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    From sticks@wolverine01@charter.net to rec.outdoors.rv-travel on Fri Mar 20 11:02:55 2026
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    Bought this Willys so I have something for getting around when the
    Warden doesn't want to go. Kinda fun to drive and should be good
    off-road. Used (2022), so I don't have to worry about scratches so
    much, but it only has 21,000 miles on it and does look almost new.
    Another thing I like is it only weighs 3950 lbs. That's 1000 lbs less
    than the Bronco and comes to 20% lighter. Will be much easier on the
    View when pulling it.

    Probably going to do the baseplate and wiring installation myself again.
    Fun, fun, fun!

    <https://i.postimg.cc/nzwDpgKf/Jeep-Willys.jpg>
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  • From Ted Heise@theise@panix.com to rec.outdoors.rv-travel on Sat Mar 21 18:42:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.outdoors.rv-travel

    On Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:02:55 -0500,
    sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
    Bought this Willys so I have something for getting around when
    the Warden doesn't want to go. Kinda fun to drive and should
    be good off-road. Used (2022), so I don't have to worry about
    scratches so much, but it only has 21,000 miles on it and does
    look almost new. Another thing I like is it only weighs 3950
    lbs. That's 1000 lbs less than the Bronco and comes to 20%
    lighter. Will be much easier on the View when pulling it.

    Probably going to do the baseplate and wiring installation
    myself again.
    Fun, fun, fun!

    <https://i.postimg.cc/nzwDpgKf/Jeep-Willys.jpg>

    Snazzy! A good (and crazy) friend had a '48 Willys Jeep back when
    the two of us lived in Flagstaff (late 70s). It was a fun vehicle
    and we tooled all over the place with it. It was probably about
    that time in my life when I read The Monkeywrench Gang. There's
    this section where the protagonist is being chased by LEOs and
    comes up against the edge of a cliff. He ties the winch cable
    around a tree and lowers himself and the jeep down to the bottom
    of the cliff and gets away. Always wanted to try something that
    daring (but of course never had the guts to).
    --
    Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> Gretna, NE, USA
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