GrayWolf.Overland

Husband, Dad, Overlander, Engineer

Covid gave me a near-death experience and in the months after recovery, I had a lot of reflection and self-prioritization. I have always loved exploring, hiking, and going to places that brings me inner peace. There was a calling to get into Overlanding and create priceless memories while bringing back some of my lost self from 20s. I have always wanted to own a Jeep (been a fan of the Willys Jeep and the Mahindra Thar - growing up in India).

In the fall of 2021, I bought a pre-owned 2020 JLU Sahara as it fit my max budget set for the base vehicle - did not have a need for the niceties in the Rubicon and wanted to stretch this as far as it can go and see if we would outgrow the Sahara in terms of capability. Since then it has been a cult-like obsession and a deeply invested way of life for me.

I am a data/details obsessed engineer by trade, and brought that same passion to the way I build my Jeep. I obsess over suspension geometry, scrub radius, centre of gravity and the physics of rolling resistance and rotational inertia. I geek out on ways you can best leverage the tech around us as hacks for overlanding and off-roading. While I have a trusted partner for all suspension related work (Adams Off-road shop) I do rest of the interiors, electrical and armor/accessories builds myself.

I am currently on my second Jeep (2024 Wrangler 4xe Rubicon) and I am a huge fan of the 4xe platform and its implementation on a wrangler. I pride myself in knowing the parameters, quirks and differences of the 4xes compared to rest of the wrangler - not just on drivetrain features and driving character but down to hybrid system implementation, and suspension setup - go ask Adam, he will attest to this.. :)

I am not a big youtuber or influencer yet so I don't know if I have credentials to be a guest on the show.. but if you ever want to do an episode that goes into geeking out on 4xe wranglers, or JL platform suspension and geometry, I might be a good bet.

I can be found on IG and YT
https://www.instagram.com/graywolf.overland/
https://www.youtube.com/@graywolf.overland

I do better on written medium, so I leave you with the build thread of both my jeeps below for you to see the amount of detail that goes into my choices.
- https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/graywolf-2-0-%F0%9F%90%BA-2024-4xe-rubicon-build-thread.119377/
- https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/graywolf-overland-%F0%9F%90%BA-2020-jlu-sahara-build-thread.97023/

Best Regards and Cheers from a fan of the podcast!
Subash (GrayWolf.Overland)