Explorers across the world - How are Explorers being used??

**Rick** · 05-22-2012, 03:24 PM

Today I received a request from a representative from one of Ford's ad agencies.

They would like to put together and present to Ford a campaign about how the Explorer has helped communities in 4 to 8 countries worldwide. They are looking for something unique, visual and exciting.

It could be delivering medicines in the Andes, or building a damn in the Himalayas on the world's worst roads. It could be ferrying sick children to a clinic in Africa or serving a scientist looking for a cure for cancer in the Amazon. The trick is, they would like to find the best, most unique situation, fly out and shoot the story for the new campaign.

If you know of any situations any where in the world, where the Ford Explorer is helping out please post your story here.

Let's help spread the word about the greatest SUV on the planet!

Thanks!

Teejay4490 · 05-22-2012, 03:40 PM

I dont have anything off the top of my head personally but I cant wait to see what they come up with.

**Tbars4** · 05-22-2012, 04:25 PM

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..I want to say we have a member here who went over to maybe Cuba to do just that..He bought a first gen and was on this forum trying to learn more about his vehicle, gather parts as there were none where he was going and was going to give aid for a few years..

..Might have been serving his "Mission"..

..I will try and find his info this week though but I'm not sure he has been able to stay in touch with the outside world..

*sport97* · 05-22-2012, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tbars4

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..I want to say we have a member here who went over to maybe Cuba to do just that..He bought a first gen and was on this forum trying to learn more about his vehicle, gather parts as there were none where he was going and was going to give aid for a few years..

..Might have been serving his "Mission"..

..I will try and find his info this week though but I'm not sure he has been able to stay in touch with the outside world..

I was going to say the same thing. Don't remember the members name though. That was close to a year ago i think.

*gmanpaint* · 05-22-2012, 06:05 PM

Does it matter what year/gen, or are they looking for things with the new gens?

Sounds like they want something in the humanitarian aspect, guess I'm out.

*Sport5spd4x4* · 05-22-2012, 06:19 PM

this is the sort of thing I built mine to do but haven't yet had the chance to.

I built mine to be able to go to the beach, run the dunes and still be able to take a pair of skis up to the mountains that evening.

05dakotatrac · 05-22-2012, 07:37 PM

what about the insane amount used in the government. i know border patrol, forestry dept. and even the air force uses explorers

*FIND* · 05-22-2012, 08:26 PM

Public schools have money? I'm moving to Virginia.

I don't know how many cool things I can think of for Explorers doing around here. I mean, best I can give em is driving out into fields to work on stuff... Anyone here work for the Forestry Dept?

**Tbars4** · 05-22-2012, 08:40 PM

..Guys...I believe they are looking for individuals who are currently doing Humanitarian acts Internationally..

..I would think these Items should be of selfless and or heroic acts abroad, not how you are working on getting your X built to haul your ski's up to the mountains..

..This doesn't mean you can't jump in here and help find other Explorer owners who fit this criteria..

..

..and no, not the ski toting criteria..

Madesimoni · 05-22-2012, 08:42 PM

I used mine to take donations to a country school, but It wasn´t a hard road or anything like that

**Tbars4** · 05-22-2012, 08:45 PM

^^^ now we are getting somewhere..

..Do you have any pictures of this and a story that goes with it? Do you know of any other Explorers out there doing other Humanitarian acts?

*Keeper0311* · 05-22-2012, 09:10 PM

Does fairing drunk Marines back from Toys for Tots events count?

Fastest Caskets · 05-22-2012, 09:10 PM

I just used mine to tow a disabled Caravan off the street before it got towed... We kinda live in the ghetto and everyone is poor

*TexasArmadillo* · 05-22-2012, 09:23 PM

Didn't someone ferry fire fighters to the top of a hill to fight a fire one time?

Teejay4490 · 05-22-2012, 09:26 PM

mine ferries me to the fire house when I work lol

**Tbars4** · 05-22-2012, 09:27 PM

..I know one of our members who work for the NFS, their whole crew went off a cliff during a fire (survived) but it was in one of the NFS trucks not their Explorer...

GRNMACHINE · 05-22-2012, 10:11 PM

This probably doesnt count, but... Quite alot of 1st gens. were used carrying people from all over the world thru a dinosaur park in Costa Rica...

**Rick** · 05-22-2012, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasArmadillo

Didn't someone ferry fire fighters to the top of a hill to fight a fire one time?

Yes, but the guys who helped out used an F-150 and a Ranger.

Besides, they are looking for current situations which they can go out and report on and photograph.

