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I'm still practicing at it. Took those pics with a Panasonic Lumix FZ80. Little camera, but it has a HUGE zoom on it (equivalent of a 1200mm lens, with up to 2400 with digital zoom). Those pics were taken at about 75 yards away, and I'm still playing with the auto focusing on it - more often...

I learned that the hard way - I was over in Germany working for the DoD, and took my JKU out on an overland trip (group that was raising money for a UK veterans organization, and ran a 4x4 rally that traced the Easy Company/Band of Brothers route from the UK through Germany). One of the events...

I'm not an overly social person to begin with, so when the pandemic lockdowns hit, I really wasn't that bothered. Thankfully I'm in a job that allows telework, so other than a few trips into the office to do work I cannot perform at home, I've been working from the house for over a year now...

That is some dedication!

I’m just glad neither of us were hit, and it was a miracle we weren’t - had a trail of pelican droppings running from passenger side hood to driver side rear end. Picking pelican poop out of perforated leather is not fun either!

Seeing all the posts about driving topless, thought I’d pose this question - what is the worst thing you’ve been hit with while the top was down? I’ll start: Jeep - a wasp. In the forehead. At 50mph. But that has nothing on what hit us while out in my Mustang convertible. Driving out to the...

Ahh, the one that got away - automotive version of a 4" perch, so not a big deal. It had run off the road and into a ditch. It was on a bend in a fairly well trafficked road, and since I still have yet to get aforementioned "winch and proper bumper," had to let it go - not enough room to get...

I was driving down to the local drug store the other evening to get some decongestant (blasted pollen season!). Waiting at a traffic light behind another car, and the left lane was open. We were still stopped, but the left turn light had turned green. Pickup going in the opposite direction...

We live in the country, and are pretty much completely surrounded by wetlands. During the summer rainy season, our yard is always saturated. Driveway is dirt, and runs back between two houses, so is only about 15 feet wide at that point. So whenever delivery trucks come back, they always want...

Toss-up for me: 2008 VW GTI - perfect car to have while stationed in Germany. Enough power to go vroom on the autobahn, plus the grip and handling for the winding forest roads. But way too many electronic gremlins to hold on to for long. 2014 JK Willys - set up just like the advertisement...

I've told this story before, but I think it applies here as well: When I was living in Germany driving my JKU around, it was fairly uncommon to see other Jeeps, except for those driven by military/DoD civilians around the bases. Jeeps in Germany are VERY expensive to buy (a fully kitted...

In the mail now: A couple soft shackles Winch/shackle ring Tree saver In the mail (hopefully) soon: New front bumper (still undecided as to which) Winch I was considering a leveling kit, but decided to see how much drop I’d get in the front adding the bumper and winch first. I went out and had...

are those the 35x10.5 tires? I’ve been looking at those.

I had the E rated Coopers on my old 2 door JK, and I honestly didn’t feel that much of a difference. Don’t know if I should be happy about this (yay! It opensup more options for me!) or depressed (man, I deal with so many regular aches and pains in my abused body that I can’t feel the...

Santa is a jack@$$ - comes in before Christmas, steals my credit cards, and runs up a huge tab. Then the cheeky little elf goes around on Christmas Eve distributing those ill-gotten goods and takes all the credit for it. Santa is the definition of a Backpfeifengesicht. Bah. Humbug.

Well, I think those pictures have convinced me to go with pizza cutters when I finally upgrade my tires. I get enough dirt kicked up on mine with the stock sport tires! Love living out in the more rural areas, but a couple hundred yard long dirt driveway is not conducive to having a clean vehicle!

Wish I had a picture of it, but my German Shepherd/pit/???? pound rescue will only ride in the front seat. She sits the whole time (tethered to the seat belt), and often leans with her front leg resting on the door like a person would. Last time we went for a ride, she was sitting there, arm...

Don't have it on my Gladiator. Didn't want it. Wife has it on her Outback, and I have never used it when I was driving it. It's really funny to hear my wife complain when commercials touting the lane assist, adaptive cruise control, etc pop up on TV. She is German, and still has the German...

I debated putting this in the tire section, but thought I might get the right set of eyes on it here. I'm going to be upgrading my tires on my stock JT Sport max tow, and the variety of options is fairly bewildering. I have owned a couple of Wranglers in the past, but haven't spent a whole lot...

I had a JK Willys that was set up exactly like the promotional pictures showed (2 door, half doors, granite crystal, manual transmission), and I absolutely loved the half doors in that one. If they had the option for half doors from the factory on the JT, I would have gone with it in a...