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    Keeping it simple

    While I am totally a gear guy and would love to spend $$$$$ on my ride to get out to the sticks and just camp . The reality is and for most here I suspect we just don't have the bucks to do all that we want. I mean in the world of 175,000 off road trucks, 6000 - 9000 for an Ursa minor (...
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    Not quite SAR

    I am wondering id there is an organization that does not quite SAR. By this I mean say you are pretty wellequipped adequate food or water and somtheing goes wrong like you pu a hole in your transmisson or something to the effect where you can't do a field repait. Is there any...
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    in reach

    I have been toying with getting an delrome in reach, mostly because me and my jeep are both old and have a lot of miles on us the jeep has 166,000 Garmin bough delorme and the prices seem to have jumped about 50 bucks per unit plus I think whne it was de lorme you buy a subscrition on a...
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    Uconnect and topo

    Has anyone with any kind of u-connect system or model radio system like as found in the new jeeps or chevy Colorado ( not sure what others have the touch screen and nav latest generation) found a way to upload a navigation app like Gaia Back country explorer topo USA etc. to the radio...
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    Interesting fail FYI

    We were camping up in northern cal No Cell service and were trying to figure out what route to take home. BU again no cell service. So being the intrepid explorer I am I whipped out the I phone and tapped the map icon Goes what the map icon doesn't work with out cell service. Oh my gps...
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    aftermarket radio

    So I am looking for anew jeep and can't find exactly what I want so I am trying to decide what aftermarket option is best. I am looking at radios I want the 430n but the right jeep doesn't have it. I like the 430 n because I have one now and was able to put a loc pic on it. this means I can...
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    buying a new jeep

    Looking for the best price possible on a 2017 recon any recommendations on dealers? here is what I am encountering so I need some sage advice. I have been working with 2 jeep dealers both are out of state because the prices here IN California are not discounted. #1 One Guy who has a...
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    juk recon axels

    I see the regular rubicon has "heavy duty axels" but the recon has "updated dana 44" any one know what the difference is. Some say they the axels form the new JL but that hasn't been released? Also my understanding is that the recon rides 1.5 inches higher. IF this is true could I sneak 315 70...
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    Crap

    This is so frustrating. I downloaded all these maps and the topo is there but when I go to use it my tracks show up on a blank screen. ???? Why this is on us topo maps
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    who is using a real gps vs a tablet

    what are you using and how? The reason I ask are. I bought a Lenovo a2 tablet with a 10 inch screen, I figured wow this will be greta super detail. etc. Then I loaded back country explorer on it and when I need it thumps I think I have loaded are not there so at expo this year 2 things...
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    Tablets

    Anyone know of some ruggedized tablets maybe water proof or resistant Shock protection. And a bright screen
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    what to do?

    My old faithful 2008 jku is starting to overheat especially in hot weather,. It supposedly the limited lifetime power train warranty. Have 158,000 on it. I also have a trans cooler, and a new radiator. but when it goes to 100 plus my temp gauge goes to the 3/4 mark especially if it is an up...
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    rollbar relocation kit for Jeep

    somewhere on here I saw an a post about moving the rear cross bar of the roll cage further back there was simple kit to do this the author posted some pictures but I can't find it . Can anyone help
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    fill me in on the realties

    After dragging my tent trailer allover barely being able to climb grades in so cal high ways I and ironically my wife are interested in RTTs so please fill me in what do you like? what don't you like? Is it a pain to put away overtime you want to go somewhere? is the set up really that...
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    Back country explorer. Topo USA questions

    So I went to expo. With my son missed what I really wanted to see and instead went exploring with my son. He had an app on his phone called Topo USA it tracked us every where we went and the accuracy was really really good. So I bought the app. Installed it on my tablet which is not tied into...
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    Tires again ugh

    OK so here's the deal my tires that have about 30 K on them how like a werewolf on a full moon when I'm driving down the road so I need to buy new ones I'm going to sell these they are 315 7017s. The tires I'm looking at our cooper discovers ATP or Kumo Pathfinders my question for all of you is...
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    Jeep campers how many choices?

    So first let me say I am excluding rtt and trailer. So what are the choices. J30, gazell, action camper and ???? Anyone thing of anything else? Trying to find something I can sleep in and still use my jeep as a daily driver
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    Dual batteries

    At what point do you need to set up a dual battery system. I have my winch power inverter all other car electronics on a battery now. But if I add additional lights frig will my charging system handle it all ?
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    subscription for Gaia.

    Seems to me that I don't want to pay for a subscription . If it s 5.99 a month so roughly 72 per year. I think that is crazy. When I buy something I want to be mine I don't want to rent it . Isn't lease my jeep or my other programs on the computer. I also don't want some company just dipping...
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    gaia pro subscription?

    Seems to me that I don't want to pay for a subscription . If it s 5.99 a month so roughly 72 per year. I think that is crazy. When I buy something I want to be mine I don't want to rent it . Isn't lease my jeep or my other programs on the computer. I also don't want some company just...
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