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Well, today I think I discovered the ONE and ONLY downside to Hydro Blue...

Went for a sunrise hike in the Eastern Sierra this morning. Was gone for about 3-4 hours. Came back to the trailhead and found my Jeep COVERED in BEES.

You might say that I was bee-sieged.

I looked around--I couldn't bee-lieve my eyes--at the other cars parked nearby. And mine was the only one swarmed with bees. Apparently they have good taste in Jeep colors, though I wish they did not because I have a long standing phobia of bees and wasps.

There was no way I was opening the doors (or the rear hatch to lift my dog into the back) and risk having a whole swarm of bees INSIDE the Jeep.

So, I ended up luring them away by pouring some water on the pavement away from the Jeep. In the desert, that's usually what they're after. And, like a charm, they buzzed off a few minutes later and I was able to throw my pack and my dog into the Jeep and make a beeline back to civilization..

I looked it up when I got back to town. Apparently bees have evolved to gravitate towards blue/purple/ultraviolet light. Their photoreceptors only really process that end of the spectrum. Which explains why they were all over my blue Jeep.

BUT... I thought I'd come share with y'all, bee-cause it might bee important to bee aware of this potential Hydro Blue hazard. 🤣🐝
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Well, today I think I discovered the ONE and ONLY downside to Hydro Blue...

Went for a sunrise hike in the Eastern Sierra this morning. Was gone for about 3-4 hours. Came back to the trailhead and found my Jeep COVERED in BEES.

You might say that I was bee-sieged.

I looked around--I couldn't bee-lieve my eyes--at the other cars parked nearby. And mine was the only one swarmed with bees. Apparently they have good taste in Jeep colors, though I wish they did not because I have a long standing phobia of bees and wasps.

There was no way I was opening the doors (or the rear hatch to lift my dog into the back) and risk having a whole swarm of bees INSIDE the Jeep.

So, I ended up luring them away by pouring some water on the pavement away from the Jeep. In the desert, that's usually what they're after. And, like a charm, they buzzed off a few minutes later and I was able to throw my pack and my dog into the Jeep and make a beeline back to civilization..

I looked it up when I got back to town. Apparently bees have evolved to gravitate towards blue/purple/ultraviolet light. Their photoreceptors only really process that end of the spectrum. Which explains why they were all over my blue Jeep.

BUT... I thought I'd come share with y'all, bee-cause it might bee important to bee aware of this potential Hydro Blue hazard. 🤣🐝
Well, it is a bee-autiful color! 🤷🏼‍♂️
 

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I don’t bee-lieve you :LOL:! Any pics of these bees??
I think he may bee kidding us too. Beeing the only decent color offered right now, it could bee the bees know this and are just trying to bee cool by hanging out on the Hydro jeep.

Beelieve it or not, bees can bee very intelligent and just want to bee cool like Hydro drivers.
 

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Well, it is a bee-autiful color! 🤷🏼‍♂️
You got that right! It's a color that really generates a lot of buzz!

I don’t bee-lieve you :LOL:! Any pics of these bees??
Alas, I am bee-reft of bee pictures. I was too busy bumbling around with getting rid of them. Also, I was wearing a blue shirt and they were coming for me next. 😱

I think he may bee kidding us too. Beeing the only decent color offered right now, it could bee the bees know this and are just trying to bee cool by hanging out on the Hydro jeep.

Beelieve it or not, bees can bee very intelligent and just want to bee cool like Hydro drivers.
See, I knew the Hydro Blue hivemind would appreciate the raw magnetism of this color!

But yeah, before I just drone on with the bee puns any further... there really were bees everywhere on it. It was pretty wild.

I would have imagined red would attract them, like it does hummingbirds. But apparently flowers at the violet end of the spectrum produce more of the pollen bees need, so they're attracted to those colors. Learned something new (that I wish I had not needed to, lol).

I was looking around at the other cars (boring silver, grey, and white), none of which were covered in bees, like...

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Added the Rugged Ridge Arcus/skid plate, winch is next. I thought about cheating on my Hydro Blue and ordering a High Velocity 2 door.......that ship has sailed.

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Arrrgh! Seeing all the pictures of ya'll's Hydro Blue rigs is making me crazy! I'm still waiting to get out of D1 status!
I'm in production!!! So excited...
 

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Well, today I think I discovered the ONE and ONLY downside to Hydro Blue...

Went for a sunrise hike in the Eastern Sierra this morning. Was gone for about 3-4 hours. Came back to the trailhead and found my Jeep COVERED in BEES.

You might say that I was bee-sieged.

I looked around--I couldn't bee-lieve my eyes--at the other cars parked nearby. And mine was the only one swarmed with bees. Apparently they have good taste in Jeep colors, though I wish they did not because I have a long standing phobia of bees and wasps.

There was no way I was opening the doors (or the rear hatch to lift my dog into the back) and risk having a whole swarm of bees INSIDE the Jeep.

So, I ended up luring them away by pouring some water on the pavement away from the Jeep. In the desert, that's usually what they're after. And, like a charm, they buzzed off a few minutes later and I was able to throw my pack and my dog into the Jeep and make a beeline back to civilization..

I looked it up when I got back to town. Apparently bees have evolved to gravitate towards blue/purple/ultraviolet light. Their photoreceptors only really process that end of the spectrum. Which explains why they were all over my blue Jeep.

BUT... I thought I'd come share with y'all, bee-cause it might bee important to bee aware of this potential Hydro Blue hazard. 🤣🐝
OH NO! I have quite the pho-bee-ia too (see what I did there?). So something to look forward to...
 

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So all you Hydro Blue Rubi's... are you playing up or playing down the red dash? I'm trying to decide if I embrace it and accent in red or pretend it doesn't exist and stick with blue (seat covers, some knobs, etc.)
 

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So all you Hydro Blue Rubi's... are you playing up or playing down the red dash? I'm trying to decide if I embrace it and accent in red or pretend it doesn't exist and stick with blue (seat covers, some knobs, etc.)
Mine is a 4xe so it comes in gray; still plan to get the leather blue stitched trim from mopar once my war chest is replenished enough 😅
 

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My Hydro Rubi (2.0T) has the gray dash.

And the only bugs it attracts are the smashed kind all over the windscreen and front end.:facepalm:
 

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So all you Hydro Blue Rubi's... are you playing up or playing down the red dash? I'm trying to decide if I embrace it and accent in red or pretend it doesn't exist and stick with blue (seat covers, some knobs, etc.)
I'm not a huge fan of red, so downplayed the red and went all in on the blue.

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Blue seat covers, blue sunshade, blue grab handles, even dumb blue accents on the shackles. The red dash doesn't bother me enough to go through the hassle of replacing it or painting it, but I have just really de-emphasized it overall.
 

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I'm not a huge fan of red, so downplayed the red and went all in on the blue.

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Blue seat covers, blue sunshade, blue grab handles, even dumb blue accents on the shackles. The red dash doesn't bother me enough to go through the hassle of replacing it or painting it, but I have just really de-emphasized it overall.
What seat covers are those? Looking for some and haven't really liked what I've found so far.
 

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It´s in Iceland and mostly used in snow and glacier.

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How are you mounting your Cowl square lights? I have been investigating how to mount any cowl lights if I go with the Rugged Ridge/ AmFib Snorkle
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