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I am currently wrapping up a 2 week trip in my TJ Wrangler and I am running through my gear thinking about what I used and it’s usefulness vs volume/weight efficiency. I’m probably going to write a longer post going though item by item and sharing my thoughts and experience. I’m interested to...

Just finished a 2 week trip through CO, UT, AZ from NJ in my Tepui Ayer. I agree it is tiny, but it is big enough for my wife and I to sleep in and leaves enough room on the roof of our Wrangler for a 60”x20” cargo rack mounted in front. The standard canopy for it was versatile enough to sleep...

We are at the end of our trip now and our X-Bull traction mats were only needed to level the rig at a few campsites. They worked perfectly for that purpose and at 20% the price of the name brand. They were simply a back-up for our back-up (we have lockers and a tow strap). If you aren’t going to...

It worked out great. I needed extra gas twice while heading into the backcountry, so I filled up my Jerry before leaving town and emptied it as soon as there was enough room in my tank. I made sure to vent it any time we stopped for a long period of time or changed altitude or temperature...

Trying to keep my CoG as low as possible so that’s why I’m not filling it unless I need to. Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

Trying to keep my CoG as low as possible so that’s why I’m not filling it unless I need to. Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

It was actually a 2 piece rack bolted together by the receiver part. I just cut the receiver section flush with the bottom of the rack with an angle grinder. Highland 1042000 Hitch Mounted Cargo Carrier GS Power's Bracket Clamp (choices of 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 3 inch ). Mount LED Light...

This is how I decided to mount them. It’s a modified trailer hitch cargo carrier mounted to some heavy duty tubing mounts. (4 clamps rated at 50 lbs each.) My tent is mounted towards the rear of the jeep so I figured I would make use of the space. I got some long bolts an sandwiched the mesh...

I decided I will bring a 5 gallon Jerry along stowed on the roof but it will remain empty for freeway driving and I’ll just fill it up if I think I’ll need it. Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

I’m thinking I will have to plan a trip with CO as the main destination for a future vacation. I will make sure I plan to go later in the year so I can get the full experience. Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

Utah is our actual destination, we were just going to spend a day or two somewhere between Denver and Moab. Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

I understand that, my original plan was to take two days to drive to Moab and to do Black Bear Pass the first day. I think I’m going to to just head straight to Moab. Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

Looks like most of the passes are open only partially. I may just press on to Moab and come back to Colorado another time and make it the destination. Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

I finally got my LEDs mounted and wired up. I still have two LED pods and a 20” LED bar that I can mount somewhere, I just haven’t decided where yet. And the cargo area is coming along nicely... really working on minimizing the amount of gear. Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

Didn’t even think about that, thanks for the heads up! Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk