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Polar Opposite of Mall Crawler?

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#1 ·
Ok, I am definitely not a mall crawler, do plenty of off-roading. But I was just reading a thread about Mall Crawlers and then it got into sub classifications. A member named panthermark gave a great break down of the categories (mall crawler, poser, trailer queen/street princess) but it got me to thinking. What about the polar opposite of these. You never hear it discussed, and maybe rightly so? Maybe it's just normal.

What about the Jeeper that goes out every weekend and tries insane stuff, occasionally rolling his/her vehicle, blowing out the gears, breaking an axle, drive shaft, filling his transmission and/or differentials every other weekend with water and then coming and posting pics of the damage and laughing it off? What is the classification of this Jeeper?

I think I am as much confused by this category as I am the mall crawler. This person must be both great mechanically and have money to burn. I am often amazed by this type of Jeeper actually.

I am in the category of the daily driver who goes wheeling but avoids things that could damage his Jeep, still hit most of the trails at a park, but know when a trail means big expense.

So, we have these categories then?

1) Mall crawler
2) Poser
3) Trailer queen/street princess

The un-categorized?

4) Off-roader - but cautious, daily driver, needs to go to work on Monday
5) Off-roader - laughs at loud clanks/laughs when see's drive shaft in rear view mirror
 
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#2 ·
How about the category of "Just a Jeep Wrangler owner" and skip the labels?


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#7 ·
It is a forum....

I think a lot of people don't like to admit they are mall crawlers. Even less like to admit they are posers.

I'm mall crawler...proud of it (see sig). I even have two poser mods. The Mopar tail lamp guard....which really serves no purpose other than a rugged look....and the Rugged Ridge/Mopar/Olympic light bar....with no light on it....so it serves no purpose other than looks.

As for those in the other categories? Just call them....:"lucky". A lot if depends on where you live and where you are in life. Some people don't live near places to off-road, or maybe are not in a position to spend the time or money on it.
 
#34 ·
As for those in the other categories? Just call them....:"lucky". A lot if depends on where you live and where you are in life. Some people don't live near places to off-road, or maybe are not in a position to spend the time or money on it.
Well, there aren't many of us since even a JKU is a bit small, but I'd add "Overlander" to the list of classifications. Of course, maybe that's just a subcategory of "Lucky." FWIW, I owned my first Jeep 14 years. I spent the first 7 modding it, and the last 7 putting it back to stock. There aren't many good mods for overlanders (though there are entire websites devoted to the opposite proposition), and I don't plan on anything outrageous for the new one. I'll completely gut and rebuild the interior a few times, though.
 
#10 ·
What does it matter...When I was 18 I had a CJ-5 and did things that would scare the willies out of me now. Pretty much the same later in life with a FJ-40. Those days i did'nt have a winch, just a come along and some tough buddies. 4 or 5 jeeps later its kind of nice to be comfortable. I live in Florida, and the chance to actually use that winch I will put on probably won't happen until I head for the Rockies this summer. But it looks cool when I drive around the mall. When I was a Navy Pilot, we often said its not how you do it...it's how you look while you are doing it. Does that make me a poser...oh well, guess I will take that label too. So call me a mall crawling poser who has had the experience to really wheel it. No matter...I love what I drive.
 
#11 ·
I bought my fist Jeep in 95. A four cylinder YJ. Loved every minute of the nine years owned it. It was stock, and slow but it sure was fun. Lots of memories. Traded it for an F150 and felt like I left my best friend on the side of the road.
Finally got a new Jeep, a JKU, and absolutely love driving it. It will be stock as long as I own it. I don't have the time or desire to wheel. Kids and wife enjoy riding in it and when it's all done there will be plenty of memories of where that yellow Jeep took us. Call me a mall crawler, poser, or even a douchebag for all I care because the only thing that matters is I bought exactly what I wanted and couldn't be happier.
 
#12 ·
Bought a JKU for the. Open air, hunting, trailing, camping, just coolest vehicle out there experience. Discovered the forum. Living in Chicago thinking that's cool, want to do real trails too we only read about here, went to Ouray last summer. Had a blast nothing technical but scraped, crawled, camped and felt we had the most awesome Jeep experience / vacation ever can't wait to go back. We get it dirty and take it to its limits, but when we get home we wash it, wax it, clean it, mod it for function only, then it turns back into a garage queen. I'm a Jeeper!
 
#13 ·
OP: the type of miseries and misadventures you list, being repeated time and again, decades ago " What is the classification of this Jeeper?".....we called 'em "slow learners" and a host of less flattering names.

You hardly learn anything the 3rd or 4th time you roll your Jeep.
And apparently doing massive damage/repairs/repeat don't teach much either, under your description.

None of the folks I learned to drive with in the Idaho Outback 50+ years ago could afford to make too many expensive mistakes.
 
#15 ·
"3) Trailer queen/street princess"
Not so sure those go together. In my neck of the woods a trailer queen hardly if ever sees the street. And the guy trailering his Jeep to the park is probably that guy who is running trails with the higher chance of damage.
 
#16 ·
"Polar Opposite of Mall Crawler?"

Well that is easy - its the jeep that pulls up behind or next to you that makes lock your doors and get out of there. The mall is a friendly safe place where people buy their goods etc. I know the OP likely was likely thinking some extreme off-road machine, but in reality there is likely more in common with the average jeep at the mall than the Polar Opposite - Maybe once the mall is mastered, they will venture to the hill - and they already have the gear :)

Gotta buy skis before you go down the hill.
 
#19 ·
This thread cracks me up. My JKU is lightly modded. Stock tires and suspension. Hoping to change that soon. Recently wheeled with my family of 4 and a buddy in a WJ with a 6 inch long arm lift and 35s. He was shocked how I was able to gobble up the trail. Hosed it off and drove it to work on Monday. Most people that see it probably think it's a mall crawler. Love this thing. Guess its a jeep thing.
 
#20 ·
The polar opposite of a mall crawler is a wwii jeep that actually saw combat during the invasion of germany. That jeep, she has a pedigree so pure that is uncouth to say things like "heated leather" or "nav" within earshot. Even the most overbuilt offroad machine must simply stand silent for a moment in honor of her accomplishments.
 
#25 ·
re: "I guess we are officially ready for the JK successor now. "

Isn't THIS the Official Model Name for the new Wrangler....and an option is it comes with its own Mud Decal Group: ""Polar Opposite of Mall Crawler""
 
#28 ·
Does classification matter? I think everyone on this forum has one thing in common. Most of us have a vehicle that we enjoy. Personally I have had Jeeps in the past and I have stories to go along. I have had other vehicles in the past but they weren't the same and the stories were usually pretty boring. Jeeps are capable and what we do with them doesn't really make a difference as long as you enjoy them. If you don't enjoy it why are you here?
 
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