First time I got stuck in the mud. At night. Jeep had to pull me out. I had no recovery gear.
That made me wake up and think about what I’m doing or not doing. Got a tow rope and some bell shackles and quickly realized, that’s not enough.
On another trip, and nothing difficult, I happened upon...
Also, I get a map of where I’m going or use On x Off road
Buddies and I will tune into the appropriate GMRS radio frequencies. I have two Baofeng handhelds just in case. Everything is preprogrammed.
cooler with drinks and food.
Air down based on type of trail. At trail head.
Boots in...
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Bags Designs 447761 Kit Includes:
Inner: (2) Squadron® SAE, Spot in Clear or Amber - Amber
Middle: (2) S2 Sport Spot - white
Outer: (2) S2 Sport Driving Combo - white
Wired one upfitter switch for inner amber lights. Second upfitter switch for middle and outer lights.
Amber color is...
Smittybilt Fender Flare Deletes
Install time: 2.5 hours (SB says 2.5-3 hours)
Difficulty: Fussy. Needed third hand in many cases to hold/tighten while using other hand to situate things. Lost reciprocating bracket into front fender well and couldn’t retrieve it. Had to pull the tire and...
I went with he 41 watt Rugged radio and Bronco mounting kit.
https://www.ruggedradios.com/products/bronco-radio-kit-with-gmrs-mobile-radio-for-ford-bronco?_pos=1&_fid=60ec9fa2f&_ss=c
If I did it again, I'd put the antenna on the back and route the cables up to the glovebox (radio) and battery...
Helpful. Thank you. When you look at only of these hinge systems costing $700 and only providing +8lbs of support, it Seems overkill. I went with Hammer Built and love the configurability.
You had me at Bay Area Metals! I moved to the Bay Area in 1991, when America used to make Shtuff, working for a semiconductor equipment manufacturer where I bought all kids of custom fab’d parts from dozens of local suppliers. There were so many metal and fab shops all over the Bay Area, it was...
Hammer built ordered! I didn’t get the Rotopax add-on yet, but will. Any thoughts on connecting the MaxTrax back there? I want to be able to have the top OFF or ON. In winter, when the MIC is always on, I will have my rack system up there and the MaxTrax can be store on top. But for summer, I’m...
This took ChatGPT 1:28 to come up with this:
Yep—there are a few documented spots where the 2021+ Bronco swing-gate/tire carrier can show damage when the spare (plus accessories) gets heavy or isn’t supported correctly. Here are real photos of buckling on the inner tailgate skin near the...
Saw that briefly. Nice package. Isn’t that a similar thing to the IAG-X hinge-replacement option?
My dilemma is whether I need to go hinge replacement or just a reinforcement plate back here.
Use Case — use spare tire to carry maxtrax recovery boards (7.5lbs x2) and one to two 2.5 gallon Rotopax containers (water 8.34lbs x 2.5g; gasoline 6.073lbs x 2.5g). I want to use this setup when off-roading, not as a daily thing.
What I Have — 2022 Wildtrak with Sasquatch w/stock SAS wheels...