Recent content by montechie

From frequent recreational use, in my experience, don't obsess too much on winch brands. In my 4x4 group we don't see many winch failures, and when they do the Warns, Superwinch, and Milemarkers fail as much as the Smittybilts or Badlands. All winches are pretty basic internally, it's usually...

Looks like it sold.

Sorry for your loss Justin. That's an ultimate JT build, GLWS.

Location? Might help if you list the truck upgrades too, Taco + Alucab are great combos, GLWS!

1 of several Kershaw/Gerber/etc folding blades that I've found over the years on trails is always on my person. I've given back a few to the trail/camping gods as well. WFR training is what I've most used in emergencies though throughout the years. Highly recommend at least 1st aid, but a...

Before customizing my rear springs for the camper which would probably give me a ridiculous rake sans camper, I looked at these bracketless jacks as a possible option for removal. The clamps are super easy to take on and off, but I've only done that for installing a bedrug, I haven't removed the...

Do you have any photos of your interior build? That sounds interesting.

This is kind of awesome, I'd never heard of a Centurion mod before, no affiliation: Bring a Trailer

This is also certainly true, even though I really appreciate the amount of swappable parts on my Gladiator with the Wrangler, they did compromise a some on cooling through the grill for the truck. They increased the JL's grill from the JK with the Gladiator/JT in mind, but I'm sure they would've...

This is certainly a benefit owning a Gladiator, takes a lot of parts from the JL Wrangler, pretty much anything from the rear doors forward. Gave me confidence buying a 1st model vehicle, in case Stellantis cancelled the truck. Aftermarket support for my low volume Gladiator is significantly...

That's certainly most of it. I was surprised the high package Tremor was still close to 1500 lbs with metal bumpers, more skids, steps and some beefier underpinnings than a Lariat which is generally close to the same payload with similar creature comforts. The weird foldout door/tailgate on the...

This is also why we're seriously looking at a 250/2500+, I can make a light enough build for a 1500/150, I did for my Gladiator, but getting a 2500+ gives us the option to change our minds later and just get a slide-in or a different slide-in. Which even lightweight ones will put you at 2K lbs...

I feel you, my wife and I are contemplating a larger build and test drove a 2500 Ram Rebel gasser yesterday and am scheduled to drive a F150 Tremor 5.0 402a this weekend. I currently have a Gladiator Rubicon, and have had Tacos, older F150s, etc. Personally, the Rebel rode great, we took it...

These look very intriguing, I especially appreciate the attachment points throughout to add build outs later, and of course the light weight. I saw one diagram of a flatbed build on your site, is this in the works?

A big part of why I went with OVRLND and still love it, is the amount of customization they will do on order. You can really get something built to purpose, I've only seen Topo come close. I did Tern windows in my hatches, which along with my DIY insulation have been great for our winter usage...