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[ March 24, 2014 ] 18th Annual All Breeds PA Jeep Show at the York Fairgrounds, York PA Jeep Shows
[ March 1, 2018 ] 5 great, inexpensive upgrades for your Jeep JK Cheap Tricks and Useful Tips
[ February 28, 2018 ] What are Sipes in a tire? Technical & Info
[ February 20, 2018 ] Differential Gear Ratio to Tire Size Guide Technical & Info
[ February 19, 2018 ] Another Cool Use For Hard Drive Magnets Cheap Tricks and Useful Tips
[ February 18, 2018 ] What is a Mud Terrain Tire? Mud Tire Reviews

Cheap Tricks and Useful Tips

5 great, inexpensive upgrades for your Jeep JK

Whether you’re into Jeeps or not, you have to admit the Jeep brand has generated one heck of an aftermarket over the past few decades. Almost any Jeep part or accessory imaginable has been (or will be) produced and sold to die-hard Jeep fans around the [...]
Technical & Info

Differential Gear Ratio to Tire Size Guide

This page is a Differential Gear Ratio Chart for comparing tire size to axle gear ratio and the combined effect on power and fuel economy.About this Engine RPM / Tire Size chart:The following chart of Tire sizes and axle gear ratios are meant to give a [...]
Cheap Tricks and Useful Tips

Another Cool Use For Hard Drive Magnets

Here’s another tip from the Hard Drive Magnet Guy on how to make clever use of those Super Strong magnets found in every old hard drive. Inside every hard drive is an extremely strong, nickel plated ceramic magnet. Put that extreme magnetism to work and [...]
Winch Tech

Winch Troubleshooting

The following page lists many common problems encountered with 12 volt 4×4 and ATV winches that are used in off-road recovery situations. With each condition several possible causes are listed along with possible solutions to get your winch working again. Also be sure to check out [...]
Project Jeep JK Rubicon X

Great Jeeps aren’t bought, they’re built – Project Rubicon X

Photo Caption: This is my 2014 Rubicon X as it rolls right now. Time for Change… There’s an old saying that goes: Great Jeeps aren’t bought, they’re built. Evidence of this can be found at any Jeep event. Events like the All Breeds Jeep Show , the Bantam [...]
Cheap Tricks and Useful Tips

Best thing since Super Glue

Super Glue has its roots in World War II (1939-1945). Scientists at Eastman Kodak were searching for a way to design better gun sights and stumbled upon the infuriating chemical concoction known as cyanoacrylates. Infuriating because when they tried it they found the chemicals stuck to everything! [...]
Driving & Recovery Techniques

ATV Winching Techniques And Safety – How to Winch an ATV

How to Use Your Winch – ATV and Recovery Winch Safety and TechniquesBy Jesse TaylorLearning how to winch out is an important off-road skill. If you’re a hardcore off-road enthusiast, no doubt you’re going to get stuck once in awhile. If you’ve got an ATV [...]
Driving & Recovery Techniques

How do I use a Recovery Strap?

The right recovery straps and how to use them can make the difference if you can pull your vehicle out safely or if you have to wait on a tow truck. A high-quality strap without hooks attached to it is the strap you want to [...]
Driving & Recovery Techniques

Guide To Gearing Up For Offroad

From Basic Equipment to Well Equipped. The following links take you down to Checklists below.The Basic ListSafety and SurvivalBeyond the Basic Offroad ChecklistVehicle Recovery ItemsTools ChecklistVersatile ItemsFor the VehicleFor the Serious OffroaderBasic Camping / Extended Stay List 25 Tips to do before going OffroadBasic TipsAlways travel [...]
Cheap Tricks and Useful Tips

How to dry out a wet smartphone the right way. No, not with rice.

When my 10-year-old daughter presented me with her wet smartphone and said it’s acting “glitchy”, I looked down to see a dripping wet smartphone with a screen that was shorting out doing some really weird things on the display. I immediately went into multitasking action, shutting [...]

