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[Jeep Soup]

Good Morning.

Most Excellent that you are interested in joining Steve's GREAT Adventure for 2026.
I will PM you his email address and tell him that you are interested.

Being a "New Jeep Guy" this will be a Great first time experience of Overlanding. 35-40% is to be country Hard Top Roads, and Gravel and Dirt the rest.
NO Rock Crawling or Incline Gauge "Red Zone" trails.
I traveling with Military Omni Directional Tires.....

Yes we are Tent Camping, but you are free to find motels and catch up with us each morning.
(Don't make any of the camp ground reservations, I will save you money and aggravation with messing with the State Reservation System)



Please post up pictures of Your Rig so others brave joining us.

 

[Jeep Soup]

Just a quick update. Steve has made some BETTER camping layover points. Nothing that changes the route or adds days.

Again, ALL Makes, Years, of 4x4
with Owners of Free Spirited Sense of Adventure WELCOME.
Yes we call it a Rallye, but it is NOT RACE !! It is a ADVENTURE and Exploring. And some Interesting Side Trips into Civilization......

 

[Belizean]

That’s still fairly early in summer dates. What are the usual temperatures that time of year ?

 

[Jeep Soup]

Weather,
There will be a 15-20° F drop for the day time Highs from the Illinois border to Lake Superior.
Illinois border 80's to Low 70's at Lake Superior.
Night time lows are a little more consistent at 50-60° F.
BUT a Warning!! Being a Displaced Yooper, at Lake Superior, we have had Killing Frosts in July.

Last years Rallye, we had unusual Highs near 90° F the last two days as we got to Dubuque, Iowa.

So I don't think you will need to pack long johns, but a extra Flannel Shirt, and a good Carhartt Coat should be fine for the Northern 1/3 of the Rallye.
And of course, Pack Rainwear!!
Last year I ran Jeep Soup with NO Top. But had my Poncho and Rain Pants.......

Steve called me a Camouflage Penguin!!

 

[Belizean]

That’s pretty close to what I was figuring. Weather that north and early in the summer can be pretty fickle. Only thing you’re missing is the early summer blizzard.

 

[Jeep Soup]

Two Foot Flurries, eh?

 

[Belizean]

That’s the ticket.

 

[Jeep Soup]

We were hoping that Summer would land on a Weekend in August this year

For those who might be interested. Wisconsin is actually very nice mid June.
AND;
NO Sharks, NO Threat for Poison Snakes, NO Alligators, Yellow Fever, Malaria, or Parasitic Worms.
BUT;
There are Free Ranging Illinois Tourist !! Drive at your own risk!

 

[Belizean]

Don’t ever underestimate the bull shark, they can swim many hundreds of miles inland and love brackish water and do well in fresh. They love a big fat tourist floating around in the water, flailing. Then you have those people that raise an alligator in their bathtub for years and they just get to big. If they don’t eat the gator, they let them go in the local waterway in June and bam ! You have a gator around until the freeze.

 

[Jeep Soup]

People from Louisiana are ONLY allowed in Wisconsin with a Visa
For these Exact Problems. LOL

 

[Belizean]

Don’t worry about us. Once we arrive in Wisconsin we put Bubba teeth in and blend right in.

 

[Jeep Soup]

You must be planning on Landing In Adams County...... BLAAHAHA