Why is off-road lighting so expensive?

[userdude]

I may have overstated my case a bit, but I live in Krum and understand the prices completely. I bought a house in a middle class neighborhood in 2020 for a hair under $300k, today I could sell it for over $400. My wife sold her 3000 sqft home in Benjamin (sp) on 20 acres for $335k in 2019. Yes, the coyotes outnumber the people, but some people like open spaces and the neighbors not peeking through your windows. We used to hear cars on her road at night and grab weapons. That's how few people lived out there.

I bought land in the middle of the San Juan mountains in Colorado for retirement. No people, no problem. Town is 30 minutes away.

Yeah, I bought a 1200 sq ft house in South Denton (by the hospital/Buc-ees) in 2017 for $205k. Ones just like my house have sold recently for $330k. It wasn't that long ago (2007) the house was bought for $137k. A friend of mine in Ponder just said the other day that houses aren't expensive in DFW, they're just as much as anywhere (urban/suburban) now.

Once you get 2hrs out of DFW, I'm sure the land prices are cheaper. Most of what I've seen, though, is like that Buffalo neighborhood on 380 with some acreage. Those start in the mid-600's. And in five years, they won't be "in the country" anymore. Perhaps if you got out towards Springtown or even Perrin/Graham. Running a business out there might not be easy, though. Internet especially can be a little shaky out in those parts.

Also, was over in Krum the other day getting my new bumpers/sliders/armor powder coated. Is that bbq place off their main street any good? The one with the outdoor part?

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[AttackGuy64]

Yeah, I bought a 1200 sq ft house in South Denton (by the hospital/Buc-ees) in 2017 for $205k. Ones just like my house have sold recently for $330k. It wasn't that long ago (2007) the house was bought for $137k. A friend of mine in Ponder just said the other day that houses aren't expensive in DFW, they're just as much as anywhere (urban/suburban) now.

Once you get 2hrs out of DFW, I'm sure the land prices are cheaper. Most of what I've seen, though, is like that Buffalo neighborhood on 380 with some acreage. Those start in the mid-600's. And in five years, they won't be "in the country" anymore. Perhaps if you got out towards Springtown or even Perrin/Graham. Running a business out there might not be easy, though. Internet especially can be a little shaky out in those parts.

Also, was over in Krum the other day getting my new bumpers/sliders/armor powder coated. Is that bbq place off their main street any good? The one with the outdoor part?

Smoke and Fire? Its okay. More of a burger joint that also sells some BBQ. Pulled pork and sausage are good. Never tried the brisket. We go when we see a concert at 50 West.

 

[userdude]

Smoke and Fire? Its okay. More of a burger joint that also sells some BBQ. Pulled pork and sausage are good. Never tried the brisket. We go when we see a concert at 50 West.

Oh ok. It has a little Marty B's vibe looking at it, and I like their food and drinks. Funny, takes me 10m longer to get to Bartonville than to get to Krum. Which is mostly backroads, where I might use my off road lighting... lol

 

[AttackGuy64]

Oh ok. It has a little Marty B's vibe looking at it, and I like their food and drinks. Funny, takes me 10m longer to get to Bartonville than to get to Krum. Which is mostly backroads, where I might use my off road lighting... lol

I like Marty B's but I live 3 minutes from Smoke and Fire. Guess which one wins most times?

 

[userdude]

I like Marty B's but I live 3 minutes from Smoke and Fire. Guess which one wins most times?

Yeah, I don't live close enough to ride my horse, that's for sure! I did use to live down 407, though. I'm an RG burger guy. Denton is not a bbq haven, that is for sure. I'll drive to 407 BBQ or Marty B's if I don't want to go into Dallas or across the lake.

 

[CarmeloS]

As quality and craftsmanship get to a certain level, then the scale of economics goes exponential. For example, you can buy a speaker to get you 95% of your listening needs for $100. The last 5% that get you to 100% will cost you 5-10x that amount. I think a lot of people are looking for value on here and that unfortunately can be a tough find with the LED market changing so much.

I'm not going to spend multiple hundreds for ditch lights because I may need to light a ditch up only a couple of times a year. More frequent off roaders may see value in the hundreds of dollar lights because they need it every week.

I drive weekly through towns with deer as the speed deterrents, and even with Moritmoto headlights, I still run all the lights so I don't get messed up when one goes Kamikaze. Yellow for whatever reason calms 'em down, plus the Diodes I got really illuminate everything.

Had cheap lights that also did the trick, but then one day it mysteriously detached from the bracket and went missing, I have no idea to this day whatever happened to the old pod

 

[AttackGuy64]

Yeah, I don't live close enough to ride my horse, that's for sure! I did use to live down 407, though. I'm an RG burger guy. Denton is not a bbq haven, that is for sure. I'll drive to 407 BBQ or Marty B's if I don't want to go into Dallas or across the lake.

RG is good, LSA is good. Rooster's is my hangout if I am going into town. Juicy Pig is as good as it gets here unfortunately (IMHO).

 

[userdude]

RG is good, LSA is good. Rooster's is my hangout if I am going into town. Juicy Pig is as good as it gets here unfortunately (IMHO).

Oh yeah, love Roosters, I always get the Cuban. I remember when they fried the homemade chips and gave them as free appetizers. I used to live across the street from Juicy Pig, when it was a hair stylist in there. I hear it's not too bad. I don't know if you ever went to the Smokehouse on Fort Worth Drive but back in the day it was good enough. It was decrepit by the end, though.

 

[AttackGuy64]

Oh yeah, love Roosters, I always get the Cuban. I remember when they fried the homemade chips and gave them as free appetizers. I used to live across the street from Juicy Pig, when it was a hair stylist in there. I hear it's not too bad. I don't know if you ever went to the Smokehouse on Fort Worth Drive but back in the day it was good enough. It was decrepit by the end, though.

Nope, I lived in BBQ heaven (Central Texas) when I retired from the Army until 2019. Moved up to Denton area and sorely miss my HEB and several BBQ joints. Still need to hit up Goldee's and a few other places here as well.

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