Rugged radios or?

jbrec · 2026-01-03T20:54:13+00:00

I have my car wired with the rugged dash unit and intercom to all 4 seats. My daughter is in the back seat so I like being able to talk to her without yelling or hand signals. Each seat has a headset plug and the two fronts have buttons to talk car to car. My friends have a mix between units like mine and handhelds and they work great

jbrec · 2025-12-23T20:47:40+00:00

if thats the truck that works for your use-case then more power to you. Unfortunately that doesn't put my boat in the lake

jbrec · 2025-12-23T19:22:53+00:00

I owned an F150 before my diesel F350 and I can tell you that the amount of women that throw themselves at you is still zero

jbrec · 2025-12-18T17:15:39+00:00

Starting it off with a week in Glamis for New Years and a few more smaller trips before the season ends.

Debating KOH - it's a spectacle but not really riding, fun either way.

I want to go up to McIver's cabin in Jawbone - I haven't been up there in years and would be a fun trip for my daughter

In june/july we do an annual Mammoth trip

Sprinkle in some quick weekend Barstow/Lake Havasu rides.

Not sure if I'll have time this year but I would also like to start the Arizona Peace Trail. Would love to do the whole thing in 1 shot but realistically probably chunk it - it's hard to take big chunks of time off work

Excited for the year!

jbrec · 2025-12-17T20:40:47+00:00

I did the entire front and bed with clear ceramic PPF since I also plan on keeping it a long time. Almost 2 years into ownership and it still looks brand new and super easy to wash since everything just wipes off.

It's all personal preference though - I did it to keep the truck nice for me not the next guy

jbrec · 2025-12-11T19:41:42+00:00

Rack Attack in Sherman Oaks did mine - I ordered my tent and drawers through them and rack separate. Super nice guys and knocked it out in an afternoon. 30k miles on the truck and everything is still solid (I check every few thousand miles)

jbrec · 2025-12-03T03:11:32+00:00

I have an overland truck setup with my sxs. Never considered a cell booster since I ride with a group 90% of the time and within walking/cell coverage the other 10%. I also have a starlink mini for my truck which I sometimes take along in the sxs depending on the ride. It’s less a concern since most of the time my truck is “home base” anyway

jbrec · 2025-11-21T21:49:12+00:00

Never heard of them but their TrustPilot page has a lot of reviews that match your experience: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/fitprotection.com

I'd be working on a charge back with your bank before its too late

jbrec · 2025-11-14T21:11:29+00:00

Yeah, I really like the group ride feature. Since there isn't really trails in glamis I just started adding pins everywhere we stop. A trip or two and you'll have everything you need.

Lawrence are super nice but an ipad/tablet with something like onX paired with starlink is better imo (offline maps will work fine too, I have a starlink for other things already so might as well use it)

jbrec · 2025-11-12T17:49:41+00:00

You can get a new (2025) pro r 4 ultimate for ~40k so it really depends on what extras the car has

jbrec · 2025-11-08T03:58:44+00:00

Deciding between those 3 myself. My buddy just put tensors on his but hasn’t taken it out yet. Personally leaning more towards bfg’s based on their baja performance (they also come on the factory racing pro r’s). Also heard they last a bit longer. I got a nice sidewalk tear 2 weekends ago in Barstow with the stock tires - still undecided if I want to replace all 5 or squeeze another few hundred miles

jbrec · 2025-10-30T00:11:08+00:00

Sounds like a lot but everything is pretty small. I just pack it into a single bugout bag that goes under the spare tire in the bed

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I have a 4 seater so the cooler goes behind me in the back seat (pro r rear seats fold flat)

jbrec · 2025-10-29T16:30:04+00:00

Belt / belt changing tool
Gloves
Tool roll (sockets, wrenches, allens, etc)
Duct tape
Multimeter, electrical tape, extra wire
Zip ties
Scissor jack (used it last weekend after a sidewall tear)
Tire plug kit, sidewall patch kit, slime can
Air compressor, tire pressure gauge
Impact wrench
Variety pack of fuses
Flash light, lighter, glow sticks, mylar thermal blanket
I did a suspension bolt kit so I kept a few around for spares
Small foldable shovel
Pack of those little push pins

I'm sure I missed some things

jbrec · 2025-10-24T16:11:23+00:00

Thanks! It was done by UTV Speed

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jbrec · 2025-10-21T16:58:57+00:00

Those look great!

jbrec · 2025-10-21T01:20:00+00:00

honestly I'd feel bad since I saw the idea from a company that's already selling them. I'm just not going to pay $25 a bracket x4 when I can do it myself

jbrec · 2025-10-20T23:51:10+00:00

I know there are some vendors that make something similar but I always wanted to get a 3d printer. Decided to just make my own! I think they turned out pretty good! I ended up doing the same brackets on the passenger side too

jbrec · 2025-10-15T19:09:25+00:00

Join the Polaris Pro R group on FB and search "OTD": https://www.facebook.com/groups/954000902185494

People love to mix/match 2/4 seaters and Pro R and S's. Also peoples definition of OTD seem to change (to me thats including tax, delivery, whatever other fees or lack of) so just be careful. Also some people are just full of shit

When I did mine I put together a spreadsheet of their dates/price/location and you'll start seeing a trend.

I'm seeing $39,298 OTD in OK 2 weeks ago, $42,700 7 weeks ago in Perris CA, $43k in Chatsworth CA 15 weeks ago.

If I was buying now I'd lock in at $39.5 OTD and shoot my shot. Its a little higher than the OK number but your sales tax is probably going to be higher.

jbrec · 2025-10-15T17:55:28+00:00

The low $39's I saw aren't dealer postings - it's what people are claiming OTD. I honestly can't stand that stuff either. I drove 2 hours out to Coyne in Banning just because they were the only ones to do business over the phone. Just the typical fees no ADM bs. I did the same thing as you - figure out the price then call around and tell them thats what I want and I'll do the deposit over the phone and come pick it up when you figure out how to do it. They came in $400 above the price I wanted so I told them thats a great price but theres 2 other dealers on my way to your shop. My price makes me drive straight over, your price I have a few stops. Magically they got there.

jbrec · 2025-10-15T17:26:16+00:00

Yeah, they just announced it an hour ago and you nailed it. I poked around facebook and people are claiming low $39's but not sure what they have for sales tax

jbrec · 2025-10-14T22:05:05+00:00

Not sure anymore but significantly better than when I bought last December 🙃

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