Jeep Clutter

[JeffP]

My most recent daily driver is a freshly restored ‘75 CJ5 (the red Renegade ). In factory trim it looks awesome but...
With the addition of all the “stuff” I “need” (50,000 lbs extra ) it really looks cluttered up.
The under seat toolbox is filled with straps & other winch accessories. The box under the back seat is filled with tools. Both are filled to capacity.
I moved the rear seat forward a few inches to hide two shovels, pick, axe and hatchet. Nothing else is fitting back there.
Fire extinguishers on each side of the roll cage that are quite visible. Running boards / steps / rock sliders on each side.
Dual ham radio antennas, dual 5 gallon gas cans, spare tire, dual hitches, front mounted winch, KC lights and the worst is a Hy-lift jack... it’s the “first responder” model. The red & bright yellow paint is obnoxious and the reflective tape isn’t helping win any beauty contests either. The only place I could find to mount it was vertical alongside the gas cans.
I wouldn’t want to be caught out in the desert without any of these things but they really degrade the look of an otherwise good looking Jeep.
I’m sure countless others have had the same problem. Any suggestions other than learn to live with it?

 

[Belizean]

How about a couple of pictures to see the clutter ? I'd like to see how your g cans and Jack have been mounted. Thanks

 

[Torxhead]

It has been said that you can't bring enough stuff on a Jeep trip. On a group adventure part of the fun is fixing somebody else's Jeep, or finding someone with a busted rig that has been there for a few days.

 

[JeffP]

How about a couple of pictures to see the clutter ? I'd like to see how your g cans and Jack have been mounted. Thanks

Hope these are big enuf...

 

[JeffP]

It has been said that you can't bring enough stuff on a Jeep trip. On a group adventure part of the fun is fixing somebody else's Jeep, or finding someone with a busted rig that has been there for a few days.

I don’t know about being fun but I’ve always jumped at the chance to help someone in trouble.
I have winches on every Jeep yet I’ve never used them to rescue myself. Same with most of the other stuff I carry. Seems like it’s always for “the other guy”. Usually the first thing I’m asked for is water. Can’t carry too much of that! A large cooler with dry ice works great! Ice cold water when stranded is better than a pocketful of gold!

 

[Belizean]

I'm a cold water guy also. I usually freeze the bottles of water a head of time and less ice is needed to keep water cold.

 

[JeffP]

I'm a cold water guy also. I usually freeze the bottles of water a head of time and less ice is needed to keep water cold.

Dry ice works best if you have a warped sense of humor... watching someone get “brain freeze” just never gets old.
Then you have the idiots who take their kids out into the desert... with NO WATER! And they live here! You would think they might know better.

 

[Belizean]

My only problem with dry ice is its expensive these days compared to years ago. I can make frozen ice bottles cheaply