Thanks to guest author Nick Falcetto for this trip report. Yesterday the Flatlanders Jeep Club of NE Kansas put on it’s first 4×4 fest as a replacement to the now defunct Jeep Jambo. Had a sizable turnout that was very…

We had about a dozen vehicles in our group, including three XJs, an early Bronco, a full-size pickup, a Land Rover, four YJs, and a CJ-7s. Billy headed up the group, and Woody Eslinger was the tail gunner. It didn’t…

Thanks to guest author David Rush for this trip report. As the last of the vehicles completed the technical/safety inspection, I aired down in preparation for my duty as “tail gunner” for one of two groups tackling trails deemed “easy”,…

For the first time since September 1997, we finally had a gorgeous, sunny day for our club meeting. People responded accordingly, and the dealership was packed for the meeting. The primary topic of discussion was the upcoming 4×4 event that…

The January Flatlanders meeting began with a second round of officer nominations and voting on those nominations. Doug Knox is the new club president, and Faye Arp is still the secretary. Nick Falcetto suggested printing up a bunch of plastic…

The December Flatlanders meeting was my first as an actual member. The meeting started out with a little Christmas party. Everyone brought finger food and we sat around eating and talking for the first 45 minutes or so. We took…

On Sunday, 12 Oct 97, I joined 128 other Jeeps for the 8th annual Briggs Jeep Jamboree (not affiliated with the Chrysler jamborees). Unfortunately, it poured rain from 10pm Saturday til 4pm Sunday, so the ORV area was soup. We…

My wife and I spent the weekend of 13-14 September wheeling down near Manhattan, KS (about two hours due south of Lincoln). The original reason was to see the Durabak setup that Nick Falcetto seemed like a good excuse to…