(NonameX’s rig)
So NoNameX (the Robert Peary of our collective) invited fellow travelers to join on a California to Colorado GX adventure to explore the San Juan Mountains.
I freed up my schedule, but unfortunately, my wife has a bad knee and did not want to sit in the car for 32 hours getting there and back.
I looked into other options, including having my GX delivered to a Toyota dealership close to Carbondale, but that ended up being not viable due to cost ($5000 to CO and back to SLO).
And then I started thinking outside the box..
and I looked into the possibility of renting vehicles in the Denver area or possibly Grand Junction and meeting up with NonameX. Unfortunately, pretty much all of the rental agencies out there did not allow “off road use.” which unfortunately includes most of the trails NonameX has planned.The workaround I was able to find was that since Turo rents privately owned vehicles, once a reservation is made (24 hours to cancel), you are able to contact the owner and discussed details of your rental.
My particular case I reached out to Jimmy with Alpine Imports (via a Turo reservation in Denver), who authorized use of his vehicles for “off road trail use” just NO ROCK CRAWLING. This worked out perfectly for us, as I had no intention of bouldering with my new $100k GX anyway..
So the new plan is to fly out to Denver, pick up our Defender 110 rental at the airport, and drive 3 hours to meet up with NonameX and his wife.
We won’t be driving a GX - but I think a newer Defender 110 comes in as close second. Again it’s not about the gear, it’s about the experience.
If anyone is interested in joining thr convoy for a segment of the Alpine loop (August 29-Sept 5th), DM myself and NonameX.
Kinda cool that the Defender matches or comes close to Mica Green like NoNameX’s rig..