*MidnightRebel07* · 05-22-2012, 10:21 PM

I'm always helping out others in need, be it the foodbank I volunteer at, towing everyone when their brokedown, moving friends and family anytime they need help, pulling stumps and hauling suppplies, equipment to rehab a city neighborhood park. I'll have to see if I actually have pictures of my lifted Explorer Sport Trac doing these things. Usually I'm to busy helping out to worry about pictures at the time.

I'm also a Truck Driver for a Recycling company here in Pittsburgh, Pa. but I use the Big Rig to do that job.

Here's a picture of my Trac at work, literally. I'll try to see if I have any of it doing any of the other things I mentioned.

*Stic-o* · 05-22-2012, 11:03 PM

Only thing I could think of is with the Star Car Club I'm in we do charity events to help all kinds of causes.

05-22-2012, 03:24 PM	#1
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 27,252 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Explorers across the world - How are Explorers being used?? Today I received a request from a representative from one of Ford's ad agencies. They would like to put together and present to Ford a campaign about how the Explorer has helped communities in 4 to 8 countries worldwide. They are looking for something unique, visual and exciting. It could be delivering medicines in the Andes, or building a damn in the Himalayas on the world's worst roads. It could be ferrying sick children to a clinic in Africa or serving a scientist looking for a cure for cancer in the Amazon. The trick is, they would like to find the best, most unique situation, fly out and shoot the story for the new campaign. If you know of any situations any where in the world, where the Ford Explorer is helping out please post your story here. Let's help spread the word about the greatest SUV on the planet! Thanks! __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer "The Great Pumpkin" Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 10.29 @ 129 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

05-22-2012, 03:40 PM	#2
Teejay4490 Wannabe Elite Explorer Tallahassee, Florida 02 XLT 4x4 Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 685 Vehicle Specs	I dont have anything off the top of my head personally but I cant wait to see what they come up with. __________________ 2002 Explorer XLT 4x4 - Smoked Tail Lights - Smoked Headlights - Billet Upper Grill - K&N Cold Air Intake - Clarion Head Unit - Wheels Painted Black - BWM My Registry - http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...hp?t=357337#sf

05-22-2012, 04:25 PM	#3
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs	.....I want to say we have a member here who went over to maybe Cuba to do just that..He bought a first gen and was on this forum trying to learn more about his vehicle, gather parts as there were none where he was going and was going to give aid for a few years.. ..Might have been serving his "Mission".. ..I will try and find his info this week though but I'm not sure he has been able to stay in touch with the outside world.. __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

05-22-2012, 06:05 PM	#5
gmanpaint Torsion Bar Free since 2010 94 XLT-95 FX4 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,928 Vehicle Specs	Does it matter what year/gen, or are they looking for things with the new gens? Sounds like they want something in the humanitarian aspect, guess I'm out. __________________ The Black Hole Pugly

05-22-2012, 06:19 PM	#6
Sport5spd4x4 Elite Explorer Seal Beach 1993 Exp Sport 5-spd 4x4 Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 66 Vehicle Specs	this is the sort of thing I built mine to do but haven't yet had the chance to. I built mine to be able to go to the beach, run the dunes and still be able to take a pair of skis up to the mountains that evening. Last edited by Blee1099; 05-22-2012 at 06:55 PM.

05-22-2012, 07:37 PM	#7
05dakotatrac Wannabe Elite Explorer Ellsworth AFB, SD 05 sport trac 4X4 Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 483 Vehicle Specs	what about the insane amount used in the government. i know border patrol, forestry dept. and even the air force uses explorers __________________ USAF active duty, 2A551 aerospace maintenance 05 sport trac: 4X4, 3.73 LSD, 2" torsion twist, 1.75" add a leaf, 265/75R16 MT, cb radio, overhead console, power mirror w/puddle lamps, 2nd gen radio bezel w/twin fog switch, kenwood ddx419 indash video/nav, factory explorer JBL sub mounted under seat. ZAPV #26

05-22-2012, 08:40 PM	#9
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs	..Guys...I believe they are looking for individuals who are currently doing Humanitarian acts Internationally.. ..I would think these Items should be of selfless and or heroic acts abroad, not how you are working on getting your X built to haul your ski's up to the mountains.. ..This doesn't mean you can't jump in here and help find other Explorer owners who fit this criteria.. .. ..and no, not the ski toting criteria.. __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

05-22-2012, 08:42 PM	#10
Madesimoni Wannabe Elite Explorer Buenos Aires `97 XLT Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 35 Vehicle Specs	I used mine to take donations to a country school, but It wasn´t a hard road or anything like that __________________ Ford Explorer XLT 1997 SAS 33x12.5x15

