On the picture of the rig you have posted, I say get a wench bumper, wench and rock sliders.
A wench will cost more than $5K. Warranty claims can be a challenge, too.
Oh shit! LOL! Winch! Not wench. My bad!
To be fair, a good Jeep needs both:It's crazy how many people are calling them wenches in their videos.
I'd spend it on things over at Northridge 4x4.So if you won the $5000 give away money from ExtremeTerrain.com what would you spend the money on to add upgrades to your Jeep?
I remember when I first watched Dirt Every Day (years ago) and Fred Williams said if you are going to go off-roading, the first item you should buy for a Jeep is a winch. Several years passed and I got my first Jeep for pleasure, not work, and the very first items I got were a winch plate, a Warn Zeon 12S winch and ARB spot lights. And I have yet to use the winch. Now here is the mind twister. Had I not purchased it, I wonder how many times I would have needed it and not had it. Likewise, like you I too have watched several videos on how to use them. And for myself, I hope I never have to.I've been considering getting a winch and not knowing anything about it, I have been watching a lot of YouTube videos. It's crazy how many people are calling them wenches in their videos.
So true! The only times I would have needed mine were in my YJ before I bought one. I had a come-a-long hand winch that I used several times. I put a Warn M8000 on that little YJ and my getting stuck days were over. I've only used my winches to pull other Jeeps (many times) or pull stumps out.I remember when I first watched Dirt Every Day (years ago) and Fred Williams said if you are going to go off-roading, the first item you should buy for a Jeep is a winch. Several years passed and I got my first Jeep for pleasure, not work, and the very first items I got were a winch plate, a Warn Zeon 12S winch and ARB spot lights. And I have yet to use the winch. Now here is the mind twister. Had I not purchased it, I wonder how many times I would have needed it and not had it. Likewise, like you I too have watched several videos on how to use them. And for myself, I hope I never have to.
softop...mine didn't come with one...So if you won the $5000 give away money from ExtremeTerrain.com what would you spend the money on to add upgrades to your Jeep?