What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

[WILDHOBO]

Nice work! They look great.

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[WILDHOBO]

all the antennas need to be separate. The ham antenna is optimized for 2 bands, the weeboost is a different type of antenna. I think that is what you are asking.

I’m really intrigued by the weboost. How well does it work? Do you get a signal when you otherwise wouldn’t at all?

 

[Snowcavemike]

I’m really intrigued by the weboost. How well does it work? Do you get a signal when you otherwise wouldn’t at all?

The weboost works great when there is a tower, but 0 bars. It does not work when no towers are in range. It makes a big difference.

 

[chorky]

I’m really intrigued by the weboost. How well does it work? Do you get a signal when you otherwise wouldn’t at all?

IMO they work a little better than ok, but not great. You still have to have some shred of signal for them to be able to connect and provide boost. Mine is about 5 years old, and it will go from one bar to full bars about 50% of the time. But also I am in a very very rural area. The new ones are probably providing better signal. And maybe it depends on where you are too. I still think they are worth the price if they're still hovering around 400-500 bucks. I think for those camping closer to developed campsites where you're just 'barely' out of cell range, they would be a great option. But for places like me where you can be 2 hours or more away from cell signal, then there might be other things to spend the money on first.

 

[WILDHOBO]

The weboost works great when there is a tower, but 0 bars. It does not work when no towers are in range. It makes a big difference.

I understand the idea of a range extender or signal booster as an IT person, but I was wondering if they are powerful enough to reach a nearby signal when none is reaching unassisted mobile devices. If they only work if there is a shred of a signal on the outside of a coverage area, it probably isn’t worth it to me. I carry a sat phone for zero signal areas, but if these provided a more powerful signal receiver, it would be very interesting. We’re usually not in organized sites, but are also usually within an hour of a town, with some exceptions of course.

 

[WILDHOBO]

IMO they work a little better than ok, but not great. You still have to have some shred of signal for them to be able to connect and provide boost. Mine is about 5 years old, and it will go from one bar to full bars about 50% of the time. But also I am in a very very rural area. The new ones are probably providing better signal. And maybe it depends on where you are too. I still think they are worth the price if they're still hovering around 400-500 bucks. I think for those camping closer to developed campsites where you're just 'barely' out of cell range, they would be a great option. But for places like me where you can be 2 hours or more away from cell signal, then there might be other things to spend the money on first.

Thanks. They would be great if they’d reach the signal when a phone couldn’t. I wish the site provided better specs on its range.

 

[Dawgfan89]

Tube doors adjusted and started on a 11.5k Superwinch

Very nice! What brand tube doors are those? I think I like those better than others I have seen.

 

[chorky]

Thanks. They would be great if they’d reach the signal when a phone couldn’t. I wish the site provided better specs on its range.

Yeah same - I think they dont really have specs just because the situation is SO dynamic.... I mean sometimes in the middle of nowhere I have gone from zero signal to full bars with just the phone for no apparent reason and then moving 10 feet it's gone again.. Digital signal is sorta 'all or nothing'. The radios we use at work (uhf/vhf) just went digital this last year, and we now have DOZENS of black spots where previously analogue signals would work, sorta, but enough to get a message through. Now with the digital all or nothing style we lost a ton of connectivity. it's so bad my sup is looking at getting us all in-reach communicators just for the safety aspect since the digital radios are clearly worse than the analogue ones. I think these operate the same way. So if you have at least a bar, it will boost your signal enough to get decent speeds, but with no signal, then you're still outta luck. At least that is my experience. They're still nice to have though if you can swing the cost.

 

[19Comanche86]

Washed and waxed her today

 

[WILDHOBO]

Yeah same - I think they dont really have specs just because the situation is SO dynamic.... I mean sometimes in the middle of nowhere I have gone from zero signal to full bars with just the phone for no apparent reason and then moving 10 feet it's gone again.. Digital signal is sorta 'all or nothing'. The radios we use at work (uhf/vhf) just went digital this last year, and we now have DOZENS of black spots where previously analogue signals would work, sorta, but enough to get a message through. Now with the digital all or nothing style we lost a ton of connectivity. it's so bad my sup is looking at getting us all in-reach communicators just for the safety aspect since the digital radios are clearly worse than the analogue ones. I think these operate the same way. So if you have at least a bar, it will boost your signal enough to get decent speeds, but with no signal, then you're still outta luck. At least that is my experience. They're still nice to have though if you can swing the cost.

I appreciate the review. That will make me wait until it’s better. When I’m camping, I don’t care about speed or data, just calls and texts. I’d happily spend it if it were really good, but it would piss me off to spend 500 and have it not be really good. Especially if I need to route yet another damn cable.

 

[bbelew]

Also added dual stabilizer so hopefully with 2" spacer I wont devolp the death wobble...

 

[Snowcavemike]

I understand the idea of a range extender or signal booster as an IT person, but I was wondering if they are powerful enough to reach a nearby signal when none is reaching unassisted mobile devices. If they only work if there is a shred of a signal on the outside of a coverage area, it probably isn’t worth it to me. I carry a sat phone for zero signal areas, but if these provided a more powerful signal receiver, it would be very interesting. We’re usually not in organized sites, but are also usually within an hour of a town, with some exceptions of course.

We like the weboost but the inreach sat texting device is king for areas without cell signal.

 

[Darkspeed]

Very nice! What brand tube doors are those? I think I like those better than others I have seen.

They are Warn brand. They are not made anymore but they are my favorite so I had to watch Craigslist and Fb marketplace until a set near me cam up.

 

[chorky]

What is this? Where do I get it? ??

Been eyeballing them for months and just pulled the trigger. A little costly but about the same price as a quality pare of BajaDesigns

https://dandcdesigns.net/product/lucid-vsl/

Did a little writeup on my build page if you want to see how they're hooked up. Others have wired them different ways that are pretty slick as well.

 

[chorky]

Looks great and very functional! I tried turning my cowl lights to the side but the cooling fins make them whistle on the highway

Oh interesting....but that makes sense. Crazy I've never heard of anyone talking about that but it would drive me nuts too. The side lights are pretty bright. They didnt post a spec on them unfortunately, but I have seen pics of other members here and they put out a good bit of light! Plenty for avoiding bad obstacles. The only downside I really see is you can't use a standard cowl bracket after they are on or it will block the light. I ended up getting these and hope they will be sufficient for CB/GMRS. https://evomfg.com/products/jeep-jl-gladiator-a-pillar-cowl-light-mounts-pair-black so thats just something to be aware of if you have anything else than your lights mounted.

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