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That video is based on a real event, where a guy had front auto lockers and had a problem.

here is a video of a guy driving a truck with automatic front lockers, and open rear, on the icy Road, just watch it and see what happens. at the very beginning of the video he tries to turn right but he can't and ends up going down the hill.

Probably not.

Maybe not the only place that gets icy roads but it seems the only place where people don't drive with front auto lockers and rear selestables.

I don't have hubs to unlock and front wheel drive does MUCH better than rear wheel for icy roads. Ice Ice baby, the icy road situation is more common than snow in my area. Plus snow is easier to drive-In.

I am talking about ice so bad when you can hardly make it away from your garage and you decide to call your boss and tell him you aren't coming in. This is when lockers can screw you. If their is snow or anything to help with traction I would agree with you. If there is no traction more tires...

If your able go 45 we are talking about different conditions

We can get an inch thick sheet of ice, with no snow. in my experience Whenever two wheel spin at the same time, as if they are locked, the vehicle will drift sideways. With one wheel spinning you still have traction issues but at least you're more likely to move forward if you move it all...

Nope, like I said above, I have seen auto lockers on tight trails and they suck butt. I have had ARBs since 2001 and they work great for me. I spend more time on tight trails then in snow. I am not designing my Jeep for snow days.

Open/ARB (front and rear) on my jeep, limited slip on my 1 ton and when I was in the Army on HMMWVs. Electronic control stuf on my 4Runner and Denali. Actually automatic crap on the Denali work great in the snow, packed of fluffy. They even work as good as can be expected on the ice. Never had...

Start watching at 3 minutes on Currie's video. He even states his differential set up may not be the best in all conditions. He specifically mentions that he doesn't have experience in mud and snow and there maybe better configurations for them. Dealing with wet slippery conditions is very...

Here in flat old MO when it gets icy the same issue exists. Auto lockers can make your vehicle dangerous in certain conditions.

Articulation is extremely limited in these vehicles and it is a good example of a vehicle that will benefit greatly from a traction aid. The reason I choose the H1 as an example his how good their differentials work, and it is a vehicle I have experience with. The H1 ( the Military one anyway)...

After years of driving an H1 (very limited articulation) in the Army and years of driving my Jeep ( much more articulation) I can say, without any doubt, that I have never found a situation where I would rather have less articulation. As far as locker vs, limited slip? Brake modulation works...

I got my core 9P Insta tent. It about 2 minutes to meet up and about the same to take it down. It didn't seem much sturdier the the Ozark tent but people say they last.

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GMRS seems to be affected by terrain more-so than others. What about in thicker woods? On the trail it seems to be the new CB, so GMRS seems to be the answer there. For around the camp site and family communication is their better options as far as radio to radio than GMRS?

You have never used a cell phone? I don't want to learn how to build them. I would like to use them and understand their capabilites and limitations and there restrictions. I have used amplifiers for cell phones in the past that worked. Is there something like that for GMRS?

Are these GMRS? Willow Springs, Houston would be getting close.

I live south, closer to Houston. I would like better permanent coverage where I live but at this point it doesn't seem practical. The areas i am looking to extend my comms ( how dreadlocks has mentioned) are south and east primarily of Houston. The area you speak of has decent cell phones...