I keep electric blankets (powered via cigarette lighter adapter) behind the seats. I also keep a very small first aid kit velcroed to the back. Under the seats, I’ve got:
jumper cables
Ratchet straps
Flashlight
A few tools
… and presumably a bunch of random stuff I can’t recall because it’s...
I don’t think it’ll have the staying power of the Cherokee or Wrangler, but it’ll be around for a while. And I do think it’ll age well and become one of those classics that people look back fondly on.
It may not end up being the last tent you ever buy, but a Coleman Sundome will get you out there. I read a lot about their reputation for not being sturdy, but ours has a few years of light use and still looks new. When I say light use, I mean a couple times per year. At the very least, it may...
So I was ultimately unable to decide so I’m just doing both. I’ll spring for the cell booster myself and I’m asking for the Inreach for my birthday (which coincidentally happens in the middle of this big trip).
The one “fatal flaw” of the cell booster is that I want a permanent install and most...
We’re visiting:
Mesa Verde
Arches
Canyonlands
Grand Tetons
Yellowstone
Badlands
FWIW, I don’t intend to put us into precarious situations. And yes I realize an Inreach is for the things you don’t anticipate.
The specific booster I’m looking at is the Weboost Drive Reach with NMO antenna (cross...
I’ve got some budget to spare and a long road trip with national park camping and hiking ahead for me and my family.
I’m looking at either a cell booster or a Garmin Inreach as a way to stay more connected when I’m further from civilization. Obviously one is more useful for everyday stuff...
My “hit rate” on Jeep’s returning waves is probably 50/50 around town.
I’m in the Dallas suburbs so I’ll see 5 Jeep’s just running to the grocery store. Heck, I know of almost 10 Jeep’s within a 5 minute jog from my house... 6 JKs, 2 JTs, and a JL... and those are just the ones I know that park...
I’d be looking at a Max Tow for this. Higher towing and hauling capacities and the Rubicon rear springs will squat more than the Max Tow springs under load.
I’d be more interested in a trade up if I hadn’t already pumped so much money into the Jeep I have, now. I could move about half of it over, but the other half is sunk cost and likely unrecoverable. Plus I’ve got a Gobi. I would be happy with a Sarge, but I don’t think my wife and daughter would...
Poor lighting, especially at night
Things will fall out when it’s opened
Can’t easily reach the jack
No good way to organize
Any solution will be homemade
I’m in the same situation with two car seats, but I don’t have an alternative to offer. I do think a front facing door would complicate things, though.