Dave

I drove my Rubi from WI to Rapid City,SD with half doors off, manual gears
churning and no cruise control at all. I loved every minute of it. I
enjoyed it all on the way back too. Best trip I ever had.

all that wind rushing in kept the top from flapping. ; )

Sadly, my Rubi is gone.

I am looking for a newer Rubi tho!

dave

<eric404@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149633648.409623.42750@c74g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm taking a 2000 Wrangler on a nine-hour drive in a couple of weeks.
> I've never taken it more than 200 miles before with the soft-top on,
> and I almost went insane that time... are there any simple things I can
> do (without spending a crapload of money, of course) to make the trip a
> little more bearable? Do earplugs help? Or can I do something to the
> top to make it flap around less?
>

Herb Leong

In article <44863ab9$0$26818$88260bb3@free.teranews.com>,
Earle Horton <earle-NOSPAM-horton@msn.com> wrote:
#Put the top down, for the entire trip. Then it won't flap around as much.
#See this site for an alternative. www.filson.com
#
#Earle
#
#<eric404@gmail.com> wrote in message
#news:1149633648.409623.42750@c74g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
#> I'm taking a 2000 Wrangler on a nine-hour drive in a couple of weeks.
#> I've never taken it more than 200 miles before with the soft-top on,
#> and I almost went insane that time... are there any simple things I can
#> do (without spending a crapload of money, of course) to make the trip a
#> little more bearable? Do earplugs help? Or can I do something to the
#> top to make it flap around less?

Putting the top down for the entire trip is pretty much the way to
go to get rid of the noise. Wear a tight fitting hat to keep the
sun out of your eyes and you should be fine. The wind blowing around
your face keeps you awake, too... =)

/herb

Herb Leong

In article <44863ab9$0$26818$88260bb3@free.teranews.com>,
Earle Horton <earle-NOSPAM-horton@msn.com> wrote:
#Put the top down, for the entire trip. Then it won't flap around as much.
#See this site for an alternative. www.filson.com
#
#Earle
#
#<eric404@gmail.com> wrote in message
#news:1149633648.409623.42750@c74g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
#> I'm taking a 2000 Wrangler on a nine-hour drive in a couple of weeks.
#> I've never taken it more than 200 miles before with the soft-top on,
#> and I almost went insane that time... are there any simple things I can
#> do (without spending a crapload of money, of course) to make the trip a
#> little more bearable? Do earplugs help? Or can I do something to the
#> top to make it flap around less?

Putting the top down for the entire trip is pretty much the way to
go to get rid of the noise. Wear a tight fitting hat to keep the
sun out of your eyes and you should be fine. The wind blowing around
your face keeps you awake, too... =)

/herb

Herb Leong

In article <44863ab9$0$26818$88260bb3@free.teranews.com>,
Earle Horton <earle-NOSPAM-horton@msn.com> wrote:
#Put the top down, for the entire trip. Then it won't flap around as much.
#See this site for an alternative. www.filson.com
#
#Earle
#
#<eric404@gmail.com> wrote in message
#news:1149633648.409623.42750@c74g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
#> I'm taking a 2000 Wrangler on a nine-hour drive in a couple of weeks.
#> I've never taken it more than 200 miles before with the soft-top on,
#> and I almost went insane that time... are there any simple things I can
#> do (without spending a crapload of money, of course) to make the trip a
#> little more bearable? Do earplugs help? Or can I do something to the
#> top to make it flap around less?

Putting the top down for the entire trip is pretty much the way to
go to get rid of the noise. Wear a tight fitting hat to keep the
sun out of your eyes and you should be fine. The wind blowing around
your face keeps you awake, too... =)

/herb