Duck Duck Jeep: What is Jeep Ducking?
You read that right! Jeep Ducking has taken the world by storm over the past few years! Jeep owners and enthusiasts have partaken in this fun and lighthearted global trend that began in North America. Don’t know what Jeep Ducking is? Not to worry! We at McLarty Daniel Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat in Springdale, Arkansas, are here to explain the Duck, Duck, Jeep movement and its origin!
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What is Jeep Ducking?
It’s simple! Jeep drivers of various Jeep models carry rubber ducks in their cars, which they place on other Jeeps while their owners are away. These ducks are usually left on the car’s handles or hoods and typically have notes encouraging the “target” to post a picture of their new toy with hashtags like #duckduckjeep or #duckingjeeps while also complementing their rides with phrases like “Nice Jeep.” Some Jeep owners accumulate many of these rubber ducks, which they place on their dash area, and call their “duck pond.” The goal is to either pass the duck along to another Jeep or to encourage other Jeep owners to purchase more rubber ducks for the movement!
How it Started
In 2020, Allison Parliament decided to take her beloved 2018 Jeep Wrangler Sahara on a road trip from Clanton, Alabama, to Ontario, Canada, to see friends and family during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. While on her journey, she had a frightening encounter with someone at a gas station and thankfully had a supportive friend to encourage her to keep going. Before Parliament continued her journey, she purchased a bag of ducks to, in jest, leave several around her friend’s house. While exiting the store, however, she noticed another Jeep in the parking lot. On a whim, she wrote “Nice Jeep” on one of the ducks and placed it on the vehicle, and the owner caught her in the act. Thankfully, the owner appreciated the gesture and encouraged her to post it on social media, kickstarting the movement.
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How it’s Going
Parliament thought Jeep Ducking would be a short-lived gag, but to her surprise, the trend blew up overnight. Jeep owners across the United States, Mexico, and Canada quickly picked it up, and within a year, it was trending in more than 30 different countries. The hashtag #duckduckjeep is featured in more than 230,968 posts on Instagram, and the term jeepducking has over 137.7 million views on TikTok. The numbers quoted were accurate at the time this blog was written. The Jeep brand also recognizes the Duck Duck Jeep private Facebook group owned by Parliament as the official Jeep Ducking page, which currently has around 68,000 members at the time this blog was written. The trend grows daily as more Jeep owners share videos and pictures of their ducks with the world!
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