- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
Weekend came faster for me then normal as I have been stuck in exile in cold regions of the US this past week (and have 3 more trips just like it ahead of me). In any case I wanted to take a moment and introduce myself....
Hi, my name is Remi and I'm a.... jeepaholic.... I got my first XJ when I was in 11th grade. It was the 2.8L POS... I didn't know how to do anything on it.... but I slowly learned to change oil and throughout the years and many jeeps (I currently have my jeep #3 and #5) I have learned to do pretty much everything (with the exception of engine work... I'll go as deep as an oil pump or rear main or valve cover gasket but that's it).
What
means to me - is the place where I have made the best of friends. Friends who at a drop of a hat will drop everything and come to my help (or help of others). I have learned to appreciate our lands much better (I have had the opportunity to travel to places in my jeep that it'd be hard to get on foot in reasonable amount of time). I have learned to be self sufficient (anyone who has seen the spare parts I lug around will nod in agreement 
). introduced me to responsible wheeling, trail etiquette and courtesy and gave me many wonderful memories to which I keep adding.
What are my goals? My goals are accountability and growth. What does that mean? For example that means that if a member request of the BOD financial status, that status should be available in a timely manner. I am also looking to see support of continued growth (btw, by no means I'm saying that this is not going on, I just want to support it ) and influx of new members who love XJ's and MJ's just as the rest of us does. I know that this is a tall order as XJ's and MJ's are no longer made and their supply is dwindling.... that's why I believe that this has to a task that we all support.
Also I like that as a club and chapter we continuously support land use issues. I remember the discussions that I had with Ed Stevens back in the day about adopting a trail which in time turned into the current adopt a trail program that the chapter has done an amazing job with. I want to see the lands that we use to be left available for our children, our children s children and their children and... well you get the picture.
Ok.. my jeeps... first two confessions:
1. MY jeep #5 is a JK... I know.... JK.... well, to my defense it's 4 door and my wife has an easier time getting in and out of it as well as a baby seat is easier to put in and out (yup... in case some of you missed it... I'm a proud father of a 3 month baby girl!).
2. My XJ hasn't seen a trail for a year and a half now My new job is to blame for this to a degree as work travel has been crazy! I am hoping that this will change as I'm moving to a different department which will have a better travel schedule.
The work is also the reason why I have been more of a lurker on the forums in recent years (nearly 2.5) and posted rarely. I took a job which paid more and had some travel, unfortunately that some travel turned into a lot of travel. That made it hard to commit to anything. Now that things are settling down finally I can look forward to enjoy life again.
Lastly.... jeeps... I have healthy respect of jeeps of all shapes and sizes (ok, the IFS ones I will chuckle at but depending on situation I will say that unfortunately they do have a place on this planet...). My XJ sits on 35's with 4.88's, locked front and rear, caged, with an exo on the front and...... HERCULINER But you know what? Now that I look back, I think that I was the happiest on 33's with a moderate lift. I do enjoy tough trails but somehow they don't give me as much thrill as just exploring (hence the JK which isn't modified yet... ok, rock rails are not much of a mod). I believe in rigs that are built so that they can take you to the trail, through the trail and then take you back. Not that there is anything wrong with trailer queens, but I prefer that my vehicle makes the round trip on its own (though from time to time I am contemplating a trip to Alaska which means the XJ is going on a train as that's too long of a haul to just drive - takes too much vacation time).
In any case, if you took the time to read through all this text, thanks for your patience. Good luck to all of the candidates and go SoCal chapter! Which means, y'all buy or renew memberships!! We usually do pretty damn good on the contest so lets not slack off and show everyone who's the big dog around Btw, I am a member going on 13 years now....
Hi, my name is Remi and I'm a.... jeepaholic.... I got my first XJ when I was in 11th grade. It was the 2.8L POS... I didn't know how to do anything on it.... but I slowly learned to change oil and throughout the years and many jeeps (I currently have my jeep #3 and #5) I have learned to do pretty much everything (with the exception of engine work... I'll go as deep as an oil pump or rear main or valve cover gasket but that's it).
What
means to me - is the place where I have made the best of friends. Friends who at a drop of a hat will drop everything and come to my help (or help of others). I have learned to appreciate our lands much better (I have had the opportunity to travel to places in my jeep that it'd be hard to get on foot in reasonable amount of time). I have learned to be self sufficient (anyone who has seen the spare parts I lug around will nod in agreement ). introduced me to responsible wheeling, trail etiquette and courtesy and gave me many wonderful memories to which I keep adding.What are my goals? My goals are accountability and growth. What does that mean? For example that means that if a member request of the BOD financial status, that status should be available in a timely manner. I am also looking to see support of continued growth (btw, by no means I'm saying that this is not going on, I just want to support it
) and influx of new members who love XJ's and MJ's just as the rest of us does. I know that this is a tall order as XJ's and MJ's are no longer made and their supply is dwindling.... that's why I believe that this has to a task that we all support.Also I like that as a club and chapter we continuously support land use issues. I remember the discussions that I had with Ed Stevens back in the day about adopting a trail which in time turned into the current adopt a trail program that the chapter has done an amazing job with. I want to see the lands that we use to be left available for our children, our children s children and their children and... well you get the picture.
Ok.. my jeeps... first two confessions:
1. MY jeep #5 is a JK... I know.... JK.... well, to my defense it's 4 door and my wife has an easier time getting in and out of it as well as a baby seat is easier to put in and out (yup... in case some of you missed it... I'm a proud father of a 3 month baby girl!).
2. My XJ hasn't seen a trail for a year and a half now
My new job is to blame for this to a degree as work travel has been crazy! I am hoping that this will change as I'm moving to a different department which will have a better travel schedule.The work is also the reason why I have been more of a lurker on the forums in recent years (nearly 2.5) and posted rarely. I took a job which paid more and had some travel, unfortunately that some travel turned into a lot of travel. That made it hard to commit to anything. Now that things are settling down finally I can look forward to enjoy life again.
Lastly.... jeeps... I have healthy respect of jeeps of all shapes and sizes (ok, the IFS ones I will chuckle at but depending on situation I will say that unfortunately they do have a place on this planet...). My XJ sits on 35's with 4.88's, locked front and rear, caged, with an exo on the front and...... HERCULINER
But you know what? Now that I look back, I think that I was the happiest on 33's with a moderate lift. I do enjoy tough trails but somehow they don't give me as much thrill as just exploring (hence the JK which isn't modified yet... ok, rock rails are not much of a mod). I believe in rigs that are built so that they can take you to the trail, through the trail and then take you back. Not that there is anything wrong with trailer queens, but I prefer that my vehicle makes the round trip on its own (though from time to time I am contemplating a trip to Alaska which means the XJ is going on a train as that's too long of a haul to just drive - takes too much vacation time).In any case, if you took the time to read through all this text, thanks for your patience. Good luck to all of the candidates and go SoCal chapter! Which means, y'all buy or renew memberships!! We usually do pretty damn good on the contest so lets not slack off and show everyone who's the big dog around
Btw, I am a member going on 13 years now....
