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I'd get them, without a doubt. I carry a .45 on my hip most days, and the holster has notoriously tore up my other Jeep's seats. I got these three months ago for my Rubi and no wear whatsoever. We live in the woods, which is either snow, mud or relentless dust. My two dogs haven't put a snag or...

3 months of the year I use a BBQ to make coffee, the pic is right after dumping in the grounds to get happy.

Coffee pots are like cast iron to me. A good seasoned pot is key, so I drag my coffee pot I use at the cabin with me. I make my coffee over a woodstove 9 months of the year, and my pot has a nice patina on the inside of residue. I never wash it, for it ruins the taste. Fill the pot with spring...

There's way more folks in my region (North Central Idaho) that run UTV's and ATV's for backwoods exploring. Where we run, 90% of any traffic we see are on these rigs. One big plus is there's a few spots that limit vehicles to 50" max, including a section of the IDBDR ( there is a bypass for...

All our rigs are dual purpose, though we don't drive much toward civilization unless it's an EMS or fire call. We usually draw straws on who is the unfortunate sod that has to go down to town for supplies, etc.

I've always been an outdoors person, even living in the City. When my boyfriend retired, we moved to Idaho and built a little offgrid cabin on the edge of the National Forest. Two years ago a firestorm came through, but our place was spared. Even though the BF is Ret. Fire and we have our own...

You sound like a true Minnesotan. While I reside in Idaho now, I'll always be an Iron Ranger. Welcome!

If I was only allowed one rig, it would be a truck, even if I lived back in a suburban or urban environment again and not get lost and turn right. A six ft bed still makes it nimble enough to maneuver in town and for parking, yet I could sleep in the bed. Plus the aforementioned RTT, shell...

Yes, we did the Magruder the weekend of the 22nd. It's in better shape than ever, a Cadillac could cruise on the main road now, they really smoothed it out after the big washout. We met up with an Oldsmobile who had no business up there, mostly because they were unprepared and couldn't handle an...

Research beadlocks thoroughly and see if that's what you really need. See what airing down on your current rims does for you first. I had them on my rockcrawler, but I don't run them on my overland jeeps. I used mine on Rubicon and some wheeling in the desert, but that was it. It's personal...

Also airing down helps all rigs, from saving teeth chatter on washboards to sucking up rocks. And it gives you way more traction on certain types of snow. Try out different psi's, probably best to stay above 15psi if you're not running bead locks, I found my sweet spot at 18psi front and 20psi...

We seem to be reverting back to our backpacking setups more and more, particularly in the kitchen area. This was the last rendition for the Lolo Motorway. Two people, two dogs. Enough consumables for 4-5 days. Plenty of water sources available.

The setup has taken the abuse of a few hundred miles of Idaho and Montana wilderness, as well as the less than manicured miles of double track around my cabin. No damage, but my buddies who insist on firesticks around here buy them in 6 packs. Winter is usually more brutal with the heavy snags...

Since I still have my rear seat in the 4dr, my bags sit in the rear footwell and the top of part of the back seat locks them in place. They mold around the seat brackets well, but I've used the Strachit from Front Runner as well as crossed tie downs in previous setups in the back of my 2dr...

Ran the Lolo Motorway to update the trail conditions thread and check on some new fire columns across the way in the Selway Bitteroot NF. Also realized I have a faulty wiring harness for one of my Rigid Truck Lite Headlights, so I'll be tearing that assembly apart tomorrow.

Ran the Motorway today East to West starting at Parachute Hill across From Powell. A few snags to move, but nothing major. As Sandpoint Steve Reported, Snowbank Camp Is Filled With Forestry Service And Fire Crews for the MT Fires, and looks Like a large base camp near 12 mile saddle for a...

Uffda. Sorry to see that, hopefully it was just a flesh wound and she got back up and running.

I looked at the FR tank. Empty it's 11lbs. I have one MSR 10l Dromedary bag that's close to bombproof (at least drag proof, long story) that weighs in at 10oz empty. I shove it in the rear footwell and draw off it, then roll up when dry, those two wells behind the FR tank in the pic would be...