oceanblue2019
Well-Known Member
I love the Jeep travel/event social media feeds. For example when Light Bright did RCORP that was cool; as it is a park I know well. TR has done a cool one to Alaska. Or wibornz doing RCORP and his trip report. Many others on here. All great content. I also like seeing what gear they are using, and how it is used, when it is not a sales pitch.
Where it gets frustrating is when it becomes the push to sell the product of the week, and we do not hear why the prior product was retired. These are important details for the average Jeep guy planning what to do with his own money. For example one week the RK lift disappears and is replaced with an Icon Vehicle Dynamics. All the talk is on how the IVD is the best ever with it's cool aluminum arms with steel skids. But there is no talk as to why it replaced the RK or does it even perform better? It is a silent topic as RK obviously had comped/paid for the earlier review, and now IVD has comped/paid.
So you end up in a mode where you can not trust the content as the motivations for the change are not clear. Even if he said "Hey, nothing wrong with the RK but IVD sent us a kit to try out.... Here is what's different between the two and where they each have their pros and cons..." this would be great. But they don't do this as they must paint that new comp/paid product in a positive only light. It is not envy to point out the problems above; and if they were just more transparent it would not even be a problem.
Where this forum is different is we get the honest opinion from people who actually really use their stuff and paid for it out of pocket.
For example Roky was who got me to go with RK after seeing his content, and taking to him over it. I was a Synergy fan (and still am for the steering stuff) but converted off their arms. We also have many MetalCloak fans on here with great reasons to go that route.
We also have guys on here who have gone one way and then changed due to problems - and knowing those problems and why is a good thing. Something missing with the paid review content above.
But it's your money and your Jeep so if you want to follow along and base your buying decisions on what TR buys versus some on this forum that is your decision. Enjoy your Jeep
Where it gets frustrating is when it becomes the push to sell the product of the week, and we do not hear why the prior product was retired. These are important details for the average Jeep guy planning what to do with his own money. For example one week the RK lift disappears and is replaced with an Icon Vehicle Dynamics. All the talk is on how the IVD is the best ever with it's cool aluminum arms with steel skids. But there is no talk as to why it replaced the RK or does it even perform better? It is a silent topic as RK obviously had comped/paid for the earlier review, and now IVD has comped/paid.
So you end up in a mode where you can not trust the content as the motivations for the change are not clear. Even if he said "Hey, nothing wrong with the RK but IVD sent us a kit to try out.... Here is what's different between the two and where they each have their pros and cons..." this would be great. But they don't do this as they must paint that new comp/paid product in a positive only light. It is not envy to point out the problems above; and if they were just more transparent it would not even be a problem.
Where this forum is different is we get the honest opinion from people who actually really use their stuff and paid for it out of pocket.
For example Roky was who got me to go with RK after seeing his content, and taking to him over it. I was a Synergy fan (and still am for the steering stuff) but converted off their arms. We also have many MetalCloak fans on here with great reasons to go that route.
We also have guys on here who have gone one way and then changed due to problems - and knowing those problems and why is a good thing. Something missing with the paid review content above.
But it's your money and your Jeep so if you want to follow along and base your buying decisions on what TR buys versus some on this forum that is your decision. Enjoy your Jeep
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