20th Annual All Breeds Jeep Show Photos

On the next three pages you’ll find hundreds of photos from the 2015 All Breeds Jeep Show! The All Breeds Jeep Show, presented by PA Jeeps and held July 18 & 19th 2015 was bigger and […]

Jeeps Storm the York Fairgrounds

The threat of storms passing through the York area didn’t seem deter anyone from arriving early day-1 of the show. We pulled into the fairgrounds early Saturday morning amazed at how many Jeeps already occupied […]

Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival 2015

The fifth annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival was one for the record books with record attendance, record vendor turnout, record numbers of Jeeps in every event and even an official Guinness World Record for the […]

Butler Jeep Invasion 2015

Immediately following the Guinness World Record shattering Jeep Parade came the Butler Jeep Invasion of Downtown Butler PA. After a world record breaking 2420 Jeeps paraded through downtown Butler, Jeeps began parking along the stretch of […]

Bantam Heritage Jeep Festival Smashes Jeep Parade World Record

Back in December 2014 the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival announced their plans to recapture the Guinness World Record for the largest parade of Jeeps during the Festival’s upcoming 2015 event. The previous record of 1,846 […]

Bantam Jeep Festival Celebrates Bantam’s 75th Anniversary

Over the weekend of June 12th through 14th, the town of Butler, Pennsylvania will host their fifth annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. Expected to draw thousands of Jeep fans from all over the country, the […]

Maximus-3 Hook Anchor & Hawse Fairlead Install

by Offroaders Staff in Project Jeep JK Rubicon X

It was now time to install the Maximus-3 Hook Anchor & our Rubicon Express Billet Aluminum Hawse Fairlead. Because our winch installation is centered, we will want our Hawse Fairlead to be centered also. The [...]

Refinishing & Distressing a Romanian WASR-10 AK-47 7.62x39mm Rifle

Cheap Tricks and Useful Tips

Ever since the days of the crated, dirt cheap AK-47’s I’ve always wanted one of these but never bought one. Then one day while doing some online window shopping, I came across an Atlantic [...]

Virginia Beach Beast Monster Truck, circa 1987

Virginia Beach Beast Monster Truck Resurrection

Dusty Trails Blog

Way back in the 1980’s when I just got my license, I was all into the offroad scene, especially the car crushing monster trucks that would make their rounds from fairground to fairground. One year, [...]

Technical & Info

What is GPS and How Does it Work

DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips …Information for educational purposes only info Courtesy of GARMIN CorporationThe global positioning system is a satellite-based navigation system consisting of a network of 24 orbiting satellites, eleven thousand nautical miles [...]
Communications

CB Antenna Length – How does an antenna size affect my CB radio?

CB Antenna LengthHow does an antenna size affect my CB radio? If you put 4 watts into a four-foot antenna, you will get the same power out of that antenna as if you were putting [...]
Latest in Offroad

Rugged Routes Releases High Resolution Maps for Lowrance GPS Devices

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 8, 2017 .. Rugged Routes Allows Off-Road Enthusiasts to Explore Unmarked Areas, No Internet Connection, Cell Service or Pre-Planning Routes RequiredFontana, Calif. – Off-road enthusiasts want to be guided through desert or [...]
Technical & Info

Synthetic Oils, The Environment And Your Quick Lube Operation

BY ED NEWMAN – MARKETING & ADVERTISING MANAGER, AMSOIL INC.Are synthetic motor oils safer for the environment than conventional petroleum motor oils? Environmental issues are far more complex than any brief overview can present. We can [...]
Dusty Trails Blog

1953 Willys 8×8 Custom Jeep Build

Sometimes the creativity of certain people is astounding. Have a walk around look at this 1953 Jeep Willys Overland 8×8 that went up for sale several years ago. Custom fabricated by renouned fabricator Dick Cook [...]
Vendors

Performance Racing Parts Dealers

This section categorizes Performance Racing Parts Dealers and other 4×4, offroad and performance related vendors. Browse the links below to find Performance Racing Parts Dealers and related retailers. If you have a favorite vendor you think should [...]
Vendors

