Anybody ready for another rabbit hole? How about a little off-road fun?
Earlier this year we bought my wife a new (2018) Jeep, a vehicle she has had on her bucket list for quite some time (right next to a Porsche 911). Needless to say she has/had no intention of flexing the Jeeps off road muscles...sad face. Well...NOW I have my own Jeep, my daughter has her own, my oldest son decided to get in on the fun and my youngest is outfitting an old Chevy for of road fun. Suddenly I find myself needing certain things and wanting others. Honestly it feels a little like when I dove deeper and deeper into the wet shaving pool. There are things I "have to have" to be safe or prepared for the trails and things I want to do to make the OLD jeep look a little nicer. And just like with wet shaving gear, there are "cheap" solutions that I will ultimately fail to perform and there are trusted solutions that might cost just a little more (or be worth picking up used). The challenge is weeding through the useless (or dangerous) cheap gear to find the most affordable gear that will perform as expected and last.
As I/we work on building out our off-road kits and prioritizing "important" modifications I find myself with as many questions as answers. So, I figured I would start a thread where we can post a few photo's, ask a few questions and share some great advice. Maybe even find even MORE ways for TSC members to connect.
I'll post more about my own rig and chronicle some of my various adventures. and I hope others will too. to help get this thread started I thought I would pose a few big picture questions.
What have your favorite/most used modifications been? What gear do you have AND what do you end up using most often? Any special tips or tricks you would like to share?
Earlier this year we bought my wife a new (2018) Jeep, a vehicle she has had on her bucket list for quite some time (right next to a Porsche 911). Needless to say she has/had no intention of flexing the Jeeps off road muscles...sad face. Well...NOW I have my own Jeep, my daughter has her own, my oldest son decided to get in on the fun and my youngest is outfitting an old Chevy for of road fun. Suddenly I find myself needing certain things and wanting others. Honestly it feels a little like when I dove deeper and deeper into the wet shaving pool. There are things I "have to have" to be safe or prepared for the trails and things I want to do to make the OLD jeep look a little nicer. And just like with wet shaving gear, there are "cheap" solutions that I will ultimately fail to perform and there are trusted solutions that might cost just a little more (or be worth picking up used). The challenge is weeding through the useless (or dangerous) cheap gear to find the most affordable gear that will perform as expected and last.
As I/we work on building out our off-road kits and prioritizing "important" modifications I find myself with as many questions as answers. So, I figured I would start a thread where we can post a few photo's, ask a few questions and share some great advice. Maybe even find even MORE ways for TSC members to connect.
I'll post more about my own rig and chronicle some of my various adventures. and I hope others will too. to help get this thread started I thought I would pose a few big picture questions.
What have your favorite/most used modifications been? What gear do you have AND what do you end up using most often? Any special tips or tricks you would like to share?
Definitely had my share of rides on them...but my preferred in flight vehicle would be either the C130 Hercules or the C-5 Galaxy...
