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Not really sweet smell. I am in my mid 40s and have had many many new products in my life. I know what’s normal and what isn’t. I believe it’s the glue they used or the ink on the map that causes the smell. Even keeping it open for a week doesn’t really remove the smell after 3 years.

I’d be curious if yours smells the same as mine. That sounds weird!

“For 2 years from the date of purchase, iKamper will replace (at our discretion) defective parts at no cost to the customer. iKamper will provide replacement parts, but the customer will be responsible for installation.” I originally emailed the at the two year mark if I recall correctly. I...

yeah after nearly 3 years and letting it sit open for weeks at a time in Utah heat and it never goes away… I feel like it just gets worse in the heat. I have a Kodiak canvas tent and zero smell. Most of my backpacking tents also have zero smell but I know what you mean. Some products for sure...

Buyer Beware: My iKamper Experience I wanted to post this as a warning for anyone considering an iKamper. Specifically I have a skycamp 3.0 mini I purchased a few years ago hoping it would go away on its own….plot twist: it didn’t. Even after countless nights sleeping in all weather conditions...

I might! I’m digging the wrangler but most of my trips are extended and camping so I really do miss that bed space!! Love the gladiator platform.

I’m also waiting. I had a gladiator rubicon. Existing power plant options are too weak for towing in the mountains, so I sold it and am in a wrangler again. If the JT / J70 comes out with something that puts out some decent power (closer to 400+ lb-ft like the hemi or hurricane) I may be back.

I had a diesel Ram 2500 Rebel, I added the Thuren suspension lift and it rode absolutely amazing. I offroaded it a fair amount for the year I had it, and it’s very hard to beat in terms of space for overlanding and camping. But the size does catch up to you quickly on the trails which is why I’m...

whaaaat!? That’s insane! PLEASE share your itinerary. I don’t see how doing all of those trails in two days is even remotely possible—or at least I thought!

:) Just goes to show how forgiving these gladiators are with the long wheelbase. Going up Hells Gate—You’re supposed to be high on passenger side but I certainly took it a little too high. Gladiator handled it well!

I don’t know. Are you sure the engine it has is the one with higher torque? The pentastar might be better on flats. My friend has the f150 4cyl and I couldn’t keep up with him in pulling out trailers which is the same size as mine in the mountains. And he had a full family with him. Anecdotal...

not the Tacoma. The ZR2 has a turbo charged engine which will be exceptionally better specifically at elevation. 310 and 430 lb ft torque on the Zr2 and the ranger 2.7 even has 310 lb-ft vs the gladiators 260.

Look, take your jeep up to 7500' - 10,000' on the regular and get back to me. I said nothing about RPMs. I am not afraid to go up in RPM's. I know its not a diesel--nice of you to make assumptions. We can agree to disagree but you are looking at this from a narrow lens. Compared to other...

Lots of chatter on this. My hot take is that the gladiator is subpar for towing anything more than 3500lbs. I have and still do tow a lot on mine across many states. if you live in a flat state, you’ll probably be happy with the performance. Even better if you’re stock. If you live at...

2020 Rubicon and my powertrain is 60k. Unsure how I missed out on 100k!

I know that Sinclair! I must be in your neck of the woods. I also pull a larger Travel Trailer. We go to Goblin Valley, Moab and Escalante a lot. As well as the Uintas. love your jeep build plans. I have the Teraflex falcons and am very pleased with them. I’ve paired them with Clayton 3.5”...

Same here yesterday. steering has felt a bit grabby in the morning since winter started—which I just attributed to the hydrolic fluid getting in position, but yesterday morning in Moab it was cold—it didn’t feel like I lost power steering. As in, I should be able to steer when moving. It felt...

did anything end up coming from this? I have had the steering box already changed back in 2021 with the upgraded steering box. I noticed on some cold mornings in my driveway it’s a little bit stiff until I turn it to 10 or two and then it frees up. Driving a few minutes it basically goes away.

no major difference in my opinion. Nothing notable. I would say the lower lift will give you marginally better manners.

Don’t remember caster but your drop brackets may be helping by keeping them low. I’d imagine those would have a bigger impact than caster and wheelbase.