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

[mx5red]

Just stock mojave as far as gladiator goes, the rubicon I made custom towers to fit fox race series piggy back coilovers in.

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[kb5zcr]

Created a just-in-case, sleep-in-the-cab camping setup. Prototyped with a rope hammock (pic 1), improved it with a polycanvas hammock (pic 2). It'd be a lot more roomy if I actually lost the 50 lbs I've been meaning to ?????

Thats thinking outside the box. I like it.
Let me ask you, can you measure the distance from the front pax grab handle and the back wall when the seats are all laid down the way you have them. I'm thinking one could somehow make a sleeping platform to go from front to back (above the folded seats) when on solo fishing trips.

Thanks.

 

[1JeepFamily]

Thats thinking outside the box. I like it.
Let me ask you, can you measure the distance from the front pax grab handle and the back wall when the seats are all laid down the way you have them. I'm thinking one could somehow make a sleeping platform to go from front to back (above the folded seats) when on solo fishing trips.

Thanks.

Sure thing! It'll be a while, though. My oldest son and I are on an eastbound overlanding trip for the next 2 weeks.

In the meantime, here's a cot that could be what you're looking for. This was my backup plan to my backup plan.

https://a.co/d/atxguhG. I've seen it on sale for ~$75, FWIW

 

[FreedomWV]

Installed diver down seat covers today. So far ok, very thick and not quite as form fitting as I’d like but still decent.

 

[TestMule]

I installed an iDrive throttle controller today.

I have some errands to run this afternoon so I can start testing some of the settings.

 

[Ryan...]

Took the doors off for the first time, and then installed my Baja Designs Squadron lights up front. Should help quite a bit this coming winter!

 

[FreedomWV]

Took the doors off for the first time, and then installed my Baja Designs Squadron lights up front. Should help quite a bit this coming winter!

Looks like you are staying hydrated at least!!

 

[Alpine Warthog]

I took the lightbar off the windshield. She looks so naked! Now just to stay off of Starfield long enough to fold the windshield and install some weather seal behind it

 

[WILDHOBO]

I took the lightbar off the windshield. She looks so naked! Now just to stay off of Starfield long enough to fold the windshield and install some weather seal behind it

I’d be interested to see pictures of how and where you install the weather seal. Can I assume you’re doing this for noise reduction? Thanks in advance.

 

[Alpine Warthog]

I’d be interested to see pictures of how and where you install the weather seal. Can I assume you’re doing this for noise reduction? Thanks in advance.

Yep, trying to cut some of the noise. It'll never be completely gone but even a little bit will help keep my tinnitus from screaming so badly and the navigator will be happier too.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Yep, trying to cut some of the noise. It'll never be completely gone but even a little bit will help keep my tinnitus from screaming so badly and the navigator will be happier too.

You too? If I could get rid of my tinnitus, I’d be unbelievably grateful to whoever figured out how.

 

[cug]

Cheap and simple:

Simple 3" traction tape on the sills. Makes life easier. Didn't want to pay for one of the fancy sill protectors, so just used this.

 

[USMC_1Wire6337]

Yep, trying to cut some of the noise. It'll never be completely gone but even a little bit will help keep my tinnitus from screaming so badly and the navigator will be happier too.

You too? If I could get rid of my tinnitus, I’d be unbelievably grateful to whoever figured out how.

When was the last time you two had your hearing checked? My tinnitus got so bad it started to affect my mental stability. Losing sleep, short temper, complete loss of focus at work, etc. Finally got doctors to take me serious and got a referral to get hearing checked. Audiologist hooked me up with a hearing aid for my right ear (worst of the tinnitus). Now I can finally hear and it has dramatically helped with my tinnitus.

Audiologist explained it like this to me. Once you start losing your hearing, your brain can't handle the loss in input, so it makes up its own sound. Thus the ringing. Getting the hearing aid helped to increase the input and by extension tells your brain to knock it the f$#* off with the tinnitus. It is still there and sometimes is bad at night, after a long day or a lot of stress. However, it is soooo much better during the day that I feel like I have my mind back.

 

[cug]

Simple 3" traction tape on the sills. Makes life easier. Didn't want to pay for one of the fancy sill protectors, so just used this.

Oh, and if someone is in the SF Bay Area (San Jose etc) and wants to do the same: I have lots of tape left and nothing to do with it …

 

[Alpine Warthog]

When was the last time you two had your hearing checked? My tinnitus got so bad it started to affect my mental stability. Losing sleep, short temper, complete loss of focus at work, etc. Finally got doctors to take me serious and got a referral to get hearing checked. Audiologist hooked me up with a hearing aid for my right ear (worst of the tinnitus). Now I can finally hear and it has dramatically helped with my tinnitus.

Audiologist explained it like this to me. Once you start losing your hearing, your brain can't handle the loss in input, so it makes up its own sound. Thus the ringing. Getting the hearing aid helped to increase the input and by extension tells your brain to knock it the f$#* off with the tinnitus. It is still there and sometimes is bad at night, after a long day or a lot of stress. However, it is soooo much better during the day that I feel like I have my mind back.

Hmmm,

last time I was checked was about 4 years ago. My right ear is forever screaming at me. Mine came from an airbag going off in my right ear. (ON-duty thing, car full of drunks took out my brand new Patrol truck ) Anyhoo... when I got evaluated by the VA for disability, the doc said I didn't have any hearing loss, but said, "well, I guess ringing in the ears could be a form of hearing impairment" ?
I'll have to ask about that at the next VA annual...

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