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I've been gone from the forum for 2 or 3 years, figure I'll introduce myself again. I'm member 0782, and I see the forum is over 43,000 members now. That's awesome! Anyway, sold my Jeep and now have a 4Runner to outfit for overlanding. Just wanted to say "hey", and happy to have the time now to...

I would really love to get a set of these for the winter time. It would take my overlanding ventures to a whole new level.

@Wildland Outdoors , @SteveR , should we plan a camping weekend somewhere in Eastern Iowa around the beginning of May? I know Steve has a camper, and I'm purchasing some new camping gear. I'm thinking a weekend of fireside chat and the wife and I trying out the new gear. She's not big on...

Now this is overlanding!

We've been discussing a trail run in Dugger, Indiana this Spring or early Summer in another thread. I'm creating a new thread specifically for this meetup and trail run. The trail is moderate with a rating of 4-5 for difficulty. In other words, "easy" to "moderate". It's promoted as a beautiful...

Finally met another OB member here in Iowa. Not many of us on here right now. @Wildland Outdoors and I both live in the Quad Cities, Iowa, so it was easy to meet. A little bit of rig talk and thoughts on future trips was discussed. My wife played with the kids while we talked about vehicle mods...

What is the most regrettable mod to your rig so far? For myself, I initially went with a 2" budget boost, only to change it out a couple years later for a 3" Zone lift. Saving money doesn't always save you money. I'm starting to become a firm believer in "buy once, cry once". Now to wait and see...

Thinking of getting one of the American and/or Army flags for my Jeep. Not going to mount it on the roll bar. I'm looking at the Firestik sleeve. Anyone have one of these? I've heard good things about them. Curious if anyone is running with one on their rig...

I have a synthetic line winch on my Wrangler. When I installed it a couple years ago, I had purchased a cover with it. However, the bumper I'm using recesses the winch very low in the bumper. It was darn near impossible to get the cover around the winch and secure it properly. So over the last...

I wanted to be the first Iowan to post in the new regional section. lol Any fellow Iowans on here yet?

Just a thought, since regions are going to be created soon, what about regional OB stickers? Not sure how complicated or easy it is to design and create stickers, but, it could potentially generate revenue to support the forum. The thought being, people may want to support/display their region...

Every year where I live, we become overrun with Bald Eagles and bird watchers. People come from all over the world to view and photograph the eagles. Yesterday we decided to jump in the Jeep and run down to the Mississippi River to do some bird watching. Of course, I didn't bother to bring my...

Almost every year the wife and I venture up to Michigan. We go to Traverse City, where I went to high school and then to the U.P. I have yet to venture to Drummond Island. If you're an off roader, then you probably have heard of it. If not, here's a link. There's even a Jeep run coming up in...

Saw this on Facebook and it immediately reminded me of this forum. As this forum continues to grow and attract new members every day, I really appreciate the inclusiveness, regardless of vehicle choice. This truly is a unique forum with a positive direction. Much appreciated.

I finally got around to getting my new Warrior Renegade Cargo Rack on today. Got off work early and got it installed in a couple hours. As you all probably know, not a lot of storage space in a Wrangler. I have a question, will an air dam really make a lot of difference for wind noise? Around...

I'm starting a thread to discuss and display how members on here have their rigs set up. Putting a winch on my rig was a priority for me. I want to be able to perform self recovery in the event that I become bogged down in the mud or in some other situation. Share your rig and gear info so...

So I'm trying to lighten my load in regards to gear that I pack into my rig. I've been looking at the universal sockets and the spline drive pass through sockets. Has anyone had any experience with these newer sockets? I still use traditional sockets but am wondering if I could reduce the size...

Something I never leave home without. I have a smaller one I always keep in my rig. But when I'm going out to hit the trails, I always take my MAC jump pack that offers up 1800 amps. I use this pack all the time to run slides in on 5th wheels, run auto leveling systems, jump a car, etc. I've...

I'm finally adding a Hi-Lift to my kit. Those of you who have experience with a Hi-Lift, could you please provide some "do's" and "dont's"? Is the add on jack base necessary? Should I really try winching with it, if needed?

Any recommendations for new light bulbs for Wrangler headlights? I have an 07' JKU, and the OEM headlights are notoriously awful. Not looking to replace the entire light, just looking for newer, better bulbs than the stock ones. This is one of the options I've been looking at.