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Yes, seriously. You sandwiched two specific user groups (mountain bikers & hikers) between a couple of derogatory statements. I responded to that group of statements & the general idea that they portray. If your intent was to include all "off roaders" in those derogatory statements (as your...

Hard sell to the purists - but I'd like to drive one (off road) just to see how well they pull it off, assuming that they try it. My biggest concern would be reliability, particularly the first few years. Imagine trying to recover one with a failed whatsit from the middle of the rubicon trail.

Belittling user groups (which you purport to represent) by calling them "mouth-breathers" & "granola munchers" sets one heck of an example. Oh well, at least we know how the BRC really feels about hikers & mountain bikers.

The new wranglers have something to the effect of 33 (thirty three!) combined logo's on them. One on each wheel, 2 on the windshield, one on every vent inside, on the steering wheel, dashboard, etc. Are they really worried that people won't know they're driving a jeep? You know your design...

IMO - the best bet is to go talk to your local trailer supply business. They'll be able to ask you all the right questions, get you the right axle, & probably be able to point you in the right direction with regards to having someone weld the spring perches on. Another option would be to...

That depends. I didn't have any trouble at all, but my girlfriend struggled a bit. Then I added solar & kayaks - it was a no go for Marisa & a bit of work for me. After adding 4 external struts, we can't get a good balance between lifting and lowering. If they're strong enough to make lifting...

Short answer: Stock 1/2 ton truck + FWC + gear = overloaded. Stock 3/4 ton truck + FWC + gear = probably overloaded (the devil is in the details). Stock 1 ton truck + FWC + gear = pushing it. None of that means that you can't do it - lots of people do, and most of them never have a...

When I rebuilt my Grandby a couple years ago, I had a pretty clean slate. I opted for a catalytic heater (Wave 6), and wish I would have bought a forced air furnace instead. The Wave requires me to get out of the warm bed to start, then get back in & wait for it to warm up. It also faces...

Some states have different registration requirements for 1 ton+ vehicles. I don't know what the specifics are (or even if they are) in CO, but basically in AZ 1 ton and up is considered a commercial vehicle & must be registered as such. As I recall, CA was the same. I don't think that impacted...

I'll say this at the risk of sounding like an unappreciative jerk - but please realize that it isn't intended that way. Don't buy them "things". The problem with buying something for "someone who has everything", is that they are notoriously picky with their gear. Trust me - I'm one of them...

I put the RRO kit on my better halfs Patriot. While it accomplished the job, & hasn't presented any problems other than alignment shops not being able to figure out how to align it (if the computer doesn't tell them how to do it, they can't figure it out), the quality of the kit itself was...

Pretty much any sign shop will be able to take care of it for you. Find a local shop that you like & go for it. It's certainly not free, but I never found custom vinyl to be absurdly expensive. The design time usually costs more than the actual product - so keep it simple & your wallet will...

I don't think anyone is using the body as a ground path anymore. Sure, it "can" be used, but it seems like everyone is running the ground back via a couple commons. Even if they did, aluminum is a better conductor than steel (& worse than copper). It's not uncommon to see aluminum bus bars &...

I'd bet that this is one of the biggest contributing factors to GoPro related injuries.

I think it's too early to completely disregard the potential for injury, but I'm not going to lose sleep over the fact that I clip a GoPro to my motorcycle helmet on occasion. Should it be looked at so consumers can understand what the risks really are? Absolutely. Do we all need to throw...

Interesting - are you consistently missing the same specific bits of information (IE: heavy truncation), or is every track log missing different information? I'm almost exclusively using an iPhone now - but to be honest, 95% of that is in-town. When I'm out in the boonies, I either have a...

**2nd hand info here** With regard to the torsion axle, I've heard of others going with the heavier axle to get the larger bearings, then down-grading the spring rate to smooth out the ride. In theory, it sounds reasonable to me. Even the lighter beam trailer axles have pretty small...

Sure, it's cool, even sexy, hell, it's probably worth drooling over & I'd absolutely love to have one. But here's the deal - it doesn't have enough usable space. It's to small to put a camper on it, too small to sleep inside of it, and the bed is to short to do much more than haul some...

Be sure to check with what ever your local emissions authority is to be sure that the engine you are thinking about installing will be legal. It may be cheaper & easier to rebuild the existing engine, which will also negate emissions legality concerns. If you're looking for OEM performance -...

Back when I was into rock crawling & searching out the more technical terrain - a front locker (along with deep gears, a winch, long-ish travel suspension, roll cage, skid plates, etc) was pretty much required. Now that I've given up on rock crawling, I don't have any of that stuff. What I do...