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People have strong opinions and brand loyalties. A lot depends on your budget and your expectations, but understand that if you start off-roading, it can be addictive and more accessories, upgrades, and gear can get awfully expensive. First, check other threads. There's lots of discussion, also...

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With my wife's ambulatory issues in mind, I tried reversing the full-length steps, installing with the wider portion under the front doors of my 4DR Badlands Sas. I figured it would also protect against front-wheel splash better. Yes, you can do that, but it looked very strange. Somehow it...

I'm another vote for the iAG. 1) They're made in the US. 2) Their customer service is superb. Like most everything, they are subject to wear and tear, and iAG has quickly followed up when I need items, for example, the padding that lines the support bracket that hooks onto the rock rail. Mine...

It's not "where those Cali drivers are," but rather where they're from. The CDLs especially.

Absolutely, BlueBull! You could find yourself stranded in traffic for hours while the wreckers and authorities get everything straightened out. Thus, I highly recommend that you prepare for the unexpected, even if it's not you who is in a wreck or a ditch. 1) Carry extra fuel so you can keep...

My first year of ownership I drove a lot of Utah BLM roads: well maintained, graded and firm. I could drive 50mph+ pretty comfortably. I had three gravel punctures. What I learned: 1) The OEM "Territories" are notorious rock grabbers. They fling plenty (hence, get good mudlaps! front and...

Just a thought--thinking out loud-- See if a shop would consider breaking it down and patching it from the inside. Then retire it to use as a spare, and go to a 4-tire rotation, keeping this as a spare only, checking its pressure frequently to be sure it's holding pressure. . If it should ever...

I haven't ecountered anything that serious in my 4DR Badlands/Sas. And my city (Boston) applies salt generously. But when I see ice, even if it's not in the roadway proper, I switch to "Slippery," which automatically engages 4A. (My usual mode is 2A/Eco). Just finished 53K on the original...

Then don't buy one! Some I like. Some I don't. I myself go for off-road capability over looks, and get loads of complements. I also get complements when my white-toppo-lines-on-black MEKMagnet is on. How does the owner feel as he walks up to his truck? That's what counts.

Sure beats an Explorer!

My last ride was a high-end Toyota Sienna family hauler. (Kids grown = Bronco for Dad) I said, "If Toyota put their Lexus marque on a van, this would be it. It had motorized mirror arms, folded in at the touch of a button. That would be wonderful for Bronco on tight trails, car washes, garages...

You could consider the SUMA side mirrors (mirror only--not housing or arm). There's been a fair bit of discussion on Bronco6G. I have them--and even got the model with the turn signal in the glass. You just run a wire through the mirror arm through the door to a turn signal wire and splice in...

The screen vapor-guard (or whatever) that lines the inside of the Rotopax is, like so many "safety" and "eco" and "anti-'global warming'" gadgets and gizmos is counter productive. Pump at full volume and it splashes out, so the gas that spills on the pavement gets...vaporized in the atmosphere...

The spout that comes with any Rotopax fuel container is one of those ridiculous "safety" gizmos. You have to force a lever on the side of the spout against a rigid metal rim of your fuel intake to release the valve which allows the fuel to flow--not easily done with the soft rubber-lined opening...

You don't need ducks to impress us with this handsome build!

Good grief. Not another androgynous gender-fluid kick-butt heroine again? (Or is the blond(e) character a dude?

I first mounted my Heretic ditch lights in the mounting socket on the inside section of the side mirror, only to find that wind--and worse--carwash brushes were moving them out of position. So I tightened them, only to find that the mounting socket/hole is simply plastic, and can't take serious...

Congratulations on your Badlands, and may you have many happy and adventurous years with it. From my limited knowledge, I think Tennessee and New Hampshire would be somewhat similar: older, more rounded mountains with lots of very irregular rocks, the product of glacial debris and much more...