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Remember Super Shops? Their collapse rocked the industry, but the industry still survived. However, a lot of lives were messed up by that collapse. There is a lesson in there about the dangers of big industry. The bigger they are, the more painful their mistakes. Support your small companies.

Wheels are the biggest thing at SEMA. Years I went they had their own building. Which was a good thing. Allowed me to leave them out of the picture while looking for innovative products.

Given the rain, Anza-Borrego should do a beautiful flower show this year.

There are some people you just can't please. As my dear old dad used to say, "Some folks would complain if you hanged 'em with a new rope."

No kidding! Google will send its autonomous camera rigs out and create street view maps of everything. Then the hordes will really invade. At that point manned submersibles will have to be the next thing. "Underwatering" will be the new trend and we will argue about who built their own...

It is funny you mention that... A friend and I put on a transmitter hunt (ham radio game of hide and seek) out in the desert, and one of the hunters came in his Prius. He knew what he was going to be getting into, and so he figured out how to hack the computer (typical ham) and get it to...

Oh boy, just imagine the places that could go... I can just see the Prius that self-identifies as a triple locked Series 80 LC and insists it has to be allowed on Black Bear Pass or Pritchett Canyon. And of course we will need to do something about the unfair imbalance of Jeeps and Toyotas on...

Just know the elites are going to look down their noses at you. But that was going to be the case anyways. I am content with "car camping". Much cheaper than overlanding.

Very well put!

NAXJA. Mostly worked on 2N49 & Cleghorn. 2N49 was downed trees and brush. Cleghorn was trash.

Best if they need to be winched into position. IOW, make 'em big.

We used either downed trees or large rocks for that purpose for AAT in the San Bernardino Ntl Forest.

I would not say that it doesn't affect us. The hope is that it will affect us in a positive fashion. I also expect that this requirement will eventually be expanded to include all vehicles (OHV and street registered) that wish to go on Utah's trails. The popularity of the trails plus the...

The tire certs are a form of insurance. All insurance follows the same rule: The house always wins. Think about it. That is the only way the business model can work. It is up to you if you want to play the game.

Yep. I never cease to be amazed at what people will use as a tow rig for a load that I think belongs behind at least a heavy duty 3/4 ton if not a 1 ton.

If I understand correctly the 2.5L is has a lot in common with the 4.0L, just 2 cylinders shorter. Meaning your accessory drive (alternator, PS, water pump, etc.) is common to both engines. This means those parts will be easier to source. If you do get it, be careful about getting the right...

Gotta be fake. There is no puddle of oil under the Land Rover.

One of the more fun trips The Varmints and I have been on was the trip where the trail boss called in sick the day before the trip. He shared his trip plan and wished us all a good trip, with regrets that he couldn't be part of it. We all knew right then "We're gonna get lost". And we did...

How about lights and a tree?

A group I wheel with (these guys have been a group for over 50 years now) have a slightly different tack on this: And yes, when the right character is the trail butt you can count on choo-choo train noises.