Automotive Air Filters

This section categorizes Automotive Air Filters and other 4×4, offroad and performance related vendors. Browse the links below to find Automotive Air Filters related retailers. If you have a favorite vendor you think should be [...]
Driving & Recovery Techniques

Knowing the Terrain

Most offroad driving is a matter of common sense and, often, seat of the pants intuition. The first rule is never to drive faster than is absolutely necessary, and to take obstacles at a slow [...]
Vendors

Custom 4×4 Parts

This section categorizes Custom 4×4 Parts and other 4×4, offroad and performance related vendors. Browse the links below to find Custom 4×4 Parts retailers. If you have a favorite vendor you think should be listed, send [...]
Project Jeep CJ-7

AGR High Performance Pump Install

Project Jeep CJ-7 Installation:AGR Saginaw Power Steering Gear AGR High Performance PumpThis documentation is meant to assist you in your installation and provide a few recommendations. Be sure to READ and FOLLOW the manufacturer’s installation [...]

Automotive Tools, Work Benches, Air Tools, Welding

This section categorizes Automotive Tools, Work Benches, Air Tools, Welding and other 4×4, offroad and performance related vendors. Browse the links below to find Automotive Tools, Work Benches, Air Tools and Welding related retailers. If you have […]

Navy Surplus Suppliers

This section categorizes many popular Navy Surplus Suppliers and other 4×4, offroad and performance related vendors. Browse the links below to find Navy Surplus Supplier related retailers. If you have a favorite vendor you think should […]

Automotive Computer Chips

This section categorizes many popular Automotive Computer Chips and other 4×4, offroad and performance related vendors. Browse the links below to find Automotive Computer Chips related retailers. If you have a favorite vendor you think should be […]

Vendors

Automotive Sponsors, Sponsorships, How to Get a Sponsor

This section categorizes Automotive Sponsors and Sponsorships, and other 4×4, offroad and performance related vendors. Browse the links below to find Automotive Sponsors and Sponsorships. If you have a favorite [...]
Dusty Trails Blog

End of an Era – TRAILS CLOSED

I’ve heard that saying ‘all good things come to an end‘ thrown around like rocks getting chucked out of a mud tire. But by ‘end‘ I just couldn’t have imagined it [...]
Dusty Trails Blog

PA Jeeps All Breeds Jeep Show 2014 Highlights

Photos from the 2014 All Breeds Jeep Show Did you miss it? This years All Breeds Jeep Show presented by PA Jeeps was July 19th and 20th of 2014! [...]
Technical & Info

Offroaders Guide to Gearing up for Offroad

Offroaders Guide to Gearing up for Offroad … From Basic Equipment to Well Equipped, the following links take you down to Checklists below. Whether you are packing for a day [...]
Cheap Tricks and Useful Tips

Waxing Paint On a Scratched Up 4×4

DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips …Protecting your PaintOk, so you’ve done a little fourwheeling down some narrow paths. Your once spotless paint job is showing those numerous [...]
Vendors

4×4 Security and Storage

This section categorizes 4×4 Security and Storage and other 4×4, offroad and performance related vendors. Browse the links below to find 4×4 Security and Storage related retailers. If you have a [...]
Cheap Tricks and Useful Tips

Replacing a Fuel Pump in a Pickup

DEPARTMENT OF: Cheap Tricks & Useful Tips …MO gives us this tip after contemplating how he was going to get to his expired fuel pump located in the top [...]
Jeep Shows

Stinky Ass Acres Willys Rat Rod

There’s a dark corner of the automotive car buff world that isn’t into shiny, polished, built to the hilt projects. These select, very interesting personalities are instead into those [...]
Driving & Recovery Techniques

Snatch Recovery — What is a Snatch Recovery?

A Snatch recovery is where a bogged vehicle is recovered by using a mobile vehicle to pull the stuck vehicle free.A Snatch recovery differs from a normal tow recovery [...]