First, we adopted the “Jeep Wave” – a way for fellow Wrangler and Gladiator owners to acknowledge each other on the road. Now, we’re giving rubber ducks to each other?
You might have seen this before. Perhaps your dashboard is full of rubber ducks.
How did this “ducking” start among Jeep owners and fans?
The story goes back to 2017, when a Canadian Jeep owner named Allison Parliament bought a bunch of rubber ducks. She would place those rubber ducks on random Jeeps, which was her way of bringing joy to her fellow Jeep owners.
A friend of Parliament suggested she set up a Facebook page dedicated to those who received rubber ducks on their Jeeps. That page took off with many photos and posts, and it has spread across the Jeep owner’s community.
The idea of “ducking” really took off during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The number of “ducked” Jeeps rose by extraordinary numbers. For some rubber duck givers, it became a passion of theirs to do so. In fact, some have used the act of “ducking” for special causes. Recently, the friends of two teenage automotive enthusiasts near the Twin Cities started ducking their Jeep friends in honor of their passing from an automobile accident.
Placing a rubber duck on a Jeep can go a long way. Someone having a bad day will see one on their Jeep, and it will turn their whole day around to a happy day.
“Ducking” is still a thing here in the Twin Ports and across Minnesota. We have a huge Jeep ownership and following. You will find Jeep enthusiasts either “ducking” or have been “ducked.” Just look at the dashboard of any given Jeep – from new Wranglers to classic CJs – and you’ll see a row of ducks just sitting there with pride.
Parliament passed away this past June from undisclosed natural causes at her home in Canada. Her DuckDuckJeep movement continues in her name for the many causes you have taken up by placing a rubber duck on any given Jeep.
When you buy a Jeep, you join a community and a movement. If you want to join the movement, contact us at Benna Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to get your own Jeep. Rubber ducks are not included, but we know a few places in the Twin Ports area where you can get a bunch of them to give out to other Jeeps.
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