I'm with you on this. I prefer genuine things in my life--from real wood furniture to live plants in my freshwater aquarium and house to genuine brass lighting and plumbing fixtures. I'm not interested in dressy, bro-truck appearance packages. If the hood geegaws actually did something...
Not my shot, but a quick search found this ...
http://www.miamilakesautomall.com/jeep-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2019/06/MLAM-Wrangler-vs.-Gladiator.jpg
Ordered my Gladiator with the soft top only (and a manual transmission). I have a 2007 JK and own three tops for it. However, since I've built it for overlanding, removing the top is more difficult--takes four folks and a good hour to remove other gear so I can install the soft top. In the...
You're in Houston. Most certainly there is a shop there that could fabricate the bracket for you. Indeed, my daughter lived there the past eight years and raved about the DIY businesses that offered all kinds of advanced fabrication, machining and welding gear. If that's beyond your skill...
As best I can figure out, the vehicle is trying to reach the temperature in the cabin as quickly as possible. If you set it to 74 and it's 68 in the cabin, it blows the hottest possible air--not 74 degree air. I've not found a reliable way to tell it to blow slightly cooler or slightly warmer...
When I ordered my Gladiator, I really, really, really wish they'd offered a two door. Now that I have my four door, I really, really, really (still) wish they'd offer a two door. But, I'm not taking the financial hit to buy one should Stellantis come to their senses on this. Anyway, I'm...
The pros and cons have been mostly covered. Let me add some random thoughts from my experiences as a "ground tenter".
After running the WABDR a few years ago, upon the return I passed through UT to met a friend who hired a professional film crew to make an advertisement for his business. We...
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There are certainly plenty of folks and businesses who are quite wiling to help you spend a lot of money on what's expensive and often unnecessary gear. You can spend a thousand or two dollars on a roof tope tent--or get a quality ground tent for a couple hundred. A fridge is really a game...
Font's Point is a relatively easy drive through a sandy wash. Cars can make it, but are at risk of getting stuck if they wander into deeper areas of the sand. Four wheel drive vehicles have been known to get stuck too, so be wary of where you drive. But the park literally has hundreds of...
It can indeed. But your Gladiator came stock fully prepared to take on some great off-road opportunities there in San Diego County. Carry a few bits of gear for recovery and routing (along with knowledge on how to use), travel with a buddy, and get out there and enjoy the new rig. I can't...
Of course. I like what you're asking for, especially as the thread has gone further along to clarify it. But I was responding to another poster, who may not be aware of that feature (thus the quote I used). And to anyone who might in the future search and stumble onto this thread and not...
I understood that. I guessed you didn't opt for the relatively easy CMM solution because of a leather interior. Seeing your completed picture, I was mistaken.
I was wondering why your install is so difficult while mine (for a tablet) was relatively easy. However, apparently this solution won't work on leather interior vehicles, which I presume yours is ...
https://cmmoffroad.com/collections/grab-bar/products/jl-grab-bar-ball-mount
I made the forward trail cam one of the six configurable buttons on the bottom of my 8.4" display. Just take the icon for it and drag it down there to replace something you need less.
Couple random thoughts:
Even if the wipers kept working, you want to clear the vents in the cowel behind the hood. That's where the air is entering your vehicle to be warmed up.
In some states you are legally responsible and at fault if ice/snow comes off your vehicle and causes an accident...
I really don't care for the modern design motel/hotel that doesn't have a door that allows entry from where my vehicle is parked. I'm more concerned that someone is going to mess with my Jeep than the stuff I have in my room. So, I want it parked directly outside my door. This is also helpful...
I'm not sure how accurate that five percent paved number is, but Oklahoma does have a lot of unpaved roads. This is because much of the state is farm land that has been gridded every mile to allow access to fields by farm vehicles. But which are still considered roads. Much of the...
I live in OKC. But, as someone else already stated, it's not where you live, it's where you travel and what you do while you do so. And I travel all over--literally the U.S.-Mexican border to the Arctic Ocean. This is my second Jeep, and the first is still with me (a heavily modified 2007...