all at the meeting last THU. I am glad to find this active and family-friendly group and look forward to some good times ahead.

I have had 3 Jeep CJs (2 CJ7s and 1 CJ😎. Since we now have 4 kids age 6 and under (!!!), I upsized to an 89 K5. The kids call it "The Gravedigger," it is great fun and the 3 child seats in the back are very macho. It has a rollcage, bedliner, Tuffy console, Warn premium hubs, top is gone and a few other small mods. Mostly stock. Upcoming projects include pickup truck tailgate conversion (no need for rear gate glass with no top!) and front/rear bumpers with tire carrier and winch.

We moved here from Mississippi about 10 years ago. All I know about off-roading I learned redneck-style from watching my stubborn dad try to make it through mud bogs that he had no business attempting, and then the predictable cluster you-know-what of trying to extricate ourselves. I'm sure many of you have had similar experiences.

Thanks, good to meet you all!

-Buck

Buck & Katie
Specialsoundman Member Joined: January 2013
Specialsoundman Member Joined: January 2013
#211 Apr 2015, 2:54 AM
Welcome to the Forum, Great to see you at the meeting, look forward to wheeling with you & your family.

David and Lori
BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
#311 Apr 2015, 3:24 AM
Welcome! Great to see you and your daughter at the meeting.

Kathleen and Brad
JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
#411 Apr 2015, 3:46 AM
Welcome to the forum

I used to wheel a lot. . .
Gilbert & Betty Member Joined: September 2014
Gilbert & Betty Member Joined: September 2014
#511 Apr 2015, 4:09 AM
Welcome , your K5 looked nice but no mudd bogging please. Lol
Gregulator Member Joined: February 2012
Gregulator Member Joined: February 2012
#612 Apr 2015, 9:27 AM
HA!! Welcome to the forum and it was great meeting you at the meeting! I really like the tube work on your K5!

Um...what?
Josh Subscriber
Josh Subscriber
#713 Apr 2015, 7:55 AM
Welcome. Hope to meet you on a run this summer.

Semper Fi
Guy and Lynda Member Joined: May 2015
Guy and Lynda Member Joined: May 2015
#820 Apr 2015, 8:59 AM
Hi Buck. It was nice sitting beside you and your beautiful daughter at the meeting. Apparently we were at the lucky table. Gil said no mud bogging, but being from Texas, I disagree. Sometimes mud is required for a lot of fun, huh? Welcome. See you again on the trail, wet or dry.