47Jeepster
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Tom
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2018
- Threads
- 20
- Messages
- 521
- Reaction score
- 566
- Location
- Queen Creek, Arizona
- Vehicle(s)
- 2023 JLUR Diesel ... 2018 GC Summit
- Occupation
- Retired
About two years ago, a group from this forum organized a run through Box Canyon - Florence. It was a success, but was hard to organize. One of the members said it would be easier to handle on Facebook, so he started the "Four Corners off-road Adventures" Facebook Group. In hindsight, the lack of "Jeep" in the title has allowed folks to skip over the group when searching for fellow Jeepers. It currently has 162 members. A little later, AZ Newbie Jeepers was formed as a Facebook group. With "Newbie" and "Jeep" in the title, folks seemed to find it a little easier when searching. Newbies is currently at 940 members. This past spring two other groups sprang up - "State 48 Jeepers" and "Arizona Jeepers" - and grew very rapidly. State 48 Jeepers has just passed 1000 members and Arizona Jeepers have 849 members. Each of the groups has a slightly different personality, energy for organizing trail rides, and helpfulness towards fellow members.For as much wheeling that happens in AZ I'm surprised that we don't have more chatter. Is anyone in a jeep club here? Never been a part of one. Also I saw they are doing another jamboree at table mesa this year in March. Not sure if folks saw that.
There are a few other virtual groups on Facebook and the internet that cover Arizona, but these are the four that I've joined and continue to follow. The thing that makes all four stand out is the positive attitude displayed in the postings. There is NONE of the "negativity", "that's a stupid question", and "read the manual" crap that shows up in many Facebook groups.
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