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Interesting thread to a non- LR guy. Seems like the Toyota guys recommend ... Toyotas. The LR guys embrace theirs with mixed feelings. With no bone to pick either way, I would consider reliability a huge issue if you are going alone a fair amount. I would not have hesitated to drive my 80...

Just bought one last month. You dont have to activate the cell end of things, and the gps works pretty well in my tests so far. No need for an external gps unit it appears. And I can finally run all of the sw map program I like on one unit- Benchmark, Scenic Maps West, Delorme and BC Navigator.

Wow, its your money but ....

I currently own a 2012 JKUR. I have previous to this one, overbuilt every offroad vehicle I have ever owned. making them bloated and heavy gas hogs. This time, I have tried to do it differently. So, 3" lift, 35" aggressive ATs (keeps the road noise down), all aluminum skids, winch with...

The RTT has never held any appeal for me, because: -Its windy most places we go -I am old and have to pee too much -I am afraid of heights -There are no lions threatening to eat me roaming around -They are really expensive They do look really cool, and the convenience factor is certainly there...

You win the lottery or something?

Jeeps have gotten ridiculously expensive. The price jump form the TJ to the JK was crazy. How about a good used one coming off lease return? I bought a used 2012 Rubicon in July 2013 for $30k, 24k miles at the time. Lifted, aftermarket bumpers, lights, aftermarket drive shafts, armor. Built...

We usually take one DV trip annually. Weather- Nov is a great month to go, into early Dec is usually good. The it gets cold until mid/ late Feb, and the passes get a fair amount of snow. So go late this month into Nov, or wait. Sights- DV is big. Pick an area and concentrate on it rather...

Because I needed the antenna mount spot and I have a handheld cb if absolutely needed.

Sorry I dont.

Yeah I found the 435, their conversations make the truckers blush. I still dont have my call sign so I am just monitoring for now. Not that I would contribute much to the 435 anyway I guess.

Switched to ham, dont use this any more. It is in excellent condition. What you see is what you get. $55 shipped to lower 48.

Thanks for the confirmation! Any pointers for us newbies would be greatly appreciated. BTW, I heard an interesting local radio club conversation last night, the topic being why there are so many new ham licensees. My first thought was that it is attributable to folks like us- offroaders...

Just bought the following: Yaseu 7900. Dual band, less than $300 after rebate, detachable face, 4 levels of power. Has more features than I need but it was the lowest priced decent brand I could find with the important features listed above. Diamond 1/2 wave antenna. No ground plane needed...

I have way too much $ invested in tablets, GPS devices and sw. Everything I have tried seems to be buggy or just plain not work at times ... could be the user? All to say, it would have been alot cheaper if I had just bought an ipad mini from the start. The 3G version (which you never have to...

No shame intended here, if you like it and can afford it, go for it. I am just too practical I guess. I had a really hard time pulling the trigger on a $30k used 2012 JKUR that had been built (mostly) "right" by an automotive engineer and priced $10- 15k under its real value. That vehicle...

I am on my 4th offroad vehicle, so I have learned a few things over the years: 1. Until #4, I have overbuilt each one- they have ended up as heavy, expensive, lumbering gas hogs. I have had to carry fuel to make up for the poor gas mileage ... adding more weight by means of extra sub tanks and...

Well done!

Outdoor X4 magazine has a nice writeup on coolers this month. http://issue5.outdoorx4.com/publication/frame.php?i=224746&p=&pn=&ver=html5 I was not familar with the Canyon Cooler brand, but the magazine article was complimentary. Given that I already own two Yetis and have a self acknowledged...

I owned a 2008 Jeep GC. Never took it offroad but it was one of the most comfortable highway cruisers I have ever had. I would consider buying the new GC diesel for the same role.