05-22-2012, 08:45 PM	#11
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs	^^^ now we are getting somewhere.. ..Do you have any pictures of this and a story that goes with it? Do you know of any other Explorers out there doing other Humanitarian acts? __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

05-22-2012, 09:10 PM	#12
Keeper0311 Dude, where's my VBIED? Riverside, CA 2000 XLT 4x4 Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,590 Vehicle Specs	Does fairing drunk Marines back from Toys for Tots events count? __________________ 2000 XLT 4x4 2000 Explorer Sport:Sold

05-22-2012, 09:10 PM	#13
Fastest Caskets Wannabe Elite Explorer Massachusetts Merrimack Valley 1994 ext Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 98 Vehicle Specs	I just used mine to tow a disabled Caravan off the street before it got towed... We kinda live in the ghetto and everyone is poor

05-22-2012, 09:23 PM	#14
TexasArmadillo Don't Mess with Texas! 32.9308586120605 -97.2251129150391 10' Explorer XLT Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 452 Vehicle Specs	Didn't someone ferry fire fighters to the top of a hill to fight a fire one time? __________________ "I've never had a normal time in Texas, but at least it was fun". -Mike Rowe “My four food groups are pie, salt, bourbon and bacon,” -Navy Lt. Cmdr. Morgan Murphy Dillo Mobile "SOLD" Copper Top

05-22-2012, 09:26 PM	#15
Teejay4490 Wannabe Elite Explorer Tallahassee, Florida 02 XLT 4x4 Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 685 Vehicle Specs	mine ferries me to the fire house when I work lol __________________ 2002 Explorer XLT 4x4 - Smoked Tail Lights - Smoked Headlights - Billet Upper Grill - K&N Cold Air Intake - Clarion Head Unit - Wheels Painted Black - BWM My Registry - http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...hp?t=357337#sf

05-22-2012, 09:27 PM	#16
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs	..I know one of our members who work for the NFS, their whole crew went off a cliff during a fire (survived) but it was in one of the NFS trucks not their Explorer... __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

05-22-2012, 10:11 PM	#17
GRNMACHINE Wannabe Elite Explorer IL 95 Sport 4x4 Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,368 Vehicle Specs	This probably doesnt count, but... Quite alot of 1st gens. were used carrying people from all over the world thru a dinosaur park in Costa Rica... __________________ 95 Sport 4x4, 3.73, tt/shackles, K&N FIPK, 33X12.50X15 BFG T/A, 15x10 DC-1's, Pro Comp ES9000 shocks, Flowmaster Catback, ARB OME Leaf Springs, 2" BODYLIFT "Thy shall Not Leaveth Thou Chariot Stocketh" Explorer 2nd Genesis GRNMACHINE

05-22-2012, 10:21 PM	#19
MidnightRebel07 Elite Explorer Pittsburgh, Pa. 2003 Explorer Sport Trac Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,821 Vehicle Specs	I'm always helping out others in need, be it the foodbank I volunteer at, towing everyone when their brokedown, moving friends and family anytime they need help, pulling stumps and hauling suppplies, equipment to rehab a city neighborhood park. I'll have to see if I actually have pictures of my lifted Explorer Sport Trac doing these things. Usually I'm to busy helping out to worry about pictures at the time. I'm also a Truck Driver for a Recycling company here in Pittsburgh, Pa. but I use the Big Rig to do that job. Here's a picture of my Trac at work, literally. I'll try to see if I have any of it doing any of the other things I mentioned. __________________ "If you're gonna be a bear, Be A Grizzly" 1.75" TT, WP shackles, 3" BL, 33x12.5x15 DuraTrac's, 15x8 Cragar's, RT Y-pipe, RT High Flow Cat, MagnaFlow 2.5" in/ dual 2.5" out, 2.5" dual pipes, LiveWires, K&N air filter, Uniden C.B., Pioneer H.U., MTX sub, Gen2 Ex dash bezel swap, Amber l.e.d. clearence lights, Custom Built Swing Out Tire Carrier and bumper (my build),custom Winch bumper w/ 12k lb. winch, A.R.E. Cap

05-22-2012, 11:03 PM	#20
Stic-o Elite Movie Star Tujunga, CA '99 XL 4x4 & '06 XLT 4x2 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 12,426 Vehicle Specs	Only thing I could think of is with the Star Car Club I'm in we do charity events to help all kinds of causes. __________________ The JP Mobile ~'99 Explorer XL The Mall Crawler ~'06 Explorer XLT The Tow Rig ~ '05 F-150 SuperCrew The Commuter ~ '10 Focus SES

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