TRAVEL - THE USA - JEEP JAMBOREE

Wonders Whether It Could Catch On Over Here

"It's A Jeep thing... You wouldn't understand... "

Bumper sticker. Ninth Annual Ouray Jeep Jamboree, Colorado. USA



Then again, perhaps you might - if you'd been on a Jeep Jamboree. Jamborees are for everyone who yearns to discover the real America - and that includes millions of Americans. That Marlboro man experience the brochures talk about but never deliver. The land of mountains and rocky trails you see in the Jeep Cherokee adverts, lone vehicle and dust cloud speeding across the prairie.



Affordable, fun and open to anyone, they're held all over the United States from February until the end of October at venues from Miami to Michigan, New York to New Jersey. And they're as exciting for committed 'Jeepers' as for those taking their first, tentative steps towards buying the world's best-known four by four vehicle.



If you decide to come, then expect to be immersed in Jeep culture and surrounded by people for whom this vehicle is a way of life. Indeed, to call them enthusiasts is probably something of an understatement. They come, they eat and they attempt to conquer the rocky trails and mountain passes, with picnic boxes and drinks coolers always at the ready.