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Hey friends- I will be arriving in Moab Thursday, April 11 and be there through Sunday 4/14. Going solo, and wouldn't mind trail buddies if anyone is going to be around. Tentatively planning Hell's Revenge, Metal Masher, Top of the World, and Sevenmile Rim. I have done all but Sevenmile Rim. I...

Hey friends- Let's talk about the implications/risk of heavier tires (Please educate me; I know little) I neither love nor hate my stock KO2s (315/70R17) on my Rubi XR, but I have been a little frustrated with slipping on rocks in some places on trails where others are gripping--specifically...

Planning to make my first run on the Flat Iron Mesa trail, I was intrigued by the notion of doing it solo--it just increases the sense of adventure, the need for self-reliance in route-finding and figuring out how to run the obstacles, etc. I briefly tried to recruit others to go with, but...

The world does not need another Hell's Gate video; there are many. But, this was MY first attempt at the Gate, so I made a movie. Hey, nobody says you have to watch it! :D P.S.: the first person to tell me not to stand up in the saddle will be summarily ignored!

Not as dramatic as some of my recent trips, but feel free to ride along for some techy spots and some great views - and spot the Pathfinder standing almost straight up!

Hi friends - I don't know how to find the part number for the Xtreme Recon LED tail light assembly. Do you all know how I find this?

You see the words "extreme" and "hard core" tossed around pretty loosely nowadays, so when I saw guidebooks and offroad apps describing Holy Cross in those terms, I took it with a grain of salt. I DID NOT take it lightly; I expected Holy Cross to be hard. But it turned out to be a much more...

Sorry if this has been discussed, but I can't find the answer I want. What are you guys' thoughts on how much tread wear affects performance on the trail? Note: I do not have any interest in a religious war about brands; I don't care who loves and who hates KO2s. But here's my deal: I have...

Hello, team. Tail between my legs. I took the doors off my Rubi for the first time (very stoked), and when I put them back on, the first three went on fine. But on the fourth, that arm that extends, that you have to unbolt and then rebolt... it's like a shock for the door so it stays open, you...

Hi, team- I have a tail light (LED group, and with the Xtreme Recon extensions) that is intermittently out. (2022 Rubi XR, only 10,000 miles :/ ). The dealer said they need to remove the body panel/quarter panel back there to be able to work on or replace the tail light. Is this true? It's a big...

I finished my major tick list of level 6 trails in Moab with Steel Bender a couple of weeks ago. After doing Metal Masher, Poison Spider, Top of the World and Hell's Revenge, I actually thought Steel Bender felt like the hardest and most serious/committing of that group. (I did the loop route...

It was a long winter, but I finally made it back to Moab. Metal Masher is rated as the hardest of the Level 6 trails in Moab according to cruisemoab's ratings, so I kind of imagined this might be the hardest trail I would ever do in Moab. It was amazing, but for me, not as hard as I imagined...

Buying my first Wrangler in 2021 began a two-year odyssey of desert Jeep adventure for me, which I have decided to put all together in one big movie. It's kind of a Jeeper's love letter to Moab. It's really long, but maybe at this time of year, you're missing your Jeeping and want to binge Jeep...

After making movies about Poison Spider and Hell's Revenge following my recent Moab trip, I kind of thought I wouldn't make a Fins and Things movie. But you know what? Fins and Things is beautiful and spectacular and fun and a worthy Badge of Honor trail. If you need more Jeep porn... the Dude...

Hi, team-- Finally got to take the XR to Moab. Poison Spider, two laps on Hell's Revenge, and two on Fins. Videos, and analysis: Video: The XR on Posion Spider Video: Hell's Revenge in Rubicon XR The context was, I had taken my '21 Rubicon on Poison Spider, Hell's Revenge, Top of the World...

This is the most inspiring place I have yet gone in a Jeep. Video: Red Cone Summit in Rubicon XR

Any of my people on here interested in a Moab rally 9/23-26? Thinking Top of the World on Friday, followed by some or all of Hells Revenge, Poison Spider, Fins,… but open to possibly Elephant Hill, Porcupine Rim, Where Eagles Dare… I also likely will throw in a mountainbike lap on Slickrock.

My Rough Country front Diff Skid didn't fit with the Asfir oil pan skid, on my 21 Rubi 3.6ESS. Now I have a Rubi XR with 3.6 etorque. Does anybody have an Asfir oil pan skid AND a front diff skid on a Rubi 3.6 etorque? Does anybody have a pink and purple part-unicorn/part-dragon just like mine...

Hi, team- I bashed the front diff on my Rubi XR pretty good last weekend. It doesn't seem like it's leaking or anything, but deeply scraped/gouged. I see the red ARB diff covers on the shelf at 4wheel Parts. Are those things meaningfully stouter than the diff covers that come stock on a Rubicon...

Reposting in Show & Tell as I accidentally put it in trip reports initially. The Funtreks guide for Colorado-south has 100 trails in it, and it ranks Spring Creek as the fifth-hardest of 100. It was a bash-fest; slam-dancing in my new XR. I did NOT enjoy it. Watch with audio to hear the banging...