MrGrimm's Mall Crawler

Hope you're taking good shots at John Bull. I was gonna tag along, atleast co-pilot, but too much going on with the upcoming wedding.

 

Lejeune. My wife and I decided on living in the Hubert area. We've heard a lot of good things about it.

I actually got moved up a month ahead of schedule. Any reputable shops in the area to do some work on my truck?

Yea, this will be my first time in Lejeune.

John Bull was a very fun trail. Probably one of the hardest I have been on, certainly the rockiest. I will hit it up again in a few years if I come back to this side of the country.

 

Looks like a Rausch Creek trip could be in your future...

 

I was going to stop, but I was pretty tired I just got off work at 0800 after pulling a 16 hour shift. Not to mention my wife gave me a dirty look (just dropped a grand at DMZ that morning) when I pointed at Tyler's truck and said, "Look that's the bumper I want!" She liked your truck with the shell. I've been trying to sell her on the shell idea for about 6 months, so after seeing yours she liked it.

 

Good luck out there. I spent my first three years out there. Hopefully, they let me stay W Coast from now on.

 

lol, headed out to OKI again. Don't we all wish we could stay on the west coast lol..

 

I'm actually looking forward to it. I'm going to miss the weather and the wheeling out here but that's about it. I will be closer to my parents house (in Wisconsin) and the next deployment should be interesting

Most definitely going to hit up that area.

 

Yea it adds up real quick...too quick if you are going to places like DMZ

 

I don't know how the west coast is but Jacksonville is a dump. I'm sure lejeune itself has changed a lot since I was there. I'm not familiar with Hubert but I spent a lot of time at emerald isle. Matter of fact I'll be getting hitched on the beach there this May.

 

Yeah I know it does. It's hard to find a trust worth shop that does good work and Tim does great work at a fair price. Going to have to wheel some time before you move back East.

 

Looks like I might actually see your truck in person in the near future. It's looking good man.

 

I think DMZ is less than most shops, yet turns out better work.

 

One thing I will be learning while I am out east is how to weld. That should save me some cash.

 

I don't know of any shops in that area but I'm on the other side of the state. There are a few people out that way that could give you better insight. You're only a few hours from Raleigh and I know of a few shops in that area.

But learning to weld will have major advantages. You'll be one of the few LT trucks in the state too haha

 

Hope I can see this thing in person soon

 

I need this skill too!

 

Welding is great. I'm a decent welder. However I won't be welding anything on my rig that is a safety thing, chassis or frame related or suspension related, I let my friend so it who is a professional welder. If it something simple or not something major I can do it. I would have to get GOOD before I weld my own junk.

Are you gonna get good, Dean?

 

Anything worth doing, is worth doing right. My dad was a welder in the Navy, and for whatever reason, I never picked it up when I was younger. I hope to get some tips from him when I go home. I only get to see my dad once every 4 years but once I move out east, I will be able to go home and see him more.

 

Whens that?