Vehicle A.D.D

Jack and Darcie Peeler have had a lot of different toys

- By Jered Korfhage

We’ve been through a lot of vehicles,” Jack Peeler said. “Too many to count … and that’s only the four-wheel-drive ones.” It’s because of this that Jack and his wife, Darcie, sold their house and quit their jobs.

Jack and Darcie have been traveling in 4x4s for more than a quarter century. When the two were dating, it started with a trip to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert and a few games of “where does that road go?” From there, they went on to live, wrench, and wheel together in as many places as possible. For a while, that meant building various rockcrawlers. Jack had an axle-swapped YJ Wrangler that seemed to keep growing larger tires as it made its way through the Rubicon, Fordyce, and other landmark trails. Later came an ’88 Toyota 4Runner with a similar treatment of gear, and there was even an 80 Series Land Cruiser that they fixed up with all the trail-ready accoutrements. But, rockcrawling burnout happened, and the couple needed a new way to satisfy their need for adventure.