Totally depends on input from folks interested in coming. I'm game for any time of year, this stuff is local for me. The mid-August timeframe is a pretty nice point where it is warm (but not hot), the mosquitoes are way down, and there are long stretches of non-rainy weather. Obviously we misguessed the weather last year, but it was clear and sunny the full week before and the full week after the trip. So I like that timeframe. Early Summer and Fall are rainy times along the coast, June is peak mosquito season, and July had Dunefest, so that's why we settled on August last year. This overlanding trip is patterned after the U.P. Overlanding trip that comes through here each summer (check out some sweet videos at https://upoverland.org/, you will see Luke's rig hiding among all the smaller rigs). Last year we mirrored some sections of their route. In fact, Luke had used the UPO trip (1st week of August) as scouting for our own trip (3rd week of August). And their sponsoring offroad shop (Roam Automotive) is where we wound up for Luke's "skid plate cleaning." So there is already some groundwork laid that Luke was able to take advantage of. Food for thought.
As of today, the schedule for UPO 2017 has not yet been announced.
. The Jeep should be running in a couple weeks so it's also a possible contender. I would prefer something full-sized of the GM variety though.
