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Jeep Wrangler (JL)
The Sage Line
A Wrangler that treats storage like a floor plan. Everything has a place, and the places make sense.
- Region
- Pacific Northwest
- Build
- 2023 build
- Use
- Multi-day overland, wet climate
The Breakdown
Seven ways to read this build.
01
What works
- +Rear drawer + fridge slide sized to actual gear, not to the catalog
- +Awning and recovery kit reachable from outside the cabin
- +Cool-white ditch lights paired with amber for mixed conditions
02
What's overbuilt
- !Roof tent adds height and weight this climate rarely rewards
03
Lighting setup
Ditch lights fill the corners the headlights miss on tight forest trails. A single amber flood handles fog and rain. No light bar.
04
Storage setup
Rear drawer with a fridge slide, packed so the daily items sit on top. The awning mounts low on the rack for a reachable deploy.
05
Recovery setup
Recovery kit in an outboard bag, boards on the rear rack, both reachable without opening the tailgate.
06
Design tradeoffs
- !Roof tent height traded for a fast, dry setup in wet weather
07
What we'd change
- !Consider a ground tent to reclaim the height and fuel economy
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