Do any of you have a Rig just to use in the Mountains

Yep. Old 2012 manual transmission wrangler rubicon. Full suspension replacement, gears, trussed axles, 35s, electronic diff locks and sway bar disconnect.

I looked for 2 years trying to find an Orange Crush, manual transmission, 4 door, rubicon model. Turns out, in this exact configuration they only sold 153 units. This rig will likely go to my oldest boy in 9 years when he turns 16. If the motor and/tranny blows I’ll do an LS swap. Too much fun.

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Same I'll be swapping motors and keeping it in the family. I'm the original owner on both my toyotas
 
Yep. Old 2012 manual transmission wrangler rubicon. Full suspension replacement, gears, trussed axles, 35s, electronic diff locks and sway bar disconnect.

I looked for 2 years trying to find an Orange Crush, manual transmission, 4 door, rubicon model. Turns out, in this exact configuration they only sold 153 units. This rig will likely go to my oldest boy in 9 years when he turns 16. If the motor and/tranny blows I’ll do an LS swap. Too much fun.

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I covet your vehicle. Father, please forgive me…
 
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I know a lot of guys here are backpackers.
Was wondering if some of you though have a rig that is mainly used for navigating the mountains from a base camp.
Like a old Jeep or ATV etc.
More than likely after this year i will probably do more rifle hunting than Archery with the current proposal coming up in CO about no more Non Resident Archery OTC....Which I think is a good thing by the way.
Made me kind of wonder with 2nd and 3rd rifle still being open but in a harsher time of year weather wise if a dedicated rig might be something I want to add to the list.
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I just trailer in my UTV. So much easier using an UTV in most situations I encounter in the mountains.

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Depending on how far you have to go to get to the backcountry, SXS are awesome. The utility offerings from John Deere and Kawasaki offer a lot of mobility and lots of bed space for cargo and don’t cost as much as the sporty Can Ams
 
We moved overseas 5 years ago but I spent most of my life in Alberta. I had a diesel truck for most things and to haul the 5th wheel but to play in the mountains, it was always a Jeep.

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21” under the belly, regeared with lockers in both axles, a set of TSL’s and she went wherever I pointed it. If it didn’t, I had a winch on each end.

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I tried a quad, rode in buddies side by sides. Give me a Jeep any day. Heater, air con, full cab, lockup storage, street legal, no loading or unloading, storage for all the important stuff. Many elk took a ride home in the back of that thing.
 
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